Welcome to the Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Site! |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 10 teams (18u Select, 2022, '06/'07, 2025, '08, '09, '11, '11 Prime, '13 and '14) that have a total of 165 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. We only utilize non-paid, volunteer coaches whose interest is only improving our players, not profiting from their desire to play. We offer a highly competitive field of tournament play while minimizing the team fees to make it affordable to play quality travel softball. 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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Knoxville Explosion Mission Statement |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Organization 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 coach has passed a rigorous National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) background investigation and are a certified Double Goal Coach through the Nationally-recognized Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Organization. Our organization has developed a written program and player fundamentals development road map that ensure the fundamentals of the game are properly taught. Key concepts are reinforced using state of the art training equipment, computer software and trained 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. This will be demonstrated by our coaching staffs. Knoxville Explosion Players are expected to honor and respect their coaches, parents, teammates, opponents and umpires. Our players are also expected to achieve academic excellence 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 fastpitch softball.
Joe Birchfield, Head Coach Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Organization Chief |
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2011 Explosion Prime Finish as 10u Runnerup in Knoxville Tournament |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion Prime who finished as the 10u Runner-up in the NSA Easter Bunny Bash held at Badgett Park in Knoxville on 4/23/22! The tournament featured 5 teams and the Explosion Prime lost to the JC Fury (KY) 2-1 in the championship game. Great job Fury and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Prime Finish as 10u Runner-up in NSA Fools Gold Tournament in Cleveland, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion Prime who finished as the 10u Gold Division Runnerup in the NSA April Fools Gold Tournament held in Cleveland, TN on 4/9/22! In all the Prime played 5 games total but lost a nail bitter to the Concord Stars 1-0 in the championship game. Great job Stars and Prime, we are very proud of your efforts! A special shoutout to Talysia Smith who won the 10u home run derby with a total of 8 bombs! Way to go Talysia! |
'09 Explosion win USA 12u Championship in Crossville, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the '09 Explosion who won the 12u Championship of the USA Easter Egg Mania Tournament held at Centennial Park in Crossville, TN on 4/2/22. The tournament featured a total of 6 teams and the '09 Explosion went 5-0 on the day, beating USA Athletics 2027 5-4 in the Championship Game. Great job Athletics and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Finish as 10u Runner-up in Tournament Held in Ringgold, GA |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion who finished a strong Runner-up in the 10u Division of the TSFA Tournament held at Ringgold, GA on 4/2/22! Great job 2011 Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
The Knoxville Explosion Welcomes Newest Corporate Sponsor DirecTV! |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Organization would like to welcome our newest corporate sponsor, Direct TV! Look for some exciting upcoming offers for Explosion Friends and Families very soon! You can check out there current offerings at the following link: https://direc.tv/LSKnoxville Check them out! |
2011 Explosion Crowned 10u Champs in ISA March Madness Tournament in Cleveland, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion who won the 10u Division of the ISA March Madness tournament held in Cleveland, TN on 3/119/22. For the weekend, the 2011 Explosion went 4-1 and beat Base Knox Reign Elite 6-1 in the Championship! Great job BKR Elite and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Prime Take Runnerup in Gold Division of TSFA Tournament in Dalton, GA |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion Prime who finished as the 10u runner-up in the TSFA Gold Bracket Lucky Diamond Classic held at Heritage Point Park in Dalton, GA! The Prime went 4-2 on the day and lost in the Championship Game 19-2 to the Chattanooga Arsenal after playing 4 back to back games. Great job Arsenal and Prime, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2022 Explosion Player Tori Coffman Becomes Organization's 32 Signee |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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BOOM! Congratulations to 2022 Explosion Tori Coffman on inked her NLI to play for Walters State Community College! Tori is an exceptionally hard worker, as well as a talented pitcher who becomes our organization's 32nd signee! Congratulations Tori, we are very proud of your accomplishment and wish you all of the best at the next level! |
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