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Washington Glory

Former American women's softball team

Summary

Former American women's softball team

Field	Value
name	Washington Glory
logo	[[Image:Washington Glory.PNG	200px]]
league	National Pro Fastpitch
location	Fairfax, Virginia
stadium	George Mason Softball Complex
founded	2007
folded	2008
series	Cowles Cup
series_champs	1 (2007)
division_champ_type	Regular season champion
division_champs	1 (2007)
colors	navy blue, red
owner	Joseph Amato
coach	Carrie Dever-Boaz
Erin Goettlicher (Assistant)
manager	Carrie Dever-Boaz

Erin Goettlicher (Assistant) The Washington Glory was a women's softball team based in Fairfax, Virginia. They played during 2007 and 2008 as a member of National Pro Fastpitch.

History

The Glory won the 2007 NPF championship, defeating the Rockford Thunder in the final game of the championship series becoming the first team in league history to win the regular season and playoff titles in the same season. The playoffs started out on a high note for the Glory when Monica Abbott threw her first professional no hitter and the first no hitter in Glory history in the August 25 opener against Rockford.

The first batter in Glory history was Kelly Kretschman on May 31. The first home run in Glory history was by Brooke Marnitz on May 31.

The Glory played their 2008 season at the Westfield Softball Complex in Chantilly, Va. due to construction on their complex at George Mason University. During the 2008 season, the Glory's Desiree Serrano threw the first perfect game in team history, blanking the Venezuela national team.

The Glory were to return for the 2009 season; however financial difficulties by ownership led National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) to attempt to find a new owner, but the team carried too much debt and was folded. Glory player contracts were acquired by the replacement USSSA Pride franchise based in Florida.

Hall of fame

Three Glory players were named to the All NPF Team in 2008. Those players were:

3B Sara Larquier
1B Oli Keohohou
P Sarah Pauly

USA Softball players

Monica Abbott
Kelly Kretschman
Stacey Nelson

Season-by-season

|- |2007 || 34 || 10 || 0 || 1st place National Pro Fastpitch || Won National Pro Fastpitch Championship Game over the Rockford Thunder |- |2008 || 30 || 18 || 0 || 2nd place National Pro Fastpitch || Lost National Pro Fastpitch Championship Game to the Chicago Bandits |- !Totals || 64 || 28 || 0

Former players

3: Stephanie Best (Retired after 2008 season)
8: Christa Dalakis (Running a health club in Tysons Corner, Virginia)
27: Germaine Fairchild (Head Coach of the former National Pro Fastpitch team New England Riptide)

Staff

Dr. David R. Miller, M.D.: Hand and wrist consultant.
Jarrod Wronski: Team P. A. announcer, broadcaster, emcee and DJ

Wikipedia Source

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