Carolina Diamonds

{{Short description|Women's softball team from Charlotte, North Carolina}} {{Redirect|Texas Thunder|the independent baseball team|Texas Thunder (baseball)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox softball team | name = Carolina Diamonds | logo = CArolina DIAMONDS LOGO.png | league = National Pro Fastpitch | division = | location = Charlotte, North Carolina | stadium = Various venues in North Carolina for 2012 | founded = 2004 | folded = 2013 | series = Cowles Cup | series_champs = 1 (2009) | division_champ_type = Regular season champion | division_champs = 1 (2004) | former_names = Texas Thunder, Rockford Thunder, Tennessee Diamonds, NPF Diamonds | former_ballparks= | colors = lime green, black, silver | logo_design = | mascot = | owner = Amelia Nemeth | management = Alan Demaske - GM (2012) | manager = Lisa Navas - Interim Head Coach (2012) | season = | record = | playoffs = | h_title = Home | h_pattern_cap = | h_cap = | h_pattern_la = | h_leftarm = | h_pattern_b = | h_body = | h_pattern_ra = | h_rightarm = | h_pattern_pants = | h_pants = | h_socks = | a_title = Away | a_pattern_cap = | a_cap = | a_pattern_la = | a_leftarm = | a_pattern_b = | a_body = | a_pattern_ra = | a_rightarm = | a_pattern_pants = | a_pants = | a_socks = }} The '''Carolina Diamonds''', formerly known as the '''NPF Diamonds''', '''Tennessee Diamonds''', '''Rockford Thunder''' and '''Texas Thunder''', was a women's softball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since the 2004 season, they have played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). They were known as the Texas Thunder from 2004 to 2006, the Rockford Thunder from 2007 to 2009, and the Tennessee Diamonds in 2010. They relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1719 |title=NPF Announces New Franchise in North Carolina Set to Begin Play 2012 |access-date=2012-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206093439/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1719 |archive-date=2012-02-06 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

The Thunder won the 2009 Cowles Cup Championship of NPF by defeating the USSSA Pride in the championship game held in Akron, Ohio on August 23, 2009.<ref name="npf">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesoftballchannel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=427:rockford-thunder-2009-npf-champs&catid=16:national-pro-fastpitch&Itemid=36#|title=Rockford 2009 NPF Champs|date=August 24, 2009|accessdate=October 4, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

In February 2013, it was announced that the team had folded and the roster would now be picked up by the NPF expansion team, the New York/New Jersey Comets.<ref>{{cite web|title=New NPF Team Returns Professional Softball To Northeast|url=http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1892|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905111828/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1892|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 5, 2015|publisher=National Pro Fastpitch|accessdate=5 March 2013}}</ref>

== 2012 roster == {{IndyLB roster | TeamName = Carolina Diamonds

| Pitchers = {{MLBplayer|5|Sharon Palma}} {{MLBplayer|7|Katie Burkhart}} {{MLBplayer|15|Angel Bunner}} {{MLBplayer|20|Danielle Spaulding}} {{MLBplayer|24|Morgan Melloh}} {{MLBplayer|27|Sara Plourde}} | Catchers = {{MLBplayer|10|Amy Hooks}} {{MLBplayer|22|Brittany McKinney}} {{MLBplayer|25|Rachel Folden}}

| Infielders = {{MLBplayer|3|Gionna DiSalvatore}} {{MLBplayer|16 |Natalie Villarreal}} {{MLBplayer|18|Kelsi Weseman,}} {{MLBplayer|28|Bianca Mejia}} {{MLBplayer|47 |Amanda Kamekona}} | Outfielders = {{MLBplayer|2|Jami Lobpries}} {{MLBplayer|8|Angeline Quiocho}} {{MLBplayer|9|Caitlin Lever}} {{MLBplayer|88|Annie Lockwood}} | Manager =

| Coaches = {{MLBplayer|--|Lisa Navas - Interim Head Coach}} {{MLBplayer|--|Miranda Ervin - Interim Assistant Coach}}

}}

==Season-by-season results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;" |- ! Season !! Win !! Loss !! Win % !! Finish !! Playoffs |- |2004 || 41 || 17 || .707 || 1st || — |- |2005 || 35 || 12 || .745 || 3rd || — |- |2006 || 21 || 27 || .438 || 5th || — |- |2007 || 24 || 20 || .545 || 5th || — |- |2008 || 18 || 30 || .375 || 6th || — |- |2009 || 19 || 21 || .475 || 3rd || Won NPF Championship vs USSSA Pride |- |2010 || 16 || 33 || .327 || 4th || Lost semi-finals vs Chicago Bandits, 0–2<ref>{{cite web|author=Adam Gierhart|url=http://championship.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=11|title=Bandits Do it Again|date=August 27, 2010|accessdate=August 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120028/http://championship.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=11|archive-date=July 15, 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref> |- |2011 || 6 || 32 || .158 || 4th || — |- ! Totals || 180 || 192 || .484 || — || — |}

== 2011 roster == {| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;" |- ! colspan=7 style="background:black; border: 2px solid #32CD32; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;"| '''2011 NFP Diamonds roster''' |- | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Pitchers''' {{MLBplayer|0|Kelsi Dunne}} {{MLBplayer|11|Megan Gibson}} {{MLBplayer|22|Rhiannon Kliesing}} {{MLBplayer|21|Morgan Melloh}} {{MLBplayer|20|Danielle Spaulding}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Catchers''' {{MLBplayer|10|Brittany McKinney}} {{MLBplayer|12|Brittany Hile}}

'''Infielders''' {{MLBplayer|33|Gionna DiSalvatore}} {{MLBplayer|4 |Brianna Hesson}} {{MLBplayer|17|Loryn Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|28|Biannca Mejia}} {{MLBplayer|3 |Aja Paculba}} {{MLBplayer|8 |Angeline Quiocho}} {{MLBplayer|--|Kristin Schnake}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Outfielders''' {{MLBplayer|7|Angela Findlay}} {{MLBplayer|2|Jami Lobpries}} {{MLBplayer|19|Jessica Bachkora}}

| style="width: 25px;" | | style="font-size: 95%;vertical-align:top;" | '''Manager''' {{MLBplayer||Tim Kiernan}}

'''Coaches'''

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== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.yourcarolinadiamonds.com/ Official Diamonds website] * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20021121135108/http://www.profastpitch.com/ National Pro Fastpitch]}}

{{National Pro Fastpitch}} {{S-start-collapsible|header={{S-ach|ach}}}} {{S-new|championship}} {{s-ttl|title = NPF Regular Season Champions Texas Thunder|years = 2004}} {{s-aft|after = Chicago Bandits 2005}} {{s-bef|before = Chicago Bandits 2008}} {{s-ttl|title = Cowles Cup NPF Champions Rockford Thunder|years = 2009}} {{s-aft|after = USSSA Florida Pride 2010}} {{S-end}}

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