2016 National Pro Fastpitch season
The 2016 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 13th 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.
2016 NPF Season | |
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League | National Pro Fastpitch |
Sport | softball |
Duration | May 31, 2016 – August 14, 2016 |
Number of teams | 6 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network |
2016 NPF Draft | |
Top draft pick | Lexie Elkins C Louisiana–Lafayette |
Picked by | Pennsylvania Rebellion |
Regular Season | |
NPF Cup (Best record) | USSSA Florida Pride |
Runners-up | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Player of the Year | Kelly Kretschman |
Pitcher of the Year | Monica Abbott |
Gold Glove Award | AJ Andrews |
Cowles Cup | |
Champions | Chicago Bandits |
Runners-up | USSSA Pride |
Finals MVP | Brittany Cervantes Chicago Bandits |
Milestones and events
The Akron Racers celebrated their 15th season in 2016, the most of any NPF team. They have played in all 13 of the NPF's seasons, as well at the WPSL's last two seasons (1999 and 2000).[1]
On October 23, 2015, the NPF announced that the Scrap Yard Dawgs would join the league as an expansion team.[2]
On April 11, NPF announced a renewal of their television agreement with CBS Sports Network for 2016. Broadcasts will include the 2016 NPF College Draft, 23 regular-season games, a Championship Series Preview Special, and most of the Championship Series.[3]
On June 10, the Pride's Chelsea Thomas and Kelsey Nunley pitched a combined no-hitter against the Dawgs at the Scrap Yard's first-ever home game.[4]
On August 11, Lauren Haeger pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago Bandits 5-0. The only Bandit to reach base did so via a Charge fielding error.[5]
Rawlings announced it would begin awarding a fastpitch softball gold glove to an NPF player, selected by a vote of league coaches and managers.[6] The Racers' AJ Andrews was selected for this award.[7]
Kelly Kretschman became the first NPF player to win the triple crown when she ended the season leading in batting average, home runs, and RBI.[8]
Teams, cities and stadiums
Team | City | Stadium | Coaches |
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Akron Racers | Akron, Ohio | Firestone Stadium | Head Coach: Brian Levin Assistant: Dustin Combs |
Chicago Bandits | Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago Area) | Ballpark at Rosemont | Head Coach:Mike Steuerwald Assistant: Roman Foore |
Dallas Charge | Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | The Ballfields at Craig Ranch (McKinney, TX) | Head Coach: Jennifer Rocha Assistants: Rich Wieligman, Kristen Zaleski |
Pennsylvania Rebellion | Washington, Pennsylvania | Consol Energy Park | Head Coach: Craig Montvidas Assistant: Tracy Bunge, Jim Walker, Madison Rotto |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | Woodlands, TX (Houston Area) | Scrap Yard Sports Complex | Head Coaches: Javier Vela, Tripp MacKay Assistants: Rachel Lawson, Kara Dill |
USSSA Florida Pride | Kissimmee, Florida | Champion Stadium | Head Coach: Lonni Alameda Assistants: Jeff Ellsworth, Samantha Ricketts, Megan Willis |
Player acquisition
College draft
The 2016 NPF College Draft is the 13th annual collegiate draft for NPF, and was held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:00 pm CST at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.[11]
With the first overall pick, the Pennsylvania Rebellion selected Louisiana-Lafayette catcher Lexie Elkins, who led the NCAA during the 2015–16 season in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs and was also tied for 13th in Division I history with 72 career home runs.[12]
Notable transactions
- Head Coaching Changes
- Dallas Charge hired University of Florida assistant coach Jennifer Rocha to be their new head coach,[13]
- Florida State head coach Lonni Alameda took over as head coach of the USSSA Pride.[14]
- On October 27, 2015, Stacey Porter, called "the world’s best batter,” signed a contract with the Pennsylvania Rebellion.[15]
- On May 5, the Scrap Yard Dawgs signed free agent Monica Abbott to a six-year contract, believed to be worth $1 million.[16] No woman had previously signed a million-dollar contract in American professional team sports.
League standings
x-Clinched Playoff Berth y-Clinched Best Overall Record
Team | GP | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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y-USSSA Pride | 50 | 37 | 13 | .740 | - |
x-Scrap Yard Dawgs | 48 | 29 | 19 | .604 | 7 |
x-Chicago Bandits | 48 | 23 | 25 | .479 | 13 |
x-Akron Racers | 50 | 22 | 28 | .440 | 15 |
Dallas Charge | 50 | 20 | 30 | .400 | 17 |
Pennsylvania Rebellion | 50 | 17 | 33 | .340 | 20 |
Final two games between Scrap Yard Dawgs and Chicago cancelled as there was no playoff implications
Results table
2016 NPF Records | ||||||
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Team | Racers | Bandits | Charge | Rebellion | Dawgs | Pride |
Akron Racers | — | 4-7 | 6-4 | 9-1 | 3-6 | 0-10 |
Chicago Bandits | 7-4 | — | 3-7 | 4-5 | 5-3 | 4-6 |
Dallas Charge | 4-6 | 7-3 | — | 4-5 | 3-7 | 2-8 |
Pennsylvania Rebellion | 1-9 | 5-4 | 5-4 | — | 2-9 | 3-7 |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 6-3 | 3-5 | 7-3 | 8-2 | — | 4-6 |
USSSA Florida Pride | 10-0 | 6-4 | 9-2 | 7-3 | 6-4 | — |
Legend | |
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Protest/Halted Game | |
Postponement | |
Bold | Winning team |
2016 Game log
NPF Championship
The 2016 NPF Championship was held at Rhoads Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from August 19–23.[139]
NPF Semifinals | NPF Championship | ||||||||
1 | USSSA Florida Pride | 2 | |||||||
4 | Akron Racers | 0 | |||||||
1 | USSSA Pride | 1 | |||||||
3 | Chicago Bandits | 2 | |||||||
2 | Scrap Yard Dawgs | 1 | |||||||
3 | Chicago Bandits | 2 | |||||||
2016 NPF Semifinals USSSA Pride defeat Akron Racers, 2-0 | |||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Series (USSSA–AKR) |
1 | Aug 19 | USSSA Pride 3, Akron Racers 0[140] | Keilani Ricketts | - | Jailyn Ford | Keilani Ricketts[141] | 1-0 |
2 | Aug 21 | USSSA Pride 6, Akron Racers 2[142] | Jolene Henderson | - | Sarah Pauly | Jolene Henderson[143] | 2-0 |
2016 NPF Semifinals Chicago Bandits defeat Scrap Yard Dawgs, 2-1 | |||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Series (SY-CH) |
1 | Aug 19 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 2, Chicago Bandits 11[144] | Angel Bunner | - | Monica Abbott | 0-1 | |
2 | Aug 20 | Scrap Yard Dawgs 10, Chicago Bandits 1[145] rain-shortened, 5 innings | Monica Abbott | - | Michelle Gascoigne | Kiki Stokes[146] | 1-1 |
3 | Aug 21[147] | Scrap Yard Dawgs 1, Chicago Bandits 2[148] | Shelby Turnier | - | Monica Abbott | Shelby Turnier[149] | 1-2 |
2016 NPF Championship Series Chicago Bandits defeat USSSA Pride, 2-1 | |||||||
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Game | Date | Score | Winning Pitcher | Save | Losing Pitcher | Player of the Game | Series (USSSA–CHI) |
1 | Aug 21 | USSSA Pride 3, Chicago Bandits 1[150] | Keilani Ricketts | Jordan Taylor | Morgan Foley | 1-0 | |
2 | Aug 22 | USSSA Pride 5, Chicago Bandits 11[151] | Michelle Gascoigne | Shelby Turnier | Jolene Henderson | Jill Barrett[152] | 1-1 |
3 | Aug 23 | USSSA Pride 1, Chicago Bandits 2[153] | Angel Bunner | Shelby Turnier | Keilani Ricketts | 1-2 |
Championship Game
Team | Top Batter | Stats. |
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Chicago Bandits | Brittany Cervantes | 1-3 RBI HR |
USSSA Pride | Kelly Kretschman | 2-3 RBI HR |
Team | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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Chicago Bandits | Angel Bunner (W) | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Bandits | Shelby Turnier (SV) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
USSSA Pride | Keilani Ricketts (L) | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
USSSA Pride | Jordan Taylor | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2016 NPF Championship Series MVP | ||
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Player | Club | Stats. |
Brittany Cervantes | Chicago Bandits | .470 (8/17) 3RBIs 2HRs BB[154] |
Statistical leaders
Through 8/14/16 Source:ProFastpitch.com
League Leaders Summary as of August 14, 2016 (All games)
Team | avg | G | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
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USSSA Pride | .296 | 50 | 1405 | 257 | 416 | 57 | 8 | 64 | 245 | 681 | .485 | 142 | 41 | 214 | 8 | .373 | 18 | 18 | 62-76 | 1064 | 409 | 35 | .977 |
Chicago Bandits | .273 | 48 | 1337 | 218 | 365 | 49 | 9 | 30 | 190 | 522 | .390 | 144 | 34 | 238 | 6 | .357 | 8 | 26 | 49-58 | 993 | 383 | 36 | .975 |
Akron Racers | .257 | 50 | 1340 | 225 | 345 | 54 | 8 | 57 | 215 | 586 | .437 | 140 | 32 | 299 | 5 | .340 | 9 | 18 | 28-37 | 1017 | 308 | 45 | .967 |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | .252 | 48 | 1237 | 193 | 312 | 39 | 8 | 47 | 177 | 508 | .411 | 175 | 31 | 311 | 8 | .357 | 8 | 32 | 41-58 | 987 | 376 | 45 | .968 |
Pennsylvania Rebellion | .250 | 50 | 1327 | 173 | 332 | 42 | 7 | 33 | 157 | 487 | .367 | 106 | 37 | 237 | 4 | .321 | 9 | 28 | 53-66 | 1020 | 308 | 42 | .969 |
Dallas Charge | .243 | 50 | 1325 | 172 | 322 | 42 | 4 | 41 | 164 | 495 | .374 | 125 | 27 | 283 | 7 | .319 | 7 | 16 | 34-43 | 1021 | 337 | 45 | .968 |
Totals | .262 | 296 | 7971 | 1238 | 2092 | 283 | 44 | 272 | 1148 | 3279 | .411 | 832 | 202 | 1582 | 38 | .345 | 59 | 138 | 267-338 | 6102 | 2121 | 248 | .971 |
Team | era | w-l | g | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | ab | b/avg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
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USSSA Pride | 2.33 | 37-13 | 50 | 7 | 8/4 | 14 | 354.2 | 303 | 144 | 118 | 103 | 326 | 42 | 4 | 30 | 1338 | .226 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
Scrap Yard Dawgs | 3.04 | 29-19 | 48 | 17 | 11/4 | 4 | 329.0 | 314 | 174 | 143 | 111 | 266 | 55 | 10 | 22 | 1273 | .247 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
Pennsylvania Rebellion | 3.87 | 17-33 | 50 | 9 | 2/1 | 7 | 340.0 | 376 | 217 | 188 | 137 | 261 | 42 | 7 | 54 | 1352 | .278 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
Dallas Charge | 4.13 | 20-30 | 50 | 16 | 6/0 | 6 | 340.1 | 352 | 235 | 201 | 190 | 265 | 42 | 8 | 52 | 1337 | .263 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
Akron Racers | 4.23 | 22-28 | 50 | 16 | 4/0 | 6 | 339.0 | 382 | 233 | 205 | 144 | 240 | 39 | 5 | 69 | 1359 | .281 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 9 | 32 |
Chicago Bandits | 4.40 | 22-25 | 48 | 11 | 2/1 | 7 | 331.0 | 365 | 235 | 208 | 147 | 224 | 63 | 10 | 45 | 1312 | .278 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
Totals | 3.66 | 147-148 | 296 | 76 | 33/10 | 44 | 2034.0 | 2092 | 1238 | 1063 | 832 | 1582 | 283 | 44 | 272 | 7971 | .262 | 88 | 202 | 22 | 59 | 138 |
Player | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att |
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Kelly Kretschman, FL | .466 | 48-47 | 133 | 42 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 45 | 110 | .827 | 31 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .563 | 5 | 0 | 13-15 |
Sami Fagan, AK | .392 | 48-48 | 158 | 34 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 103 | .652 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .430 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
Nerissa Myers, SY | .389 | 48-47 | 131 | 33 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 79 | .603 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .524 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 |
Taylor Edwards, CH | .353 | 43-43 | 133 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 90 | .677 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .453 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Shelby Pendley, FL | .351 | 50-50 | 148 | 30 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 88 | .595 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .459 | 4 | 0 | 7-9 |
Jill Barrett, CH | .345 | 48-48 | 171 | 27 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 64 | .374 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .388 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 |
Hallie Wilson, FL | .338 | 49-45 | 136 | 25 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 62 | .456 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .412 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 |
Taylor Gadbois, DA | .331 | 48-47 | 157 | 29 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 60 | .382 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 4 | 14-17 |
Danielle Zymkowitz, CH | .310 | 47-47 | 145 | 21 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 54 | .372 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 4 | 3-4 |
Ashley Thomas,AK | .306 | 49-49 | 147 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 74 | .503 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .331 | 1 | 3 | 3-3 |
Kiki Stokes, SY | .304 | 40-40 | 115 | 23 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 64 | .557 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .385 | 3 | 0 | 5-6 |
Kayla Winkfield, PA | .296 | 37-35 | 108 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 45 | .417 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .350 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 |
Alisa Goler, PA | .295 | 44-41 | 129 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 53 | .411 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .359 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 |
Shellie Robinson, AK | .292 | 40-35 | 113 | 17 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 51 | .451 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | .320 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 |
Megan Wiggins, FL | .288 | 50-49 | 177 | 35 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 94 | .531 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .354 | 0 | 1 | 11-14 |
Lauren Haeger, DA | .286 | 48-48 | 147 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 68 | .463 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Taylor Schlopy, AK | .282 | 50-50 | 149 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 81 | .544 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 3 | .419 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 |
Megan Blank, CH | .281 | 41-37 | 114 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 47 | .412 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .369 | 0 | 4 | 2-3 |
Amanda Fama, SY | .273 | 47-47 | 121 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 48 | .397 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .350 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 |
Brittany Cervantes,CH | .260 | 44-43 | 123 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 58 | .472 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 2 | .414 | 4 | 0 | 4-4 |
Player | era | w-l | app-gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | ab | b/avg | wp | hbp | bk |
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Monica Abbott, SY | 0.72 | 18-1 | 23-17 | 12 | 7/2 | 3 | 125.2 | 66 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 167 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 433 | .152 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Jordan Taylor, FL | 0.74 | 3-0 | 23-1 | 0 | 0/3 | 9 | 38.0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 127 | .094 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Jolene Henderson, FL | 2.00 | 9-3 | 14-11 | 2 | 1/1 | 0 | 63.0 | 56 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 242 | .231 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Kelsey Nunley, FL | 2.45 | 6-1 | 17-8 | 2 | 2/0 | 3 | 54.1 | 47 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 204 | .230 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Dallas Escobedo, PA | 2.62 | 4-8 | 20-12 | 5 | 1/0 | 0 | 82.2 | 81 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 86 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 319 | .254 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Hannah Rogers,FL | 2.62 | 6-2 | 17-7 | 0 | 0/1 | 2 | 56.0 | 54 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 213 | .254 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Madi Osias, PA | 2.62 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 45 | .244 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keilani Ricketts, FL | 2.64 | 6-5 | 18-11 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 | 79.2 | 71 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 302 | .235 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Chelsea Thomas, FL | 2.86 | 7-2 | 13-12 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 | 63.2 | 63 | 35 | 26 | 31 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 250 | .252 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Sara Nevins, SY | 2.90 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 | 19.1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | .203 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Michelle Gascoigne, CH | 2.96 | 5-4 | 21-8 | 5 | 0/1 | 6 | 75.2 | 71 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 282 | .252 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Ellen Renfroe Reed, SY | 3.00 | 3-2 | 10-4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 | 32.2 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 132 | .280 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Lauren Haeger, DA | 3.01 | 10-7 | 23-16 | 9 | 3/0 | 0 | 111.2 | 91 | 56 | 48 | 57 | 100 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 419 | .217 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Morgan Melloh, DA | 3.04 | 4-8 | 21-13 | 5 | 2/0 | 5 | 78.1 | 67 | 44 | 34 | 58 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 289 | .232 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Emily Weiman, PA | 3.15 | 2-10 | 23-9 | 1 | 0/1 | 2 | 71.0 | 77 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 288 | .267 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Sarah Pauly, AK | 3.45 | 7-6 | 18-16 | 8 | 2/0 | 1 | 87.1 | 101 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 359 | .281 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Sara Driesenga, SY | 3.48 | 1-4 | 15-6 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 | 56.1 | 61 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 227 | .269 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Angel Bunner, CH | 3.55 | 1-3 | 10-9 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 45.1 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 190 | .289 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Vanesa Stokes, DA ]] | 3.67 | 0-2 | 10-3 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 21.0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 81 | .272 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Jailyn Ford, AK | 3.69 | 9-9 | 25-17 | 6 | 2/0 | 2 | 98.2 | 95 | 58 | 52 | 31 | 75 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 376 | .253 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
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Players of the Week
Week | Pitcher of the Week | Rookie of the Week | Offensive Player of the Week | |||||||
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Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | Player(s) | Team(s) | Highlights | ||
1 | May 31-June 5 | Sara Nevins[155] | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W/L:1-0, IP:16, ERA:1.31, SO:7, OBA:.179 | Amanda Fama[156] | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA:.556, OBP:.643, RBI:1, R:2, BB:2, HBP:2, SB:1-1 | Alexa Peterson[157] | Pennsylvania Rebellion | BA:.545, HR:1, 2B:1, OBP:.615, SLG%:.909, RBI:5, R:3, SB:1-1 |
2 | June 6–12[158] | Jailyn Ford | Akron Racers | W/L:2-0, IP:13, R:1, SO:11, SAVE:1 | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA:.500, HR:1, R:4, BB:3 | Kelley Montalvo | Akron Racers | BA:.625, HR:1, RBI:5, R:4, BB:4 |
3 | June 13–19[159] | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W/L:3-0, IP:19, R:3, SO:34 | Alex Hugo | Akron Racers | BA:.428, HR:1, RBI:3, R:2 | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA:.550, HR:2, RBI:4, R:4 |
4 | June 20–26[160] | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W/L:2-0, IP:12.2, R:0, SO:11, OBA:.191 | Sierra Romero | USSSA Florida Pride | BA:.471, HR:1, 2B:2, RBI:5 | Sam Fischer | Akron Racers | BA:.333, HR:4, RBI:4 |
5 | June 27 - July 3[161] | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Britt Vonk | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | |||
6 | July 4–10[162] | Dallas Escobedo | Pennsylvania Rebellion | W/L:2-0, ERA:0.68, IP:10.1, R:1, SO:7, OBA:.179 | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA:.500, 2B:1, HR:1, RBI:6, R:3, SLG:.929 | Megan Blank | Chicago Bandits | BA:.636, 2B:3, RBI:4, SLG:.909 |
7 | July 11–17[163] | Jailyn Ford | Akron Racers | W/L:3-0, ERA:1.62, IP:17.1, SO:15 | Amanda Fama | Scrap Yard Dawgs | BA:.429, 2B:2, HR:2, RBI:5, R:4, SLG:1.000 | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA:.444, HR:2, RBI:7, R:8, BB:4, OBP:.545 |
8 | July 18–24[164] | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs | W/L:2-0, ERA:0.00, IP:17.1, SO:25 CG:2 ShO:2 OBA:.089 | Taylor Gadbois | Dallas Charge | BA:.412, SB:3, R:5 | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA:.529, HR:3, RBI:9, 2B:1, R:7, SLG:1.118 |
9 | July 25–31[165] | Jolene Henderson | USSSA Florida Pride | W/L:2-0, ERA:1.17, IP:12, SO:13 CG:1 ShO:1 | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA:.438, 2B:2, BB:2, OBP:.500 | Taylor Edwards | Chicago Bandits | BA:.500, HR:3, RBI:10, 2B:2, SLG:.923 |
10 | August 1–7[166] | Morgan Melloh | Dallas Charge | W/L:2-0, ERA:0.00, IP:14, SO:15 CG:2 ShO:1 | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers | BA:.529, HR:2, RBI:5, R:5, SLG:.941 | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride | BA:.600, HR:1, RBI:5, 2B:2, SLG:1.100 |
11 | August 8–14[167] | Lauren Haeger | Dallas Charge | W/L:2-0, a no-hitter, IP:11, SO:4 OBA:.029 | Stacey Porter | Pennsylvania Rebellion | BA:.556, 2B:2, BB:5, OBP:.667 | Lauren Haeger | Dallas Charge | BA:.538, HR:2, RBI:6, 2B:2, R:3, OBP:.600, SLG:1.154 |
Annual awards
The 2016 NPF Award Banquet was held August 18 at Embassy Suites in Tuscaloosa.[168] In addition to the usual state of annual awards, Kelly Kretschman received a special award for being the first NPF player to win the Triple Crown (lead the league in batting average. home runs, and RBI). NPF also awarded Appreciation Awards to Larry Brushett, softball representative form Mizuno, and Dina Kwit, Chicago Bandits photographer. Rawling presented a Gold Glove to a female athlete, A.J. Andrews of the Akron Racers, for the first time as well.[169]
Award | Player | Team |
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Player of the Year Award | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Florida Pride |
Pitcher of the Year | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Gold Glove Presented by Rawlings | AJ Andrews | Akron Racers |
Offensive Player of the Year | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Rookie of the Year | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers |
Rally Spikes Award[note 1] | AJ Andrews | Akron Racers |
Sammy Marshall | Chicago Bandits | |
Home Run Award[note 2] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Jennie Finch Award [note 3] | Lauren Chamberlain | USSSA Pride |
Appreciation Award | Larry Brushett | |
Dina Kwit | ||
NPF Cup[note 4] | USSSA Pride | |
Coaching Staff of the Year | USSSA Pride | |
Triple Crown Award[note 5] | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Notes
- The Rally Spikes Award is given to the player(s) with the most stolen bases
- The Home Run Award goes to the player who hit the most home runs
- The 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.
- The NPF Cup goes to the team with the best regular season record
- Kelly Kretschman was recognized with this award for being the first NPF player to win the triple crown (lead the league in batting average, home runs, and RBI
All-NPF Team
2016 All-NPF Team[168] | ||
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Position | Name | Team |
Catcher | Griffin Joiner | Akron Racers |
First base | Alisa Goler | Pennsylvania Rebellion |
Second base | Nerissa Myers | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Third base | Kelley Montalvo | Akron Racers |
Shortstop | Sami Fagan | Akron Racers |
Outfield | Kelly Kretschman | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Megan Wiggins | USSSA Pride |
Outfield | Taylor Schlopy | Akron Racers |
Pitcher | Monica Abbott | Scrap Yard Dawgs |
Pitcher | Jordan Taylor | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher | Jolene Henderson | USSSA Pride |
Pitcher | Kelsey Nunley | USSSA Pride |
Utility | Taylor Edwards | Chicago Bandits |
At Large | Shelby Pendley | USSSA Pride |
At Large | Taylor Gadbois | Dallas Charge |
At Large | Hallie Wilson | USSSA Pride |
At Large | Jill Barrett | Chicago Bandits |
At Large | Lauren Haeger | Dallas Charge |
At Large | Danielle Zymkowitz | Chicago Bandits |
See also
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