The Colorado Altitude were a women's professional softball team based in Littleton, Colorado. They were part of the founding roster of National Pro Fastpitch teams in 2004.

History

During the NPF's

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All-Star tour, the league announced the addition of a team in the Denver, Colorado area. The owners were Danny Stroud and Claud York. The team was named the Colorado Altitude and expected to play at All City Stadium in Denver. Long-time UCLA softball coach and WPF

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coach

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was to be the coach of the Altitude. The Altitude were assigned to the NPF's West Division, along with the San Antonio Armadillos,

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, and

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and Texas Thunder. In March 2004, NPF released its inaugural schedule for the year and did not include the Armadillos and the Altitude. The Altitude announced that it was their decision not to join the league in 2004, citing various concerns and leaving open the possibility of considering playing in NPF in 2005. However, the only 2005 expansion team was the

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, and NPF has yet to add a full-time member in Colorado.

Players

The Altitude participated in NPF's inaugural Elite Draft and Senior Draft. The following players were drafted by Colorado:

References

External links

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The Softball Channel
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