Women's Professional Fastpitch
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Women's Professional Fastpitch season
SportFastpitch softball
FoundedOctober 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)[1]
CommissionerLauren Chamberlain[2]
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States
Headquarters4801 Gaillardia Parkway[3]
Oklahoma City
Most recent
champion(s)
Texas Smoke
Most titlesTexas Smoke
(1 title)
Official websitewprofastpitch.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[4] and launched its first official season in June 2023.[5][6][7]

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.

Teams

Team City Stadium Joined Head coach
Oklahoma City Spark Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gerry Pinkston Stadium/
USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium
2023 Amber Flores
Smash It Sports Vipers Oxford, Alabama Choccolocco Park 2022 Gerry Glasco
Texas Smoke Austin, Texas Tornado Softball Field 2023 Tori Tyson
USSSA Pride Viera, Florida USSSA Space Coast Complex 2022 Kelly Kretschman


Championship Series

Season Winning Team Coach Series Losing Team Coach
2023 Texas Smoke Tori Tyson 2–0 USSSA Pride Kelly Kretschman

See also

References

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