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Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Men's professional softball teams from the American-Professional Softball League (APSPL) (1977-80); North American ...
If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name, meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For example, the University of Minnesota is only known as ...
Among the categories of names for sports teams in the United States and Canada, those referring to Indigenous peoples are lesser in popularity only to the names of various animals. In a list of the top 100 team names, "Indians" is 14th, "Braves" is 38th, "Chiefs" is 57th. [1]
In 1981 the APSPL merged with NASL to create the United Professional Softball League (UPSL), but only the Milwaukee franchise came from the NASL to the new league as the other NASL teams folded. [17] [18] The merged league competed for two seasons, before disbanding after the 1982 season, ending the pro era of men's softball. [19] [20] [21]
A rival league, the North American Softball League (NASL), was formed in 1980 by Cleveland Competitors owner Ted Stepien. [34] Stepien owned a franchise, the Cincinnati Rivermen, that played at the Newport Recreation Center in Newport, Kentucky, and lured several players away from the Suds, including Mike LaFever, who served as team General Manager.
The third edition, the rubber match edition, of the A&A All the Way Charity Softball Game begins Thursday at 6:30 p.m. with a home run derby at Southwest University Park.. Aaron Jones' Team ...
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The team added a sponsor name (Champale was a malt liquor brewed in Trenton) to become the Trenton Champales for 1979, Pepitone took over managing the club, [24] and the team took another step forward with a 30-30 (.500) finish, good for 2nd place in the Eastern Division behind the Rochester Zeniths (softball).