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 9 teams (Explosion Select, 2025, '08, '09, '10, '11 - Banks, '11 - Cooper, '11 Prime, and '14) 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. 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 |
2011 Explosion Prime Wins 12u Championship in Athens, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion Prime who won the 12u Championship of the NSA Dingerz Tournament held in Athens, TN on 4/28/23! The Explosion beat the 2010 Knoxville Stix in championship game and went 4-2 for the tournament! Great job Stix and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!
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2014 Explosion Stays Hot and Wins 8u Championship in Athens, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2014 Explosion who won the 8u Blue Division Championship of the NSA Dingerz Tournament held in Athens, TN on 4/28/23! The Explosion beat the Georgia Patriots in the championship game. Great job Patriots and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Cooper Finishes as 12u Runner-up in Knoxville |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Explosion Cooper squad who finished as the 12u Runner-up in the Sliver Bracket of the Big Bang Spring Fling held at Knox County Sports Park in Knoxville, TN on 4/28/23! The Explosion went 3-2 on the day and lost 5-2 in the championship game to the Knoxville Angels Elite. Tournament MVPs go to Mattie Angel, Georgia Brakebill and Kyleigh Trent. Great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts! |
'09 Explosion Finishes Strong 14u Runner-up in PGF Tournament in Georgia |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the '09 Explosion who finished a strong 14u runner-up in the PGF Spring Break Classic held in Dallas, GA. For the tournament, the Explosion went 4-1-1 in tournament play. The 09 Explosion lost a heartbreaker 1-0 to the 2026 Stars National in the championship game. Great job Stars and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2010 Explosion Wins 12u Gold Division Championship in Cleveland, TN |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2010 Explosion who won the 12u Gold Division Championship of the Big Bang Eggstravaganza in Cleveland, TN! The 2010 Explosion went 5-0 on the tournament and outscored the competition 39-1, wow! Pitchers Jayde Deal and Avery Gran won MVP awards for their stellar pitching during the tournament! Great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Travels to Georgia and Finishes as 12u Silver Bracket Runner-up |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2011 Knoxville Explosion who went 4-1-1 and finished a strong runner-up in the 12u division of the silver bracket of the TSFA Battle of Champions in Georgia! Great job Explosion, we are proud of your efforts! |
2014 Explosion Captures 8u Championship in North Carolina |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2014 Explosion who won the 8u Division Top Gun Spring State Championship in Hendersonville, NC on 4/15/23! A total of 7 teams competed in the tournament field and the 2014 Explosion beat the Westminster Tribe in the championship. For the tournament, the 2014 Explosion outscored the competition 55 to 29. Great job Tribe and Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2014 Explosion Open 2023 Season as Ringgold, GA 8u Champs |
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Written by Joe Birchfield
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Boom! Congratulations to the 2014 Explosion who won the 8u Championship of their tournament held in Ringgold, GA on 4/1/23! Not an April Fool's Joke, lol! These girls are no JOKE, great job ladies, we are very proud of your efforts! |
2011 Explosion Travel to Hixson, TN and Return Home with 12u Championship! |
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