Fledgling NPF Cancels Second Consecutive Season

National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) has canceled their 2021 season it was announced today. This is the second consecutive year as the 2020 season was also not played. The fledgling league has termed it as “suspended” due to the pandemic citing home venues not being available or available only with restrictive conditions that make team operations difficult. The NPF also cited challenges with international players being able to travel and compete in the league this coming season. The league, made up of a large majority of those international players from particular national team programs, have five current franchises with two based in Illinois and one each in Ohio, California, and Minnesota.