The 2003 National Pro Fastpitch season was the final year before the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) relaunched with league play in 2004. In November 2002, WPSL announced that it was taking a new name, National Pro Fastpitch, and that it would spend 2003 as a year of touring before resuming competitive play. From 1997 to 2002, the league operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL).
The All-Star tour lineup visited 17 cities and partnered with a dozen Major League Baseball Clubs (Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and San Francisco Giants) for exhibition fastpitch games against local fastpitch teams, clinics and promotions.
After the tour, NPF held tryout camps, and their franchises conducted drafts to stock their rosters for the 2004 season.
Schedule Date City Location Team Result ScoreJune 7, 2003Doubleheader Sacramento, CA Shea Stadium(Sacramento State) Northern California All-Stars W 2-1 W 7-2 June 15, 2003 Minneapolis, MN Jane Sage Cowles Stadium (Minnesota) Minnesota All-Stars W 8-0 June 18, 2003 Milwaukee, WI Helfaer Field Stratford Brakettes L 5-2 (9 innings) June 26, 2003 Boulder, CO Stazio Field Independence Day All-Stars W 2-0 June 28, 2003 Westminster, COChristopher Four Plex Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds W 6-0 (No-hitter) Northern Illinois Lightning (Elgin) W 17-0 (4 innings, no-hitter) June 29, 2003 Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos L 1-0Fort Collins Force/TC Diamonds W 8-0 (Tournament Semifinal)Fort Collins Triple Crown Buckaroos W 9-1 (Tournament Final) July 1, 2003 Fort Collins, CO Triple Crown Center Triple Crown Stars W 6-3 July 6, 2003 Chattanooga, TN Frost FieldEast Cobb Bullets W 2-0 July 10, 2003 Tempe, AZ Farrington Stadium (Arizona State) Arizona Majestic Stars W 1-0 (9 innings) July 11, 2003 Tucson, AZ Hillenbrand Stadium (Arizona) Arizona Majestic Stars L 2-1 July 25, 2003 Akron, OH Firestone Stadium Ohio College Stars W5-1 July 26, 2003 Stiles Women's Fastpitch League All-Stars W 13-0Ohio College Stars L 1-0 July 29, 2003doubleheader Lowell, MA Martin Softball Field Connecticut Classics W4-0 W5-1 July 31, 2003doubleheader Stratford Brakettes L1-0 L2-0 August 5, 2003Klein, TX Collins Field Texas All-Stars W5-0 August 7, 2003Sugar Land, TX Imperial Park Texas All-Stars W 4-0 August 8, 2003Pasadena, TX Fairmont Park/Phelps Field Texas All-Stars Rained Out
Roster The roster of the 2003 NPF All-Star softball team is listed below:
Name Position College HometownAllison Andrade SS Arizona Morgan Hill, CALauren Bauer OF Arizona Santa Ana, CATarrah Beyster P Oregon State San Diego, CAShauna Briggs C/3B Texas Tech Sacramento, CAKara Brun INF Arizona State Glendale, AZLindsey Collins C/OF Arizona Fountain Valley, CADanielle Cox OF Florida State Anniston, ALJaime Foutch 1B/OF Oklahoma StateEdmond, OKErika Hanson OF/1B Arizona Thousand Oaks, CALisa Iancin INF California Covina, CAAmy Kyler P Cleveland State Marshallville, OHScia Maumausolo C/DH CSU NorthridgeSan Diego, CAVenus Taylor OF Western IllinoisQuad Cities, IL
Head coach Tim Kiernan
Assistant coach Trina Salcido
References
External links National Pro Fastpitch
See also
List of professional sports leagues List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada