The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 11 teams (16u Select, 16u Developmental, '99 Spring, '99 Summer, '00, '01, '02, 12u Blue, '03, '04 and '05) that have a total of 130 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

As the sport of fast pitch softball winds down here in Knoxville, the Knoxville Organization reflects on 2013 as a benchmark year for our organization.  We stand for and are about the on and off the field development of our players.  Amazingly enough, over 80% of our players are honor roll students.  Many of our players also received numerous citizenship, spelling bee and 4H essay awards throughout 2013.  In addition, 100% of our players were selected to participate in their various middle school and high school teams!  MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

On the field, it was an amazing year for our organization!  Including both Spring and Fall 2013 Seasons our combined team statistics were as follows:

100 Tournaments Participated

(37) 1st Place Finishes - Including 14u SEAA Open Fall Tennessee State Championship, 12u ASA Class B Tennessee State Championship, 10u ISA Class A Tennessee State Championship, 8u ISA Class A Tennessee State Championship, 10u SEAA Open World Series Championship, 8u TSFA Southern Nationals Championship

(27) 2nd Place Finishes - Including 12u USSSA Gold North Florida State Runnerup, 10u ASA Class B Tennessee State Runnerup, 8u ASA Class B Tennessee State Runnerup

(8) 3rd Place Finishes - 18u SEAA Open Fall Tennessee State Championship

Statistical Insight: Of the tournaments played in 2013, the Knoxville Explosion Softball Teams either won, showed or placed in 72% of all tournaments played!  WOW!

Wins & Losses

Wins - 368

Losses - 171

Ties - 8

Statistical Insight: Overall organization winning percentage of .672!  WOW!

Our organization also added another 4 teams in 2013, bringing our organizational roster to a total of 11 teams and 110 players from all over Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky!

The numbers don't tell the whole story though!  Our players got significantly better as our teams traveled to 10 different states and played teams from 22 different states and made some great friends along the way.  The competitive spirit exhibited on the field coupled with the smiles and laughter, as well as the blood, sweat and tears that our players endured throughout the year is a testiment to the dedication forged by the Knoxville Explosion Coaches and tireless support of their parents!  As appropriate, in this month of giving thanks, the Knoxville Explosion Softball Organization would like to give thanks and honor our competitors, tournament directors, umpires and countless other supporters that make the sport of fast pitch softball everything it can be!  To you we give thanks for a great 2013 and look forward to an even more exciting 2014! 

Congratulations to the '04 Knoxville Explosion who finished their fall season as champions of the 9u division in the Athens Fall Finale played at Athens Regional Park on 11/2/13!  The '04 Explosion went on an improbable run winning all of their games and coming out of the loser's bracket to win the 1st championship game and taking the sudden death playoff from the Ootelwah Action enroute to an overall record of 6-1 in the tournament.  The '04 Explosion outscored the competition 47-20 and got better every game.  Great job ladies and work hard over the winter, your hard work will show in the Spring 2014 Season!!

Congratulations to the Knoxville Explosion 12u Blue who finished as runnerup in the 12u Divsion of the USFA Last Chance Fall Tournament held at Fountain City Park on 11/2/13!  The 12u Explosion Blue lost only to the White Lightning enroute to a 5-2 overall record in the tournament.  Great job ladies!  Work hard this Winter and we look forward to seeing great things from you in the Spring 2014 Season!

Congratulations to the '00 Knoxville Explosion who went 6-2 to claim the SEAA 14u Open Tennessee State Fall Championship on 10/28/13 at Willow Creek Park in Knoxville Tennessee!  Losing the first game of bracket play, the '00 Explosion went on an inprobable 5-0 run to beat the Fusion in both the Championship and If Necessary games!  The Explosion notched wins over White Lightning, Union County Storm, Knoxville Shock and Tennessee Fusion!  Great job Fusion and '00 Explosion!  We are very proud of our younger 14u Team and a special shoutout to the '00 Explosion Coaches, headed by recent Head Coaching addition Ken Tuggle!

Congratulations to the '04 Knoxville Explosion who won the Powell 10u Fast Pitch League Championship on Monday, 10/21/13!  Fresh out of coach pitch, the '04 Explosion lost only 2 games in league play enroute to winning the league championship!  Great job girls, we are all super proud of you!

Congratulations to the '99 Knoxville Explosion who won the 14u Division of the ASA No Place Like Home Championship at Ridgeview Park in Johnson City on 10/19/13!  The '99 Explosion played in an 11 team tournament that featured teams from 4 states that included Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina.  The Explosion pitchers were outstanding, allowing 0 runs in 3 consecutive bracket games until playing in the championship game against the Abingdon Virginia Fusion.  In thrilling fashion, the '99 Explosion battled through an extra inning championship and if necessary game to win the 14u Championship!  A special shoutout goes to Molly Muncy who notched 2 pitching wins against the Fusion and had several huge hits and scoring the go ahead run in the final inning tiebreaker in the if necessary game!  Great job Molly and the remainder of the '99 Explosion!

It should be noted that we were without several teammates including Delaney Weller, we love you guys and share this championship with you as well!