Dallas, TX – The Dallas Charge of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league announced their 2015 schedule on Wednesday. The inaugural season will kickoff with the team’s first home game on Wednesday, June 3 against the Pennsylvania Rebellion. Following a three game series with the Rebellion from June 3-5, the Charge will welcome the two-time defending NPF champion USSSA Pride to the Lone Star State on Saturday, June 6th. The Charge and Pride series will continue in Dallas on Monday, June 8th and Tuesday, June 9th.
With the expansion to five NPF teams, each team will play a total of 48 regular season games for a total of 120 regular season league games. The five affiliate teams will compete in at least 16 different venues in a minimum of eight different states with the 2015 season culminating at the NPF Championship Series in Hoover, Alabama from August 14-18. This marks the second year in a row the Championship Series will be hosted in Hoover.
The 2015 NPF season opens with a May 29th match-up between the Chicago Bandits and Rebellion in Washington, PA. The Akron Racers will join the Bandits and Rebellion in Pennsylvania on May 30th and 31st with games centered around a youth tournament.
Fans in Texas will get a plethora of professional softball from June to August. In their inaugural season, the Charge will host six home series in the state of Texas which will be divided between two locations in McKinney and Arlington. In total, 18 Charge home games will be played in the Dallas metroplex. All four of the other NPF teams will make at least one visit to Texas. Additionally, the Charge will play an away series in Texas versus the USSSA Pride who will host the Charge August 3-4 in the Houston area and August 5-6 in San Antonio. Following those two series, the Charge will host the Bandits in their final series at home from August 9-11.
One designated Charge home series will be played in Colorado from June 29-July 2 during one of softball’s largest youth tournaments. Every year Triple Crown Sports hosts youth tournaments from ages 12-18 throughout the Denver metro area. As part of this year’s tournament, the Charge will host the Akron Racers in the areas around Westminster, Boulder, and Aurora. Details about specific locations will be announced at a later date.
”We are excited about the upcoming season! We have a great opening set of games to help us really engage our fans and prime them for the summer. I’m pleased that we have a nice mix of games around the country including those in Houston, San Antonio and Colorado. Our series around the Denver area is an effort to export the pro game into markets where the NPF has not gone before. Hopefully, this will energize a whole new set of NPF and Dallas Charge fans,” said Charge General Manager Kevin Shelton.
Information about season and individual home tickets as well as the Charge’s promotional schedule for the 2015 season will be available soon. All information on tickets will be made available on the team website as well as all social media platforms.
Dallas Charge 2015 Home Schedule
Wednesday, June 3 – Friday, June 5 vs. Pennsylvania Rebellion
Saturday, June 6 vs. USSSA Pride
Monday, June 8 – Tuesday, June 9 vs. USSSA Pride
Wednesday, June 17 – Friday, June 19 vs. Pennsylvania Rebellion
Monday, June 29 – Thursday, July 2 vs. Akron Racers (in Colorado)
Saturday, July 4 – Sunday, July 5 vs. Akron Racers
Wednesday, July 8 – Friday, July 10 vs. Chicago Bandits
Sunday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 11 vs. Chicago Bandits
For more information about the Dallas Charge, visit www.dallascharge.com or call the front office at 724-CHARGE1 (724-242-7431).You can also follow the Charge on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About the Dallas Charge
The Dallas Charge will begin competition in the National Pro Fastpitch league in 2015. The Charge will provide elite softball players the opportunity to pursue a professional career and inspire the next generation of professionals. Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the Charge organization and its players are committed to demonstrating leadership in community involvement, entertainment, and professionalism. Follow the Charge at www.dallascharge.com or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
About NPF
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. 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 and has been since 2002.