Premier Girls Fastpitch
Formation2009
HeadquartersHuntington Beach, California
LeaderDan Hay
Websitehttp://www.premiergirlsfastpitch.com

Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) is a national travel softball association. Teams compete in local, state, regional, and national tournaments. The national tournament is held every year in Huntington Beach, California, and consists of Premier and Platinum divisions.[1]

History

Premier Girls Fastpitch was founded in 2009[2] by Gary Haning and Dan Hay in Huntington Beach, California.[3] The premise of the organization was to compete with the Amateur Softball Association by having teams qualify for regional events as well as the National Championships, ultimately creating better competition for larger events.[3]

Divisions

At the national level, Premier Girls Fastpitch has two primary divisions: Premier and Platinum. The Premier Division is for top-level competition. Teams that enter the Premier division can expect to play against the best teams in the tournament. The Platinum Division is considered a stepping stone into the Premier Division. Teams wishing to improve that are not yet ready for Premier tend to enter the Platinum division. A third division, Regional, exists for teams that do not wish to play at the national level. The Regional division does not have sub-divisions, and instead, all teams are pooled together.[1]

PGF Premier National Championship Winners (2013-2021)

Year Team Location Head Coach
2013 So Cal Athletics[4] CA Bruce Richardson
2014 OC Batbusters-Haning[5] CA Mike Stith
2015 Firecrackers-Pasco/Guerra[6] CA Ben Pasco
2016 Firecrackers Rico[7] CA Tony Rico
2017 Salinas Storm Heen[8] CA Marc Kaiser
2018 Firecrackers North Thomas[9] CA Michael Thomas
2019 Athletics Mercado/Smith[10] CA Dave Mercado
No tournament due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Nebraska Gold[11] NE Beth Singleton

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier Girls Fastpitch". www.premiergirlsfastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ↑ USA, Perfect Game. "Premier Girls Fastpitch And Perfect Game Join Forces To Form PG Softball". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. 1 2 "Premier Girls Fastpitch continuing to grow in short time of existence". Cerritos Community News. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ↑ "2013 PGF Nationals Order of Finish 12u-18u | First Choice Softball". www.firstchoicesoftball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. ↑ "Premier Girls Fastpitch". www.premiergirlsfastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  6. ↑ "Premier Girls Fastpitch". www.premiergirlsfastpitch.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  7. ↑ "PGF Nationals 18U Premier Champions Firecrackers Rico - FloSoftball". www.flosoftball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  8. ↑ "Salinas Storm-Heen Win 18U PGF Platinum National Championship - FloSoftball". www.flosoftball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  9. ↑ "Local softball team wins national 18U championship". Elk Grove Citizen. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  10. ↑ "Athletics Mercado/Smith Capture 2019 PGF 18U Premier Championship - FloSoftball". www.flosoftball.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  11. ↑ Grell, Clark. "Nebraska Gold softball team wins PGF national championship behind walk-off hit, Bahl's 20 Ks". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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