2003 National Pro Fastpitch season explained

2003 NPF Season
Color:blue
Color Text:white
League:National Pro Fastpitch
Sport:softball
Duration:June 5, 2003 - August 9, 2003
No Of Games:23, and 1 rainout
Seasonslist:NPF Seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPF
Prevseason Year:2002
Nextseason Year:2004

The 2003 National Pro Fastpitch season was the final year before the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) relaunched with league play in 2004. In November 2002, WPSL announced that it was taking a new name, National Pro Fastpitch, and that it would spend 2003 as a year of touring before resuming competitive play.[1] From 1997 to 2002, the league operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL).

The All-Star tour lineup visited 17 cities and partnered with a dozen Major League Baseball Clubs (Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and San Francisco Giants) for exhibition fastpitch games against local fastpitch teams, clinics and promotions.[2]

After the tour, NPF held tryout camps, and their franchises conducted drafts to stock their rosters for the 2004 season.[3]

Schedule

Date CityLocation Team Result Score
June 7, 2003[4]
Doubleheader 		Sacramento, CAShea Stadium
(Sacramento State) 		Northern California All-StarsW 2-1
W 7-2
June 15, 2003[5] Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
(Minnesota) 		Minnesota All-Stars W 8-0
June 18, 2003[6] [7] L5-2 (9 innings)
June 26, 2003[8] Independence Day All-Stars W 2-0
June 28, 2003[9] Westminster, COChristopher Four Plex Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds W 6-0 (No-hitter)
Northern Illinois Lightning (Elgin) W 17-0 (4 innings, no-hitter)
June 29, 2003[10] Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos L 1-0
Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds W 8-0 (Tournament Semifinal)
Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos W 9-1 (Tournament Final)
July 1, 2003[11] Triple Crown Center Triple Crown Stars W 6-3
July 6, 2003[12] Frost FieldEast Cobb Bullets W 2-0
July 10, 2003[13] Farrington Stadium
(Arizona State) 		Arizona Majestic Stars W 1-0 (9 innings)
July 11, 2003[14] Hillenbrand Stadium (Arizona)Arizona Majestic Stars L 2-1
July 25, 2003[15] Ohio College Stars W5-1
July 26, 2003[16] Stiles Women's Fastpitch League All-Stars W 13-0
Ohio College Stars L1-0
July 29, 2003[17]
doubleheader 		Martin Softball Field Connecticut Classics W4-0
W5-1
July 31, 2003[18]
doubleheader 		L1-0
L2-0
August 5, 2003[19] Collins Field Texas All-Stars W5-0
August 7, 2003[20] Imperial Park Texas All-Stars W4-0
August 8, 2003Fairmont Park/Phelps Field Texas All-Stars Rained Out[21]

Roster

The roster of the 2003 NPF All-Star softball team is listed below:[22]

Name Position College Hometown
Allison AndradeSS Morgan Hill, CA
OFSanta Ana, CA
P Oregon StateSan Diego, CA
Shauna BriggsC/3B Texas TechSacramento, CA
Kara BrunINF Glendale, AZ
Lindsey CollinsC/OFArizonaFountain Valley, CA
Danielle CoxOF Florida StateAnniston, AL
Jaime Foutch1B/OF Oklahoma StateEdmond, OK
Erika HansonOF/1BArizonaThousand Oaks, CA
Lisa Iancin INF CaliforniaCovina, CA
Amy KylerP Cleveland StateMarshallville, OH
Scia MaumausoloC/DH CSU NorthridgeSan Diego, CA
Venus TaylorOF Western IllinoisQuad Cities, IL

Head coach Tim Kiernan

Assistant coach Trina Salcido

External links

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NEW NAME ANNOUNCED FOR WPSL. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. 21 November 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905184104/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=2. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch Announces All-Star Tour. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. 5 May 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905195531/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=9. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH (NPF) HOLDS NATIONAL TRYOUT IN TEXAS. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 26 September 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121429/http://profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=57. 26 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL-STARS FALL TWICE TO NPF ALL-STARS. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. 7 June 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092720/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=13. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: NPF ALL-STARS DOWN MINNESOTA ALL-STARS 8-0 AT JANE SAGE COWLES STADIUM. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. 16 June 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092843/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=16. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: 2003 SCHEDULE & SCORES. brakettes.com. 18 June 2015.
  7. Web site: 2002 ASA WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONS DEFEAT NPF ALL-STARS 5-2 IN EXTRA INNINGS. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905094358/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=17. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: NPF ALL-STARS WIN IN BOULDER. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. 27 June 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092941/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=19. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: NPF Posts Two Victories in Triple Crown Sparkler. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121052/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=4. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: NPF ALL-STARS CAPTURE TRIPLE CROWN SPARKLER TOURNAMENT TITLE SUNDAY. profastpitch.com. 1 July 2003. 18 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905130508/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=21. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: NPF All-Stars Finish Colorado Swing 6-1. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 1 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905124552/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=23. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: All-Stars Stay Hot With Win. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 6 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905124753/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=29. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Former Arizona State Standout Delivers in Extra Innings. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 11 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905125622/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=34. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: NPF All-Stars Fall in Front of Full House. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 12 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905122625/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=35. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: All-Stars pick up victory behind strong performance by Amy Kyler. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 26 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905120358/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=42. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: NPFers split Saturday doubleheader in Akron. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 26 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905132703/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=43. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: NPF All-Stars win two in Lowell. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 30 July 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905131050/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=46. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Stratford Brakettes take two from NPF All-Stars. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 1 August 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905085929/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=47. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: NPF All-Stars win in Texas. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 5 August 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102221/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=49. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: All-Stars win again in Texas. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 8 August 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092608/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=40. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Rain washes out tour finale. profastpitch.com. 19 June 2015. 8 August 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090557/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=50. 5 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: 2003 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH ALL-STAR ROSTER. profastpitch.com. 18 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618053853/http://profastpitch.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/STATISTICS%20FOLDER/TEAM%20NPF%20ARCHIVES/2003%20ALL%20STAR%20Roster.PDF. 18 June 2015. dead.

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