Women's Professional Fastpitch
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Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) is a professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. The new league began its promotional campaign in 2021[3] and launched its first official season in 2023.[4][5][6]
Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Women's Professional Fastpitch season | |
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| Sport | Fastpitch softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 14, 2021[1] |
| First season | 2022 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | 4801 Gaillardia Parkway[2] Oklahoma City |
| Most recent champion(s) | Texas Smoke |
| Most titles | Texas Smoke (1 title) |
| Official website | wprofastpitch.com |
The league is unrelated to the defunct league that used the names National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) along with Women's Professional Fastpitch. Not to be confused with a new competing league, the Association of Fastpitch Professionals.
History
Following the 2023 season, the Oklahoma City Spark announced their departure from the WPF in December 2023.[7] In April 2024, the Smash It Sports Vipers and USSSA Pride both announced they would not participate in the 2024 season.[8][9] Three new teams in Texas were added to replace the teams that left the league, the Coastal Bend Tidal Wave, Hub City Adelitas and Texas Monarchs.[10]
In April 2024, B4Real Enterprises was named the league's operations and management team.[11] On April 16, 2024, the WPF announced their intentions to expand internationally and add two teams from Mexico.[12]
Teams
| Team | Location | Venue | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Bend Tidal Wave | Robstown, Texas | Fairgrounds Field | 2024 |
| Hub City Adelitas | Floydada, Texas | Lady Winds Field | 2024 |
| Texas Monarchs | San Marcos, Texas | Bobcat Softball Stadium | 2024 |
| Texas Smoke | 2023 |
| Team | Location | Venue | First | Last | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash it Sports Vipers | Oxford, Alabama | Choccolocco Park | 2022 | 2023 | On hiatus[13] |
| USSSA Pride | Viera, Florida | USSSA Space Coast Complex | 2022 | 2023 | On hiatus[14] |
| Oklahoma City Spark | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium | 2023 | AFP team | |
Championship Series
| Season | Winning team | Coach | Series | Losing team | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Smoke | Tori Tyson | 2–0 | USSSA Pride | Kelly Kretschman |
See also
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External links
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