2019 National Pro Fastpitch season

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LeagueNational Pro Fastpitch
Sportsoftball
DurationMay 28, 2019 – August 17, 2019
Number of teams6
2019 NPF Season
LeagueNational Pro Fastpitch
Sportsoftball
DurationMay 28, 2019 – August 17, 2019
Number of teams6
2019 NPF Draft
Top draft pickKelly Barnhill P
Florida
Picked byChicago Bandits
Regular Season
Season championsChicago Bandits
Pitcher of the YearJolene Henderson
USSSA Pride
Player of the YearAmanda Chidester
Chicago Bandits
Rookie of the YearAbbey Cheek
Chicago Bandits
Gold Glove AwardJessie Warren
USSSA Pride
Cowles Cup
ChampionsUSSSA Pride
  Runners-upChicago Bandits
NPF seasons
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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.

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

Team GP W L Pct. GB
Chicago Bandits 45 38 7 .844 —
USSSA Pride 45 32 13 .711 6
Canadian Wild 42 22 20 .524 16
Cleveland Comets 42 20 22 .476 18
Aussie Peppers 43 12 31 .279 26
Beijing Eagles 45 7 38 .156 31

Updated as of the results of all games through August 11, 2019.[4]

Results table

2019 NPF Records
Team Peppers Eagles Wild Bandits Comets Pride
Aussie Peppers—0–00–00–00–00–0
Beijing Eagles0–0—0–00–00–00–0
Canadian Wild0–00–0—0–00–00–0
Chicago Bandits0–00–00–0—0–00–0
Cleveland Comets0–00–00–00–0—0–0
USSSA Pride0–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log

2019 National Pro Fastpitch Game Log
  •   Winning team   Postponement
  • Reference:[5]

Players of the Week

WeekPlayer of the WeekPitcher of the WeekRookie of the WeekRef.
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
1May 27–June 2 Victoria Hayward Canadian Wild Jenna Caira Canadian Wild Morgan Rackel Canadian Wild [6]
2June 3–June 9 Kristyn Sandberg Chicago Bandits Danielle O'Toole Chicago Bandits Holly Speers Canadian Wild [7]
3June 10–June 16 Jennifer Gilbert Canadian Wild Jenna Caira Canadian Wild Amanda Lorenz USSSA Pride [8]
4June 17–June 23 Bianka Bell USSSA Pride Sierra Hyland Cleveland Comets Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits [9]
5June 24–June 30 Chelsea Goodacre USSSA Pride Angel Bunner Beijing Eagles Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits [10]
6July 1–July 7 Jennifer Gilbert Canadian Wild Jolene Henderson USSSA Pride Holly Speers Canadian Wild [11]
7July 8–July 14 Amanda Chidester Chicago Bandits Kaia Parnaby Aussie Peppers Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits [12]
8July 15–July 21 Victoria Vidales Cleveland Comets Rachele Fico Chicago Bandits Lilli Piper Cleveland Comets [13]
9July 22–July 28 Sydney Romero USSSA Pride Jolene Henderson USSSA Pride Jenna Caira Canadian Wild [14]
10July 29–August 4 Amanda Chidester Chicago Bandits Rachele Fico Chicago Bandits Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits [15]
11August 4–August 11 Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits Kaia Parnaby Aussie Peppers Sydney Romero USSSA Pride [16]

NPF Championship

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2019 NPF Championship Series
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Championship Game

Team Top Batter Stats.
USSSA Pride Shay Knighten 2-3 3RBIs 2B
Chicago Bandits Abbey Cheek 3-4 RBI HR
Team Pitcher IPHRERBBSO
USSSA Pride Taran Alvelo 1.142201
USSSA Pride Jolene Henderson (W) 2.050001
USSSA Pride Jailyn Ford (SV) 3.020005
Chicago Bandits Rachele Fico (L) 0.233300
Chicago Bandits Aleshia Ocasio 1.221101
Chicago Bandits Danielle O'Toole 1.221111
Chicago Bandits Ally Carda 2.143303
Chicago Bandits Haylie Wagner 0.200002
2019 NPF Championship Series MVP
Player Club Stats.
Jailyn Ford USSSA Pride 1-0 15Ks 0.00 ERA 2SVs 0.50 WHIP (3Hs+BB/8.0 IP)[17]

Annual awards

Award[18] Player Team
Player of the Year Amanda Chidester Chicago Bandits
Pitcher of the Year Jolene Henderson USSSA Pride
Gold Glove Presented by Rawlings Jessie Warren USSSA Pride
Offensive Player of the Year Amanda Chidester Chicago Bandits
Rookie of the Year Abbey Cheek Chicago Bandits
Legacy Award Kelly Kretschman USSSA Pride
Stolen Bases Award Sammy Marshall Cleveland Comets
Home Run Award Amanda Chidester Chicago Bandits
Jennie Finch Award Victoria Hayward Canadian Wild
Coaching Staff of the Year Lauren Lappin
Amber Flores
Lance McMahon		 Chicago Bandits
Umpire of the Year Scott Mair

All-NPF Team

References

External links

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