The 2019 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 16th season of professional softball under the name

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 revive ...

(NPF) for the only professional women's

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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

On October 30, 2018, National Pro Fastpitch announced the addition of the expansion team

Canadian Wild The Canadian Wild, officially the Canadian Wild of Southern Illinois, were a professional women's softball team based in Marion, Illinois. They were founded in 2019 as part of National Pro Fastpitch and are partnered with the Canada women's nation ...

for the 2019 season, which features members of

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Teams, cities and stadiums

Player acquisition

College draft

The 2019 NPF College Draft was the 16th annual collegiate draft held on April 15, 2019, in

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. Pitcher Kelly Barnhill of

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was selected first overall by the

Chicago Bandits The Chicago Bandits were a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington ...

League standings

Updated as of the results of all games through August 11, 2019.

Results table

Game log

Players of the Week

NPF Championship

Championship Game

Annual awards

All-NPF Team

References

External links

* {{National Pro Fastpitch Softball in the United States National Pro Fastpitch season National Pro Fastpitch season