The Akron Racers have enhanced their staff with the addition of Radara McHugh. She will be the Director of Clinics as well as the Racers pitching coach during the 2009 season. McHugh had left North Carolina as the program’s career record holder for wins (88), appearances (150), starts (130), innings pitched (861.2), shutouts (46) and [...]

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Allentown, PA – Amy Harre, pitcher for the Philadelphia Force, has decided to retire from the NPF after four seasons. Her career numbers include a .571 winning percentage, 12 complete games, and a 1.80 ERA. In her lone season with the Force, Harre had a record of 3-3, while striking out 26, and a 2.99 [...]

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (Feb. 11, 2009) – The National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) Softball League and Little League International have established a partnership that will provide the Little League Softball program with additional training and education resources, and expand awareness and opportunities for the NPF and the nearly 400,000 girls who play in the various divisions of [...]

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With a 2-1 record over the opening weekend, Siskiyous leads the way in the Cal JC Top 20 Coaches Poll. First place votes were spread between four schools with Siskiyous and Mt. San Antonio College earning two top-votes apiece while Sacramento City and Cerritos College each had one first-place vote. The top four teams are [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) announced today that Oklahoma’s Amber Flores (Calexico, Calif.) and Tennessee’s Tiffany Huff (Saugus, Calif.) were named the USA Softball National Collegiate co-Players of the Week for the week of February 2-8. Both hitting over .640 for the weekend, both Flores and Huff contributed 15 [...]

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The Alabama Crimson Tide takes over the top spot in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll, having turned in a 4-0 record during the opening weekend of the 2009 season. Coach Patrick Murphy’s squad takes over the top spot from Florida. The Gators check in at No. 2 after taking two of three [...]

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Oklahoma junior shortstop Amber Flores has been named the first Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week for the 2009 season. The Calexico, Calif., native led Oklahoma to the Hawai’i Paradise Classic tournament title last weekend and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Flores hit .643, going 9-for-14 on the weekend with 15 [...]

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Freshman Whitney Canion threw a complete-game shutout, leading the Baylor softball team (1-2) to a 1-0 win over No. 1 Florida (2-1), 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. It marked the first win over a number one team in Baylor softball history. Canion (1-1) went [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA) and USA Softball announced today the 14 coaches selected to the 2009 Women’s National team coaching pool. The coaches have been selected for the 2009-2012 quadrennium and are responsible for the training and preparation for the Women’s National team program. The head coach selection [...]

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Eileen Canney, will take the circle for the Chicago Bandits during the 2009 National Professional Fastpitch season. Eileen Canney was acquired by the Bandits after the New England Riptide announced they would not be returning for the 2009 season. Canney is no stranger to the Chicagoland area as she made her home at Northwestern for [...]

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