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Former Women's Professional Fastpitch teams Team Location Venue First Last Status Smash it Sports Vipers: Oxford, Alabama: Choccolocco Park: 2022: 2023: On hiatus [13] USSSA Pride: Viera, Florida: USSSA Space Coast Complex: 2022: 2023: On hiatus [14] Oklahoma City Spark: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium
However, in 1998, USSSA rebranded the name to United States Specialty Sports Association, because it expanded into other sports, including youth girls fastpitch, boys baseball, youth basketball, martial arts and more. USSSA governs 13 sports across the US, Puerto Rico, various US Military bases and Canada, and has a membership of over 3.7 million.
Association of Fastpitch Professionals (AFP) is a professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States consisting of independent teams in collaboration to create a platform for competition at the highest level. The new league began its promotional campaign in 2023 and launched its first official season to begin June, 19 2024.
Here's your one-stop shop for information on how to watch and how to buy tickets for the IGHSAU 2024 Iowa high school softball state tournament.
In addition, pro softball alumni Rick Weiterman (Milwaukee), Cal Carmen (Rochester, Detroit), Gary Vitto (Detroit), Chuck Drewicz (Detroit), Bill Gatti (Kentucky), Mike Mancenko (Cleveland), and Braxton Speller, Jr. (Detroit) are members of United States Slowpitch Softball Association (USSSA) Hall of Fame.
The Athletes Unlimited Softball League is a women's fastpitch softball league with four, currently geographically-neutral teams, that'll be assigned home grounds in its 2026 season. As of its 2025 season , the average salary for a player will be $40,000–45,000, with salaries up to $75,000 achievable through bonus payments .
The pitching style of fastpitch is different from that of slowpitch softball. Pitchers in fast-pitch softball usually throw the ball using a "windmill" type of movement. In this style of pitching, the pitcher begins with the arm at the hip. A common way to be taught how to pitch is using the motions, 'repel', 'rock', 'kick', 'drag', 'toss'.
The Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams ... and 2024, Japan in 1974, 2002, 2006 and 2010, Canada in 1978, Taiwan ...