2021 National Pro Fastpitch season explained

2021 NPF Season
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League:National Pro Fastpitch
Sport:softball
No Of Teams:5
Seasonslist:NPF Seasons
Seasonslistnames:NPF
Prevseason Year:2020

The 2021 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.

It was supposed to be the return of the league following the cancellation of the 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] However, due to the continuation of the pandemic, combined with the unavailability of home venues for the league’s member teams, continued COVID-19 protocols and quarantine requirements imposed on international teams who also field teams in the league, as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics, which would already shorten the season further, the decision was made to cancel the 2021 season as well.[2] [3] [4] Later into 2021 the league folded, making the 2019 season the last season to have featured play.

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 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.
  2. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch cancels 2021 season. December 3, 2020. Justin. MacLeod. Justin's World. December 7, 2020. December 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203163510/https://justinsworldsb.com/2020/12/03/national-pro-fastpitch-cancels-2021-season/. dead.
  3. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch to sit out 2021 season. December 3, 2020. Ballpark Digest.
  4. Web site: National Pro Fastpitch suspends 2021 season. Todd. Hefferman. December 3, 2020. The Southern Illinoisan.