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1976 San Diego Sandpipers Program from the International Women's Professional Softball Association

San Diego Sandpipers

The San Diego Sandpipers were a women’s pro softball outfit in the obscure International Women’s Professional Softball Association of the 1970’s. The Sandpipers were one of ten founding franchises when the league launched in 1976. Nancy Welborn handled virtually all of the pitching and managed the team, which played at Smith Field on the campus of San Diego State University.  The Sandpipers had a record of 66-54 and then disbanded after one season of action. Read more…

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