The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 12 teams (18u/16u Select, '99, '00, '01, '01 Navy, '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07 and '08) that have a total of 150 very special players.  Players are not only selected based upon skill but also character and desire.  Our organization is committed to improving the skills of these special players to not only develop them into the best fastpitch softball players that they can be, but also the best students, friends and reliable, honorable young ladies. Our goal is simple, develop the player to make a meaningful contribution to their schools, communities and future endeavors at the earliest possible opportunity. If you are interested in joining our organization, we invite you to observe our practices and games to see what we teach and how we interact with the players. Tryouts are held in early August each year for the respective teams.If you have any questions regarding one of our teams, please call the Head Coach listed in the important numbers section on the right information section of our website. God Bless and Be Safe!

Joe Birchfield

Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Organization Chief

(865) 363-0728

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The Knoxville Explosion Fast Pitch Softball Club is committed to developing player excellence on and off the field.  This is accomplished by selecting coaches who volunteer 100% of their time to teach the players the proper fundamentals of the game that include hitting, pitching, fielding and base running.  Each head coach will be a certified Double Goal Coach through the Nationally-recognized Positive Coaching Alliance Organization.  Key concepts are reinforced using state of the art training equipment, playing equipment, computer software and professional coaches that seek to identify and raise awareness of the player to correct flaws in their own fundamentals.  In addition, our players will be taught the proper way to conduct themselves on and off the field.  Knoxville Explosion Players are expected to honor and respect their coaches, parents, team mates, opponents and umpires.  Our players are also expected to do their very best in school courses and to place emphasis on their studies.  We recognize that our players are also students and without achieving the proper grades, our players will not be allowed to compete at the next level.  Our coaches are committed to teaching our players the rules of the game and more importantly, how to succeed and have fun!  A key component of this commitment is to teach our players the strategy and mental aspects of the game.  It is through this commitment to the fundamentals that our coaches and players will honor the game of fast pitch softball.

 Joe Birchfield, Head Coach Knoxville Explosion Fast Pitch Organization Chief

Commitment Alert! Congratulations to the Explosion Select's very own Mariah Foxworth (Asheville, NC) who has committed to play college softball at Division II Southern Wesleyan in Central, South Carolina! Great job Mariah, we are so proud of your efforts on and off of the field! Here is a link to the North Carolina News Article profiling Mariah! http://www.citizen-times.com/…/foxworth-southern-…/90727770/

Boom! Congratulations to the 04 Explosion who won the 12u Division of the ISA Softball Tournament Held in Crossville, TN on 9/17/16! Great job everyone, we are very proud of your efforts!

Boom! Congratulations to the 04 Explosion who finished as the 12u runner-up in the ASA Summer Sizzler Tournamnt held in Johnson City, TN at Ridgeview Park on 7-22-16! The 04 Explosion battled older teams and blazing heat to the championship eventually losing 1-0 to the 03 Dirt Dawgs. The 04 Explosion finished the championship game with only 8 players due to a broken ankle sustained by the 04 Explosion 1st Baseman Mackenzie Babb. Way to go girls, absolutely stellar effort making it to the championship down 1 player! Please pray for a speedy recovery for Mackenzie Babb! We love you kiddo!

Atomic Boom! Congratulations to the 01 Explosion who won the Cookeville College Exposure Championship held in Cookeville, TN on 7/9/16-7/11/16! The 01 Explosion beat the MC Heat in the Championship game 1-0! Great job Heat and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!

Atomic Boom! Congratulations to the 02 Explosion who were crowned the 14u TSFA Southern National Champions in Ringgold, Georgia on 7-9-16! The 02 Explosion beat the Georgia Flames in a late night offensive explosion 10-2 to win the 2016 TSFA Tri-State Southern Nationals going 5-0 in the tournament! The hot summer day can be summed up with one word: Team! Everyone battled for each other with diving catches, hustle, and solid field play to lead a defensive performance that only gave up 6 runs on the entire day. Strong pitching performances by Bailey Myers, Baylee Cox, and Talley Shipley were on full display every game, late into the night. On offense, Devon Weller led the day by batting .875 and connecting with timely hits. The coaches are extremely proud of the effort of every girl that came together, as one Team!