2019 National Pro Fastpitch season Sports season
The 2019 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 16th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
Milestones and events
On October 30, 2018, National Pro Fastpitch announced the addition of the expansion team Canadian Wild for the 2019 season, which features members of Canada women's national softball team .[ 1]
Teams, cities and stadiums
Team[ 2]
City
Stadium
Coaches
Aussie Peppers
North Mankato, Minnesota
Caswell Park
Head coach: Laing Harrow Assistants: Melanie Roche, Kerrie Porter
Beijing Eagles
Daytona Beach, Florida
Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Head coach: Hunter Veach Assistants: Kasey Fagan, Cheyenne Coyle, Tang Changdong, Zhang Welhong, Lin Bin, Yang Jie
Canadian Wild
Marion, Illinois
Rent One Park
Head coach: Mark Smith Assistants: Melissa Basilio, Russell Cooper, Dave Paetkau
Chicago Bandits
Rosemont, Illinois
Parkway Bank Sports Complex
Head coach: Lauren Lappin Assistant: Amber Flores, Lance McMahon
Cleveland Comets
Avon, Ohio
Sprenger Stadium
Head coach: TBA Assistants: TBA
USSSA Pride
Viera, Florida
Space Coast Complex
Head coach: Gerry Glasco Assistants: Kelsi Dunne, Stephanie Ceo
Player acquisition
College draft
The 2019 NPF College Draft was the 16th annual collegiate draft held on April 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee . Pitcher Kelly Barnhill of Florida was selected first overall by the Chicago Bandits .[ 3]
League standings
Updated as of the results of all games through August 11, 2019. [ 4]
Results table
Game log
2019 National Pro Fastpitch Game Log
May/June
Date
Visitor
Home
Venue
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
May 28
Wild (1–0)
Eagles (0–1)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
4–2
Caira (1–0)
Lan (0–1)
Hovinga (1)
344
May 29
Wild (2–0)
Eagles (0–2)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
6–2
Hovinga (1–0)
Xinxing (0–1)
—
72
May 30
Wild (3–0)
Eagles (0–3)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
7–6
Friesen (1–0)
Wanbing (0–1)
—
May 30
Wild (4–0)
Eagles (0–4)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
1–0
Caira (2–0)
Fan (0–1)
Rackel (1)
May 31
Wild (5–0)
Eagles (0–5)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
3–1
Hovinga (2–0)
Lan (0–2)
Groenewegen (1)
242
June 1
Eagles (0–6)
Wild (6–0)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
2–4
Groenewegen (1–0)
Fan (0–2)
—
June 6
Bandits (1–0)
Comets (0–1)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
2–0
O'Toole (1–0)
Tarango (0–1)
Carda (1)
275
June 6
Pride (0–1)
Wild (7–0)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
0–6
June 7
Pride (0–2)
Wild (8–0)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
4–5
June 7
Bandits (2–0)
Comets (0–2)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
8–0
June 8
Pride (1–2)
Wild (8–1)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
6–2
June 8
Bandits (3–0)
Comets (0–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
9–8
June 9
Bandits (4–0)
Comets (0–4)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
6–1
June 9
Pride (1–3)
Wild (9–1)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
2–5
June 9
Bandits (5–0)
Comets (0–5)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
10–3
June 9
Eagles (1–6)
Peppers (0–1)
Caswell ParkNorth Mankato, MN
3–2
June 10
Pride (2–3)
Wild (9–2)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
3–1
June 10
Eagles (1–7)
Peppers (1–1)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
2–3
June 11
Eagles
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
Postponed (inclement weather) (Rescheduled as doubleheader on June 12)
June 12
Eagles (1–8)
Peppers (2–1)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
0–3
June 12
Eagles (1–9)
Peppers (3–1)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
1–5
June 12
Wild (10–2)
Comets (0–6)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
4–1
June 13
Pride (3–3)
Bandits (5–1)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
8–0
June 13
Pride (4–3)
Bandits (5–2)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
6–1
June 13
Wild (11–2)
Comets (0–7)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
1–0
June 14
Eagles (1–10)
Wild (12–2)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
0–4
June 14
Wild (12–3)
Comets (1–7)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
2–4
June 15
Eagles
Wild
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
Postponed
June 15
Eagles
Wild
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
Postponed
June 16
Eagles (1–11)
Comets (2–7)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
2–8
June 16
Wild (13–3)
Comets (2–8)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
2–1
June 18
Comets (3–8)
Peppers (3–2)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
2–1
June 18
Peppers (3–3)
Pride (5–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–2
June 20
Comets (3–9)
Eagles (2–11)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
0–1
June 20
Peppers (3–4)
Pride (6–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
1–9
June 20
Bandits (6–2)
Wild (13–4)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
8–0
June 20
Comets (4–9)
Eagles (2–12)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
5–0
June 20
Peppers (3–5)
Pride (7–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
1–8
June 20
Bandits (6–3)
Wild (14–4)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
2–8
June 21
Comets (5–9)
Eagles (2–13)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
6–0
June 21
Peppers (3–6)
Pride (8–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–8
June 22
Comets (6–9)
Eagles (2–14)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
1–0
June 22
Bandits (7–3)
Wild (14–5)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
8–4
June 22
Peppers (3–7)
Pride (9–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–3
June 22
Bandits (8–3)
Wild (14–6)
Rent One Park Marion, IL
5–4
June 24
Peppers (3–8)
Eagles (3–14)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
0–6
June 24
Eagles (4–14)
Peppers (3–9)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
12–0
June 24
Comets (6–10)
Pride (10–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
3–4
June 25
Peppers (3–9)
Eagles (4–14)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
2–3
June 25
Comets (6–11)
Pride (11–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
1–4
June 26
Peppers (4–9)
Eagles (4–15)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
5–2
June 26
Peppers (4–10)
Eagles (5–15)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
1–4
June 26
Comets (6–12)
Pride (12–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
2–3
June 27
Peppers (4–11)
Eagles (6–15)
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
2–6
June 27
Comets (6–13)
Pride (13–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
2–4
June 28
Wild (14–6)
Bandits (9–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
1–3
June 29
Comets (7–13)
Peppers (4–12)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
3–2
June 29
Wild (14–7)
Bandits (10–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
1–3
June 30
Comets (8–13)
Peppers (4–13)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
5–3
June 30
Comets (9–13)
Peppers (4–14)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
4–1
June 30
Wild (14–8)
Bandits (11–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
6–7
July
Date
Visitor
Home
Venue
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
July 1
Wild (14–8)
Bandits (12–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
3–4
July 1
Wild (14–9)
Bandits (13–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
2–3
July 1
Eagles (6–16)
Pride (14–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–4
July 2
Eagles (6–17)
Pride (15–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–10
July 3
Wild (14–10)
Peppers (5–14)
Caswell ParkNorth Mankato, MN
5–6
July 3
Comets (9–14)
Bandits (14–3)
Parkway Bank Sports ComplexRosemont, IL
1–8
July 3
Eagles (6–18)
Pride (16–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–13
July 4
Wild (15–10)
Peppers (5–15)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
5–2
July 4
Comets (9–15)
Bandits (15–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
0–4
July 4
Eagles (6–19)
Pride (17–3)
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
0–4
July 5
Wild
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
Postponed
July 5
Comets (9–16)
Bandits (16–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
1–5
July 6
Wild (16–10)
Peppers (5–16)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
3–1
July 6
Wild (17–10)
Peppers (5–17)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
4–1
July 6
Comets (9–17)
Bandits (17–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
1–3
July 6
Comets (9–18)
Bandits (18–3)
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
2–3
July 8
Bandits (19–3)
Peppers (5–18)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
6–0
July 9
Bandits (19–4)
Peppers (6–18)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
1–5
July 9
Pride (17–4)
Comets (10–16)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
1–3
July 10
Bandits (19–5)
Peppers (7–18)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
3–5
July 10
Bandits (20–5)
Peppers (7–19)
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
17–0
July 10
Pride (18–4)
Comets (10–17)
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
5–1
July 11
Bandits
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
July 11
Pride
Comets
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
July 12
Pride
Comets
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
July 13
Peppers
Comets
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
July 14
Peppers
Comets
Sprenger Stadium Avan, OH
July 15
Peppers
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 15
Peppers
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 15
Bandits
Pride
T-Bones Stadium Kansas City, KS
July 16
Peppers
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 16
Bandits
Pride
T-Bones Stadium Kansas City, KS
July 18
Peppers
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
July 18
Wild
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 19
Eagles
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 19
Peppers
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
July 19
Wild
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 20
Eagles
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 20
Eagles
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 20
Peppers
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
July 20
Wild
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 20
Wild
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 21
Eagles
Comets
Firestone Stadium Akron, OH
July 21
Wild
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 23
Peppers
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 23
Eagles
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 24
Pride
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 24
Peppers
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 24
Peppers
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 25
Peppers
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 25
Eagles
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
July 26
Bandits
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 26
Pride
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 27
Bandits
Eagles
Halpatiokee Regional ParkStuart, FL
July 27
Comets
Wild
Charlotte-West StadiumCarbondale, IL
July 28
Bandits
Eagles
Halpatiokee Regional Park Stuart, FL
July 28
Comets
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 28
Comets
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 29
Bandits
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 29
Comets
Wild
Rent One Park Marion, IL
July 30
Bandits
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 30
Pride
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 30
Pride
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
July 31
Pride
Eagles
Jackie Robinson Ballpark Daytona Beach, FL
August
Date
Visitor
Home
Venue
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
August 1
Bandits
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
August 2
Bandits
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
August 3
Bandits
Pride
Space Coast Complex Viera, FL
August 5
Pride
Peppers
Caswell ParkNorth Mankato, MN
August 5
Eagles
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
August 6
Pride
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
August 6
Pride
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
August 6
Eagles
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
August 6
Eagles
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
August 7
Pride
Peppers
Caswell Park North Mankato, MN
August 7
Eagles
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
August 10
Pride
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
August 11
Pride
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
NPF Championship
Date
Visitor
Home
Venue
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Series
August 15
Pride
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
3–0
1–0
August 16
Bandits
Pride
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
4–5
2–0
August 17
Pride
Bandits
Parkway Bank Sports Complex Rosemont, IL
8–2
3–0
Winning team PostponementReference:[ 5]
Players of the Week
NPF Championship
NPF Semifinals
NPF Championship
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2
3
2019 NPF Semifinals
Game
Date
Score
Winning Pitcher
Save
Losing Pitcher
Player of the Game
Series
2019 NPF Semifinals
Game
Date
Score
Winning Pitcher
Save
Losing Pitcher
Player of the Game
Series
2019 NPF Championship Series
Game
Date
Score
Winning Pitcher
Save
Losing Pitcher
Player of the Game
Series
Championship Game
Annual awards
All-NPF Team
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External links
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