STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Arizona State Sun Devils will began the 2012 exactly where they left off last year, as the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation, according to the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll that was released by the Association on Tuesday. The defending national champion Sun Devils (60-6) claimed [...]

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – You can celebrate in your own community or join with thousands in Washington, D.C., to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 1. The theme of this year’s event is “Title IX at 40: In it for the Long Run.” Started in 1987 to honor Olympic volleyball star Flo [...]

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CHARLOTTE, NC – January 24, 2012 – The National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) League announced today that a new professional women’s fastpitch team, the Carolina Diamonds, has been franchised and will begin play in 2012. The team is based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. “The League is certainly happy to be making this announcement,” said Cheri [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Twelve athletes have been named to the 2012 USA Softball Women’s National Team, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. An additional five athletes will be named to the squad, which will compete at the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women’s World Championship, following a 2012 USA Softball Women’s National [...]

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Nashville, TN – National Pro Fastpitch announced today the establishment of the NPF Official Developmental Partnership Program. The Program is designed to join the professional ranks of owners, players, and staff with the amateur ranks of youth participants, their coaches and parents. The NPF Official Developmental Partnership Program is broken into three distinct groups: Park [...]

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Fourteen coaches were honored at the 2011 Convention In Las Vegas for having achieved the prestigious rank of Four-Star Master Coach, an honor bestowed to those that have completed all eight National Fastpitch Coaches Colleges courses. These fourteen join 82 other coaches who have also reached the milestone since the program began [...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Stacy May-Johnson has been named the 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year while Greg Connell was selected as the Male Athlete of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today. Cheyenne Cordes has also been selected as the Athlete of the Year from the Junior Women’s [...]

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ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Chicago Bandits annouced today that Darrick Brown has resigned as head coach of the Chicago Bandits. “We want to thank Darrick for the wonderful year of service he provided to the Bandits,” said Bandits GM, Aaron M. Moore. “He was a big reason for the team’s success in 2011, including winning [...]

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STARKVILLE, Miss. – Forty-eight student-athletes representing 43 different member high schools from 17 states have earned the honor of being named to one of three 2011 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American teams, the Association announced on Tuesday. Texas 5A semi-finalist Pearland netted the highest number of total All-Americans this season with three, one on [...]

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Many high school teams are nearing the finish line of potential state championship runs. A trio of unbeaten teams from three different states leads the way as the USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 heads down the stretch for 2011. The Woodlands (Woodlands, Texas) remains No. 1 for a seventh straight poll in the weekly [...]

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