2020 National Pro Fastpitch season explained

2020 NPF Season
Color:blue
Color Text:white
League:National Pro Fastpitch
Sport:softball
No Of Teams:5
Seasonslist:NPF Seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPF
Prevseason Year:2019
Nextseason Year:2021

The 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season was to be the 17th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the season was cancelled.

Summary

The 2020 season was expected to feature 5 teams with a new schedule format.[1] The California Commotion joined as an expansion side,[2] [3] while the Beijing Eagles and USSSA Pride departed the league.[4] [5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 16, the league postponed and later cancelled the 2020 NPF Draft and postponed the start of the season.[6] On March 31, the Aussie Peppers opted out of participating in the season due to the pandemic.[7] On April 13, the Canadian Wild became the second team to opt out of the season.[8] On May 15, the NPF officially cancelled the season.[9]

Planned teams

TeamCityStadium
Aussie PeppersNorth Mankato, MinnesotaCaswell Park Softball Complex
California CommotionNot announced
Canadian WildMarion, Illinois
Chicago BanditsRosemont, Illinois (Chicago area)Rosemont Stadium
Cleveland CometsTraveling team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch Announces New Schedule Format for 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111055534/https://profastpitch.com/national-pro-fastpitch-announces-new-schedule-format-for-2020/. usurped. November 11, 2019. National Pro Fastpitch. August 27, 2020.
  2. Web site: What The Addition Of The California Commotion Means For NPF. Kayla. Lombardo. November 14, 2019. Softball America.
  3. Web site: Commotion Leads National Pro Fastpitch Expansion to West Coast. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111153129/https://profastpitch.com/commotion-leads-national-pro-fastpitch-expansion-to-west-coast/. usurped. January 11, 2020. November 13, 2019. National Pro Fastpitch.
  4. Web site: Viera-based USSSA Pride depart from pro softball league. September 16, 2019. Hillard. Grossman. Dave. Berman. Florida Today.
  5. Web site: Chicago Bandits Look Forward to 2021 After 2020 Canceled. Dion. Martorano. May 26, 2020. Journal & Topics.
  6. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch Update. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420214425/https://profastpitch.com/national-pro-fastpitch-update/. usurped. April 20, 2020. March 16, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.
  7. Web site: COVID-19 Complications Sideline Aussie Peppers for 2020 NPF season. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420183758/https://profastpitch.com/covid-19-complications-sideline-aussie-peppers-for-2020-npf-season/. usurped. April 20, 2020. March 31, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.
  8. Web site: Canadian Wild Becomes Latest NPF to sit out 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420180947/https://profastpitch.com/canadian-wild-becomes-latest-npf-team-to-sit-out-2020/. usurped. April 20, 2020. April 13, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.
  9. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch Cancels 2020 Season due to COVID-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200517055700/https://profastpitch.com/national-pro-fastpitch-cancels-2020-season-due-to-covid-19/. usurped. May 17, 2020. May 15, 2020. National Pro Fastpitch.

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