By Christine Brennan, USA TODAY China’s government was so concerned about the possibility of athlete demonstrations in the Beijing Olympics that it created a list of nine U.S. athletes and one assistant coach it thought might cause trouble at the Games, according to an internal U.S. Olympic Committee e-mail obtained by USA TODAY. The names [...]

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By Shannon Heaton Eight-year-old Alannah Crompton of Moline looked in toward home plate, took a deep breath and threw. Then, just as her pro partner, ProFastpitch Xtreme softball player Meagan Denny, had done three times before, Crompton knocked down a black bucket standing on top of two sets of white buckets. Together, one of the [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association is proud to announce the 2008 KFC Bound 4 Beijing tour was awarded the 2008 SportsTravel Award for Best Amateur Sports Event Series or Circuit on Friday afternoon. Other events nominated in the category were the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2007 Little League Baseball World [...]

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Our sister website FastpitchTVshow.com was recently nominated for a podcasts award. Out of the thousands of shows nominated, The Fastpitch TV Show is one of 10 finalist in the sports category. Voting starts tomorrow at www.PodcastAwards.com. The voting last for 2 weeks. People can vote once per day. We are asking our fans, and users [...]

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By Scott Bernarde It’s just three feet, but it’s much bigger than that in the debate over the distance between the pitcher’s mound and home plate in high school girls fast-pitch softball. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, the regulation distance from the rubber to the plate is 40 feet. A [...]

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NFCC Course 403 will be offered in St. Paul, Minn., on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in Koch Commons 113 Fireside Lounge. Course 403, entitled “Position Play & Individual Defensive Skills,” will include instructors John Tschida, the head coach at St. Thomas; Bill Edwards, head coach at Hofstra; and Alyson Habetz, associate [...]

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Head coaches Gary Lagesse and Mike Batts along with assistant coaches Al Lierman, Pat Rzegoski and Dan Bryant teamed to lead the Lemont Rockers 18U DD (Illinois) team to the 18A ASA National Championship. The Rockers opened the double-elimination 18A national tournament with a 2-0 victory over the Orange County Dynasty. Following that 2 p.m. [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—The Amateur Softball Association of America announced today its 2008 ASA Complex of the Year presented by Stabilizer Solutions Ballyard Products. The Twin Creeks Softball Complex in Woodstock, Ga., is the winner of this award which will be presented during the General Session of the ASA Council Meeting being held in Oklahoma City, [...]

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In an attempt to help college softball coaches scout new prospects, have have created a new website, Fastpitch Web Scouting. The goal of The Fastpitch Web Scouting Website, located at www.Fastpitch.ws is to create an environment that college softball coaches will enjoy visiting. By creating an easy to use website for college coaches we will [...]

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