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Scrap Yard Fast Pitch | |
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League | National Pro Fastpitch (2016–2017) Independent (2018–2020) |
Location | Conroe, Texas |
Ballpark | Scrapyard Softball Complex |
Founded | 2015 |
Folded | 2020 |
League championships | 1 (2017) |
General Manager | Connie May |
Website | scrapyardsports scrapyardfastpitch |
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.