The University of Florida, which set an NCAA record with 70 victories in the 2008 season, has been selected by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee as the No. 1 team for the 2009 USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Preseason Poll The Gators finished tied for third at last year’s Women’s College World Series [...]

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Alabama was picked to defend its Southeastern Conference West Division championship in a poll of the league’s coaches released on Tuesday by the conference office. Florida, tabbed to win the East, earned the most first place votes and was predicted to win the conference title. “We are all looking forward to another exciting season of [...]

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Allentown, PA – The Philadelphia Force Front Office and its Coaching Staff have announced Tryouts for the 2009 Season. Tryouts will be held by Invitation ONLY at ECTB Stadium on May 20, 2009 from 10am-1pm. The cost of the tryout is $50.00. If you are a player who has exhausted their NCAA eligibility please contact [...]

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Elgin, Ill. – A season of hard work, passion for the sport, blood, sweat and tears, on display and symbolized by one thing, a 2008 NPF World Championship Ring. A season of dedication, in exchange for a lifetime of memories. There it was, on display Friday night, in front of over 230 guests at the [...]

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NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma softball team received nine of 10 first-place votes and tallied 81 points to receive top billing in the 2009 Big 12 coaches’ preseason poll, as announced today by the league office. The selection the first time the Sooners were chosen a unanimous selection to win the league title [...]

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Two-time Olympian Michele Smith and several BackSoftball Athlete Ambassadors were in Plant City over the weekend for the first time with a workshop in support of the program. Olympians Saskia Kosterink of the Netherlands, Danielle Stewart of Australia, Jessica Mendoza of Team USA and other athletes along with two-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Donna de [...]

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Members of a Victoria girls softball team have been awarded $1,000 each “for injury to their dignity, feelings and self-respect” because they were being discriminated against, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ruled. The Beacon Hill Little League major girls softball team filed a complaint with the tribunal after national Little League organizers funded the travel [...]

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Allentown – The Philadelphia Force gave their fourth round pick (23rd overall) in 2009 to the Akron Racers for Kellie Middleton, team General Manager Tom Kleinman announced today. Middleton, a two year veteran, played two years with the Akron Racers. She played Outfield for the Racers over the last two years. In 2007 she was [...]

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A Hanover Park man who threatened a youth softball umpire and spit on a deputy sheriff was sentenced today to 5 days in jail and ordered to take anger-management classes. Michael Beck, 47, of the 1600 block of Arlington Drive in Hanover Park pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery and assault and was sentenced [...]

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Why do 35 million U.S. children participate in organized youth sports each year? To start, sports give boys and girls an array of exciting “firsts”—the first game, the first big score and the first team victory. For every first win, however, there is also a child’s first big loss and the question that follows: How [...]

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