Kathryn Gleason, who will take over as NFCA first vice president at the end of the 2009 NFCA National Convention, is entering her seventh year on the Michigan State softball staff. This is her fifth season as the associate head coach after being promoted to the position in the summer of 2005. Previously, she was [...]

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Fastpitch Softball’s Biggest Star Re-Signs with Mizuno Norcross, GA (October 21, 2009) – Mizuno USA, Inc., announced today that the company has re-signed two-time Olympic Medalist and member of the National Professional Fastpitch’s Chicago Bandits, Jennie Finch, to a multi-year contract extension. Finch and Mizuno have partnered together since 2002, when she first joined the [...]

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MARGARITA ISLAND, VENEZUELA – The retention of the world governing body’s leader, a new secretary general, and various changes among the regional vice presidents were part of the many developments coming out of the just-concluded XXIV International Softball Federation Congress held here. It was also revealed that extensive re-branding efforts will commence shortly, featuring a [...]

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Elgin, Ill. – The Chicago Bandits hired Aaron M. Moore on Wednesday to be the newest member of the Bandits front office, taking the role of General Manager. “As an organization, the Bandits have always had the talent. I think that [Aaron Moore] is the missing link to a successful front office, and from the [...]

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AKRON, Ohio – Akron Racers, President & General Manager, Joey Arrietta announced today, that two-time Olympic Gold medalist, Crystl Bustos has been named the Racers’ new Field Manager. Bustos, who retired from the Racers this past summer, has accepted the offer to take over the team from first-year manager, Barb Sherwood. The Racers, under Sherwood’s [...]

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Nashville, TN – National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) entered the 2009 Season excited about the idea of live streaming over 80 games. To add to the excitement, in April, NPF announced the streaming outlet would be mlb.com. This outlet obviously would provide exposure of NPF to a broader audience of baseball enthusiasts that may crossover as [...]

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Nashville, TN – National Pro Fastpitch announces the addition of two new staff members in the positions of Vice President of Development and Director of Operations. Further, the NPF League office is relocating from Denver, CO to Nashville, TN. With the physical move as well as the addition of staff, NPF is positioning for expansion [...]

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Last weekend the Triple Threat Softball Camp held their first camp in McKinney,Texas. Since I live about 30 miles from McKinney I thought I would take The Fastpitch TV Show camera to McKinney and see what kind of film footage I could get for future episodes. If you not be familiar with The Triple Threat [...]

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