2023 Women's Professional Fastpitch season

2023 WPF season
LeagueWomen's Professional Fastpitch
SportFastpitch softball
DurationJune 15, 2023 – August 13, 2023
Number of teams4
2023 WPF College Draft
Top draft pickAlex Storako
Picked byOKC Spark
Regular season
Season championsTexas Smoke
Season MVPJanae Jefferson
Championship Series and Playoffs
ChampionsTexas Smoke (1st title)
  Runners-upUSSSA Pride
Finals MVPJanae Jefferson
WPF seasons
← 2022
2024 β†’

The 2023 WPF season was the first season of competition for the Women's Professional Fastpitch. Four WPF teams competed in this season:Smash It Sports Vipers, USSSA Pride, Oklahoma City Spark and Texas Smoke.

League Business

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Team City Stadium Head coach
Oklahoma City Spark Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium Amber Flores
Smash It Sports Vipers Oxford, Alabama Choccolocco Park Gerry Glasco
Texas Smoke Austin, Texas Roberts Family Field Concordia University Texas Tori Tyson
USSSA Pride Viera, Florida USSSA Space Coast Complex Kelly Kretschman

WPF announced the addition of Oklahoma City Spark as an expansion team for 2023.[1] Seminole State College softball head coach Amber Flores will be their coach.[2] On November 7 the Spark announced their home games would be played at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.[3]


Jocelyn Alo was traded to Oklahoma City Spark by Smash It Sports Vipers in exchange for draft picks and cash considerations.[4] Oh Jan 25, 2023, the Vipers announced their home stadium for the 2023 season will be Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama.[5]

WPF announced the addition of a second expansion team for 2023 in Texas. Former MLB player Brandon Phillips is their owner.[6] The team name was revealed be the Texas Smoke, with their home in Austin, Texas. Professional wrestler Jade Cargill was later announced as co-owner of the Smoke. Howard Bison softball coach Tori Tyson was named the Smoke's head coach.[7] On April 28, 2023, the Smoke announced their 2023 home field will Roberts Family Field at Concordia University Texas.[8]


Transactions

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Drafts

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2023 WPF expansion draft

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WPF held a expansion draft to help stock to rosters of the Smoke and the Spark with certain players from the Pride and Vipers. Following are the picks:[9]

Expansion draft results

# Team Player Previous Team Date Signed
1 Texas Smoke Morgan Howe Smash It Sports Vipers March 9, 2023[10]
2 Oklahoma City Spark Keely Rochard USSSA Pride
3 Texas Smoke Samantha Show USSSA Pride March 9, 2023[11]
4 Oklahoma City Spark Fa Leilua Smash It Sports Vipers
5 Texas Smoke Shelbi Sunseri Smash It Sports Vipers March 9, 2023[12]
6 Spark waived their pick
7 Texas Smoke Ciara Bryan Smash It Sports Vipers March 9, 2023[13]
8 Spark waived their pick

2023 WPF college draft

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The 2023 WPF college draft took place on April 17, 2023 at the Yale Theatre in Oklahoma City. All four WPF teams participated in a six-round draft, claiming 24 players.[14]

Key

# Denotes player who has not appeared in a competitive WPF game


Round Pick Player Pos. WPF team College Notes Date signed
Round 1 1 Alex Storako P Spark Oklahoma June 13, 2023[15]
2 Baylee Klingler IF Smoke Washington June 11, 2023[16]
3 Ashley Rogers P Vipers Tennessee June 11, 2023[17]
4 Megan Faraimo # P Pride UCLA
Round 2 5 Rachel Becker # Vipers Oklahoma State [R2 trade 1]
6 Kathryn Sandercock # Smoke FSU
7 Ally Shipman # Vipers Alabama
8 Kayla Kowalik Pride Kentucky May 31, 2023[19]
Round 3 9 Chenice Delce Spark Arkansas May 29, 2023[20]
10 Autumn Pease Smoke Minnesota June 1, 2023[21]
11 Kiley Naomi # Vipers Oklahoma State
12 Brooke Yanez # Pride UCLA
Round 4 13 Haley Lee Spark Oklahoma
14 Charla Echols Smoke Florida June 6, 2023[22]
15 Makena Smith Vipers California June 7, 2023[23]
16 Allee Bunker Pride Oregon June 8, 2023[24]
Round 5 17 Donnie Gobourne Spark South Carolina May 25, 2023[25]
18 Mack Leonard # Smoke FSU
19 Karly Heath Vipers Louisiana June 7, 2023[23]
20 Caroline Jacobsen # Pride Clemson
Round 6 21 Yvonne Whaley Spark Pitt May 22, 2023[26]
22 Grace Turk # Smoke Oklahoma
23 Montana Fouts # Vipers Alabama
24 Jordyn Rudd Pride Northwestern June 4, 2023[27]

Free agency

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The table below shows the signings of free agents for the 2023 season.

Date Player Team
September 16, 2022 Michelle Moultrie[28] OKC Spark
December 19, 2022 Chelsea Alexander[29] OKC Spark
December 29, 2022 Chelsea Gonzales[30] SIS Vipers
Taran Alvelo[30] SIS Vipers
Mary Iakopo[30] SIS Vipers
December 30, 2022 Sydney Sherrill[31] OKC Spark
January 3, 2023 Lynnsie Elam[32] OKC Spark
January 18, 2023 Janae Jefferson[33] Texas Smoke
January 19, 2023 Keilani Ricketts[34] OKC Spark
February 8, 2023 Sierra Hyland[35] SIS Vipers
February 18, 2023 Alyssa Rivera[36] Texas Smoke
February 23, 2023 Jordan Dail[37] Texas Smoke
February 23, 2023 Shelby Pendley[38] USSSA Pride
March 9, 2023 Sahvanna Jaquish[39] Texas Smoke
March 11, 2023 Marta Gasparotto[40] Texas Smoke
March 13, 2023 AnaMarie Bruni[41] Texas Smoke
March 17, 2023 Ally Carda[42] USSSA Pride
May 15, 2023 Delaney Spaulding[43] USSSA Pride
May 17, 2023 Ellen Roberts[44] USSSA Pride
May 18, 2023 Rylee Bayless[45] OKC Spark
May 19, 2023 Ali Aguilar[46] USSSA Pride
May 23, 2023 Emily Watson[47] OKC Spark
June 4, 2023 Taylor Roby[48] USSSA Pride
June 5, 2023 Chloe Malau'ulu[49] OKC Spark
June 7, 2023 Kelli Godin[50] USSSA Pride
June 7, 2023 Meghan Schorman[23] SIS Vipers

Trades

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November 3, 2022 To OKC Spark

Jocelyn Alo

To Smash It Sports Vipers

Draft picks and cash considerations

Retired

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Date Player
August 6, 2022 Jordan Taylor[51]
August 6, 2022 Chelsea Goodacre[52]
April 7, 2023 Haley Cruse[53]

Rosters

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USSSA Pride

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USSSA Pride roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager


Smash It Sports Vipers

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Smash It Sports Vipers roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Manager


Oklahoma City Spark

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Oklahoma City Spark roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager


Texas Smoke

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Texas Smoke roster
Players Coaches
Pitchers
Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

  • Monique White
  • Cat Tarvin


Standings

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League standings

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Source:[54]

Team GP W L Pct. RS RA DIFF
Texas Smoke 36 22 14 .611 177 129 +48
Oklahoma City Spark 35 21 14 .600 144 153 -9
USSSA Pride 34 18 16 .529 129 118 +11
Smash It Sports Vipers 35 9 26 .257 103 153 -50

Schedule

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All stats come from

Legend
  Postponement
Bold Winning team

2023 Game log

June
Date Visiting Team Score Home Team Venue Win Loss Save
6/15/2023 USSSA Pride 2-3 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/15/2023 SIS Vipers OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/16/2023 USSSA Pride 0-6 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/16/2023 SIS Vipers 1-2 OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/17/2023 USSSA Pride 1-4 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/17/2023 SIS Vipers 3-4 OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/19/2023 SIS Vipers 3-5 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/19/2023 USSSA Pride 0-7 OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/20/2023 SIS Vipers 0-10 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/20/2023 USSSA Pride 3-6 OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/21/2023 SIS Vipers Texas Smoke Austin, TX
6/21/2023 USSSA Pride 3-6 OKC Spark Edmond, OK
6/23/2023 Texas Smoke 6-2 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
6/23/2023 OKC Spark USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/24/2023 Texas Smoke 0-6 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
6/24/2023 OKC Spark 6-3 USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/25/2023 Texas Smoke 6-5 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
6/25/2023 OKC Spark 1-3 USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/27/2023 Texas Smoke 3-4 (10 Innings) USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/27/2023 OKC Spark 3-0 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
6/28/2023 Texas Smoke 2-1 (9 innings) USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/28/2023 OKC Spark 1-4 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
6/29/2023 Texas Smoke 12-6 (10 innings) USSSA Pride Viera, FL
6/29/2023 OKC Spark 3-2 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
July
Date Visiting Team Score Home Team Venue Win Loss Save
7/1/2023 Texas Smoke 5-1 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/1/2023 USSSA Pride 8-3 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/2/2023 Texas Smoke 4-5 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/2/2023 USSSA Pride 6-1 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/3/2023 Texas Smoke 6-3 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/3/2023 USSSA Pride 8-0 (6 innings) SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/10/2023 Texas Smoke 5-6 USSSA Pride Evansville, IN
7/10/2023 OKC Spark 7-4 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/11/2023 Texas Smoke 1-2 USSSA Pride Evansville, IN
7/11/2023 OKC Spark 9-11 (8 innings) SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/12/2023 Texas Smoke 4-7 USSSA Pride Evansville, IN
7/12/2023 OKC Spark 0-8 (5 innings) SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/14/2023 OKC Spark 2-5 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/15/2023 OKC Spark 2-0 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/16/2023 OKC Spark 4-1 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/16/2023 SIS Vipers 0-2 USSSA Pride Shawnee, KS
7/17/2023 SIS Vipers 4-0 USSSA Pride Shawnee, KS
7/18/2023 SIS Vipers 0-1 USSSA Pride Shawnee, KS
7/20/2023 SIS Vipers 7-6 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/20/2023 SIS Vipers 0-5 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/20/2023 OKC Spark 4-2 USSSA Pride Peoria, IL
7/21/2023 SIS Vipers 2-6 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/21/2023 OKC Spark 5-6 (10 innings) USSSA Pride Peoria, IL
7/22/2023 SIS Vipers 8-10 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/22/2023 OKC Spark 0-6 USSSA Pride Peoria, IL
7/24/2023 USSSA Pride 11-5 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/24/2023 SIS Vipers 3-7 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/25/2023 USSSA Pride 1-4 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/25/2023 SIS Vipers 6-2 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/26/2023 SIS Vipers 1-7 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/26/2023 USSSA Pride 1-2 (9 innings) Texas Smoke Austin, TX
7/26/2023 SIS Vipers 1-4 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/28/2023 Texas Smoke 6-5 (8 innings) SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/28/2023 USSSA Pride 3-4 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/29/2023 Texas Smoke 3-1 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/29/2023 USSSA Pride 6-4 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
7/30/2023 Texas Smoke 4-0 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
7/30/2023 USSSA Pride 15-4 (5 innings) OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
August
Date Visiting Team Score Home Team Venue Win Loss Save
8/1/2023 Texas Smoke 5-6 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
8/1/2023 SIS Vipers 4-5 (9 innings) USSSA Pride Viera, FL
8/2/2023 Texas Smoke 8-1 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
8/2/2023 SIS Vipers 1-2 USSSA Pride Viera, FL
8/3/2023 Texas Smoke 8-9 OKC Spark Oklahoma City, OK
8/3/2023 SIS Vipers 6-0 USSSA Pride Viera, FL
8/5/2023 OKC Spark 5-10 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
8/5/2023 USSSA Pride 0-1 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
8/6/2023 OKC Spark 7-6 (10 innings) Texas Smoke Austin, TX
8/6/2023 USSSA Pride 5-0 SIS Vipers Oxford, AL
8/7/2023 OKC Spark 3-1 Texas Smoke Austin, TX
8/7/2023 USSSA Pride SIS Vipers Oxford, AL

Statistical Leaders

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2023 WPF Playoffs and Championships

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The 2023 WPF Playoffs and Championships were held at Signature Field at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Alabama August 9–13. All four teams qualify and were seeded based on the final standings. The first seed played the fourth seed on a best-of-three series, and the second seed played the third seed in another best-of-three series. The winners played each other in a best-of-three series that determined the champion.


WPF Semifinals (Best-of-3) WPF Championship (Best-of-3)
      
1 Texas Smoke 2
4 Smash It Sports Vipers 1
1 Texas Smoke 2
3 USSSA Pride 0
2 Oklahoma City Spark 0
3 USSSA Pride 2

Source:[55]

2023 WPF Semifinals
USSSA Pride defeat Oklahoma City Spark 2-0
Game Date Score Series
(USSSA-OKC)
1 August 9 USSSA Pride 1, Oklahoma City Spark 0 1-0
2 August 10 USSSA Pride 2, Oklahoma City Spark 0 2-0
2023 WPF Semifinals
Texas Smoke defeat Smash It Sports Vipers 2-1
Game Date Score Series
(SIS-TEX)
1 August 10 Smash It Sports Vipers 2, Texas Smoke 0 1-0
2 August 10 Smash It Sports Vipers 4, Texas Smoke 6 1-1
3 August 11 Smash It Sports Vipers 1, Texas Smoke 2 1-2
2023 WPF Championship Series
Texas Smoke defeat USSSA Pride 2-0
Game Date Score Series
(USSSA-TEX)
1 August 12 USSSA Pride 4, Texas Smoke 5 0-1
2 August 13 USSSA Pride 2, Texas Smoke 14 0-2


2023 WPF Championship Series MVP
Player Club
Janae Jefferson[56] Texas Smoke

Women's Professional Fastpitch Awards Night

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Source:[57]

Award Player Team
Player of the Year Janae Jefferson Texas Smoke
Pitcher of the Year Autumn Pease Texas Smoke
Rookie of the Year Kayla Kowalik USSSA Pride
Defensive Player of the Year Sydney Sherrill Oklahoma City Spark
Offensive Player of the Year Morgan Howe Texas Smoke
Stolen Base Leader Kayla Kowalik USSSA Pride
Coaching Staff of the Year Texas Smoke -- Tori Tyson (HEAD COACH), Monique White (ASSISTANT COACH), Cat Tavin (ASSISTANT COACH)
2023 All-WPF Team
Position Name Team
Infield Fa Leilua Oklahoma City Spark
Infield Janae Jefferson Texas Smoke
Infield Ali Aguilar USSSA Pride
Infield Charla Echols Texas Smoke
Infield Sydney Sherrill Oklahoma City Spark
Outfield Michelle Moultrie Oklahoma City Spark
Outfield Morgan Howe Texas Smoke
Outfield Kayla Kowalik USSSA Pride
Pitcher Samantha Show Texas Smoke
Pitcher Autumn Pease Texas Smoke
Pitcher Ally Carda USSSA Pride
Pitcher Hope Trautwein USSSA Pride
At-Large Baylee Klingler Texas Smoke
At-Large Jocelyn Alo Oklahoma City Spark
At-Large Makena Smith Smash It Sports Vipers
At-Large SilentRain Espinoza USSSA Pride
At-Large Suzy Brookshire Smash It Sports Vipers
At-Large Donnie Gobourne Oklahoma City Spark
At-Large Haley Lee Oklahoma City Spark


Trade Notes

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Round 1:

Round 2:

  1. ^ Smash It Sports Vipers β†’ OKC Spark. Vipers acquired the second-round pick in the 2023 WPF Draft as well as cash considerations with other picks from Spark in exchange for the rights to Jocelyn Alo.[18]

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Round 4:


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Gamesheets

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WPF Official Site