The following is a list of

National Pro Fastpitch National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL), was a professional women's softball league in the United States. The teams battled for the Cowles Cup. The WPSL was founded in 1997 and folded in 2001; the NPF revive ...

players who have been selected for the All-NPF Team at least once in their careers. Each year's All-NPF Team recognizes players for excellence on the field during the season. Since

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, the All-NPF Team has been selected by the league and announced during the awards banquet after the end of the regular season. In 2019, a player is named at each fielding position, four pitchers, a designated player, and five 'At-Large' selections. (Multiple players are selected if there is a tie in voting.) From

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, NPF players were named to an All-Star teams and played All-Star games, in various formats. The list below includes selections to those All-Star teams for 2003–2005. In

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"Team NPF" played exhibition games against the

United States women's national softball team These "Team NPF" selections are NOT included below; 2008 includes only those named to the 2008 All-NPF Team. As of the conclusion of 2019,

Kelly Kretschman Kelly Sue Kretschman (born August 26, 1979) is an American former nine-time professional All-Star softball outfielder and current head coach for the USSSA Pride of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). Kretschman played college softball at Al ...

holds the record for most times named to the All-NPF Team (9).

Monica Abbott Monica Cecilia Abbott (born July 28, 1985) is an American professional softball player. Abbott was an All-American pitcher for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in college before starting a professional career in the NPF and in the Japan Softball ...

holds the record for most consecutive times named All-NPF (8 times).

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