NPF Announces Fall Tour
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:06:21 +0000
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (September 1, 2010) – National Pro Fastpitch announced today, in cooperation with USSSA, a tour of NPF All Stars that will be focused on competing with college teams throughout the fall. The NPF “Back to School – College Tour” presented by USSSA will kick off next week on September 10th in Memphis, TN [...]
USSSA Florida Pride Win 2010 NPF Cowles Cup
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:13:32 +0000
Sulphur, La. — Facing a decisive game three in the 2010 National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series, the Florida Pride handed the ball to ace pitcher Cat Osterman. Osterman was electric, pitching her way to a complete game, two hit, two run, seven strikeout performance. Osterman and the Pride out pitched and out hit the Bandits, [...]
NFCA Announces 2010 Diamond Sports Catchers of the Year
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:19:42 +0000
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Diamond Sports have announced the ten student-athletes who are the recipients of the 2010 Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year award. The Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year award is presented annually to the top catcher from an NFCA member institution in each of the following [...]
USA Tested, But Tops Mexico at Junior Worlds Qualifying
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:15:16 +0000
BOGOTA, Colombia — Despite a performance that included seven errors, the 2010-11 USA Softball Women’s Junior National Team beat Mexico 15-3 in six innings to improve to 4-0 at the III Pan American Championship (18-Under) in Bogota, Colombia. Team USA closes out pool play Thursday with a doubleheader against Canada and Brazil. “We had some [...]
Team USA Clinches Berth in World Cup Title Game Despite Falling to Canada
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:58:01 +0000
OKLAHOMA CITY — The USA Softball Women’s National Team has secured a spot in the championship game of the 2010 KFC World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City, despite a Sunday outing that saw the ISF 2010 Women’s World Champions fall to Canada. The Americans lost 5-2 at the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) Hall of [...]
Jennie Finch Announces Retirement From USA
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:24:58 +0000
OKLAHOMA CITY – Arguably the most recognized softball player in the World, Jennie Finch (La Mirada, Calif.) will hang up her Red, White and Blue uniform as she announced her retirement from USA Softball effective after the 2010 KFC World Cup of Softball presented by Six Flags, announced today by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) [...]
UCLA Named NFCA Division I National Coaching Staff Of The Year
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:41:57 +0000
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The coaches of the 2010 NCAA Division I National Champions UCLA have been named as the 2010 National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Coaching Staff of the Year, the Association announced on Wednesday. The Bruins went 50-11 on the year and were led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez, assistant coaches Lisa Fernandez [...]
Finch Throws Perfect Game
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:43:30 +0000
Tension was thick in the ball park as Crystl Bustos stepped up to bat with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Not because she could win the game for the Akron Racers (12-7), but because she had the opportunity to ruin Jennie Finch’s (1-1) no hitter. Bustos would ground out to Christine [...]
Alissa Haber And Women’s National Team Up For USOC Awards
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:50:31 +0000
OKLAHOMA CITY — The USA Softball Women’s National Team and Alissa Haber (Newark, Calif.) are nominees for June 2010 awards from the U.S. Olympic Committee. The team is being considered for the Team of the Month Award for their Gold Medal performance at the recent ISF Women’s World Championship while Haber is being considered for [...]
USA Blanks Japan For World Title And Canada Takes Bronze
Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:54:57 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Team USA posted a 7-0 victory over Japan here tonight to take the gold medals at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship. Canada took home the bronze medals after falling to Japan, 12-3, in the game that allowed the winners to advance to face the Americans. The tournament began ten [...]
Canada Will Earn 1ST WWC Medal Since 1978
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:55:04 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — It wasn’t enough for Canada to go home from here with a medal finish. They assured that a bronze, silver, or gold will be hung around their necks tomorrow night by posting two dramatic playoff wins today at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship. Canada eliminated China tonight, 1-0, by [...]
Dutch & Taipei Eliminated; Final Six Move To Second-Last Day
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:50:25 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — The International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship being played here hit the playoff stage today with three of the four games being decided by a combined total of just four runs and one of them having needed an extra inning. The results today set things up for tomorrow’s second-last day and [...]
Eight Now Headed For Playoffs
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:45:45 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Eights are definitely wild at this point of the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship being played here. The final eight round robin games played today helped determine the order of finish for the eight teams that have advanced to the playoffs while eight teams are now finished playing. Eight games [...]
One Day Left In Round Robin Play
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:38:32 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA – The sixth day of games at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship here started with a shutout, ended with a shutout, and had lots of offense in between. All 16 countries were in action again today in the ten-day event that culminates with Friday’s medal games (July 2). Cuba began [...]
World Championship Day 4 Recap
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:51:14 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — The International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship hits the halfway point tomorrow in terms of it being day five of ten but following ten games today, teams are hitting the halfway point in round robin play. Sixteen countries are participating in the fast pitch tournament, with eight teams in each pool. [...]
Japan Wins Battle Of The Unbeatens
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:52:26 +0000
Just 24 hours after a recap reporting Canada, Japan, and USA being the teams still holding unbeaten records thus far at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship being played here, the Canadians are now gone from that list. Japan got a complete-game, seven-strikeout performance from pitcher Mika Someya and a fifth inning Ayumi [...]
Olympic Rematches Highlight Day 3 Games
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:04:03 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Two days ago was Olympic Day although that could’ve been the theme of today’s ten games played at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship being played here. The Day 3 schedule saw four of the ten games bringing teams back together who faced each other during the Olympic softball competition [...]
Zeros Erased Over WWC Day 2’s Ten Games
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:14:38 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — They say that defense wins championships so it would seem that pitching might be the key to winning the International Softball Federation’s 16-nation XII Women’s World Championship being played here. However, after four shutout decisions opened Day 2 of the ten-day tournament, offenses started taking over. Play concluded this evening with a [...]
Japan & Venezuela Are Day 1 WWC Winners
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:19:27 +0000
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Two games wrapped around Opening Ceremonies that rivaled those of the world’s top sporting events comprised day one of ten at the International Softball Federation’s XII Women’s World Championship here. Japan defeated Argentina this afternoon, 13-1, before the host team thrilled the capacity crowd at Independence Stadium with a 1-0 victory over [...]
Pro Softball Player Alicia Hollowell Surprises High School Athlete With Elite Award
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:34:12 +0000
Former U.S. National Softball Team pitcher and Akron Racer Alicia Hollowell helped surprise Kasey Fagan of Dunnellon, Florida this morning with the 2009-10 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year award. Alicia surprised Kasey with the news that she is this year’s winner by dropping into a Dunnellon High School softball team breakfast this morning [...]
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