The 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season was to be the 17th 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

softball Softball is a Variations of baseball, variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) ...

league in the United States. However, due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

the season was cancelled.

Summary

The 2020 season was expected to feature 5 teams with a new schedule format. The California Commotion joined as an expansion side, while the

Beijing Eagles The Beijing Eagles, officially the Beijing Shougang Eagles (北京首钢金鹰女垒), were a women's professional softball team. Established in May 2017, the team plays in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). In the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch sea ...

and USSSA Pride departed the league. Due to the

, on March 16, the league postponed and later cancelled the 2020 NPF Draft and postponed the start of the season. On March 31, the Aussie Peppers opted out of participating in the season due to the pandemic. On April 13, the Canadian Wild became the second team to opt out of the season. On May 15, the NPF officially cancelled the season.

Planned teams

References

External links

* {{National Pro Fastpitch Softball in the United States National Pro Fastpitch season National Pro Fastpitch season National Pro Fastpitch, 2020