2022 Women's Professional Fastpitch season
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| 2022 WPF season | |
|---|---|
| League | Women's Professional Fastpitch |
| Sport | Fastpitch softball |
| Duration | June 14, 2022 – August 6, 2022 |
| Teams | 2 |
| Exhibition season | |
The 2022 WPF season was the first season of operation of the Women's Professional Fastpitch. Two WPF teams competed in an exhibition season:Smash It Sports Vipers and USSSA Pride.
On April 11, 2022, SmashIt Sports Vipers named Don DeDonatis Sr. their general manager.[1]
On April 20, 2022, the Vipers named Gerry Glasco their head coach.[2]
WPF draft
The 2022 WPF college draft took place on May 20, 2022.[3] The Vipers and Pride each drafted six eligible college players.
| # | Denotes player who has not played in the WPF |
| # | Player | Pos | WPF Team | College | Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jocelyn Alo | UT | SmashIt Sports Vipers | Oklahoma | Signed June 13, 2022 [4] |
| 2 | Georgina Corrick # | P | USSSA Pride | USF | |
| 3 | Mary Iakopo | C/1B | SmashIt Sports Vipers | Texas | Signed June 13, 2022 [5] |
| 4 | Keely Rochard | P | USSSA Pride | VT | Signed June 9, 2022 [6] |
| 5 | Gianna Mancha | P | SmashIt Sports Vipers | UCF | Signed June 7, 2022 [7] |
| 6 | Danielle Watson # | P | USSSA Pride | FSU | |
| 7 | Annie Willis | P | SmashIt Sports Vipers | Mississippi State | Signed June 7, 2022 [8] |
| 8 | Delanie Wisz | IF | USSSA Pride | UCLA | Signed June 15, 2022 [9] |
| 9 | Shelbi Sunseri | P | SmashIt Sports Vipers | LSU | Signed June 7, 2022 [10] |
| 10 | Taylor Ellsworth | C/UT | USSSA Pride | Arkansas | Signed June 8, 2022 [11] |
| 11 | Melissa Mayeux | UT | SmashIt Sports Vipers | ULL | Signed May 31, 2022[12] |
| 12 | Casidy Chaumont | OF | USSSA Pride | Mizzou | Signed June 7, 2022 [13] |
Free agency
Among signed players returning to the USSSA Pride for 2022 are Hayley Cruse Mitchell, Jessica Warren, Jailyn Ford, Shelby Pendley, Odicci Alexander, and Chelsea Goodacre.[14]
The table below shows the signings of free agent for the 2022 season.
| Date | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2022 | Samantha Show[15] | USSSA Pride |
| April 7, 2022 | Amber Fiser[16] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 8, 2022 | Delaney Spaulding[17] | USSSA Pride |
| April 8, 2022 | Kate Gordon Short[18] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 9, 2022 | Morgan Howe[19] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 10, 2022 | Taran Alvelo[20] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 11, 2022 | Ali Aguilar[21] | USSSA Pride |
| April 12, 2022 | Chelsea Gonzales[22] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 13, 2022 | Suzy Brookshire[23] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 14, 2022 | Sami Fagan[24] | USSSA Pride |
| April 15, 2022 | Tatyana Forbes[25] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 18, 2022 | Abbey Cheek[26] | USSSA Pride |
| April 21, 2022 | Ciara Bryan[27] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| April 24, 2022 | Alissa Dalton[28] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| May 10, 2022 | Fa Leilua[29] | SmashIt Sports Vipers |
| May 13, 2022 | Ellen Roberts[30] | USSSA Pride |
| June 1, 2022 | Kayla Wedl[31] | USSSA Pride |
| June 17, 2022 | Hope Trautwein[32] | USSSA Pride |
Standings
League standings
Source:[33]
| Team | GP | W | L | Pct. | GB | L10 | STRK | RS | RA | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USSSA Pride | 29 | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | 6-4 | L1 | 144 | 70 | +74 |
| Smash It Sports Vipers | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2.5 | 6-4 | W3 | 144 | 99 | +45 |
Schedule
Source: https://www.ballclubz.com/wpf
| 2022 Exhibition Season | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Venue | Notes | Ref | ||||
| June 14 | SIS Vipers (1-0) | 9-5 | USSSA Pride (0-1) | SMSD (Shawnee Mission School District, KS) | [Game 1] | |||||
| June 16 | Alliance | 5-7 | SIS Vipers (2-0) | [Game 2] | ||||||
| HFL | 0-6 | USSSA Pride(1-1) | [Game 3] | |||||||
| June 17 | HFL | 4-11 | SIS Vipers (3-0) | [Game 4] | ||||||
| Alliance | 0-5 | USSSA Pride (2-1) | [Game 5] | |||||||
| June 22 | SIS Vipers (3-1) | 1-2 | USSSA Pride (3-1) | USSSA Space Coast Stadium - Viera, FL | [Game 6] | |||||
| June 23 | Florida Vibe | 8-10 | SIS Vipers (4-1) | [Game 7] | ||||||
| June 24 | Florida Vibe | 6-7 | USSSA Pride (4-1) | [Game 8] | ||||||
| June 25 | Florida Vibe | 3-4 | SIS Vipers (5-1) | [Game 9] | ||||||
| June 26 | USSSA Pride (4-2) | 2-3 | SIS Vipers (6-1) | [Game 10] | ||||||
| June 27 | SIS Vipers (6-2) | 0-1 | USSSA Pride (5-2) | [Game 11] | ||||||
| June 28 | USSSA Pride' (6-2) | 4-0 | SIS Vipers (6-3) | [Game 12] | ||||||
| June 29 | SIS Vipers (6-4) | 2-4 | USSSA Pride (7-2) | [Game 13] | ||||||
| June 30 | SIS Vipers | USSSA Pride | [Game 14] | |||||||
| July 3 | Team Mexico | USSSA Pride | [Game 15] | |||||||
| Team Mexico 2022 | 0-17 | SIS Vipers (7-4) | [Game 16] | |||||||
| Team Mexico 2022 | 0-8 | SIS Vipers (8-4) | [Game 17] | |||||||
| July 4 | Team Mexico 2022 | 0-9 | SIS Vipers (9-4) | [Game 18] | ||||||
| July 5 | Australia | 3-10 | USSSA Pride (8-2) | Choccolocco Park, Oxford, AL | [Game 19] | |||||
| Japan | 4-0 | USSSA Pride (8-3) | [Game 20] | |||||||
| July 6 | USSSA Pride (9-3) | 8-0 | Australia | [Game 21] | ||||||
| USSSA Pride (9-4) | 1-2 | USA | [Game 22] | |||||||
| July 12 | SIS Vipers (10-4) | 4-1 | USSSA Pride (9-5) | Bosse Field Evansville, IN | [Game 23] | |||||
| July 13 | USSSA Pride (10-5) | 10-2 | SIS Vipers (10-5) | [Game 24] | ||||||
| July 14 | SIS Vipers (10-6) | 0-9 | USSSA Pride (11-5) | [Game 25] | ||||||
| July 17 | USSSA Pride | SIS Vipers | SMSD | Canceled (COVID)[34] | [Game 26] | |||||
| July 18 | SIS Vipers (10-7) | 1-4 | USSSA Pride (12-5) | [Game 27] | ||||||
| July 19 | USSSA Pride (12-6) | 0-2 | SIS Vipers (11-7) | KC Youth Academy | [Game 28] | |||||
| July 21 | SIS Vipers (11-8) | 1-3 | USSSA Pride (13-6) | Louisville Slugger Sports Complex - Peoria, IL | [Game 29] | |||||
| July 22 | USSSA Pride (14-6) | 7-3 | SIS Vipers (11-9) | [Game 30] | ||||||
| July 23 | SIS Vipers (11-10) | 0-5 | USSSA Pride (15-6) | [Game 31] | ||||||
| July 25 | USSSA Pride (15-7) | 1-4 | SIS Vipers (12-10) | Bittinger Stadium West Lafayette, IN | [Game 32] | |||||
| July 26 | SIS Vipers (12-11) | 2-3 | USSSA Pride (16-7) | [Game 33] | ||||||
| July 27 | USSSA Pride (17-7) | 5-1 | SIS Vipers (12-12) | [Game 34] | ||||||
| August 1 | CCSL | Florida Vibe | USSSA Space Coast Stadium - Viera, FL | [Game 35] | ||||||
| SIS Vipers (13-12) | 13-4 | USSSA Pride (17-8) | [Game 36] | |||||||
| August 2 | CCSL | 0-6 | SIS Vipers (14-12) | [Game 37] | ||||||
| August 3 | CCSL | 0-22 | USSSA Pride (18-8) | [Game 38] | ||||||
| Florida Vibe | 13-4 | SIS Vipers (14-13) | [Game 39] | |||||||
| August 4 | S & S Sports | 0-13 | SIS Vipers (15-13) | [Game 40] | ||||||
| Florida Vibe | 1-0 | USSSA Pride (18-9) | [Game 41] | |||||||
| August 5 | Florida Vibe | 2-5 | SIS Vipers (16-13) | [Game 42] | ||||||
| S & S Sports | 0-12 | USSSA Pride (19-9) | [Game 43] | |||||||
| August 6 | S & S Sports | 0-8 | Florida Vibe | [Game 44] | ||||||
| SIS Vipers (17-13) | 6-3 | USSSA Pride (19-10) | [Game 45] | |||||||