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The historic first matchup between superstar pitchers Jennie Finch and Cat Osterman.
Jennie Finch vs Cat Osterman
Jamie Gray, a 13-year-old softball player, attempts to reinstate softball for the 2016 Olympics.
Saving Softball
Former Chicago Bandits star catcher Selena Collins talks about international softball.
The Selena Collins Show
First round of the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch College Senior Draft.
2008 NPF Draft Round 1
Fourth round of the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch College Senior Draft.
2008 NPF Draft Round 4
An introductory look at the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
Meet the Chicago Bandits
Highlights from the Chicago Bandits 2006 season.
Chicago Bandits Highlights
Jennie Finch, Vicky Galindo and the Chicago Bandits host a press conference prior to the 2007 National Pro Fastpitch season.
Finch-Galindo Press Conference
Award-winning video about the last hurrah of an 18-U travel softball team.
Fastpitch Fever
Highlights from the Chicago Bandits 2008 season.
vs Akron/International 7.3.08
Highlights from the Chicago Bandits 2008 season.
vs Washington Glory 7.10.08
Highlights from the Chicago Bandits 2008 season.
vs Washington Glory 7.16.08
The Softball Channel, the Chicago Bandits & NiFTy TV bring you LIVE Chicago Bandit home game broadcasts with looping repeats 24/7.
Chicago Bandit home games LIVE with looping repeats by The Softball Channel/Chicago Bandits/NiFTy TV
The Illinois Center for Broadcasting.
Many thanks to the faculty and students from the Illinois Center for Broadcasting for their invaluable help in producing the live Bandit game broadcasts and “Bandits Weekly” recap show. The show can also be viewed on the ICB network at beonair.com.
 
Highlights from the 2008 NPF Championship Series by The Softball Channel.
 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
2008 NPF Championship Game, Inning 1. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Game, Innings 4 & 5.
2008 NPF Championship Game, Innings 6 & 7. (The Softball Channel)
 OPENING GAME
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #1, Inning 1. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #1, Inning 2. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #1, Innings 3-5. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #1, Innings 6 & 7. (The Softball Channel)
 GAME TWO
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #2, Inning 1. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #2, Innings 2 & 3. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #2, Innings 4 & 5. (The Softball Channel)
2008 NPF Championship Series, Game #2, Innings 6 & 7. (The Softball Channel)
   The 2008 NPF CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES from Sunset Point Park in Kimberly, Wisconsin. Play-by-Play
   Commentary by BERNIE GUENTHER, Color Commentary by JOEY ARRIETTA, Special Commentary by NPF
   Commissioner CHERI KEMPF, Produced by THE SOFTBALL CHANNEL for the NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH
   LEAGUE and MLB.com. The 2008 NPF Championship Series was organized by Cardinal Youth Softball,
   BRYAN MENTING President, for the NPF. DVDs of the complete 2008 NPF Championship Game will be
   available soon; for additional details visit
profastpitch.com, the official website of the NPF.

   Check back during the next few weeks for highlights of Games 1-5 of the
   2008 NPF Championship Series, including stars from the Chicago Bandits,
   Washington Glory, Philadelphia Force and New England Riptide!

 

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McCook Athletic & Exhibition (MAX) in McCook, Illinois.
Indoor facilities like the MAX in McCook, Illinois permit year-round softball in cold-weather states.
Back to the Future (& Out of the Cold)
Softball Players Rediscover Their Roots—Indoors
10.10.08
Chicago, Illinois
When it comes to playing softball year-round, there’s no doubt that warm-weather states like Florida, Arizona and California have a clear advantage. That may be why every single player on the 2008 Olympic Team came from one. But modern high-tech indoor facilities are now allowing players from cold-weather states to play softball during the winter months, too. This indoor movement is not surprising, given that softball was originally invented as an indoor version of baseball in the cold-weather city of Chicago, Illinois. Read more.

 
The Clearwater Central Catholic High School softball field needs repair.
Frightening Field of Horrors!
Creepy High School Softball Facility Spooks Team
10.7.08
Clearwater, Florida
Halloween might be right around the corner, but nothing terrifies the girls of the Clearwater Central High School softball team more than their ball field. A sign warns of poisonous snakes, and their dilapidated equipment looks almost haunted. Things are so bad the team is forced to bus to a municipal park just to practice. Read more.

 
Softball Cartoons by JERRY KING

Softball cartoon by Jerry King for The Softball Channel.
Softball cartoon by Jerry King for The Softball Channel.