NPF Akron Racers

Racers Sign ESPY Award Winner

Published on December 14, 2009 under National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
Akron Racers News Release


AKRON, OH - Former University of Arizona star pitcher Taryne Mowatt (Corona, CA), the 2007 Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player and a two-time ESPY winner, has signed a professional playing contract with the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), Racers General Manager Joey Arrietta announced today. The contract is guaranteed for two years with a mutual option for year three. Financial terms were not disclosed per All-Pro Fastpitch (APF) and Racers policy.

"I'm' thrilled to be coming back to the NPF," said Mowatt, who played for the league's Washington Glory in 2008 before spending the 2009 season on the Pro Fastpitch Xtreme (PFX) Tour. "I really missed the competitive atmosphere the NPF provides as well as the opportunity to pitch against the best players in the world. Joey and Akron have been involved with professional fastpitch since day one, and I know how much she and the city care about the game, so this was an easy decision for me."

Added Arrietta: "I was really hoping that Taryne was going to return to the league. She's an incredible talent and a marketable player who always has performed her best in the most pressure-packed situations. I am really excited to add her to a pitching staff that includes 2008 college player of the year and two-time All-NPF selection Angela Tincher. It's going to be an exciting season at Firestone Stadium."   Mowatt played for the Washington Glory in 2008, helping lead that team to the NPF Championship Series, before signing to play on the PFX Tour in 2009. She was named the 2007 WCWS Most Outstanding Player after leading Arizona to its second consecutive and eighth overall national championship. Mowatt enjoyed one of the most remarkable weeks of pitching in the history of the sport during that WCWS, recording eight complete games (6-2) and pitching 60 innings while throwing 1,035 pitches over a seven-day span. She was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) second-team All-American that year and captured a pair of ESPY Awards - one as the top college athlete and another as the top overall female athlete. Mowatt set the University of Arizona single-season records for innings pitched (370), strikeouts (522) and victories (42). She went 42-12, starting 53 of 65 games, with a 1.46 ERA. Mowatt concluded her career with 1,267 strikeouts, second in Arizona history and among the all-time NCAA top 20.

Akron finished third in the 2009 NPF Championship Series after placing second in the regular season with a 26-14 Mark. The Racers, who have finished second in four of the past six regular seasons, begin play again in June 2010 with former U.S. Olympian and National Team member Crystl Bustos taking over as manager.

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