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List Of All-NPF Players
The following is a list of National Pro Fastpitch players who have been selected for the All-NPF Team at least once in their careers. Each year's All-NPF Team recognizes players for excellence on the field during the season. Since 2006, the All-NPF Team has been selected by the league and announced during the awards banquet after the end of the regular season. In 2019, a player is named at each fielding position, four pitchers, a designated player, and five 'At-Large' selections. (Multiple players are selected if there is a tie in voting.) From 2003–2005, NPF players were named to an All-Star teams and played All-Star games, in various formats. The list below includes selections to those All-Star teams for 2003–2005. In 2008 "Team NPF" played exhibition games against the 2008 United States women's national softball team These "Team NPF" selections are NOT included below; 2008 includes only those named to the 2008 All-NPF Team. As of the conclusion of 2019, Kelly Kretschman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Pro Fastpitch
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revived the league in 2004 and disbanded in 2021 after two cancelled seasons due to COVID-19. A new softball league, the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF), launched in 2022. Teams Timeline of NPF teams *Current NPF teams in tan *Former NPF members or defunct teams in blue DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:1100 height:auto barincrement:25 Period = from:2004 till:2024 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:140 left:20 bottom:20 top:0 Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7) id:line value:black id:bg value:white PlotData= width:20 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s bar:1 color:powderblue from:2004 till:2024 text:Cleveland Comets, Akron Racers(2004–2017)/Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 National Pro Fastpitch Season
The 2013 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 10th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup. Milestones and events The Carolina Diamonds ceased operations after the 2012 season. NPF announced that an expansion team named the NY/NJ Comets would begin play in the 2013 season, with the Comets awarded the contracts of the Diamonds' players. NPF reached a deal with ESPN to broadcast 16 games during the 2013 season. Rule changes After the 2012 NPF season ended without a champion, NPF instituted new procedures to name a champion if the Championship Series is not finished: The creation of a policy and criteria, to award the Cowles Cup, in the event of inclement weather. That policy states a reserve day to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Professional Sports Leagues
This is a list of professional sports leagues. A sports league is a professional body that governs the competition of its teams. They make the rules for competition and behavior and disciplines its members as necessary. This is done through a structure that varies by league. Some are made up of a board of governors that have a commissioner or president, while others are single entity organizations where the league owns the franchises and therefore does not have a board of governors. This list attempts to show those sports leagues for which all players and teams are paid to play. In other words, these players can be considered to play their chosen sport as their profession. Some leagues do not pay well enough to allow players to use them as their primary or only source of income, but because the players are paid, it is still considered professional, or semi-professional. As such, some leagues listed here may not be fully professional. Basketball Bat and ball games: Baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Marder
Samantha is an English feminine given name in use since the 17th century that is of uncertain derivation. It is now in popular use worldwide due to various popular culture influences. Etymology Some etymologists have suggested Samantha might be a derivative of Semanthe, a similar name likely invented by English playwright Sir John Suckling for a character in his play '' Aglaura'', which was first staged in England in 1637. Semanthe was later used by other English or Irish writers for characters in works of fiction published in the 17th and 18th centuries, including for a character in the 1682 tragic play '' The Loyal Brother'' by Irish dramatist Thomas Southerne, a character in the 1690 tragic play '' The Treacherous Brothers'' by English playwright George Powell, a character in the 1699 tragic play ''Friendship Improved'' by Anglo-Irish dramatist Charles Hopkins, a character in the 1705 tragic play ''Ulysses'' by English dramatist Nicholas Rowe, a character in the 1718 his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 National Pro Fastpitch Season
The 2004 National Pro Fastpitch season was the first season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup. Teams, cities and stadiums Milestones and events The 2004 season was the culmination of years of work to relaunch the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) as a new league. In November 2002 the new name for WPSL - National Pro Fastpitch - was announced, along with a 2003 tour and league play beginning in 2004. NPF initially announced a league roster of teams in Akron, Ohio (Akron Racers), Denver, Colo.(Colorado Altitude (2004 NPF team), Colorado Altitude), Houston and San Antonio, Texas (Texas Thunder and San Antonio Armadillos (2004 NPF team), San Antonio Armadillos), Sacramento, Calif. (California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 National Pro Fastpitch Season
The 2014 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 11th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup. Play began on May 30 in Salisbury, Maryland, between the Pennsylvania Rebellion and the USSSA Pride. Milestones and events The NY/NJ Comets did not play in 2014, and their roster and draft positions were inherited by an expansion team, Pennsylvania Rebellion. The Rebellion played home games in Washington, Pennsylvania in Consol Energy Park. NPF reached a deal with CBS Sports Network to broadcast selected regular season games and selected postseason games for the 2014 season. Rule changes At its owners' meetings, NPF announced a number of changes in policies and game rules: Game rules: * Voted to keep the Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |