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Pro Softball: Florida Vibe Resigns Players, Adds New Talent (Sept. 22, 2024)

By Brentt Eads

September 22, 2024

Former Georgia standout Sara Mosley is the newest addition to the Florida Vibe. Photo courtesy of Florida Vibe.

Pro Softball: Florida Vibe Resigns Players, Adds New Talent (Sept. 22, 2024)

The Florida Vibe is a professional softball team based out of Bradenton, Fla. (click HERE to go to the team’s webpage) and is a member of the Association of Fastpitch Professionals (AFP) that also includes the Chattanooga Steam, New York Rise and the Oklahoma City Spark.

Since the end of the 2024 season on July 27, 2023 – which ended, by the way, with the Vipe turning a triple play that made it onto ESPN SportsCenter’s as the No. 8 Play of the Day…

… the VIBE has been active over the last month getting the roster ready for play in 2025.

Here are the moves the team has made in re-inking four returners and signing a new player (be sure to check out our Florida Vibe 2024 Season Preview below as well which includes the team roster):

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Resigned Players:

  • Kara Canetto (Sept. 13, 2024)

  • Elizabeth Hightower (Sept. 6, 2024)

  • Hannah Adams (Aug. 30, 2024)

  • Taylor Pleasants (Aug. 23, 2024)

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New Player

  • Sara Mosley (Sept. 20, 2024)

 

 

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Here’s our 2024 preview for the Vibe which originally ran on Jun 14, 2024…

Pro Softball: Florida Vibe Summer Schedule Kicks Off Friday Night 

The college season may be over, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t great fastpitch to follow this Summer.

There are top travel ball tournaments taking place every weekend through mid-August, but there’s also pro softball with the Florida Vibe professional fastpitch organization. 

The Florida Vibe is entering its third professional season and the team’s Summer 2024 campaign kicks off Friday night (June 14, 2024).

A Bradenton, Florida domiciled organization just minutes from the world, famous gulf coast beaches of Florida such as Anna Maria Island & Siesta Key, the Vibe will be represented by some of the greatest professional talents the sport can offer.   

All home games will be played at State College of Florida at Clearwater Stadium (5840 26th Street West, Bradenton, Fla.

Weekday games begin at 6 pm, weekend contests at 1 pm.

The home gate fee is $10 per person, but travel ball teams and/or players get in for 50 percent off (just $5) if wearing a team jersey.

Here’s more on the Florida Five including the head coach bio, team roster for the summer and the 2024 schedule…

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FLORIDA VIBE Head Coach: LEAH AMICO

Leah O’Brien Amico

Coach Leah Amico is a 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist (1996, 2000, 2004) for USA Softball and 2-time World Softball Champion. 

She won 3 National Championships at the University of Arizona under Coach Mike Candrea, a 3-time first team All-American, 3-time All-Academic All-American and holds the Women’s College World Series Record for batting average in a single tournament, hitting .750. 

Coach Amico has been inducted into numerous Hall of Fames, including the USA National Softball Hall of Fame and the University of Arizona Softball Hall of Fame.  

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FLORIDA VIBE Team Roster

#

Name

Position

Bats

Throws

College

1

Bailey “Boo” Vannoy

Catcher/Outfield

Right

Right

Charlotte

4

Zoe Jones

Outfield

Right

Right

Wichita State

6

AJ Andrews

Outfield

Left

Right

LSU

7

Carmyn Greenwood

Outfield

Left

Right

Louisville

8

Hannah Adams

Infield

Left

Right

Florida

11

Neleigh Herring

Infield

Left

Right

Wichita State

12

Emily Kirby

Pitcher

Left

Left

Liberty

14

Jordan Johnson

Pitcher

Right

Right

Central Arkansas

20

Sierra Frazier

Catcher

Right

Right

Alabama Birmingham

21

Caylan Arnold

Pitcher

Right

Right

Florida State

22

Elizabeth Hightower

Pitcher

Right

Right

Florida

23

Kara Canetto

Outfield

Left

Right

Liberty

26

Grayson Radcliffe

Infield

Right

Right

Indiana

27

Michaela Paprota

Catcher / UTL

Right

Right

LSU

29

Ashley Prange

Infield

Right

Right

Alabama

31

Danielle Watson

Pitcher

Right

Right

Florida State

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FLORIDA VIBE 2024 Summer Schedule

SERIES

DATE

HOME

VS

AWAY

LOCATION

Florida Vibe home game

6/14/24

Texas Smoke

VS

Florida Vibe

Clearwater Stadium, Clearwater, FL

Florida Vibe home game

6/15/24

Texas Smoke

VS

Florida Vibe

Clearwater Stadium, Clearwater, FL

Florida Vibe home game

6/16/24

Texas Smoke

VS

Florida Vibe

Clearwater Stadium, Clearwater, FL

Scenic City Cup

6/19/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Chattanooga Steam

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Scenic City Cup

6/20/24

Oklahoma City Spark

VS

Florida Vibe

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Scenic City Cup

6/21/24

Florida Vibe

VS

New York Rise

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga,TN

Scenic City Cup

6/22/24

AFP Professionals

VS

Florida Vibe

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Team Mexico

6/27/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Team Mexico

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Team Mexico

6/28/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Team Mexico

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Team Mexico

6/29/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Team Mexico

State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL

New York Series

7/1/24

New York Rise

VS

Florida Vibe

Long Island, New York

New York Series

7/2/24

New York Rise

VS

Florida Vibe

Long Island, New York

New York Series

7/3/24

New York Rise

VS

Florida Vibe

Long Island, New York

Florida Series

7/7/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Chattanooga Steam 

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Florida Series

7/8/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Chattanooga Steam 

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Florida Series

7/9/24

Chattanooga Steam 

VS

Florida Vibe

Clearwater Stadium, Clearwater, FL

Florida Series

7/10/24

Florida Vibe

VS

Chattanooga Steam 

Clearwater Stadium. Clearwater, Florida

Florida Series

7/11/24

Chattanooga Steam

VS

Florida Vibe

Clearwater Stadium, Clearwater, Florida

Florida Series

7/12/24

Florida Vibe

VS

New York Rise

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Florida Series

7/13/24

Florida Vibe

VS

New York Rise

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

Florida Series

7/14/24

Florida Vibe

VS

New York Rise

State College of Florida, Bradenton, Florida

OKC Series

7/20/24

Oklahoma City Spark

VS

Florida Vibe

USA Stadium, Oklahoma

OKC Series

7/20/24

Oklahoma City Spark

VS

Florida Vibe

USA Stadium, Oklahoma

OKC Series

7/21/24

Oklahoma City Spark

VS

Florida Vibe

USA Stadium, Oklahoma City, OK

Champion Cup

7/23/24

New York Rise

VS

Florida Vibe

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Champion Cup

7/24/24

AFP Professionals

VS

Florida Vibe

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Champion Cup

7/25/24

Florida Vibe

VS

AFP Professionals

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Champion Cup

7/26/24

AFP Professionals

VS

Florida Vibe

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

Champion Cup

7/27/24

Florida Vibe

VS

AFP Professionals

Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, TN

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