Women's Professional Fastpitch

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Women's Professional Fastpitch
Current season, competition or edition:
Softball current event.svg 2024 Women's Professional Fastpitch season
Women's Professional Fastpitch Logo.png
Sport Fastpitch softball
FoundedOctober 14, 2021;2 years ago (2021-10-14) [1]
No. of teams2
CountryUnited States
Headquarters4801 Gaillardia Parkway [2]
Oklahoma City
Most recent
champion(s)		 Texas Smoke
Most titles Texas Smoke
(1 title)
Official website wprofastpitch.com

Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) is a professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. The new league began its promotional campaign in 2021 [3] and launched its first official season in June 2023. [4] [5] [6] In 2024 they lost two teams, but added two new teams in Mexico and new team in Texas. [7]

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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 Women's Professional Fastpitch. Not to be confused with a new competing league, the Association of Fastpitch Professionals.

Teams

Current Women's Professional Fastpitch teams
TeamCityStadiumJoinedHead coach
Smash It Sports Vipers Oxford, Alabama Choccolocco Park 2022 Gerry Glasco
Texas Smoke Austin, Texas Tornado Softball Field 2023Tori Tyson
Tidal Wave Corpus Christi, Texas 2024Blake Miller
Former Women's Professional Fastpitch teams
TeamCityStadiumJoinedLeftReason
Oklahoma City Spark Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium 20232024Joined AFP
USSSA Pride Viera, Florida USSSA Space Coast Complex 20222024Declined to continue participation / Folded

Championship Series

Championship Series history
SeasonWinning teamCoachSeriesLosing teamCoach
2023 Texas Smoke Tori Tyson2–0 USSSA Pride Kelly Kretschman

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References

  1. ↑ "New US professional softball league: Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF)". World Baseball Softball Confederation . Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Contact WPF". Women's Professional Fastpitch. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Protect Her Dream". youtube.com. Women's Professional Fastpitch. 29 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch Kicks Off In June 2022". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ↑ "USSSA partners with USA Softball to launch new women's professional softball league". Florida Today. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ↑ "FAQ". WPF. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/CBTidalWave
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