2022 WPF season
LeagueWomen's Professional Fastpitch
SportFastpitch softball
DurationJune 14, 2022 – August 6, 2022
Number of teams2
Exhibition season

The 2022 WPF season was the first season of operation of the Women's Professional Fastpitch. Two WPF teams competed in an exhibition season:Smash It Sports Vipers and USSSA Pride.

League Business

On April 11, 2022, SmashIt Sports Vipers named Don DeDonatis Sr. their general manager.[1]

On April 20, 2022, the Vipers named Gerry Glasco their head coach.[2]

WPF draft

The 2022 WPF college draft took place on May 20, 2022.[3] The Vipers and Pride each drafted six eligible college players.

# Denotes player who has not played in the WPF
# Player Pos WPF Team College Signed
1 Jocelyn Alo UT SmashIt Sports Vipers Oklahoma Signed June 13, 2022 [4]
2 Georgina Corrick # P USSSA Pride USF  
3 Mary Iakopo C/1B SmashIt Sports Vipers Texas Signed June 13, 2022 [5]
4 Keely Rochard P USSSA Pride VT Signed June 9, 2022 [6]
5 Gianna Mancha P SmashIt Sports Vipers UCF Signed June 7, 2022 [7]
6 Danielle Watson # P USSSA Pride FSU  
7 Annie Willis P SmashIt Sports Vipers Mississippi State Signed June 7, 2022 [8]
8 Delanie Wisz IF USSSA Pride UCLA Signed June 15, 2022 [9]
9 Shelbi Sunseri P SmashIt Sports Vipers LSU Signed June 7, 2022 [10]
10 Taylor Ellsworth C/UT USSSA Pride Arkansas Signed June 8, 2022 [11]
11 Melissa Mayeux UT SmashIt Sports Vipers ULL Signed May 31, 2022[12]
12 Casidy Chaumont OF USSSA Pride Mizzou Signed June 7, 2022 [13]

Free agency

Among signed players returning to the USSSA Pride for 2022 are Hayley Cruse Mitchell, Jessica Warren, Jailyn Ford, Shelby Pendley, Odicci Alexander, and Chelsea Goodacre.[14]

The table below shows the signings of free agent for the 2022 season.

Date Player Team
April 5, 2022Samantha Show[15]USSSA Pride
April 7, 2022Amber Fiser[16]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 8, 2022Delaney Spaulding[17]USSSA Pride
April 8, 2022Kate Gordon Short[18]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 9, 2022Morgan Howe[19]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 10, 2022Taran Alvelo[20]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 11, 2022Ali Aguilar[21]USSSA Pride
April 12, 2022Chelsea Gonzales[22]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 13, 2022Suzy Brookshire[23]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 14, 2022Sami Fagan[24]USSSA Pride
April 15, 2022Tatyana Forbes[25]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 18, 2022Abbey Cheek[26]USSSA Pride
April 21, 2022Ciara Bryan[27]SmashIt Sports Vipers
April 24, 2022Alissa Dalton[28]SmashIt Sports Vipers
May 10, 2022Fa Leilua[29]SmashIt Sports Vipers
May 13, 2022Ellen Roberts[30]USSSA Pride
June 1, 2022Kayla Wedl[31]USSSA Pride
June 17, 2022Hope Trautwein[32]USSSA Pride

Standings

League standings

Source:[33]

Team GP W L Pct. GB L10 STRK RS RA DIFF
USSSA Pride 29 19 10 .655 - 6-4 L1 144 70 +74
Smash It Sports Vipers 30 17 13 .567 2.5 6-4 W3 144 99 +45

Schedule

Source: https://www.ballclubz.com/wpf

2022 Exhibition Season
DateVisitorScoreHomeVenueNotesRef
June 14SIS Vipers (1-0)9-5USSSA Pride (0-1)SMSD (Shawnee Mission School District, KS) [Game 1]
June 16Alliance5-7SIS Vipers (2-0) [Game 2]
HFL0-6USSSA Pride(1-1) [Game 3]
June 17HFL4-11SIS Vipers (3-0) [Game 4]
Alliance0-5USSSA Pride (2-1) [Game 5]
June 22SIS Vipers (3-1)1-2USSSA Pride (3-1)USSSA Space Coast Stadium - Viera, FL [Game 6]
June 23Florida Vibe8-10SIS Vipers (4-1) [Game 7]
June 24Florida Vibe6-7USSSA Pride (4-1) [Game 8]
June 25Florida Vibe3-4SIS Vipers (5-1) [Game 9]
June 26USSSA Pride (4-2)2-3SIS Vipers (6-1) [Game 10]
June 27SIS Vipers (6-2)0-1USSSA Pride (5-2) [Game 11]
June 28USSSA Pride' (6-2)4-0SIS Vipers (6-3) [Game 12]
June 29SIS Vipers (6-4)2-4USSSA Pride (7-2) [Game 13]
June 30SIS VipersUSSSA Pride[Game 14]
July 3Team MexicoUSSSA Pride[Game 15]
Team Mexico 20220-17SIS Vipers (7-4) [Game 16]
Team Mexico 20220-8SIS Vipers (8-4) [Game 17]
July 4Team Mexico 20220-9SIS Vipers (9-4) [Game 18]
July 5Australia3-10USSSA Pride (8-2)Choccolocco Park, Oxford, AL [Game 19]
Japan4-0USSSA Pride (8-3) [Game 20]
July 6USSSA Pride (9-3)8-0Australia [Game 21]
USSSA Pride (9-4)1-2USA [Game 22]
July 12SIS Vipers (10-4)4-1USSSA Pride (9-5)Bosse Field Evansville, IN [Game 23]
July 13USSSA Pride (10-5)10-2SIS Vipers (10-5) [Game 24]
July 14SIS Vipers (10-6)0-9USSSA Pride (11-5) [Game 25]
July 17USSSA PrideSIS VipersSMSDCanceled (COVID)[34][Game 26]
July 18SIS Vipers (10-7)1-4USSSA Pride (12-5) [Game 27]
July 19USSSA Pride (12-6)0-2SIS Vipers (11-7)KC Youth Academy [Game 28]
July 21SIS Vipers (11-8)1-3USSSA Pride (13-6)Louisville Slugger Sports Complex - Peoria, IL [Game 29]
July 22USSSA Pride (14-6)7-3SIS Vipers (11-9) [Game 30]
July 23SIS Vipers (11-10)0-5USSSA Pride (15-6) [Game 31]
July 25USSSA Pride (15-7)1-4SIS Vipers (12-10)Bittinger Stadium West Lafayette, IN [Game 32]
July 26SIS Vipers (12-11)2-3USSSA Pride (16-7) [Game 33]
July 27USSSA Pride (17-7)5-1SIS Vipers (12-12) [Game 34]
August 1CCSLFlorida VibeUSSSA Space Coast Stadium - Viera, FL[Game 35]
SIS Vipers (13-12)13-4USSSA Pride (17-8) [Game 36]
August 2CCSL0-6SIS Vipers (14-12) [Game 37]
August 3CCSL0-22USSSA Pride (18-8)[Game 38]
Florida Vibe13-4SIS Vipers (14-13) [Game 39]
August 4S & S Sports0-13SIS Vipers (15-13)[Game 40]
Florida Vibe1-0USSSA Pride (18-9) [Game 41]
August 5Florida Vibe2-5SIS Vipers (16-13)[Game 42]
S & S Sports0-12USSSA Pride (19-9) [Game 43]
August 6S & S Sports0-8Florida Vibe[Game 44]
SIS Vipers (17-13)6-3USSSA Pride (19-10) [Game 45]

Statistical Leaders

Stat Leader Team Total
Batting Average[35] Ali Aguilar USSSA Pride .383
Stolen Bases[36] Tatyana Forbes SIS Vipers 12
ERA[37] Annie Willis SIS Vipers 2.06
Strikeouts[38] Keely Rochard USSSA Pride 45
Home Runs[39] Abbey Cheek USSSA Pride 8

References

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  2. ↑ "The Vipers name Gerry Glasco as Head Coach for the 2022 season". Instagram. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "WPF Drafts 12 in its Inaugural College Draft". WPF. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "𝙒𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙥...🏆The Vipers sign NCAA Career Home Run Record Holder, 2x University of Oklahoma National Champion, 2x NCAA Player of the Year, and 2022 WCWS Most Outstanding Player... Jocelyn Alo!"". Instagram. June 13, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "SIGNED ✍️ Fresh off the WCWS stage. The Vipers lock in catcher from Texas and draftee, Mary Iakopo!"". Instagram. June 13, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "SIGNED ✍️ The USSSA Pride sign a pitcher out of Virginia Tech, Keely Rochard."". Instagram. June 9, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "SIGNED! ✍️ The Smash It Sports Vipers have marked pitcher and draftee, Gianna Mancha out of the University of Central Florida."". Instagram. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "SIGNED! ✍️ The Smash It Sports Vipers stamp LSU pitcher, Shelbi Sunseri to the 2022 roster."". Instagram. June 7, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Women's Professional Fastpitch (@wprofastpitch) on Instagram: "Another draftee to the league!✍️The Pride sign post-season standout and catcher from UCLA, Delanie Wisz!"". Instagram. June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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  37. ↑ "Earned, not given 🙅‍♀️". Instagram. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  38. ↑ "True to this, not new to this 😤". Instagram. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  39. ↑ "The Champ is here! 🤩 Congrats to the first-ever WPF Home Run Champion, Abbey Cheek! 💣". Instagram. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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