2010 National Pro Fastpitch season
| 2010 NPF Season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Sport | softball |
| Duration | June 9, 2010 – August 22, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| 2010 NPF Draft | |
| Top draft pick |
Charlotte Morgan Alabama |
| Picked by | USSSA Pride |
| Regular Season | |
| Ringor Cup (Best record) |
Chicago Bandits |
| Cowles Cup | |
| Champions | USSSA Pride |
| Runners-up | Chicago Bandits |
| Finals MVP |
Natasha Watley USSSA Pride |
The 2010 National Pro Fastpitch season is the seventh season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch for the only professional women's fastpitch 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.
NPF announced the Rockford Thunder would not be playing in 2010 because ownership "failed to maintain NPF Team requirements to field a Team for the 2010 Season." It was also announced that the league was adding a new team named the Tennessee Diamonds which would begin play in 2010 in Blount County, Tenn. and have first rights to players on the Thunder's roster.
Later it was revealed that the Diamonds would be moving operational headquarters from Alcoa, TN to Nashville, TN. The Alcoa owners did not fund the team or comply with other contractual commitments made to NPF. The team was operated by NPF in Nashville for 2010.
NPF revealed that the Philadelphia Force would not participate in the league when the 2010 schedule was released without the Force.
The 2010 NPF Senior Draft was held February 10, 2010, at Heritage Key Resort in Kissimmee, Florida. The NPF Draft was broadcast on MLB.com. USSSA Pride selected Charlotte Morgan of Alabama as the first overall pick.
The USSSA Florida Pride traded Monica Abbott and Shannon Doepking to the Tennessee Diamonds for Diamonds’ pitcher Cat Osterman and Megan Willis.
Jennie Finch announced she would retire at the end of the season.
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The 2010 NPF Championship Series was held at McMurry Park in Sulphur, Louisiana August 26–29. All four teams qualified and were seeded based on the final standings. The first seed played the fourth seed on a best-of-three series, and the second seed played the third seed in another best-of-three series. The winners played each other in a best-of-three series that determined the champion.
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