Association of Fastpitch Professionals explained

Current Season:2024 Association of Fastpitch Professionals season
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Sport:Fastpitch softball
Founded:2023
Inaugural:2024[1]
Teams:4
Country:United States

Association of Fastpitch Professionals (AFP) is a professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States consisting of independent teams in collaboration to create a platform for competition at the highest level. The new league began its promotional campaign in 2023 and launched its first official season to begin June, 19 2024.[2]

The league is unrelated to the defunct league that used the names National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) along with 2021's Women's Professional Fastpitch, or the current Women's Professional Fastpitch.

Teams

Overview of Women's Professional Fastpitch teams
TeamCityStadiumJoinedHead coach
Oklahoma City SparkOklahoma City, OklahomaGerry Pinkston Stadium/
USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium
2024Amber Flores
New York RiseHempstead, New YorkBill Edwards Stadium2024Rodney McCray
Chattanooga SteamChattanooga, TennesseeFrost Stadium2024Marty McDaniel
Florida VibeBradenton, FloridaSCF Softball Complex2024Leah Amico

Championship Series

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Winning teamCoachSeriesLosing teamCoach
2024TBD

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New US professional softball league: Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) . softballamerica.com.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Association of Fastpitch Professionals . fastpitchprofessionals.com . May 8, 2024.