California Commotion

California Commotion
Information
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Location	California
Founded	2020
Ownership	Damon Zumwalt
Coach	Kirk Walker

The California Commotion were a professional women's softball team based in California. They were founded in 2019 as part of National Pro Fastpitch to be an expansion club for the 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season.[1]

History

Their introduction made them the first West Coast-based team in the league since 2005, when the California Sunbirds left the league.[2] The club planned to prioritize West Coast players in their roster. On November 17, 2019, Kirk Walker was named head coach and assistant general manager of the team.[2] The team would not have a home field for the 2020 season, and instead would play games throughout the state, although their main team base would be in Los Angeles.[3]

Their debut was delayed indefinitely as the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] On August 1, 2021, the league announced that, due to a lack of revenue after cancelling the previous two seasons, it would be suspending operations. As a result, the California Commotion never played a game.[6]

References

1. "Commotion Leads National Pro Fastpitch Expansion to West Coast". National Pro Fastpitch. November 13, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020.
2. "National Pro Fastpitch Adds Team in California; Kirk Walker Named Head Coach". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. November 17, 2019.
3. Lombardo, Kayla (November 14, 2019). "What The Addition Of The California Commotion Means For NPF". Softball America.
4. "National Pro Fastpitch Cancels 2020 Season due to COVID-19". National Pro Fastpitch. May 15, 2020. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020.
5. "National Pro Fastpitch Suspends Games for 2021 season". National Pro Fastpitch. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020.
6. "NPF Suspends League Operations". Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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