The Carolina Diamonds, formerly known as the NPF Diamonds, Tennessee Diamonds, Rockford Thunder and Texas Thunder, was a women's softball team based in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 United ...
. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of
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). They were known as the Texas Thunder from 2004 to 2006, the Rockford Thunder from 2007 to 2009, and the Tennessee Diamonds in 2010. They relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012.
The Thunder won the 2009 Cowles Cup Championship of NPF by defeating the USSSA Pride in the championship game held in
Akron, Ohio
Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Ohio, fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Akron metr ...
on August 23, 2009.
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In February 2013, it was announced that the team had folded and the roster would now be picked up by the NPF expansion team, the
New York/New Jersey Comets.
2012 roster
Season-by-season results
2011 roster
References
External links
Official Diamonds website*
Softball teams in North Carolina
2004 establishments in Texas
2013 disestablishments in North Carolina
Sports clubs and teams established in 2004
Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 2013
Sports clubs and teams in Charlotte, North Carolina
Sports clubs and teams in Nashville, Tennessee
Sports clubs and teams in Tennessee
Defunct softball teams in the United States
Defunct National Pro Fastpitch teams
Defunct sports clubs and teams in North Carolina
Carolina Diamonds
Women's sports in Charlotte, North Carolina
Women's sports in Nashville, Tennessee
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