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USSSA Pride Split Double Header; Ashley Charters Walks Off In Victory!

Kissimmee, FL - In the first game of a double header on Monday night, The USSSA Pride (2-0) and the NY/NJ Comets (0-2) traded the lead four times, but the USSSA Pride ended up on top with an 8-7 win over the NY/NJ Comets on a walk off two run home run by Ashley Charters.

The USSSA Pride were led by a flawless day at the dish by Natasha Watley, who went 3-3 against the Comets’ pitching. She singled in the first and third innings and hit a two run home run in the sixth inning.

Sarah Pauly got the call for the Pride in her first appearance of the season, pitching six innings before being relieved by Jordan Taylor to pitch the 7th inning. Pauly got the no decision in a game that saw her surrender seven runs on seven hits, walking six and striking out nine.

AmanadaKamekona racked up four RBIs on three hits for the NY/NJ Comets. She homered in the first inning, singled in the second inning, and doubled in the sixth inning.

Jordan Taylor got the win, running her season record to 1-0. She struck out two, walked two and surrendered no hits in an inning of work.

Olivia Galati ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss, giving up the walk off home run to Ashley Charters in the bottom of the seventh.

Game 2

The NY/NJ Comets (1-2) outlasted the USSSA Pride (2-1) on Monday after five lead changes, squeaking out a 4-3 win at Osceola Co Stadium.

The Comets took the lead in the eighth inning after 2 bases loaded walks and held on for the victory.

The Comets held off the USSSA Pride, as the Pride was unable to overcome a two-run eighth inning deficit.

The Pride scored one run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Haruna Sakamoto. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to take the lead back.

Olivia Galati picked up the first win for the NY/NJ Comets in franchise history. Galati pitched eight innings and allowed two earned runs, five hits and no walks while striking out one.

Jordan Taylor (1-1) took the loss for the USSSA Pride. She lasted just eight innings, walked four, struck out 13, and allowed four runs.

Game 1 Boxscore - http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/box ... eid=142084

Game 2 Boxscore –
http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/box ... eid=142085


About NPF:

National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.


About USSSA Florida Pride:

The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.


About USSSA:

The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), headquartered in Osceola County, Florida, USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA News!

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Kissimmee, FL- Less than 48 hours after her Women’s College World Series national championship win, the USSSA Pride signed University of Oklahoma catcher Jessica Shults to a two-year deal. Shults and the Oklahoma Sooners swept the University of Tennessee Lady Vols in a best-of-three series in Oklahoma City Monday and Tuesday. Shults, who hails from Valencia, Calif., was named to the 2013 All-Big 12 Defensive Team as well as a 2012 First-Team NFCA All-American and 2011 and 2010 NFCA Second-Team All-American.
USSSA Pride General Manager Don DeDonatis was impressed the first time he saw her play, “Last season when I got a chance to watch her in person in Oklahoma City at the Women’s College World Series I knew that I needed to find a way to make her a member of the Pride. We’re looking for her leadership and talent that lead Oklahoma to the National Championship to help the Pride to the Cowles Cup this summer.”
“Throughout her college career at OU, Shults hit .342 with 239 hits, 230 RBIs, a Big 12-record 61 homeruns and a .995 fielding percentage. She started all 61 games her senior season. Her quick glove and fearlessness behind the plate made her a hot defensive prospect for the Pride.”
Oklahoma Head Coach Patty Gasso had high praise for her former catcher, “USSSA is not only getting a national champion in Jessica Shults, but they are getting a phenomenal leader, a great person and someone who can be a face for their program. Jessica has the ability to elevate the level of play of those around her, but her love for the sport of softball is also infectious. People that are around her have a great passion for the game, and I know that her signing with the Pride will be a great fit for both sides.”
The news of Shults’ signing comes shortly after the signing of her Big 12 Conference rival, Texas pitcher Blaire Luna. The pair spent four years playing against each other, and will now take the field together as USSSA Pride teammates.
Shults and the Pride begin the 2013 season with a four-game series against the NY/NJ Comets Starting this Sunday, June 9 at 8:05 p.m. Don’t miss live game coverage at USSSALive.com, and find the latest news and updates on the Pride atUSSSAPride.com

About USSSA Florida Pride:
The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.
About USSSA:
The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), headquartered in Osceola County, Florida, USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA News!

About NPF:
National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.

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schedule
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Very cool to see Galati have so much success coming from the non softball powerhouse Hofstra.

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Sarah Pauly Shines in 8-4 Victory Against Racers


Corpus Christi -The Pride took down the Akron Racers in an 8-4 win at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas Thursday night, claiming the top spot in the NPF standings.

Pride pitcher Sarah Pauly threw five shutout innings until the Racers scored their first run in the sixth. Pauley, who played college softball for Texas A&M - Corpus Christi and is the Islanders’ pitching coach, allowed one run on six hits. She finished the night without a walk and stuck out three.

The Pride scored their eight runs on ten hits against Akron pitcher Ivy Renfroe. It was a big night at the plate for Andrea Duran and Ashley Charters;half of the Pride’s runs came from their combined four RBIs.

Rookie pitcher and former University of Texas star Blaire Luna took the circle in relief in the seventh inning, making her professional debut. It was a rocky start for Luna, allowing two walks and three runs on three hits, including a two-run homerun to Brigette Del Ponte, but she did earn her first two NPF strikeouts, sending Aja Paculba and Brianna Turang home swinging.

The Pride take on the Racers again tomorrow night in Corpus Christi at 8:05 p.m. EST. Tune in to usssalive.com for live coverage.

Boxscore : http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxs ... eid=142088
About USSSA Florida Pride:
The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.
About NPF:
National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.
About USSSA:
The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), headquartered in Osceola County, Florida, USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA News!

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Pride Crush Akron in 13-2 Win, Shults Hits First NPF Homerun
Corpus Christi - With 2,828 fans in attendance at Whataburger Park in Corpus Christi, Texas Friday night, Cat Osterman lead the USSSA Pride to a well-earned 13-2 win in the second game of a four-game series against the Akron Racers.
Osterman struck out 12 Racers hitters in six innings, making Thursday’s game her third straight start with ten or more strikeouts. She allowed only three hits for the night, two of which were to former Pride player Charlotte Morgan, including a solo homerun in the fourth. Her third-inning hit to Ayumi Karino in the third was the first hit Osterman gave up in more than 11 innings since opening night on June 9.
The Pride continued to dominate offensively. Their 13 runs came on 16 hits. Akron starting pitcher Erin Arevalo struggled against Pride hitters, allowing eight runs on as many hits, before Jen Mineau was brought in for relief in the second inning. Exceptional offensive performances came from GiOnna DiSalvatore (2-3) with three RBIs and Francesca Enea (3-4), who scored on a wild pitch in the second.
Rookie Jessica Shults earned her first NPF homerun in the fifth inning, sending a bomb over the center field fence to extend the Pride’s lead to 11. Fellow rookie Blaire Luna made her second relief appearance in the seventh, retiring three straight batters to end the game, a much better performance than the previous night’s outing.
The Pride close out the series with the Racers in a double header Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST. Tune in to ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app for live coverage.
Boxscore:http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=142090
About USSSA Florida Pride:
The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.
About NPF:
National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.
About USSSA:
The United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), headquartered in Osceola County, Florida, USSSA is the World’s Largest Multi-sport Athletic Organization. Founded in 1968, USSSA has grown to over 3.7 million participants, competing in 13 nationally sanctioned sports including Baseball, Fastpitch, Slow Pitch, Karate, Basketball, Soccer and more! For more information on USSSA and to register your team visit USSSA.com. Also be sure to visit USSSAToday.com for the latest USSSA News!

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Bandits Blank Comets, 5-0

By Traci Bode

Boxscore:http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=142087

POMONA, New York -- All but two Bandits in the Chicago starting lineup recorded at least one base hit and Monica Abbott tossed a four-hit shutout in the first game of a double header Friday night. The Bandits went on to defeat the Comets 5-0 in their first road trip to play the New York/New Jersey Comets, the newest addition to the NPF. The Comets acquired the rights to last season?s Carolina Diamonds after the Diamonds folded following the 2012 season.

Chicago improved to 4-1 on the season with its victory while the Comets fell to 1-4 with its loss.

Angel Bunner started on the mound for the NY/NJ Comets, giving up 11 hits and three earned runs.

Abbott scattered four hits and a pair of walks with 11 strikeouts to improve to 2-0 overall on the season. The shutout was Abbott?s second this season and she has recorded double digit strikeouts in each game pitched.

The Bandits plated two runs in the first after Megan Wiggins and Amber Patton drew a pair of walks and Alisa Goler loaded the bases with a single. Kristen Butler followed suit with a single of her own as the Bandits took an early 2-0 lead.
Chicago tacked on another run in the fourth after Kazuki Watanabe reached on an error, KimiPohlman hit a single and a single by Wiggins scored Watanabe.
Kristen Butler hit a solo shot in the fifth as the Bandits took a 4-0 lead and Eri Yamada hit another homerun, adding another run as the Bandits went on to defeat the Comets, 5-0 in the first game of the doubleheader.

Chicago Holds On To Defeat NY/NJ in Game Two, 9-6

Chicago defeated New York/New Jersey in the second game of the double header Friday with the help of a seven-run third inning, defeating the Comets, 9-6. Chicago improves to 5-1 on the season while NY/NJ falls to 1-5 on the year with its loss.
Michelle Gascoigne made her first career start in the NPF. The last time she started in a game, (June 4, 2013) she won a WCWS title with the University of Oklahoma. Gascoigne allowed eight hits and five Comet runs, while striking out six in six innings of work.

Nikki Nemitz came on in the seventh to relieve Gascoigne of her duties and close out the second game of the night.

Olivia Galati started on the mound for the Comets but was replaced by TaryneMowatt in the third.
The Bandits jumped out to an early lead in the first inning after Alisa Goler hit a two-out single and Kristen Butler’s double scored her.

NY/NJ got its first run of the series in the bottom of the first off an Amanda Kamekona homerun, which tied the game at one apiece.

Chicago used a huge third inning, plating seven runs off eight hits to take an 8-1 advantage. Eri Yamada and Tammy Williams both hit two-run homeruns to highlight the rally. Also recording hits in the big inning was Goler, Brittany Cervantes, Danielle Zymkowitz, KimiPohlman and Amber Patton.

The Bandits were held scoreless until the seventh inning when the rookies went to work. Maggie Hull came on to hit and singled, she advanced to third and fellow rookie, Nerissa Myers singled to drive her home and give Chicago an 8-1 cushion.
NY/NJ showed some life in the bottom of the seventh and gave Chicago a bit of a scare, plating five runs off six hits. Courtney Liddle hit a two-run homerun to try and spark a rally for the home team.

A couple of singles and an error scored a pair of Comets and forced a pitching change as Nikki Nemitz came in to close out the game for the Bandits. NY/NJ plated a couple more unearned runs but the Bandits offensive surge in the third proved to be too much as Chicago went on to defeat the Comets, 9-6.

The Bandits and Comets play again tomorrow night, Saturday, June 15. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. CT.

About NPF:
National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002.

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USSSA Pride Crush Akron in 13-2 Win
Cat Osterman (Photo by Rachel Goosens)

Corpus Christi - With 2,828 fans in attendance at Whataburger Park in Corpus Christi, Texas Friday night, Cat Osterman lead the USSSA Pride to a well-earned 13-2 win in the second game of a four-game series against the Akron Racers.

Osterman struck out 12 Racers hitters in six innings, making Thursday’s game her third straight start with ten or more strikeouts. She allowed only three hits for the night, two of which were to former Pride player Charlotte Morgan, including a solo homerun in the fourth. Her third-inning hit to Ayumi Karino in the third was the first hit Osterman gave up in more than 11 innings since opening night on June 9.

The Pride continued to dominate offensively. Their 13 runs came on 16 hits. Akron starting pitcher Erin Arevalo struggled against Pride hitters, allowing eight runs on as many hits, before Jen Mineau was brought in for relief in the second inning. Exceptional offensive performances came from GiOnna DiSalvatore (2-3) with three RBIs and Francesca Enea (3-4), who scored on a wild pitch in the second.

Rookie Jessica Shults earned her first NPF homerun in the fifth inning, sending a bomb over the center field fence to extend the Pride’s lead to 11. Fellow rookie Blaire Luna made her second relief appearance in the seventh, retiring three straight batters to end the game, a much better performance than the previous night’s outing.

The Pride close out the series with the Racers in a double header Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST. Tune in to ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app for live coverage.

Boxscore: http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxs ... eid=142090

About USSSA Florida Pride:
The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.

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Pride/Racers Split Double Header

CORPUS CHRISTI – The USSSA Pride and Akron Racers split a doubleheader on the final day of the NPF Coastal Classic at Whataburger Field Saturday afternoon before 1,650.

The Pride stands 6-2 in 2013, Akron 2-6.

Game One


GiOnna DiSalvatore’s two-run single with two away in the bottom of the sixth was the difference in the Pride’s 7-5 triumph over Akron.

DiSalvatore finished the opener with four RBIs. Her heroics made a loser of Rachele Fico (0-1), on in relief of Brittany Mack.

As was the case Thursday and Friday night, USSSA posted first-inning runs. Mack issued consecutive one-out walks to Caitlin Lowe and Natasha Watley and paid the price. DiSalvatore’s double down the right-field line made it 2-0 Pride.

The Pride added on during the second for a 5-0 advantage, Lowe’s two-run double plating Andrea Duran (walk) and Kelly Kretschman (infield single). Watley’s single off the glove of first baseman Charlotte Morgan chased Lowe home.

The Pride’s Jordan Taylor carried a no-hitter into the sixth but the former Michigan Wolverine allowed five runs on five straight one-out hits, including a game-tying three-run bomb to left by Kaylyn Castillo. Taylor walked two and struck out eight.

Mack, who lasted five innings, permitted seven hits, walked four and recorded three strikeouts.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Sarah Pauly worked the final 1 2/3 for her second victory of the series.

Boxscore: http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxs ... eid=142091
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Game Two


Lisa Norris (2-1) dealt the Pride its second loss of the season with a one-hit shutout. The lone Pride safety: Watley’s two-out double in the first.

Norris and Pauly (2-1) threw blanks at each other through the first four innings, the two clubs combining for just three hits. Kelley Montalvo’s one-out, inside-the-park home run enabled the Racers to avert a series sweep.

Norris walked a pair and struck out six. Pauly scattered five hits and fanned five.

Boxscore: http://npf.bbstats.pointstreak.com/boxs ... eid=142093


About USSSA Florida Pride:
The USSSA Florida Pride is a professional franchise in the National Pro Fastpitch League that is owned and operated by USSSA. The amateur organization of USSSA has multi-sport coverage and encompasses teams and players from the United States and abroad.

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Olivia Galati

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