NPF Diamonds
| Carolina Diamonds | |
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| Information | |
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Ballpark | Various venues in North Carolina for 2012 |
| Year founded | 2004 |
| Year folded | 2013 |
| Regular season champion | 1 (2004) |
| Cowles Cup championships | 1 (2009) |
| Former name(s) | Texas Thunder, Rockford Thunder, Tennessee Diamonds, NPF Diamonds |
| Colors | lime green, black, silver |
| Ownership | Amelia Nemeth |
| Management | Alan Demaske - GM (2012) |
| Manager | Lisa Navas - Interim Head Coach (2012) |
The Carolina Diamonds, formerly known as the NPF Diamonds,Tennessee Diamonds, Rockford Thunder and Texas Thunder, was a women's softball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). They were known as the Texas Thunder from 2004 to 2006, the Rockford Thunder from 2007 to 2009, and the Tennessee Diamonds in 2010. They relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012.
The Thunder won the 2009 Cowles Cup Championship of NPF by defeating the USSSA Pride in the championship game held in Akron, Ohio on August 23, 2009.
In February 2013, it was announced that the team had folded and the roster would now be picked up by the NPF expansion team, the New York/New Jersey Comets.
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