2003 National Pro Fastpitch season

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2003 NPF Season
League National Pro Fastpitch
Sport softball
DurationJune 5, 2003 - August 9, 2003
Number of games23, and 1 rainout
NPF seasons
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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).

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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

DateCityLocationTeamResultScore
June 7, 2003 [4]
Doubleheader		 Sacramento, CA Shea Stadium
(Sacramento State)		Northern California All-StarsW2-1
W7-2
June 15, 2003 [5] Minneapolis, MN Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
(Minnesota)		Minnesota All-StarsW8-0
June 18, 2003 [6] [7] Milwaukee, WI Helfaer Field Stratford Brakettes L5-2 (9 innings)
June 26, 2003 [8] Boulder, CO Stazio Field Independence Day All-StarsW2-0
June 28, 2003 [9] Westminster, CO Christopher Four PlexFort Collins Force/TC DiamondsW6-0 (No-hitter)
Northern Illinois Lightning (Elgin)W17-0 (4 innings, no-hitter)
June 29, 2003 [10] Fort Collins Triple Crown BuckaroosL1-0
Fort Collins Force/TC DiamondsW8-0 (Tournament Semifinal)
Fort Collins Triple Crown BuckaroosW9-1 (Tournament Final)
July 1, 2003 [11] Fort Collins, CO Triple Crown CenterTriple Crown StarsW6-3
July 6, 2003 [12] Chattanooga, TN Frost FieldEast Cobb BulletsW2-0
July 10, 2003 [13] Tempe, AZ Farrington Stadium
(Arizona State)		Arizona Majestic StarsW1-0 (9 innings)
July 11, 2003 [14] Tucson, AZ Hillenbrand Stadium (Arizona)Arizona Majestic StarsL2-1
July 25, 2003 [15] Akron, OH Firestone Stadium Ohio College StarsW5-1
July 26, 2003 [16] Stiles Women's Fastpitch League All-StarsW13-0
Ohio College StarsL1-0
July 29, 2003 [17]
doubleheader		 Lowell, MA Martin Softball FieldConnecticut ClassicsW4-0
W5-1
July 31, 2003 [6] [18]
doubleheader		 Stratford Brakettes L1-0
L2-0
August 5, 2003 [19] Klein, TX Collins FieldTexas All-StarsW5-0
August 7, 2003 [20] Sugar Land, TX Imperial ParkTexas All-StarsW4-0
August 8, 2003 Pasadena, TX Fairmont Park/Phelps FieldTexas All-StarsRained Out [21]

Roster

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

NamePositionCollegeHometown
Allison Andrade SS Arizona Morgan Hill, CA
Lauren Bauer OF Arizona Santa Ana, CA
Tarrah Beyster P Oregon State San Diego, CA
Shauna Briggs C/3B Texas Tech Sacramento, CA
Kara Brun INF Arizona State Glendale, AZ
Lindsey Collins C/OF Arizona Fountain Valley, CA
Danielle Cox OF Florida State Anniston, AL
Jaime Foutch 1B/OF Oklahoma State Edmond, OK
Erika Hanson OF/1B Arizona Thousand Oaks, CA
Lisa Iancin INF California Covina, CA
Amy Kyler P Cleveland State Marshallville, OH
Scia Maumausolo C/DH CSU Northridge San Diego, CA
Venus Taylor OF Western Illinois Quad Cities, IL

Head Coach Tim Kiernan

Assistant Coach Trina Salcido

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