#worldsoftballday

Hey everyone, we're back!

We tried migrating everything over to our Instagram page, but our account was permanently disabled by Meta. Until we hear back and learn why this happened, we've decided to start posting here again.

For our first post back: Happy World Softball Day! 🥎

Today we celebrate the sport of softball and the women who helped make it a professional attraction long before most people realized it was possible.

From 1944 to 1954, the National Girls Softball League, later renamed the National Girls Baseball League, brought professional women’s fastpitch softball to the Chicagoland area. Founded in response to the creation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the NGBL competed directly for many of the nation’s top female athletes while continuing to play fastpitch softball under traditional rules.

Drawing an average of 500,000 spectators annually during its peak years, the league featured stars, rivalries, and championship races that captivated fans across Chicago and its suburbs. While the AAGPBL gradually transitioned toward baseball, the NGBL remained committed to elite women’s fastpitch softball until its final season in 1954.

On World Softball Day, we honor the players, managers, owners, and fans who helped make the National Girls Softball League/National Girls Baseball League one of the most successful women’s professional softball leagues in history.