The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 13 teams (18u Select, '01 Navy, '02, '03, 2022, '05, 2K5, '06, 2024, '07, 2025, '08, and '09) 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. 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 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 head coach have passed a rigorous National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) background investigation and will be a certified Double Goal Coach through the Nationally-recognized Positive Coaching Alliance 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, 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.  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

Atomic Boom! Congratulations to the Explosion Select who won the 18u ISA A State Championship held in Cleveland, TN on 6-23-19! The Select went 6-1 in the tournament, coming out of the losers bracket to beat the Georgia Attitude in both the Championship and "If" games, 5-2 and 1-0 to win the 18u ISA State Championship. A big shoutout to Ariel Holt and Kelsie Woods for handling the pitching duties all tournament. Another one goes to Gia Price who stepped up to help us out. Finally, a huge shoutout to Jason Holt who guided the ship's helm while Joe Birchfield was out! Outstanding team effort everyone, we are very proud of your efforts!

Atomic Boom!! Huge shout out to our #Explosion06 ladies who are your 2019 USFA Tennessee State Champs! Our girls went undefeated this weekend and played lights out at USFA State held at Centennial Park in Crossville, TN. We outscored the competition 43 to 5 on the day. Super proud of our girls and all the hard work they've put in the season. We're not done yet. 2 big tournaments left...ISA WorldSeries in Chattanooga and USFA World Series in Panama City Beach, Florida. Wish us luck! Go #Explosion06!

Boom! 2024 Explosion finished 2nd in the ISA Tennessee State Championship (A-bracket) in Cleveland, TN this weekend (22-23 June). Explosion 2024 outscored our opponents 55-14 on the weekend with strong offense, pitching, and defense while playing in stormy and very hot weather to make it to the Championship game on Sunday. A big shout out to Jade Brooks for her 3 run homerun to win the Championship game and force the “if game”! Cruisers 06 came out ahead in the “if game” 3-2, after a great game by both teams. Great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts!

Atomic Boom! Congratulations to the '06 Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!!!!  

Congratulations to our #Explosion06 ladies for finishing 2nd in the 2019 USFA Tennessee State Tournament held in Dickson, TN! We faced some great competition out of the southeast. We played a total of 9 games in two days outscoring the competition 48 to 24.

Boom! Congratulations to the '07 Explosion who won the FASA June Summer Heat Tournament 12u Division held at Willow Creek Park in Knoxville, TN on 6-15-19! After losing the first two games, the '07 Explosion battled all of the way out of the losers bracket to win the 1st and if championship games against the Tennessee Bash, 4-3 and 5-4! Outstanding work Bash and '07 Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!