FSN to show five Force games

June 2, 2008 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
Philadelphia Force News Release


Allentown, Pa. - The National Pro Fastpitch league has announced that Fox Sports Network (FSN) will be showing the NPF Game of the Week throughout the summer. Every Thursday, from June 12th to August 21st, FSN will show a selected NPF game on tape delay.

The first game to be aired will be from ECTB Stadium with the Philadelphia Force tangling with their rivals, the New England Riptide. The Force will be on display five times during the season with four of the broadcasts being home games. These games will be produced by the Philadelphia Force in conjunction with TV2 Sports of Allentown.

Every NPF team will make an appearance on the GOTW with the Akron Racers leading the way with 8 games to be shown. Games are scheduled to be shown each Thursday in the 3-5 p.m. ET time slot.

Complete Game of the Week Schedule

Saturday, June 7 New England Riptide @ Philadelphia Force; airdate: June 12 Wednesday, June 11 Washington Glory @ Akron Racers; airdate: June 19 Saturday, June 14 Washington Glory @ Akron Racers; airdate: June 26 Friday, June 27 Team Canada @ Akron Racers; airdate: July 3 Saturday, July 5 Philadelphia Force @ Akron Racers; airdate: July 10 Wednesday, July 9 Rockford Thunder @ Philadelphia Force; airdate: July 17 Saturday, July 12 New England Riptide @ Akron Racers; airdate: July 24 Thursday, July 24 Chicago Bandits @ Philadelphia Force; airdate: July 31 Thursday, July 31 Rockford Thunders @ Akron Racers; airdate: August 7 Saturday, August 2 Chicago Bandits @ Akron Racers; airdate: August 14 Saturday, August 16 Akron Racers @ Philadelphia Force; airdate: August 21



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