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Viera, FL– June 10, 2017-The USSSA Pride continue the 2017 season this Sunday, June 11 at 7:05 p.m. ET, against the Chicago Bandits in a three-game series at JoAnne Graf Field in Tallahassee, FL. The Pride are coming off a series clinching win against the Akron Racers. In three games the Pride outscored the Racers 13-11 to take games…

Viera, FL- June 10 2017- Concluding the first series of the 2017 season, the USSSA Pride (2-1) took home Game 3 against the Akron Racers (2-4) due to impeccable pitching and consistent hitting throughout the inaugural series held at USSSA Space Coast Stadium. In the circle, Angel Bunner and Keilani Ricketts combined to shut down…

Viera, FL – June 9, 2017 – With an early rally and a fiery frame in the third, the USSSA Pride (1-1) throttled past the Akron Racers, taking home Game 2 of the series, 6-4. The Pride lineup raged in the box, with Shelby Pendley and Sierra Romero leading the batting frenzy clutching one home run…

Viera, FL- June 8, 2017- The Pride (0-1) kick off the 2017 season at their new home-field, Space Coast Stadium, after suffering a narrow loss to the Ohio-based Akron Racers (1-3), 6-4. After trailing for five innings, a four-run sixth inning collaboration allowed the Racers to overlap the Pride and ultimately take home Game 1…

LaurenChamberlainInvite Viera, FL– June 6, 2017-The USSSA Pride open the 2017 season this Thursday, June 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET, against the Akron Racers in a three-game series in their new home at USSSA Space Coast Stadium in Viera, FL. This is the first home opener in Pride history that will be hosted at the new USSSA Space Coast…

Viera, FL– May 31, 2017- USSSA Pride draftee, Alex Powers, has been selected as the 2017 Senior CLASS Award winner in softball. The award honors NCAA Division I senior student-athletes with notable achievements in community, classroom, character and competition otherwise known as the four areas of excellence. Powers is the third FSU student-athlete to win…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 9, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced a league-wide partnership with SwingAway Sports Products. SwingAway becomes the first partner in the category of Official Batting Station of National Pro Fastpitch. SwingAway training devices will be on site in NPF venues for athlete training and practice and will also be utilized in team…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 11, 2016) – National Pro Fastpitch announced the addition of a sixth affiliate team that will begin participation when the 2017 regular season launches June 1. The team, Beijing Shougang, is managed by the Chinese Softball Association (CSA) and will be made up of players currently in the national team pool for…

Kissimmee, FL– April 25, 2017-The USSSA Pride selected five new draftees in the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft last night in Nashville Tennessee, presented by 2XU. USSSA kicked off the draft with the number one pick from Florida State, right handed pitcher Jessica Burroughs from Warner Robbins, GA, making Burroughs the first player from…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 12, 2017) – NPFTV will be the primary outlet in 2017 for NPF regular season coverage. The digital platform, in its second season of existence, is poised to deliver all 120 regular season games live to NPF fans throughout the world. NPFTV is a digital option and will be viewable on desktop…

  By: Graham Hays More from espnW.com Natasha Watley remembers the first softball game she played. More specifically, she remembers the first time she put bat on ball and tried to run directly to third base. It is the kind of indelible experience that is difficult to forget — not that there is any chance…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 21, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced the 2017 NPF Draft Presented by 2XU will take place on Monday, April 24th, at 7:00 pm CT and will be available to fans worldwide via live streaming on NPFTV, the NPF’s exclusive digital platform. The 2017 Draft will feature a new production look and…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 20, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced a league-wide exclusive partnership with 2XU (“Two Times You”), an Australian multinational corporation specializing in sports compression apparel designed to improve exercise ability, sports performance and recovery. 2XU is the leading supplier in this line of high performance sports compression apparel and with this announcement…

Kissimmee, FL– March 14, 2017- More than 350 attendees gathered at the Chattanooga Convention Center this past Monday to recognize the recent addition of 20 inductees to the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame and honor five remarkable athletes for their achievements and contributions to Chattanooga sports. Among the honorees was USSSA Pride pitcher Kelsey…

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- March 3, 2017– National Pro Fastpitch announced today the 2017 Championship Series will be held at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, LA and will take place August 17-20. Tiger Park is the home field of the LSU softball team and is a popular NCAA venue for its design and fan friendly atmosphere. The announcement…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 9, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced the addition of Anderson Bat Company to the League’s Official Equipment Supplier category. This is the first time in the company’s 18 year history it will be affiliated with NPF. As an Official Supplier in the category of bats, NPF players will have the option…

Kissimmee, FL – February 22, 2017– Things were looking great for USSSA last May. For the very first time, the USSSA Pride would be touring Italy in a historical run of the premier “Italian Pro Series” featuring four exhibition games against the top ranked Italian Women’s National Softball Team. It was definitely a high point…

Kissimmee, FL – February 15, 2017 –The USSSA Florida Pride has signed former Chicago Bandits left-handed pitcher Angel Bunner for the 2017 season. “We are excited to welcome Angel to the Pride family,” commented USSSA Pride General Manager, Don DeDonatis. “As she proved in the 2016 NPF Championship, she has what it takes to win…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 6, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced a new partnership in the category of customizable eye black and battle paint, with EyeBlack. The partnership, which begins immediately, makes EyeBlack exclusive as the “Official Eye Black of the NPF”.  EyeBlack is the industry leader in eye black products that are designed for athletes…

Kissimmee, FL – January 31, 2017 –The USSSA Florida Pride is pleased to announce the signing of former LSU Tiger Bianka Bell for the upcoming 2017 season. Bell joins the USSSA Florida Pride from Louisiana State University, where she played with the Tigers under head coach Beth Torina from 2013-2016 and joined the LSU coaching…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 27, 2017) – National Pro Fastpitch announced a league-wide partnership with The Vigilance Group, (TVG), an organization formed to focus on personal safety skills. This partnership, yielding The Vigilance Group as the Official Personal Safety Consultant Group of the NPF, is the first of its kind in the league’s 14 year history….

Nashville, TN -January 23, 2017 – National Pro Fastpitch held its annual Winter Meetings January 18-20 in Nashville. Representatives from all teams, including owners and General Managers, were on hand to discuss and plan for the upcoming 2017 season. Each year, the Winter Meetings yield policy changes, rule approvals and adjustments, and the upcoming season schedule, among…

Kissimmee, FL – January 20, 2016 – National Pro Fastpitch has released its 2017 season schedule. The schedule was assembled during the League’s annual winter meetings that took place in Nashville last week. The five affiliate team administrative staffs of the USSSA Pride, Chicago Bandits, Scrap Yard Dawgs, Texas Charge and, Akron Racers all took…

Kissimmee, FL– December 21, 2016- Former USSSA Pride catcher and assistant coach Megan Willis has been named the USSSA Pride Assistant General Manager. Willis will oversee front office duties both in-season and off-season for the USSSA Pride. This marks the first time a former National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) player has assumed the role of Assistant…

Kissimmee, FL-September 12, 2016-USSSA is pleased to announce that the 2016 Pride Fall Tour is back! This September, the USSSA Pride will be making their way northeast to get USSSA and the NPF back on the map during the off-season for a chance to promote the league in front of the biggest softball fans. Six…

  Tuscaloosa, AL-August 23, 2016– Back-to-back home runs and back-to-back upsets led to the Chicago Bandits hoisting the Cowles Cup as back-to-back National Pro Fastpitch Champions. The Bandits used consecutive solo shots by catcher Taylor Edwards and outfielder Brittany Cervantes and a gritty pitching performance from Angel Bunner to defeat the USSSA Pride 2-1 on…

Tuscaloosa, AL-August 22, 2016– The Chicago Bandits never back down from a fight, so when the second game of the NPF Championship Series turned into a slugfest on Monday night. they were in their element. On the verge of elimination from the best-of-three Cowles Cup series with the USSSA Pride, Chicago banged out an 11-5…

Tuscaloosa, AL-August 21, 2016 – The USSSA Pride’s formula for success isn’t fancy: a lot of pitching and some timely hitting. The regular-season champion Pride stuck to that model to defeat the Chicago Bandits 3-1 on Sunday night at Rhoads Stadium in the opening game of the best-of-three NPF Championship Series. A crowd of 1,618 for Sunday’s session assured a…

Tuscaloosa, AL-August 21, 2016 – Whatever chance the Akron Racers had of knocking off the top-seeded USSSA Pride in the semifinal round of the NPF Championship Series dissipated in a long sixth inning Sunday at Rhoads Stadium. A quartet of Akron pitchers threw a total of 56 pitches in the inning as the Pride batted around in a…

Tuscaloosa, AL-August 19, 2016 – Following a one-hour rain delay that postponed the start of tonight’s game at Rhoads Stadium between the top-seeded USSSA Pride and the Akron Racers, the two teams cruised through a pitchers’ duel with a three-run home run by Lauren Chamberlain accounting for the entire offensive output in a 3-0 shutout victory…