The Scrap Yard Fast Pitch was an independent women's professional softball team based in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston. Established in October 2015 as the Scrap Yard Dawgs, the team played in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The Dawgs were the first NPF team to be based in the Houston area since the Texas Thunder became the Rockford Thunder in the 2007 season. In 2017, the Dawgs won their first NPF title against Pride in the best of three game series.
After having its franchise terminated by the NPF, the team went independent under the name Scrap Yard Fast Pitch.
In June 2020, all eighteen of the team's players quit in protest of a tweet by the franchise owner. Days later, the team became "This Is Us" and continued their series against the USSSA Pride.
Although the team has since disbanded, the facilities are still maintained by Scrap Yard Sports, which also runs recreational softball and baseball leagues.
On October 23, 2015, NPF announced the Scrap Yards Dawgs as an expansion team for the 2016 season.[1] Kevin Shelton, also the general manager of the Dallas Charge, was introduced as the Dawgs' GM.[2]
On May 5, 2016, the Dawgs signed free agent Monica Abbott to a six-year contract, believed to be worth $1 million; the contract was believed to be the most lucrative paid by an individual American professional franchise to an active female athlete in any team sport.[3]
2017edit
For the 2017 season, the Dawgs hired Texas A&M associate head coach Gerry Glasco as their head coach. Glasco's assistants would be Oregon's Jimmy Kolaitis and Joe Guthrie of Bucknell. Glasco was head coach of the USSSA Pride in 2014. Kolaitis was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits in 2013.[4] The Dawgs finished second during the regular season and won the 2017 Cowles Cup Championship.
2018edit
On January 28, the Dawgs announced via press release they would no longer be affiliated with the NPF. The NPF terminated their franchise on January 29 citing that the team had violated several league operating rules and franchise requirements.[5] The team indicated they would continue as an independent team under the name Scrap Yard Fastpitch.[6]
2020edit
In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests and after the first game of a planned seven-game series, franchise owner Connie May tweeted a photo of players standing with hands on heart captioned "Everyone respecting the flag," a reference to the U.S. national anthem protests. May tagged President and protest critic Donald Trump in the tweet. All eighteen players quit the team.[7] The players vowed to never play for Scrap Yard again and formed a new team tentatively named This Is Us.[8] Scrapping together donated uniforms, the players returned to the field days later, defeating the USSSA Pride.[9] Coach Michael Steuerwald and several former Scrap Yard staffers remained with the new team.[8]
^"NPF adds sixth team, Houston". Observer–Reporter. Washington, Pennsylvania. October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015. The National Pro Fastpitch added an expansion team for the 2016 season. The new team will be known as the Scrap Yard Dawgs and will be based in Conroe, Texas, just north of Houston.
^"NPF announces Scrap Yard Dawgs as Newest Expansion Team". ScrapYardDawgs.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
^Graham Hays (May 5, 2016). "Monica Abbott wants change after signing $1 million contract with NPF expansion team". espnW.com. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
^Kayla Lombardo (October 17, 2016). . Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^. NPF. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Chez Sievers (January 28, 2018). "Scrap Yard Dawgs Announce They Are Leaving NPF". FloSoftball.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^Weiner, Natalie (2020-06-24). "A Softball Team's Tweet to Trump Leads Players to Quit Mid-Series". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
^ abHays, Graham (June 26, 2020). "Softball players who protested GM start new team". ESPN.
^@storm_fl (June 28, 2020). "This Is Us win 3-1 over USSSA Pride!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Scrap Yard Fast Pitch was an independent women s professional softball team based in Conroe Texas just north of Houston Established in October 2015 as the Scrap Yard Dawgs the team played in the National Pro Fastpitch NPF during the 2016 and 2017 seasons The Dawgs were the first NPF team to be based in the Houston area since the Texas Thunder became the Rockford Thunder in the 2007 season In 2017 the Dawgs won their first NPF title against Pride in the best of three game series Scrap Yard Fast PitchInformationLeagueNational Pro Fastpitch 2016 2017 Independent 2018 2020 LocationConroe TexasBallparkScrapyard Softball ComplexFounded2015Folded2020League championships1 2017 General ManagerConnie MayWebsitescrapyardsports wbr com scrapyardfastpitch wbr comAfter having its franchise terminated by the NPF the team went independent under the name Scrap Yard Fast Pitch In June 2020 all eighteen of the team s players quit in protest of a tweet by the franchise owner Days later the team became This Is Us and continued their series against the USSSA Pride Although the team has since disbanded the facilities are still maintained by Scrap Yard Sports which also runs recreational softball and baseball leagues Contents 1 History 1 1 2017 1 2 2018 1 3 2020 2 Team 2 1 General managers 2 2 Current roster 2 3 All time head coaches 3 Season by season 4 Draft history 4 1 NPF Draft 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOn October 23 2015 NPF announced the Scrap Yards Dawgs as an expansion team for the 2016 season 1 Kevin Shelton also the general manager of the Dallas Charge was introduced as the Dawgs GM 2 On May 5 2016 the Dawgs signed free agent Monica Abbott to a six year contract believed to be worth 1 million the contract was believed to be the most lucrative paid by an individual American professional franchise to an active female athlete in any team sport 3 2017 edit For the 2017 season the Dawgs hired Texas A amp M associate head coach Gerry Glasco as their head coach Glasco s assistants would be Oregon s Jimmy Kolaitis and Joe Guthrie of Bucknell Glasco was head coach of the USSSA Pride in 2014 Kolaitis was an assistant coach for the Chicago Bandits in 2013 4 The Dawgs finished second during the regular season and won the 2017 Cowles Cup Championship 2018 edit On January 28 the Dawgs announced via press release they would no longer be affiliated with the NPF The NPF terminated their franchise on January 29 citing that the team had violated several league operating rules and franchise requirements 5 The team indicated they would continue as an independent team under the name Scrap Yard Fastpitch 6 2020 edit In June 2020 during the George Floyd protests and after the first game of a planned seven game series franchise owner Connie May tweeted a photo of players standing with hands on heart captioned Everyone respecting the flag a reference to the U S national anthem protests May tagged President and protest critic Donald Trump in the tweet All eighteen players quit the team 7 The players vowed to never play for Scrap Yard again and formed a new team tentatively named This Is Us 8 Scrapping together donated uniforms the players returned to the field days later defeating the USSSA Pride 9 Coach Michael Steuerwald and several former Scrap Yard staffers remained with the new team 8 Team editGeneral managers edit Kevin Shelton 2015 Connie May 2016 2020 Current roster edit Scrap Yard Dawgs rosterviewtalkeditActive roster YYYY Final season of player contract Inactive roster CoachesPitchers 8 Rachel Fox 2017 14 Monica Abbott 2021 20 Morgan Foley 2018 21 Morgan Melloh 2017 49 Miranda Kramer 2018 77 Cheridan Hawkins 2018 Catchers 13 Meagan May Whitley 2017 25 Taylor Edwards 2021 Infielders 1 Hannah Flippen 2018 4 Olivia Watkins 2018 9 Kayla Winkfield 2018 11 Ali Aguilar 2021 15 Nerissa Myers 2017 17 Anissa Urtez 2018 18 Britt Vonk nbsp 2017 23 Christian Stokes 2018 31 Kasey Cooper 2018 34 Katiyana Mauga 2018 47 Amanda Kamekona 2018 99 MJ Knighten 2019 Outfielders 6 Kiki Stokes 2018 22 Brittany Cervantes 2021 28 Morgan Zerkle 2018 36 Emilee Koerner 2018 43 Allexis Bennett 2018 44 Brianna Cherry 2018 Unsigned Draftees Year Team s Rights Expire Nikki Udria 2018 Head CoachGerry GlascoAssistant CoachesJimmy Kolaitis Joe GuthrieLegend Franchise Player Tag C Captain A Alternate captain All NPF rostersAll time head coaches edit Name Term Regular season PlayoffsGC W L W GC W L W 1 Javier Vela Tripp MacKay 2016 48 29 19 604 3 1 2 3332 Gerry Glasco 2017 49 31 18 633 5 4 1 800Season by season editSeason records Season W L T Finish Playoff results2016 29 19 0 2nd place National Pro Fastpitch Lost to Chicago Bandits 2 games to 1 in NPF Semifinals2017 31 18 0 2nd place National Pro Fastpitch Won NPF Championship 2 games to 1 over USSSA Pride Defeated Akron Racers 2 games to 0 in NPF SemifinalsTotals 60 37 0Draft history editNPF Draft edit Main article 2016 NPF Draft Main article 2017 NPF DraftReferences edit NPF adds sixth team Houston Observer Reporter Washington Pennsylvania October 23 2015 Retrieved December 11 2015 The National Pro Fastpitch added an expansion team for the 2016 season The new team will be known as the Scrap Yard Dawgs and will be based in Conroe Texas just north of Houston NPF announces Scrap Yard Dawgs as Newest Expansion Team ScrapYardDawgs com October 23 2015 Retrieved November 1 2015 Graham Hays May 5 2016 Monica Abbott wants change after signing 1 million contract with NPF expansion team espnW com Retrieved May 5 2016 Kayla Lombardo October 17 2016 Scrap Yard Dawgs set coaching staff for second NPF season Excelle Sports Archived from the original on October 21 2016 Retrieved October 20 2016 National Pro Fastpitch NPF Terminates Houston Based Scrap Yard Dawgs NPF Archived from the original on February 1 2018 Retrieved January 31 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Chez Sievers January 28 2018 Scrap Yard Dawgs Announce They Are Leaving NPF FloSoftball com Retrieved January 29 2018 Weiner Natalie 2020 06 24 A Softball Team s Tweet to Trump Leads Players to Quit Mid Series The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 06 25 a b Hays Graham June 26 2020 Softball players who protested GM start new team ESPN storm fl June 28 2020 This Is Us win 3 1 over USSSA Pride Tweet via Twitter External links editScrap Yard Fastpitch websiteAchievementsPreceded byChicago Bandits2016 Cowles Cup NPF ChampionsScrap Yard Dawgs2017 Succeeded byincumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scrap Yard Fast Pitch amp oldid 1186975644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
