- NPF Diamonds
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NPF Diamonds League National Pro Fastpitch Location Nashville, Tennessee Ballpark Traveling Team Year Founded 2004 Colors orange, navy blue, white Management Ernie Reynolds & Cindy Towers (GMs) Manager Tim Kiernan (Head) The NPF Diamonds, formerly known as the Tennessee Diamonds, Rockford Thunder and Texas Thunder, is a women's softball team based in Nashville, Tennessee. 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. Although based in Tennessee, the team now travels throughout the country and plays home games at many different sites.[1]
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.[2]
Contents
Season-by-season results
Season Win Loss Win % Finish Playoffs 2004 41 17 .707 1st — 2005 35 12 .745 3rd — 2006 21 27 .438 5th — 2007 24 20 .545 5th — 2008 18 30 .375 6th — 2009 19 21 .475 3rd Won NPF Championship vs USSSA Pride 2010 16 33 .327 4th Lost semi-finals vs Chicago Bandits, 0–2[3] Totals 174 160 .520 — — Current roster
NPF Diamonds rosterCatchers
- -- Megan Yocke
Infielders
- 18 Loryn Johnson
- -- Whitney Larsen
- 8 Angeline Quiocho
- -- Kristin Schnake
Outfielders
- -- Angela Findlay
- 15 Jami Lobpries
Manager
- -- Tim Kiernan
Coaches (None)
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignmentReferences
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Rockford 2009 NPF Champs". August 24, 2009. http://www.thesoftballchannel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427:rockford-thunder-2009-npf-champs&catid=16:national-pro-fastpitch&Itemid=36#. Retrieved October 4, 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Adam Gierhart (August 27, 2010). "Bandits Do it Again". http://championship.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=11. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
External links
National Pro Fastpitch Akron Racers • Chicago Bandits • NPF Diamonds • USSSA PrideBaseball Basketball ABA: Nashville SoulFootball Hockey Soccer Softball NPF: Tennessee DiamondsCollege athletics
(NCAA Division I)Austin Peay State • Belmont • Lipscomb • Middle Tennessee State • Tennessee State • Tennessee Tech • VanderbiltCategories:- Softball teams
- Sports clubs established in 2004
- Sports in Nashville, Tennessee
- Sports in Rockford, Illinois
- Sports teams in Tennessee
- Softball stubs
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