Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) was a professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. The new league began its promotional campaign in 2021 and launched its first official season in 2023.
History Following the 2023 season, the Oklahoma City Spark announced their departure from the WPF in December 2023. In April 2024, the Smash It Sports Vipers and USSSA Pride both announced they would not participate in the 2024 season. Three new teams in Texas were added to replace the teams that left the league, the Coastal Bend Tidal Wave, Hub City Adelitas and Texas Monarchs.
In April 2024, B4Real Enterprises was named the league's operations and management team. On April 16, 2024, the WPF announced their intentions to expand internationally and add two teams from Mexico. However, the league suspended operations due to severe financial and logistical hurdles, notably player contract disputes, missing paychecks, and a lack of revenue-generating broadcasting. Some of the teams have moved to a new competing league called the Professional Softball League.
Teams 2024 Women's Professional Fastpitch teams Team Location Venue Joined Coastal Bend Tidal Wave Robstown, Texas Fairgrounds Field 2024 Hub City Adelitas Floydada, Texas Lady Winds Field 2024 Texas Monarchs San Marcos, Texas Bobcat Softball Stadium 2024 Texas Smoke 2023
Former Women's Professional Fastpitch teams Team Location Venue Status Smash it Sports Vipers Oxford, Alabama Choccolocco Park 2022 2023 On hiatus USSSA Pride Viera, Florida USSSA Space Coast Complex 2022 2023 On hiatus Oklahoma City Spark Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium AFP team
Championship Series +Championship Series historySeasonWinning teamCoachSeriesLosing teamCoach2023Texas SmokeTori Tyson2–0USSSA PrideKelly Kretschman2024Texas SmokeTori Tyson2–0Coastal Bend Tidal WaveBlake Miller
See also List of organized baseball leagues Athletes Unlimited Softball League Women's Pro Baseball League Women in baseball Women's sports in the United States
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