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Articles from 2012

NWF 5K

4th Annual Natash Watley Foundation 5K

Jessica Mendoza Joins The EvoShield Team

Joins as the face of Evoshield Softball and a Brand Advisor

NPF's Annual Owner's Meetings Yield Many Changes

Team NPF Drops Final Game of Tour to Oklahoma

Final Score: 5-3

Big First Inning Leads To Win Over UCLA Bruins

Final Score 6-3

Aztecs Battle But Team NPF Comes Out With A Win

Final Score 15-7

Team NPF Takes Game from Arizona with the Long Ball

With six homeruns by four different players, final score was 23-1

With Late Inning Rally, Cajuns Hand Team NPF Second Loss

Final Score: 5-4

Mack And Team NPF Top Tigers

Final Score: 7-2

Texas State Takes Team NPF To 13 Innings

DiSalvatore's homerun gives Team NPF a 1-0 victory

Baylor Enjoys Night With Team NPF

Final Score: 8-0

Team NPF Defeats Huskies

Game was called in the 6th due to weather, final score: 6-0

Upstate Fall To Team NPF

Final Score: 11-1

Gamecocks Battle But Fall To Team NPF

Final Score: 8-2

Team NPF Take Two From The Redbirds

Game one 12-2 and game two 9-1

Central Michigan Falls Late to Team NPF

Final Score 5-0

Michigan Hands Team NPF First Loss Of 2012 Tour

Wolverines win in Walk-Off fashion

Team NPF Tops The Bears of UCA

Held scoreless through 5 innings, Team NPF defeats UCA 3-0

Bulldogs Of Mississippi State Drop Game To Team NPF

Through 5 innings of inclement weather Team NPF put up 19 runs

Memphis Tigers Fall To Team NPF

Final score of 5-1

Team NPF Tops The Herd Of Marshall

DiSalvatore leads Team NPF to a 8-1 victory over Marshall

Team NPF Kicks Off 2012 Back To School Tour

Team NPF wins opening game against Missouri State Bears, 13-0

Comment from the Commissioner

2012 Championship Series Game 8 Refund Policy

NPF Commissioner Calls for Committee to Examine the League's Post-Season Policies

2012 NPF Championship Series Ends Early Due to Weather

Bandits take Game 1 of the Championship Final from the Pride, 2-1

Championship Series Final Game No. 1

Pride battles back to defeat Racers in Game 5 and return to Championship Series Final, 9-7

NPF Championship Series Game 5 Recap

Bandits seal spot in Championship Series Final over Diamonds, 5-1

NPF Championship Series Game 4 Recap (Photo by: Dina Kwit)

Akron Racers come back from five-run deficit to take Game 3 over USSSA Pride, 8-7

NPF Championship Game 3 Recap (Photo by: Dina Kwit)

Pride take first matchup over Racers at Championship Series, 4-0

NPF Championship Series Game 2 Recap

Bandits defeat Diamonds in Game 1 of Championship Series, 11-1

NPF Championship Series Game 1 Recap

2012 NPF Awards Banquet

Caitlin Lowe wins Player of the Year

Montalvo Hits Late Home Run, Racers Fall 5-2

Pride wins final game of regular season

Bandits Cap 2012 Regular Season With 5-1 Win

Bandits end season with 25-19 record

Pride Uses Long Ball To Knock Off Racers

Pride wins 5-0

Diamonds Rally Late, Defeat Bandits 8-7

Clutch hitting leads to Diamonds win

Racers Early Lead Falls Short, Pride Wins 5-4

Pride fights for late victory

Abbott Fans 14 in Bandits 2-1 Win

Final Regular Season Series tied at 1-1

Pride Drop Racers, 8-0

Sandberg, Mendoza, and Willis hit home runs in Pride' victory

Bandits Fall To Diamonds, 9-5

Diamonds snap Bandits' 5 game win streak

NPF Weekly Recap: Week 10

Offense and power on full display as home runs take center stage

Diamonds Lose Final Home Game In Extra Innings

Enea hits 2-run home run in the 8th for the Pride and the 6-4 win

Bandits Sweep Series With Racers

Series packed full of offense

Racers Fall To Bandits 14-8

Bandits make late surge for win

Racers Rally Falls Short As Chicago Tops Akron 7-3

Completition of rain delay game from Thursday night

National Pro Fastpitch Announces 22 Game Fall Back To School Tour

2012 Tour will stop in 16 different states during 40 day span

NPF Weekly Recap: Week 9

Three Players hit multiple home runs during series

Pride and Racers Split Double Header

Pride win game one 6-2, Racers win game two 5-1

Carolina Diamonds Take Game 3 From Bandits

Diamonds outlast Bandits 10-2

Last Inning Home Run Not Enough For Racers

USSSA Pride tops Racers 4-1

Diamonds Rally Late But Fall To Bandits

Bandits defeat Diamonds, 7-6

Pride Beat Racers At The ESPN Wide World of Sports

Pride defeat Racers, 9-1

Bandits Take Game One Of Series From Diamonds

Abbott and Williams lead Bandits to 7-0 victory

NPF Weekly Recap: Week 8

Series Swept, Series Split, Multiple Home Run Games, and Impressive Pitching Performances

USSSA Pride Wins Game 4 And Sweeps The Series

Pride win final game, 7-4

Diamonds, Racers Split Series

Diamonds win final game, 7-4

USSSA Pride Win Game Three Against Bandits, 3-2

Bandits errors lead to Pride victory

Pauly, Racers Take The Lead In Series Against Diamonds

Nicole Pauly hits game winning single in 7th

Racers Explode Into Action Against Diamonds

Racers hit multiple home runs in game

Racers Rally Late, Fall To Diamonds 6-4

Two weather delays can not stop Diamonds

USSSA Pride Win In The 7th Inning

Mendoza's sac-fly breaks a tie and wins game

Pride, Osterman Shutout Bandits

Offense provides 9 runs with 3 home runs

NFCA Hall Of Fame Member Mary Nutter Passes Away

Racers Defeat Brakettes In Exhibition Games

Racers snap Brakettes winning streak

Week 7 Provides A Little Bit Of Everything

NPF Weekly Recap

Bandits Fall In Extra Innings To Diamonds

Jami Lobpries' single in the 11th lead to a 5-4 victory

Extra Inning Blast Gives Racers Victory, 4-2

Aja Paculba hits a 2-run home run in the 9th inning

Diamonds Offense Overpowers Bandits

Diamonds take series lead with 19-7 victory Photo By: Dina Kwit

Pride Top Racers 11-1

Pride take series 3-0

Pride Offense Continues Strong

Pride shutout Racers again, 10-0 Photo By: Dina Kwit

Diamonds Even Up Series

Rachel Folden hits game winning home run in 8th inning Photo By: Dina Kwit

Bandits Shutout Diamonds

Bandits top Diamonds, 4-0 Photo By: Dina Kwit

Pride Blast Off, Down Racers 12-0

Osterman and Pride shutout Racers in game 1

EyeBlack Becomes Official Licensee of NPF

Licensing deal grows EyeBlack's presence in women's professional softball

NPF Weekly Recap: Week 6

High scoring week with 95 runs scored in 8 games Photo By: Bill Diem

Pride Rally In The 5th To Defeat Bandits

11 run 5th allows Pride to take final game and series

Pride Take Lead In Series With Big Win Over Bandits

USSSA Pride defeat the Chicago Bandits, 17-2

Walk-Off Home Run Ties Series At 2-2

Biance Mejia comes through in the 8th inning for the win Photo By: Bill Diem

Diamonds Fall To Racers, 9-7

Racers take lead in series, 2-1

Diamonds Drop Game 2 To The Racers

Late inning efforts are not enough for the Diamonds

Racers, Diamonds Tied At 5-5 In Rain Delay

Game is scheduled to resume Friday

NPF Looking For Softball Faces In The Crowd And Fan Poll Answers

Don't miss your chance to be a part of the 2012 Championship Series Media Guide

Honors and Weather Take Center Stage

Recap of Week 5 in the NPF Season Wrote By: Dustin Hood Photo By: Dina Kwit

Final Game Of Series Cancelled

Game cancelled due to rain

Pride Take Game 3 Of Series, Win 11-6

Mack leads from the mound while Charters leads from the plate

Racers Shut Out Bandits, Take Series 3-1

Hesson leads Racers at the plate

Racers Take Game Three Of The Series

Trimboli's single leads to 3-2 Racers victory

Game Two Of Double Header Postponed

Game will resume Sunday afternoon

Diamonds Take Game One Of Double Header

Diamonds hit multiple home runs in 11-2 victory

Bandits Tie Series With Win Over Racers

Wiggins and Abbott lead Bandits to victory Photo By: Dina Kwit

Pride Sneak By Diamonds

Late game RBI double leads to victory

Racers Defeat Bandits in 7th Inning Comeback

Racers win off of Hesson's home run

NPF Weekly Recap

Pitchers and batters duel for spotlight Wrote By: Dustin Hood

Carolina Diamonds Sweep the Akron Racers

Katie Burkhart controlled the circle in the 9-1 victory

Chicago Bandits Sweep USSSA Pride

Improve record to NPF best 13-3 Photo By: Dina Kwit

Diamonds Rally And Win With A Walk-Off Home Run

Bianca Mejia hits a 2-run home run to seal the victory

Bandits Hit Three 3-Run Home Runs In Victory

Megan Wiggins hits 2 home runs while Kristen Butler adds one Photo By: Dina Kwit

Carolina Diamonds Defeat Racers In Game 2

Full team effort gives Diamonds a 5-2 victory

Bandits Take Game 2 Of Series Over Pride

Abbott throws a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts in 1-0 victory Photo By: Dina Kwit

Diamonds Defeat The Racers In Extra Innings

5 home runs hit in 3 hour long game

Bandits Defeat Pride 8-2

With a record of 10-3 the Bandits are in first place in the NPF Photo by: Dina Kwit

Bandits & Strikers Team Up To Strike Out ALS

Chicago Bandits and Chicago North Men's Baseball League face off Photo by Dina Kwit

Pitching Takes A Backseat To The Long Ball In Week 3

18 Home Runs hit in 8 games

Racers Fall to Bandits, 8-5

Kristen Butler leads the Bandits at the plate

Racers Rally Late, Fall to Bandits 9-7

Six homeruns hit at Firestone Stadium on Title IX Anniversary Night

Pride Takes Double Header and Series Sweep

Osterman and Lawrie combine for 22 K's

Pride Takes Daytona Double Header Against Diamonds

Rookies Sandberg and Mack lead Pride

USSSA to Present Two Regular Season Games on CSS

Games to be aired on June 30th and July 15th

Bandits Hurlers Walk Nine and Drop Finale of Series to Racers

Racers top Bandits 11-1 Photo by Dina Kwit

ESPN Networks Offer Extensive Lineup of Women's Sports Programming on Title IX Anniversary Weekend

USSSA Pride and Carolina Diamonds games part of Title IX programing

Bandits Defeat Racers 2-0

Winning streak extended to 4 games Photo by Dina Kwit

Week 2 of NPF Season Recap

Full of heroic hits and stellar pitching Photo by Dina Kwit

Bandits Take Final Game Of Series

Alisa Goler's homerun seals a 5-4 victory

Marder blasts grand slam, Thorson pitches eight innings for victory

Abbott stops late rally by Diamonds for the 8-3 win

Racers claim early lead, but Pride battled back to win 3-2 in game one of double header

Racers Nicole Pauly hits a two run double in the first inning

Bandits Whitney Larsen two run hit gets Bandits win over Diamonds 2-0

Osterman gets her first win of the season, allowing one hit

Charlotte Morgan and Andrea Duran both hit 2 run home runs for Pride Offense

Diamonds take home opener against Bandits 5-1

DiSalvatore and Quiocho home runs help Diamonds win home opener

Racers rally late, fall to Pride 3-2

Lawrie holds off Racers for second win of the season

NPF Announces Schedule Change For Regular Season

New Location for Game on June 23rd

Meagan Denny-White Leads Bandits To Win In First NPF Start

Bandits top Pride 5-2 Photo By Dina Kwit

Racers take series with 9-2 win versus Diamonds

Castillo and Trimboli homeruns come out big for the Racers

Hillary Bach Earns First NPF Win

Rookie throws shutout against the Diamonds

Abbott Throws A NO HITTER

Bandits defeat Pride 1-0

Bandits Fall To Pride In Game Two

Offense comes alive for the Pride in 9-3 victory

Racers Offense Explodes For Victory

Three Homeruns hit in 14-2 Racers victory

Bandits Start 2012 Season Where They Left Off

Abbott strikes out 10 in the home opener Photo by Dina Kwitt

Racers Take Opening Day Loss from Diamonds

Diamonds start season off strong
Photo by Dina Kwit

Recap of NPF Clinic in Philadelphia

Clinic part of Youth Softball Celebration

National Pro Fastpitch App Available For Download

Stay connected with your favorite Team

Pride, Racers Happily Await The Arrival of WCWS Draftees

4 Draftees from 2012 Draft in WCWS

NPF Announces New Fantasy League

Fans can now join the NPF Fantasy League

2012 NCAA Super Regional TV Schedule

NCAA Softball on TV all Weekend

2012 Championship Series Tickets Now Available

Championship Series set for August 23rd-26th in Rosemont, IL

NPF Scheduled To Appear on MTV Show

Akron Racers Player, Kelley Montalvo featured on MTV show

Veteran Head Coach, Teresa Wilson Slated To Lead Diamonds

Core Diamonds Remain for 2012 Season

Steuerwald and Berg Named Associate Head Coaches For 2012

Photo By: Dina Kwitt

NPF Draftees On Finalists List for Lowe's Senior Class Award

5 of the 10 Finalists are NPF Draftees

ESPN Networks Set to Host NPF Games on Title IX Anniversary Weekend

USSSA Pride and Carolina Diamonds set to play on ESPN3

Galindo Returns for the 2012 Season

Vicky Galindo will be back in a Bandits uniform for the upcoming season (Photo by: Dina Kwit)

NPF Holds 2012 Senior Draft Live Presented by MIKEN

USSSA Florida Pride choose LSU’s Brittany Mack with the No. 1 Pick

Leah O'Brien-Amico Named USSSA Pride Assistant Coach

Chicago Bandits Outfielder Retires

Caitlin Lever hangs up her cleats after 5 seasons
Photo by: Dina Kwit

Two NPF Teams Set To Play In Texas

Four-game series between Akron Racers and USSSA Pride at Whataburger Field

February 15th Marks Important Day For NPF Players

NPF Teams' rosters begin to form

Rightview Pro Announces Major Product Release

New 2012 Product Additions and Enhancements

Akron Racers Sign 2011 National Champion

Racers sign Arizona State stand out, Kaylyn Castillo

NPF Announces 2012 College Draft Date and Location

Presented by Miken and Hosted by the Memphis Sports Council and the Peabody Hotel

National Pro Fastpitch Announces the 2012 Season Schedule

88 Total Games of Action for 2012 Season

NPF Announces New Franchise

New team set to play in North Carolina for 2012 season!

Jenna Grim Returns to Bandits for 2012 Season

Bruder Takes Final Bow For Gators In A Big Way

Kelsey Bruder of the USSSA Pride Wins Major Award and Lands New Job

Bandits Sign Patton & Williams For 2012 Season

Amber Patton & Tammy Williams Sign With Bandits For 2012 Season

NPF Announces New Partnership With Shoulder Shield

NPF and Shoulder Shield Video Series Set for 2012

NPF Launches New Youth Program

NPF Offers Three Different Ways To Get Involved

Former Big 12 pitcher, Denny-White, signs with Bandits in 2012

Darrick Brown resigns as head coach of Chicago Bandits

Photo by: Dina Kwit

2011 Rookie of the Year re-signs through 2013 season

Alisa Goler brings her talents back to the Bandits for the 2013 season. (Photo by Dina Kwit)