NY/NJ Comets

The New York/New Jersey Comets were a women's professional softball team. In February 2013, National Pro Fastpitch announced the Comets as an expansion team, replacing the Carolina Diamonds which had folded at the end of the 2012 season.[1] The team played home games at several sites in 2013: Provident Bank Park in Ramapo, New York, Yogi Berra Stadium in Montclair, New Jersey, TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[2][3][4][5]

NY/NJ Comets
Information
LeagueNational Pro Fastpitch
LocationRamapo, New York
Montclair, New Jersey
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Allentown, Pennsylvania
BallparkProvident Bank Park
Yogi Berra Stadium
TD Bank Ballpark
Coca-Cola Park
Year founded2013
OwnershipComets Pro Softball, LLC
ManagementMichael Neuwirth
ManagerJay Nelson

The Comets were named in honor of the women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and specifically after the Kenosha Comets, one of the founding members of the AAGPBL.[6]

Roster

The Comets assumed the rights to players that were previously held by Carolina.[1]

Player Number Position Bats Throws College
Angel Bunner 15 P L L Auburn
Olivia Galati 2 P R R Hofstra
Taryne Mowatt 9 P R R Arizona
Amy Hooks 10 C/OF R R Texas
Amanda Kamekona 47 2B/IF R R UCLA
Brittany Mckinney 22 C R R North Carolina
Bianca Meija 28 SS R R Long Island U.
Sarah Plourde 27 P R R UMass
Angeline Quiocho 8 OF R R BYU
Kelsi Weseman 18 3B/IF L R Georgia Tech

References
  1. "New NPF Team Returns Professional Softball To Northeast". National Pro Fastpitch. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Provident Park Stadium". New York/New Jersey Comets. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. "Yogi Berra Stadium". New York/New Jersey Comets. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  4. "TD Bank Ballpark". New York/New Jersey Comets. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. "Coca Cola Park Stadium". New York/New Jersey Comets. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. "About". New York/New Jersey Comets. Retrieved 5 March 2013.


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