California Commotion

The California Commotion were a professional women's softball team based in California. They were founded in 2019 as part of National Pro Fastpitch to be an expansion club for the 2020 National Pro Fastpitch season.^[1]

California Commotion
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League	National Pro Fastpitch
Location	California
Founded	2020
Ownership	Damon Zumwalt
Coach	Kirk Walker

History

Their introduction made them the first West Coast-based team in the league since 2005, when the California Sunbirds left the league.^[2] The club planned to prioritize West Coast players in their roster. On November 17, 2019, Kirk Walker was named head coach and assistant general manager of the team.^[2] The team would not have a home field for the 2020 season, and instead would play games throughout the state, although their main team base would be in Los Angeles.^[3]

Their debut was delayed indefinitely as the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4][5] On August 1, 2021, the league announced that, due to a lack of revenue after cancelling the previous two seasons, it would be suspending operations. As a result, the California Commotion never played a game.^[6]