2017 NPF Season | |
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League | National Pro Fastpitch |
Sport | softball |
Duration | June 1, 2017 – August 20, 2017 |
Number of teams | 6 |
2017 NPF Draft | |
Top draft pick |
Jessica Burroughs P FSU |
Picked by | USSSA Pride |
Regular Season | |
Regular Season Championship Cup | USSSA Pride |
Player of the Year |
Kelly Kretschman USSSA Pride |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Kelly Kretschman USSSA Pride |
Pitcher of the Year |
Monica Abbott Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Gold Glove Award |
Chelsea Goodacre USSSA Pride |
Cowles Cup | |
Champions | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Runners-up | USSSA Pride |
Finals MVP | Monica Abbott Scrap Yard Dawgs |
The 2017 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 14th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
The Dallas Charge announced that they would be relocating to San Marcos, Texas and changing their name to the Texas Charge. [1]
On January 16, 2017, the NPF announced that the ownership of the Pennsylvania Rebellion would be dissolving the team, effective immediately. All Rebellion players under contract were granted free agency. [2]
On February 1, the Village of Rosemont announced it would be assuming ownership of the Bandits from previous owner Bill Sokolis. The transaction included a $50,000 licensing fee paid to the NPF. Rosemont employee Toni Calmeyn will take over as general manager and will hire a new head coach. [3]
Later in February Softball Australia and NPF announced an agreement that will allow at least eight players from the Australia women's national softball team to play for the Bandits. This will increase the NPF's international profile, and allow the Australian players to compete against top-level talent. [4]
On May 2, 2017, NPF announced the addition of an expansion team, Beijing Shougang Eagles. Its roster is to be populated with members of China women's national softball team and selected American players. For 2017, the home half Beijing's schedule will be played in the home venues of the other NPF teams. Beijing is expected to announce an permanent US home location in the future. [5]
At the Pride's first home game at Space Coast Stadium, they announced that legendary pitcher Cat Osterman's jersey number 8 had been retired, commemorating it with a banner on the outfield fence. [6]
On July 26, Brittany Mack-Oakes threw a no-hitter, beating the Eagles 6-1. [7]
Monica Abbott threw the first no-hitter in Scrap Yard Dawgs' history on August 2, striking out 18. It was her fourth professional no-hitter. [8]
NPF held its annual winter meetings in Nashville from January 18–20, 2016. The following announcements were released after the meetings: [9]
Team | City | Stadium | Coaches |
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Akron Racers | Akron, Ohio | Firestone Stadium | Head Coach:
Charlotte Morgan Assistants: Alison Owen |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | Various | Various | Head Coach:
Teresa Wilson Assistants: Breanne Lewis, Thomas Hazelhurst |
Chicago Bandits | Rosemont, Illinois ( Chicago Area) | Ballpark at Rosemont | Head Coach:
Sharonda McDonald Assistant: Kyla Holas, Annie Smith |
Texas Charge | San Marcos, Texas | Bobcat Softball Stadium | Head Coach:
Roman Foore Assistant: Jessica Rogers, Penny Foore |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | Woodlands, TX ( Houston Area) | Scrap Yard Sports Complex | Head Coach:
Gerry Glasco Assistants: Jimmy Kolaitis, Joe Guthrie |
USSSA Florida Pride | Melbourne, Florida | Space Coast Stadium | Head Coach:
Lonni Alameda Assistants: Travis Wilson, Craig Snider |
The 2017 NPF College Draft will be the 14th annual collegiate draft for NPF.
The Dallas Charge hired Scott Smith as their general manager. Smith is the founder of the Texas Bombers, a softball organization with hundreds of players nationwide. [23]
USSSA purchased Space Coast Stadium and announced renovations to make it a center for amateur softball and baseball with 15 fields. The Pride announced it would be their new home stadium, beginning in 2017. [24]
The Pride announced that former player and assistant coach Megan Willis was promoted to assistant general manager. [25]
Team | GP | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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USSSA Pride | 49 | 40 | 9 | .816 | - |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | 9 |
Akron Racers | 50 | 26 | 24 | .520 | 14.5 |
Chicago Bandits | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 | 15.0 |
Texas Charge | 50 | 22 | 28 | .440 | 18.5 |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | 47 | 3 | 44 | .064 | 36.0 |
2017 NPF Records | ||||||
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Team | Racers | Eagles | Bandits | Dawgs | Charge | Pride |
Akron Racers | — | 10-0 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 1-9 |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | 0-10 | — | 0-9 | 0-9 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Chicago Bandits | 5-5 | 9-0 | — | 3-7 | 6-4 | 2-8 |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 6-4 | 9-0 | 7-3 | — | 7-3 | 2-8 |
Texas Charge | 4-6 | 8-2 | 4-6 | 3-7 | — | 3-7 |
USSSA Florida Pride | 9-1 | 8-1 | 8-2 | 8-2 | 7-3 | — |
Legend | |
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Protest/Halted Game | |
Postponement | |
Bold | Winning team |
The 2017 NPF Championship was held at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. on the LSU campus from August 17–20. This was the first time this venue has been selected for the NPF Championship. [91]
The Pride and Dawgs both swept their semifinal series 2 games to 0, against the Bandits and Racers, respectively. USSSA was able to beat Monica Abbott in game one of the final series. [92] However, on the second day, Abbott pitched two complete games to clinch the championship for the Dawgs. [93] Abbott was named MVP of the championship. [94]
NPF Semifinals | NPF Championship | ||||||||
1 | USSSA | 2 | |||||||
4 | Chicago | 0 | |||||||
1 | USSSA | 1 | |||||||
2 | Scrap Yard | 2 | |||||||
2 | Scrap Yard | 2 | |||||||
3 | Akron | 0 |
2017 NPF Semifinals USSSA Pride defeat Chicago Bandits, 2-0 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (USSSA–CHI) |
1 | Aug. 17 | USSSA Pride 4, Chicago Bandits 1 | Keilani Ricketts | Jordan Taylor | Kaia Parnaby | Sierra Romero [95] | 597 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 18 | USSSA Pride 3, Chicago Bandits 1 | Angel Bunner | - | Shelby Turnier | Lauren Chamberlain [96] | 1619 | 2-0 |
2017 NPF Semifinals Scrap Yard Dawgs defeat Akron Racers, 2-0 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (SY–AKR) |
1 | Aug. 17 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 4, Akron Racers 1 | Monica Abbott | - | Jailyn Ford | Monica Abbott [97] | 597 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 18 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 4, Akron Racers 3 | Monica Abbott | - | Megan Betsa | Nerissa Myers [98] | 896 | 2-0 |
2017 NPF Championship Series Scrap Yard Dawgs defeat USSSA Pride, 2-1 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (USSSA-SY) |
1 | Aug. 19 | USSSA Pride 5, Scrap Yard Dawgs 0 | Jolene Henderson | - | Monica Abbott | Jolene Henderson [99] | 1741 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 20 | USSSA Pride 0, Scrap Yard Dawgs 2 | Monica Abbott | - | Keilani Ricketts | Monica Abbott [100] | 1086 | 1-1 |
3 | Aug. 20 | USSSA Pride 2, Scrap Yard Dawgs 5 | Monica Abbott | - | Angel Bunner | Monica Abbott [101] | 1086 | 1-2 |
Team | Top Batter | Stats. |
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Scrap Yard Dawgs | Kasey Cooper | 1-3 3 RBIs HR BB |
USSSA Pride | Megan Wiggins | 1-3 RBI HR K |
Team | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Scrap Yard Dawgs | Monica Abbott (W) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
USSSA Pride | Kelsey Nunley | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
USSSA Pride | Angel Bunner (L) | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
USSSA Pride | Jordan Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 NPF Championship Series MVP | ||
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Player | Club | Stats. |
Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | 4-1 56 Ks 1.45 ERA SH 0.65 WHIP (15 Hs+4 BBs/29.0 IP) [102] |
Source: http://npf.805stats.com/leaderboard.php
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Week | Offensive Player of the Week | Pitcher of the Week | Rookie of the Week | |||||||
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Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | ||
1 | June 1–11 [103] | Sammy Marshall | Chicago Bandits | SB:2;BA:.667;4 of 5 multi-hit games; 9 singles 1 double 1 triple 1 home run; Led NPF in batting average, runs scored, hits and total bases | Ally Carda | Texas Charge | W/L: 2-0 ERA:0.62 K:11 BB:1 6 shutout innings in NPF debut | Xi Kai Lin | Beijing Shougang Eagles | BA:.625 OBP:.700 |
2 | June 12–18 [104] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride | BA: .625, OBP: .750, R:2, 2B:1, HR:1, RBI:4 | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge | W-L: 2-0 with a complete game shutout. ERA: 0.82, K: 26 | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | 2B:2, 3B:1, HR:1, SB:1, BA:.474, R:9, RBI:5 |
3 | June 19–25 [105] | Kiki Stokes | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA:.875, OBP:.889, SLG:1.875, 2B:2, HR:2, R:5, RBI:5 | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | ERA: 0.00, K:18, CG ShO | Megan Betsa | Akron Racers | 1st NPF win, IP:7, H:1 |
4 | June 26-July 2 | Lauren Haeger | Texas Charge | SLG:1.267, RBI:6, HR:4 | Jailyn Ford | Akron Racers | 6 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, OppBA: .100 | Nicole Schroeder | Akron Racers | BA:.333 XBH:3 HR:2 SLG:.800 |
5 | July 3-July 9 | Shellie Robinson | Akron Racers | BA:.636, OBP:.643, RBI:6, SB:2, R:5, SLG: 1.091 | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge | Two complete-game shutouts, W-L:2-0, ERA: 0.00, IP:14, K:19, BB:0 | Allexis Bennett | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .571, SLG: .857, OBP: .600, RBI:4 |
6 | July 10–16 [106] | Ashley Thomas | Akron Racers | R:7, RBI:6, 1st in the league in hits, runs, triples, total bases and RBIs | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W-L:3-0, K:30, 2 1-hitters | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | BA: .364, SLG: 1.091, 3B, HR:2 |
7 | July 17–23 [107] | Brittany Cervantes | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .769 avg, OBP: .800, led league in avg, obp, hits, doubles, total bases, and fewest strikeouts | Nicole Ries | Texas Charge | IP: 9, ER: 0, R: 0, OBA: .156 BB: 0, HBP: 0, K: 7 | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | BA: .455, H: 10, SB:3, R:5 |
8 | July 24–30 [108] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA: .616, SLG: 1.000, OBP: .643, R:4, RBI:4 | Brittany Mack-Oates | Texas Charge | Pitched a no-hitter, W-L:1-0, IP:10, ERA: 0.00, H: 0, K: 0 | Kasey Cooper | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .571, OBP: .667, R: 7, RBI: 5, led league in runs scored, walks, and on-base percentage; top 5 in hits, doubles, and batting average. |
9 | July 31-August 6 [109] | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA: .545, HR: 3, 2B: 2, SLG: 1.545, OBP: .583. R: 7, RBI: 8, | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Pitched a no-hitter; K: 18, G: 1, led or tied for the lead in ERA, shutouts, complete games, runs allowed, strike outs, hits allowed, and opposing batting average. | Wang Bei | Beijing Shougang Eagles | BA: .462, OBP: .533, led all rookies in
batting average, hits, obp, sac bunts, walks, and triples |
10 | August 7–13 [110] | Megan Wiggins | USSSA Florida Pride | BA: .462, OBP: .517, SLG: .846, HR: 2, 3B: 2, R: 8, RBI: 9, led league in runs scored, hits, RBIs, triples, home runs (tied for 1st), and total bases.
top 5 in avg, slg, obp, and walks. |
Kaia Parnaby | Chicago Bandits | In 3 appearances, IP: 11, W-L:2-0, R: 1, H: 6, K: 11, OBA: .150 top
5 in era, opp avg, strikeouts, wins and total runs allowed. |
Li Qi | Beijing Shougang Eagles | Complete game, R:1, BB: 1, K: 4, OBA: .222 |
The NPF's annual awards and All-NPF Team were announced at its league banquet, held August 16 at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, LA. [111] Kelly Kretschman won her third consecutive Player of the Year award, hitting a league-record .500. Monica Abbott won her sixth overall Pitcher of the Year award. A new award, Umpire of the Year, was presented for the first time.
The 2017 winners:
Award | Player | Team |
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Player of the Year Award | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher of the Year | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Gold Glove Presented by Rawlings | Chelsea Goodacre | USSSA Pride |
Best Offensive Performance | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Rookie of the Year | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Rally Spikes Award [note 1] | Taylor Gadbois | Texas Charge |
Home Run Award [note 2] | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride |
Jennie Finch Award [note 3] | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Regular Season Championship Cup [note 4] | USSSA Florida Pride | |
Coaching Staff of the Year | Lonni Alameda, Craig Snider, Travis Wilson | USSSA Florida Pride |
Umpire of the Year | Craig Hyde |
2017 All-NPF Team | ||
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Position | Name | Team |
Catcher | Chelsea Goodacre | USSSA Pride |
First base | Hallie Wilson | USSSA Pride |
Second base | Emily Carosone | Chicago Bandits |
Third base | Natalie Hernandez | Chicago Bandits |
Shortstop | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Taylor Gadbois | Texas Charge |
Outfield | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Designated player | Lauren Haeger | Texas Charge |
At Large | AJ Andrews | Akron Racers |
At Large | Allexis Bennett | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
At Large | Brittany Cervantes | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
At Large | Sahvanna Jaquish | Chicago Bandits |
At Large | Shellie Robinson | Akron Racers |
At Large | Sierra Romero | USSSA Pride |
At Large | Nadia Taylor | Texas Charge |
Pitcher | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Pitcher | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge |
Pitcher | Keilani Ricketts | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher | Jordan Taylor | USSSA Pride |
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2017 NPF Season | |
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League | National Pro Fastpitch |
Sport | softball |
Duration | June 1, 2017 – August 20, 2017 |
Number of teams | 6 |
2017 NPF Draft | |
Top draft pick |
Jessica Burroughs P FSU |
Picked by | USSSA Pride |
Regular Season | |
Regular Season Championship Cup | USSSA Pride |
Player of the Year |
Kelly Kretschman USSSA Pride |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Kelly Kretschman USSSA Pride |
Pitcher of the Year |
Monica Abbott Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Gold Glove Award |
Chelsea Goodacre USSSA Pride |
Cowles Cup | |
Champions | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Runners-up | USSSA Pride |
Finals MVP | Monica Abbott Scrap Yard Dawgs |
The 2017 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 14th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
The Dallas Charge announced that they would be relocating to San Marcos, Texas and changing their name to the Texas Charge. [1]
On January 16, 2017, the NPF announced that the ownership of the Pennsylvania Rebellion would be dissolving the team, effective immediately. All Rebellion players under contract were granted free agency. [2]
On February 1, the Village of Rosemont announced it would be assuming ownership of the Bandits from previous owner Bill Sokolis. The transaction included a $50,000 licensing fee paid to the NPF. Rosemont employee Toni Calmeyn will take over as general manager and will hire a new head coach. [3]
Later in February Softball Australia and NPF announced an agreement that will allow at least eight players from the Australia women's national softball team to play for the Bandits. This will increase the NPF's international profile, and allow the Australian players to compete against top-level talent. [4]
On May 2, 2017, NPF announced the addition of an expansion team, Beijing Shougang Eagles. Its roster is to be populated with members of China women's national softball team and selected American players. For 2017, the home half Beijing's schedule will be played in the home venues of the other NPF teams. Beijing is expected to announce an permanent US home location in the future. [5]
At the Pride's first home game at Space Coast Stadium, they announced that legendary pitcher Cat Osterman's jersey number 8 had been retired, commemorating it with a banner on the outfield fence. [6]
On July 26, Brittany Mack-Oakes threw a no-hitter, beating the Eagles 6-1. [7]
Monica Abbott threw the first no-hitter in Scrap Yard Dawgs' history on August 2, striking out 18. It was her fourth professional no-hitter. [8]
NPF held its annual winter meetings in Nashville from January 18–20, 2016. The following announcements were released after the meetings: [9]
Team | City | Stadium | Coaches |
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Akron Racers | Akron, Ohio | Firestone Stadium | Head Coach:
Charlotte Morgan Assistants: Alison Owen |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | Various | Various | Head Coach:
Teresa Wilson Assistants: Breanne Lewis, Thomas Hazelhurst |
Chicago Bandits | Rosemont, Illinois ( Chicago Area) | Ballpark at Rosemont | Head Coach:
Sharonda McDonald Assistant: Kyla Holas, Annie Smith |
Texas Charge | San Marcos, Texas | Bobcat Softball Stadium | Head Coach:
Roman Foore Assistant: Jessica Rogers, Penny Foore |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | Woodlands, TX ( Houston Area) | Scrap Yard Sports Complex | Head Coach:
Gerry Glasco Assistants: Jimmy Kolaitis, Joe Guthrie |
USSSA Florida Pride | Melbourne, Florida | Space Coast Stadium | Head Coach:
Lonni Alameda Assistants: Travis Wilson, Craig Snider |
The 2017 NPF College Draft will be the 14th annual collegiate draft for NPF.
The Dallas Charge hired Scott Smith as their general manager. Smith is the founder of the Texas Bombers, a softball organization with hundreds of players nationwide. [23]
USSSA purchased Space Coast Stadium and announced renovations to make it a center for amateur softball and baseball with 15 fields. The Pride announced it would be their new home stadium, beginning in 2017. [24]
The Pride announced that former player and assistant coach Megan Willis was promoted to assistant general manager. [25]
Team | GP | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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USSSA Pride | 49 | 40 | 9 | .816 | - |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 49 | 31 | 18 | .633 | 9 |
Akron Racers | 50 | 26 | 24 | .520 | 14.5 |
Chicago Bandits | 49 | 25 | 24 | .510 | 15.0 |
Texas Charge | 50 | 22 | 28 | .440 | 18.5 |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | 47 | 3 | 44 | .064 | 36.0 |
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Team | Racers | Eagles | Bandits | Dawgs | Charge | Pride |
Akron Racers | — | 10-0 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 6-4 | 1-9 |
Beijing Shougang Eagles | 0-10 | — | 0-9 | 0-9 | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Chicago Bandits | 5-5 | 9-0 | — | 3-7 | 6-4 | 2-8 |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 6-4 | 9-0 | 7-3 | — | 7-3 | 2-8 |
Texas Charge | 4-6 | 8-2 | 4-6 | 3-7 | — | 3-7 |
USSSA Florida Pride | 9-1 | 8-1 | 8-2 | 8-2 | 7-3 | — |
Legend | |
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Protest/Halted Game | |
Postponement | |
Bold | Winning team |
The 2017 NPF Championship was held at Tiger Park in Baton Rouge, La. on the LSU campus from August 17–20. This was the first time this venue has been selected for the NPF Championship. [91]
The Pride and Dawgs both swept their semifinal series 2 games to 0, against the Bandits and Racers, respectively. USSSA was able to beat Monica Abbott in game one of the final series. [92] However, on the second day, Abbott pitched two complete games to clinch the championship for the Dawgs. [93] Abbott was named MVP of the championship. [94]
NPF Semifinals | NPF Championship | ||||||||
1 | USSSA | 2 | |||||||
4 | Chicago | 0 | |||||||
1 | USSSA | 1 | |||||||
2 | Scrap Yard | 2 | |||||||
2 | Scrap Yard | 2 | |||||||
3 | Akron | 0 |
2017 NPF Semifinals USSSA Pride defeat Chicago Bandits, 2-0 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (USSSA–CHI) |
1 | Aug. 17 | USSSA Pride 4, Chicago Bandits 1 | Keilani Ricketts | Jordan Taylor | Kaia Parnaby | Sierra Romero [95] | 597 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 18 | USSSA Pride 3, Chicago Bandits 1 | Angel Bunner | - | Shelby Turnier | Lauren Chamberlain [96] | 1619 | 2-0 |
2017 NPF Semifinals Scrap Yard Dawgs defeat Akron Racers, 2-0 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (SY–AKR) |
1 | Aug. 17 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 4, Akron Racers 1 | Monica Abbott | - | Jailyn Ford | Monica Abbott [97] | 597 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 18 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 4, Akron Racers 3 | Monica Abbott | - | Megan Betsa | Nerissa Myers [98] | 896 | 2-0 |
2017 NPF Championship Series Scrap Yard Dawgs defeat USSSA Pride, 2-1 | ||||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Attendance | Series (USSSA-SY) |
1 | Aug. 19 | USSSA Pride 5, Scrap Yard Dawgs 0 | Jolene Henderson | - | Monica Abbott | Jolene Henderson [99] | 1741 | 1-0 |
2 | Aug. 20 | USSSA Pride 0, Scrap Yard Dawgs 2 | Monica Abbott | - | Keilani Ricketts | Monica Abbott [100] | 1086 | 1-1 |
3 | Aug. 20 | USSSA Pride 2, Scrap Yard Dawgs 5 | Monica Abbott | - | Angel Bunner | Monica Abbott [101] | 1086 | 1-2 |
Team | Top Batter | Stats. |
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Scrap Yard Dawgs | Kasey Cooper | 1-3 3 RBIs HR BB |
USSSA Pride | Megan Wiggins | 1-3 RBI HR K |
Team | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Scrap Yard Dawgs | Monica Abbott (W) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
USSSA Pride | Kelsey Nunley | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
USSSA Pride | Angel Bunner (L) | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
USSSA Pride | Jordan Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2017 NPF Championship Series MVP | ||
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Player | Club | Stats. |
Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | 4-1 56 Ks 1.45 ERA SH 0.65 WHIP (15 Hs+4 BBs/29.0 IP) [102] |
Source: http://npf.805stats.com/leaderboard.php
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Week | Offensive Player of the Week | Pitcher of the Week | Rookie of the Week | |||||||
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Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | ||
1 | June 1–11 [103] | Sammy Marshall | Chicago Bandits | SB:2;BA:.667;4 of 5 multi-hit games; 9 singles 1 double 1 triple 1 home run; Led NPF in batting average, runs scored, hits and total bases | Ally Carda | Texas Charge | W/L: 2-0 ERA:0.62 K:11 BB:1 6 shutout innings in NPF debut | Xi Kai Lin | Beijing Shougang Eagles | BA:.625 OBP:.700 |
2 | June 12–18 [104] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride | BA: .625, OBP: .750, R:2, 2B:1, HR:1, RBI:4 | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge | W-L: 2-0 with a complete game shutout. ERA: 0.82, K: 26 | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | 2B:2, 3B:1, HR:1, SB:1, BA:.474, R:9, RBI:5 |
3 | June 19–25 [105] | Kiki Stokes | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA:.875, OBP:.889, SLG:1.875, 2B:2, HR:2, R:5, RBI:5 | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | ERA: 0.00, K:18, CG ShO | Megan Betsa | Akron Racers | 1st NPF win, IP:7, H:1 |
4 | June 26-July 2 | Lauren Haeger | Texas Charge | SLG:1.267, RBI:6, HR:4 | Jailyn Ford | Akron Racers | 6 shutout innings, allowed 2 hits, OppBA: .100 | Nicole Schroeder | Akron Racers | BA:.333 XBH:3 HR:2 SLG:.800 |
5 | July 3-July 9 | Shellie Robinson | Akron Racers | BA:.636, OBP:.643, RBI:6, SB:2, R:5, SLG: 1.091 | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge | Two complete-game shutouts, W-L:2-0, ERA: 0.00, IP:14, K:19, BB:0 | Allexis Bennett | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .571, SLG: .857, OBP: .600, RBI:4 |
6 | July 10–16 [106] | Ashley Thomas | Akron Racers | R:7, RBI:6, 1st in the league in hits, runs, triples, total bases and RBIs | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W-L:3-0, K:30, 2 1-hitters | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | BA: .364, SLG: 1.091, 3B, HR:2 |
7 | July 17–23 [107] | Brittany Cervantes | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .769 avg, OBP: .800, led league in avg, obp, hits, doubles, total bases, and fewest strikeouts | Nicole Ries | Texas Charge | IP: 9, ER: 0, R: 0, OBA: .156 BB: 0, HBP: 0, K: 7 | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge | BA: .455, H: 10, SB:3, R:5 |
8 | July 24–30 [108] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA: .616, SLG: 1.000, OBP: .643, R:4, RBI:4 | Brittany Mack-Oates | Texas Charge | Pitched a no-hitter, W-L:1-0, IP:10, ERA: 0.00, H: 0, K: 0 | Kasey Cooper | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA: .571, OBP: .667, R: 7, RBI: 5, led league in runs scored, walks, and on-base percentage; top 5 in hits, doubles, and batting average. |
9 | July 31-August 6 [109] | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA: .545, HR: 3, 2B: 2, SLG: 1.545, OBP: .583. R: 7, RBI: 8, | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Pitched a no-hitter; K: 18, G: 1, led or tied for the lead in ERA, shutouts, complete games, runs allowed, strike outs, hits allowed, and opposing batting average. | Wang Bei | Beijing Shougang Eagles | BA: .462, OBP: .533, led all rookies in
batting average, hits, obp, sac bunts, walks, and triples |
10 | August 7–13 [110] | Megan Wiggins | USSSA Florida Pride | BA: .462, OBP: .517, SLG: .846, HR: 2, 3B: 2, R: 8, RBI: 9, led league in runs scored, hits, RBIs, triples, home runs (tied for 1st), and total bases.
top 5 in avg, slg, obp, and walks. |
Kaia Parnaby | Chicago Bandits | In 3 appearances, IP: 11, W-L:2-0, R: 1, H: 6, K: 11, OBA: .150 top
5 in era, opp avg, strikeouts, wins and total runs allowed. |
Li Qi | Beijing Shougang Eagles | Complete game, R:1, BB: 1, K: 4, OBA: .222 |
The NPF's annual awards and All-NPF Team were announced at its league banquet, held August 16 at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, LA. [111] Kelly Kretschman won her third consecutive Player of the Year award, hitting a league-record .500. Monica Abbott won her sixth overall Pitcher of the Year award. A new award, Umpire of the Year, was presented for the first time.
The 2017 winners:
Award | Player | Team |
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Player of the Year Award | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher of the Year | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Gold Glove Presented by Rawlings | Chelsea Goodacre | USSSA Pride |
Best Offensive Performance | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Rookie of the Year | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Rally Spikes Award [note 1] | Taylor Gadbois | Texas Charge |
Home Run Award [note 2] | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride |
Jennie Finch Award [note 3] | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Regular Season Championship Cup [note 4] | USSSA Florida Pride | |
Coaching Staff of the Year | Lonni Alameda, Craig Snider, Travis Wilson | USSSA Florida Pride |
Umpire of the Year | Craig Hyde |
2017 All-NPF Team | ||
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Position | Name | Team |
Catcher | Chelsea Goodacre | USSSA Pride |
First base | Hallie Wilson | USSSA Pride |
Second base | Emily Carosone | Chicago Bandits |
Third base | Natalie Hernandez | Chicago Bandits |
Shortstop | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Taylor Gadbois | Texas Charge |
Outfield | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Bailey Landry | Texas Charge |
Designated player | Lauren Haeger | Texas Charge |
At Large | AJ Andrews | Akron Racers |
At Large | Allexis Bennett | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
At Large | Brittany Cervantes | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
At Large | Sahvanna Jaquish | Chicago Bandits |
At Large | Shellie Robinson | Akron Racers |
At Large | Sierra Romero | USSSA Pride |
At Large | Nadia Taylor | Texas Charge |
Pitcher | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Pitcher | Dallas Escobedo | Texas Charge |
Pitcher | Keilani Ricketts | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher | Jordan Taylor | USSSA Pride |
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