2013 National Pro Fastpitch season

July 2020 2013 NPF Season blue white National Pro Fastpitch softball June 5, 2013 – August 18, 2013 4 ESPN 2013 NPF Draft 2013 NPF Draft Rachele Fico P LSU Akron Racers Regular Season Chicago Bandits Ringor Cup (Best record) Cowles Cup USSSA Pride Chicago Bandits Cat OstermanUSSSA Pride NPF Seasons NPF 2012 2014 The 2013 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 10th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup. Milestones and events The Carolina Diamonds ceased operations after the 2012 season. NPF announced that an expansion team named the NY/NJ Comets would begin play in the 2013 season, with the Comets awarded the contracts of the Diamonds' players.The Messenger-Gazette N.Y./N.J. Comets Join Women's Professional Fastpitch league http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2013/03/nynj_comets_join_womens_professional_fastpitch_league.html nj.com March 16, 2013 April 25, 2015 NPF reached a deal with ESPN to broadcast 16 games during the 2013 season.National Pro Fastpitch Reaches 16-Game Deal with ESPN: Six Games to Air on ESPN2; Additional 10 Games Streamed Live on ESPN3 http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=1906 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906202232/https://profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=1906 usurped September 6, 2020 www.profastpitch.com March 29, 2013 May 2, 2015 Rule changes After the 2012 NPF season ended without a champion, NPF instituted new procedures to name a champion if the Championship Series is not finished:Committee Offers Re-Structure Of Championship, Ow ner's y Approve http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1885 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905110907/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1885 usurped September 5, 2015 www.profastpitch.com January 23, 2013 April 30, 2015 The creation of a policy and criteria, to award the Cowles Cup, in the event of inclement weather. That policy states a reserve day to play the Championships and also a tiered process for naming a champion if the Series cannot be finished. That policy is as follows: If no games have been played in the Final Series best of three - Championship is awarded to the highest seed If one game has been played in the Final Series best of three - Championship is awarded to the winner of game 1 If two games have been played in the Final Series and each team has a loss - Championship is awarded to the team with the best win/loss head to head between the two competing teams during regular season league play. If that record is even, the Championship is awarded to the highest seed. Other rule changes:NPF's Annual Ow ner's y Meetings Yield Many Changes http://www.akronracers.org/news/archives/index.html?article_id=358 akronracers.org April 30, 2015 October 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033740/http://www.akronracers.org/news/archives/index.html?article_id=358 dead Voted in favor of eliminating the international tie breaker in regular season play. (The tie breaker does not currently exist for Championship play either, so this move will essentially remove the tie breaker usage from NPF competition completely.) More clearly defined the Franchise Player Tag, making it permanent for the year it is designated. Once FPT is assigned to a player, it is exhausted for that particular year and cannot be changed or transferred. In the case of a trade, the FPT remains exhausted and cannot be reassigned to any other player(s). Voted in favor of changing the Draft order beginning in the 2014 Draft: Draft order will remain based on regular season finish of the previous year, but will alternate every other round from last place to first place in the opening round to first place to last place in the second round, and so on. Voted in favor of defining the penalty for passing a draft pick. The penalty for "passing" beginning in the 2013 Draft, will be loss of the offending team's first draft selection in the subsequent year. Voted to increase Team rights to drafted players. Rights to players will extend from the current policy to an additional year. Formerly, a Team held the rights to a drafted player until September 1 following the Draft. The new policy gives the team the right to a drafted player until a year from September 1 following the draft in which the player was chosen. Additionally, following that period, any team that picks up the drafted player, must compensate the drafting team an amount of $3,000. Teams, cities and stadiums TeamCityStadium Akron Racers Akron, Ohio Firestone Stadium Chicago Bandits Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago Area) Ballpark at Rosemont NY/NJ Comets Bridgewater, NJ Various USSSA Florida Pride Kissimmee, Florida Osceola County Stadium2013 Schedule http://usssapride.com/2013-schedule/ USSAPride.com May 16, 2015 USA 350 none National Pro Fastpitch Teams National Pro Fastpitch teams USA 41.073056 -81.517778 Red pog.svg Akron left Akron Racers USA 41.990833 -87.873889 Orange pog.svg Chicago left Chicago Bandits USA 40.593138 -74.604731 Black pog.svg Comets right NJ/NJ Comets USA 28.303889 -81.412778 Blue pog.svg USSSA Pride left USSSA Pride Player acquisition College draft 2013 NPF Draft The 2013 NPF College Draft was held in Nashville, Tennessee on April 1 at 8:00 pm EST in Ford Theatre located in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.NPF 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET Set For Nashville http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?datearchive=2013 www.profastpitch.com March 18, 2013 May 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613144402/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?datearchive=2013 June 13, 2015 usurped dmy-all Akron Racers selected pitcher Rachele Fico of LSU as the first overall pick.NPF Holds 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=1907 www.profastpitch.com April 2, 2013 May 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183855/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/npfnews/index.html?article_id=1907 September 5, 2015 usurped dmy-all Notable transactions Ayumi Karino became the first Japanese player in NPF history when she signed a contract with Akron Racers.Justin Weekend Roundup http://just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com/2013/03/weekend-roundup_25.html Justin's World March 25, 2013 May 2, 2015 League standings Source:National Pro Fastpitch - Standings http://pointstreak.com/baseball/standings.html?leagueid=159&seasonid=25201 Pointstreak August 18, 2013 April 25, 2015 TeamGPWLPct.GB Chicago Bandits 48 36 12 .750 - USSSA Pride 48 34 14 .708 2 Akron Racers 48 16 32 .333 20 NY/NJ Comets 48 10 38 .208 26 NPF Championship right Teams are seeded by the final standings. The third- and fourth-seeded teams play each other, with the winner advancing. The second seeded team plays the winner of game one. The top seed plays a best-of-three series against the winner of game two. 1/1/3 Game 1 Game 2 Best-of-3 Championship Series 4 NY/NJ Comets 2 3 Akron Racers 4 2 USSSA Pride 2 3 Akron Racers 1 1 Chicago Bandits 3 0 1 2 USSSA Pride 2 5 2 2013 NPF Championship Semifinals - Game OneAkron Racers eliminate NY/NJ Comets Date Score Location August 22 Akron Racers 4, NY/NJ Comets 2Rayburn 8-22-2013 Akron Advances in NPF to Face Pride http://www.spysoftball.com/8-22-2013-akron-advances-in-npf-to-face-pride https://web.archive.org/web/20150520171849/http://www.spysoftball.com/8-22-2013-akron-advances-in-npf-to-face-pride dead May 20, 2015 Spy Softball August 22, 2013 April 28, 2015 Rosemont, Illinois 2013 NPF Championship Semifinals - Game TwoUSSSA Pride eliminate Akron Racers Date Score Location August 23 USSSA Pride 2, Akron Racers 1Rayburn 8-23-2013 NPF Championship Round Two Revised http://www.spysoftball.com/8-23-2013-npf-championship-round-two https://web.archive.org/web/20150520165037/http://www.spysoftball.com/8-23-2013-npf-championship-round-two dead May 20, 2015 Spy Softball August 23, 2013 April 28, 2015 Rosemont, Illinois 2013 NPF Championship SeriesUSSSA Pride defeat Chicago Bandits 2–1 Game Date Score Series(CHI-USSSA) Location 1 August 23 Chicago Bandits 3, USSSA Pride 2 1–0 Rosemont, Illinois 2 August 24 Chicago Bandits 0, USSSA Pride 5Rayburn 8-24-2013 NPF Championship http://www.spysoftball.com/8-24-2013-npf-championship https://web.archive.org/web/20150520155942/http://www.spysoftball.com/8-24-2013-npf-championship dead May 20, 2015 Spy Softball August 24, 2013 April 28, 2015 1–1 Rosemont, Illinois 3 August 24 Chicago Bandits 1, USSSA Pride 2 1–2 Rosemont, Illinois Championship Game Team Top Batter Stats. USSSA Pride Kristyn Sandberg 3-3 RBI 22Bs Chicago Bandits Alisa Goler 1-3 RBI Team Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO USSSA Pride Keilani Ricketts (W) 4.2 3 1 1 3 8 USSSA Pride Cat Osterman (SV) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 Chicago Bandits Monica Abbott (L) 7.0 7 2 2 0 9 2013 NPF Championship Series MVP PlayerClubStats.Cat OstermanUSSSA Pride 2-0 21Ks 0.00 ERA SH SV 0.87 WHIP (7Hs+7BBs/16.0 IP)https://stats.805stats.com/MyStats/League/Player/SKOUSA001-LEAGUE4/SKOUSA001-PERSON1BC Cat Osterman Game Log 2013 Playoffs Stats.805stats.com 2020-07-01 July 2, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200702025502/https://stats.805stats.com/MyStats/League/Player/SKOUSA001-LEAGUE4/SKOUSA001-PERSON1BC dead Annual awards Source2013 NPF Awards Banquet Honors Season Performances http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20200906203609/https://profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=2009 usurped September 6, 2020 www.profastpitch.com August 21, 2013 April 30, 2015 AwardPlayerTeamStatPlayer of the Year Award Megan WigginsChicago Bandits.433 BA, led league with 11 HR, .780 SLG, .532 OBP, and 1.312 OPSPitcher of the Year Cat OstermanUSSSA Pride234 K, 1.06 ERA, 17-4Rookie of the Year Andi WilliamsonChicago Bandits1.67 ERA, 9 winsDefensive Player of the YearAshley ChartersUSSSA Pride Zero errors, 58 put-outs and 61 assists Offensive Player of the Year (tie)Megan WigginsChicago BanditsGionna DiSalvatoreUSSSA PrideHome Run Award Megan WigginsChicago Bandits11 HRDiamond Spike AwardThe Diamond Spike Award is given to the player with the most stolen bases Caitlin LoweUSSSA Pride 16 SBCoaching Staff of the Year Chicago Bandits -- Mike Steurwald (HEAD COACH) and Jimmy Kolatis (ASSISTANT COACH)Jennie Finch AwardThe Jennie Finch award is given to the player who best exemplifies the character and qualities of its famous namesake, and who is considered to positively impact the game both on and off the field. Vicky GalindoChicago Bandits Award notes note 2013 All-NPF Team2013 Award Winners http://profastpitch.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2014%20Website/Statistics/2013%20NPF%20Awards.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041855/http://profastpitch.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2014%20Website/Statistics/2013%20NPF%20Awards.pdf usurped 2016-03-04 www.profastpitch.com August 2013 April 30, 2015PositionNameTeam PitcherCat OstermanUSSSA Pride Pitcher Monica AbbottChicago Bandits Pitcher Michelle GascoigneChicago Bandits Pitcher Andi WilliamsonChicago Bandits CatcherKaylyn CastilloAkron Racers 1st Base Gionna DiSalvatoreUSSSA Pride 2nd BaseAshley ChartersUSSSA Pride 3rd BaseAndrea DuranUSSSA Pride Shortstop (tie)Natasha WatleyUSSSA PrideTammy WilliamsChicago Bandits OutfieldMegan WigginsChicago Bandits OutfieldCaitlin LoweChicago Bandits OutfieldKelly KretschmanUSSSA Pride At-LargeCharlotte MorganAkron Racers At-LargeVicky GalindoChicago Bandits At-LargeKimi PohlmanChicago Bandits At-LargeKristen ButlerChicago Bandits At-LargeSarah PaulyUSSSA Pride At-LargeOlivia GalatiNY/NJ Comets NPF Championship Series MVP PlayerClubRecordCat OstermanUSSSA Pride2nd Championship Series MVP for Osterman See also Sports List of professional sports leagues List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada References External links National Pro Fastpitch Category:2013 in women's softball Category:2013 in American women's sports Category:Softball in the United States