The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 14 teams (18u Select, 2019, '01, '01 Navy, '02, '03, '04, '05, 2K5, '06, 2024, '07, 10u and '09) 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

Boom! Congratulations to the '06 Explosion who won the 12u division of their tournament in Cleveland, TN on 5/12/18! We are very proud of your efforts!!!

Boom! Congratulations to the '07 Explosion who won the 10u A bracket of the St. Judes Benefit Tournament in Cleveland, TN on 5/12/18! Fantastic hitting and pitching were keys to success at the 07 Explosion went undefeated in the “A” bracket, beating the 07 Georgia Blast 7-6 in the Championship Game. Great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts!

Boom! Congratulations to the 2024 Explosion who finished as the 12u runner-up, in the ISA 6th Annual St. Jude's Benefit tournament in Cleveland, TN. The Explosion 2024 battled all day in the heat to force the “If” Game and finished 2nd to Frost Falcons. It was an outstanding Team effort, fighting through the heat and a really strong “B” bracket field. The 2024 Explosion had timely and strong hitting combined with outstanding outfield play and really good pitching. Congratulations to Frost Falcons and Explosion 2024, we are very proud of your efforts!

Boom! Congratulations to the '07 Explosion who finished as the 10u Runner-up in the ISA Girls Got Game Tournament held in Cleveland, TN on 5/5/18! The '07 Explosion finished a strong 2nd place in the A Bracket losing to the eventual tournament champion TN Illusions 4-1. Great job Illusions and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!

Boom!  Congratulations to the '04 Explosion who ran the table on the final day of the USA Tournament at Knox County Sports Park in Knoxville on 4/22/18 to claim the 14u championship!  The '04 Explosion got their money's worth in playing 9 games including 6 on the final day of the tournament with the final 5 games back to back without a break.  Outstanding job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts!

Boom! Explosion 2025 finished runner-up in Swing Into Spring at Nicholas Ball Park on April 21st. The team went 4-1 and then ended the night with a shootout ITB losing 3-0. Pitching staff held opponents to 7 earned runs on the day and had 30 strike outs in 14 innings.  Bridget had the game winning hit in the winners bracket finals and batted .667 for the day. Abby also batted .667 on the day and Lexi batted .714. A special shout out to Maddie who had a crucial double play in center field during extra inning play in the finals of the winners bracket.  Great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts!