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USSSA Pride

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League
  
National Pro Fastpitch

Year founded
  
2009

Founded
  
2009

Location
  
Kissimmee, FL

Cowles Cup championships
  
2010, 2013, 2014

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Ballpark
  
Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports

Regular season champion
  
2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

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The USSSA Pride are a professional softball team based in Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Founded in 2009, they play in National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). They play their home games at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee and at Champion Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

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The team was established to replace the folded Washington Glory, who played in NPF from 2007 to 2008. They are organized by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA). The Pride won the Cowles Cup championship in 2010, 2013, and 2014.

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2015

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Of their selections in the 2015 NPF Draft, the Pride signed All-American and 2013 Big 12 Player of the Year Shelby Pendley of Oklahoma, two-time All-American and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year Emilee Koerner of Notre Dame, and All-American and 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year Amber Freeman of Arizona State. All-time NCAA Division I homerun champion Lauren Chamberlain signed a three-year deal.

The Pride also signed free agent All-American Chelsea Goodacre of Arizona.

Caitlin Lowe announced her retirement as a player after the 2014 season. Subsequently, the Pride announced the Lowe would be inducted into the USSSA Hall of Fame, and that her jersey number 26 would be retired.

General managers

  • Don DeDonaties (-present)
  • Retired numbers

    The Pride has retired one jersey: Caitlin Lowe's number 26

    References

    USSSA Pride Wikipedia