Zabala Part of the VIBE -- THURSDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

 ALYSSA ZABALA ON THE FLORIDA VIBE IN PSL

The title of today's article is not intended to be some hip '60's slang phrase...like "wow, man ..she is really in the vibe and it's groovy." 

One of the best pitchers in Louisville Softball history, Alyssa Zabala, will take her game to the pro ranks this summer when she takes the circle for the Florida Vibe. The team, located in Bradenton, FL, is part of the Professional Softball League,which is in their first season.

Zabala is one of three pitchers on the roster of 15 that also has two other ACC former players on the roster. 

No details were available that I could find on the salary for the Zabala or any of the ot the players. The league has six teams this season...and the Vibe has Mike Scott as the head coach. Scott was a longtime assistant coach at Winthrop. 

I have seen so many "start up" leagues over the years and seen their various successes and demises. I , for one, never thought Arena Football would reach the successes it has. 

I really hope that the PSL and the other "big league" softball organizations..AUSL, NPF and a few I have probably forgotten about, are great chances for the excellent college players who aren't ready to retire the glove and bat, sure, but they don't reach huge paydays for the athletes and rarely last a decade.    

I still look at what I call the "front running five" the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB and NHL. as the one that garner the attention and the athletes. And, four of the five are male dominated. I still have high hopes for the NWSL and Racing Louisville. 

What is your favorite women's professional league and franchise and player? I guess I sill go back to Angel in the WNBA and her time with the Dream. 

Have a great Thursday...and a upcoming 4th of July weekend. 

paylie

Greenwood Goes Pro -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE

Carmyn Greenwood Goes Pro with Florida Vibe

After a successful career with Louisville softball, Carmyn Greenwood has chosen not to hang her cleats up yet. She is headed down to Bradenton, Fla. (45 minutes south of Tampa) to play with the Florida Vibe.

The Florida Vibe is an independent professional softball team that has a schedule featuring opponents such as Team Canada, Team Mexico, Puerto Rico, Team Florida, Smash It Sports (SIS) Vipers, and the USSSA Pride, a former standout from the now-folded National Pro Fastpitch.

With only seven players listed on the roster on the team website, which has not been updated to add Greenwood yet, her signing should lead to an immediate impact to the team.

The 28-game schedule is slated to begin June 15 and will end on August 6. A majority of games will be held at the State College of Florida softball complex.

Other News

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships are set to begin in Eugene, Oregon later this week. We will cover more on how the women student-athletes are doing as we get results.

On a non-women's sports related note, congratulations to Louisville Baseball on their win in the NCAA Regional yesterday. They now advance to the NCAA Super Regional against Texas A&M. I got a chance to talk to members on the Louisville volleyball and Louisville women's basketball rosters, as both had folks in the crowd cheering the baseball boys on.

Happy Tuesday and Go Cards!

Jared