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The Chicago Bandits were a women's professional softball team based in Rosemont, Illinois. Since the 2005 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). The Bandits won the 2008 NPF championship, defeating the Washington Glory in the final game of the championship series.
The Illinois Fighting Illini softball team represents University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Big Ten Conference. The Fighting Illini are currently led by head coach Tyra Perry. The team plays its home games at Eichelberger Field located on the university's campus. [2]
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.
The International Softball Congress (ISC) is a non-profit association for the promotion and administration of men's and boys fastpitch softball throughout North America with athletes coming from all over the world. [1] [2] The ISC was formed in 1958 as an amalgamation of the National Softball Congress and the International Softball League.
The Little League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, in the United States. Little League expanded the field of World Series participants to 12 in 2022, adding 2 regions in the United States.
In September 2016, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and Triple Crown Sports joined together to bring about the National Invitational Softball Championships, a 48-team postseason Division-I event designed to highlight the growth of women's softball and the depth of talent on college rosters from coast to coast. [2]
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division III softball, according to NCAA.com. [1] These teams compete for the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. (For schools whose athletic branding does not directly correspond with the school name, the athletic branding is in parentheses.)
The Northern Illinois Huskies softball (officially NIU Huskies softball [2]) team is the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I college softball team that represents Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC).