California Commotion | |
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Information | |
League | National Pro Fastpitch |
Location | California |
Founded | 2020 |
Ownership | Damon Zumwalt |
Coach | Kirk Walker |
The California Commotion were a professional women's softball team based in California. They were founded in 2019 as part of National Pro Fastpitch to be an expansion club for the 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season. [1]
Their introduction made them the first West Coast-based team in the league since 2005, when the California Sunbirds left the league. [2] The club planned to prioritize West Coast players in their roster. On November 17, 2019, Kirk Walker was named head coach and assistant general manager of the team. [2] The team would not have a home field for the 2020 season, and instead would play games throughout the state, although their main team base would be in Los Angeles. [3]
Their debut was delayed indefinitely as the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] [5] On August 1, 2021, the league announced that, due to a lack of revenue after cancelling the previous two seasons, it would be suspending operations. As a result, the California Commotion never played a game. [6]