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Sooners in the NPF: Week 10

August 09, 2006 | Softball

NORMAN, Okla. - As a bonus to OU softball fans, SoonerSports.com will provide a weekly glimpse at five former players competing in the National Pro Fastpitch league this summer.  Today's installment covers the 10th week of the NPF season for the Sooner alums.  Check back every week for an updated look at the Sooners in the professional ranks.

Five former Oklahoma softball players have joined the National Pro Fastpitch League, which is in its third season.  Jennifer Stewart, April Valdez and Kristin Vesely are making their debut in the professional ranks while Christina Enea and Heather Scaglione enter their second season with the NPF.

Scaglione's Stats | Valdez's Stats | Vesely's Stats 
Stewart's Stats | Enea's Stats

Vesely and the New England Riptide swept former teammates Valdez and Scaglione of the Arizona Heat in four games in this week's NPF action.
 
After the Riptide walked away with a 2-1 decision over the Heat in game one, it continued its winning ways by taking the second game of the series, 4-3.  The game went into the 10th inning as Scaglione was one of only three Heat players to record a hit in the contest. 

Vesely was outstanding in game three, going 2-for-2 at the plate and scoring a run in the Riptide's 4-3 win.
Valdez pitched for the Heat in game four, but was charged with the loss after the Riptide took the 3-0 victory.  The Riptide have now won six games in a row and remain in second place in the league.  The Heat sit in fifth place in the league standings.

Stewart and the Philadelphia Force were swept by the Connecticut Brakettes in four games.  Stewart was charged with the loss in game one after pitching all six innings in the 3-1 defeat.  The squad has now lost seven straight games in the NPF where it sits in last place.

Enea and the Chicago Bandits pounded the Michigan Ice in two games in this week's action, 9-0 and 3-0.  The Bandits, who have topped the league standings all summer, remain in first place with a 25-7 record. 

Arizona Heat | New England Riptide | Chicago Bandits 
Philadelphia Force

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