The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 11 teams (16u Select, 16u Developmental, '99 Spring, '99 Summer, '00, '01, '02, 12u Blue, '03, '04 and '05) that have a total of 130 very special players.  Players are not only selected based upon skill but also character and desire.  Our organization is committed to improving the skills of these special players to not only develop them into the best fastpitch softball players that they can be, but also the best students, friends and reliable, honorable young ladies.  Our goal is simple, develop the player to make a meaningful contribution to their schools, communities and future endeavors at the earliest possible opportunity.  If you are interested in joining our organization, we invite you to observe our practices and games to see what we teach and how we interact with the players.  Tryouts are held in early August each year for the respective teams. If you have any questions regarding one of our teams, please call the Head Coach listed in the important numbers section on the right information section of our website.  God Bless and Be Safe!

Joe Birchfield

Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Organization Chief

(865) 363-0728

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The Knoxville Explosion Fast Pitch Softball Club is committed to developing player excellence on and off the field.  This is accomplished by selecting coaches who volunteer 100% of their time to teach the players the proper fundamentals of the game that include hitting, pitching, fielding and base running.  Each head coach will be a certified Double Goal Coach through the Nationally-recognized Positive Coaching Alliance Organization.  Key concepts are reinforced using state of the art training equipment, playing equipment, computer software and professional coaches that seek to identify and raise awareness of the player to correct flaws in their own fundamentals.  In addition, our players will be taught the proper way to conduct themselves on and off the field.  Knoxville Explosion Players are expected to honor and respect their coaches, parents, team mates, opponents and umpires.  Our players are also expected to do their very best in school courses and to place emphasis on their studies.  We recognize that our players are also students and without achieving the proper grades, our players will not be allowed to compete at the next level.  Our coaches are committed to teaching our players the rules of the game and more importantly, how to succeed and have fun!  A key component of this commitment is to teach our players the strategy and mental aspects of the game.  It is through this commitment to the fundamentals that our coaches and players will honor the game of fast pitch softball.

 Joe Birchfield, Head Coach Knoxville Explosion Fast Pitch Organization Chief

Congratulations to the '99 Knoxville Explosion Spring Team who won the WFC Bunny Hop Clash at Badgett Park in Knoxville on Saturday, 4/19/14!  The Explosion went 4-0, not allowing a run during the tournament and winning the championship over the RBI Extreme 4-0.  Great job Extreme and '99 Explosion!  Next up, a significant challenge for 4 of the Knoxville Explosion Teams as the '99 Spring, '00, '02 and '04 Explosion travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina to play in the ASA Diamond World Series National Qualifier.  This tournament is completely sold out and will feature 54 teams from Virginia, South Caroloina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee.  This tournament will be played at the beautiful Tyger River Softball Complex and is one of the finest venues in the South Eastern US!  We are excited and honored to play in this prestigious event and look forward to meeting some great competition and the opportunity to make new friends along the way! 

Congratulations to the '05 Knoxville Explosion who won the 8u Bunny Hop tournament in Rockwood, TN on Saturday 4/19/14!  The '05 Explosion went undefeated and captured the 8u division championship!  Great job girls, keep up the good work!

Congratulations to the 2020 Explosion who finished a strong Runnerup in the 12u ASA Cleveland Easter Tournament held at Bradley County Industrial Park on Saturday, 4/19/14.  The 2020 Explosion lost a close one to the Cleveland Nitro in the Championship Game 9-7.  Great job Nitro and 2020 Explosion!!

Congratulations to the '00 Knoxville Explosion who won the 14u division of the ISA Old Stage Printing Classic in Morristown, TN from 4-12-14 to 4-13-14! The '00 Explosion went undefeated throughout the tournament and beat the '99 TN Sting Elite 7-2 in the Championship Game! Great job girls, we are all very proud of your efforts!!!

Congratulations to the '02 Knoxville Explosion who won the 12u division of the ISA Old Stage Printing Classic in Morristown, TN from 4-12-14 to 4-13-14! The '02 Explosion outscored the competition 43-0 before running into a hot hitt...ing Knockouts team that had the Explosion down by 7 runs going into the final at bat. In dramatic fashion, the Explosion staged a furious rally to even the score and win the Championship game in international run rule to stay undefeated in the tournament! WOW!! Great job ladies, we are all very proud of your efforts!!

Congratulations to the '05 Knoxville Explosion who won the 8u division of the ISA Old Stage Printing Classic in Morristown, TN on 4-12-14! The '05 Explosion went 5-0 beating the Knockouts in the Championship Game! Nice job ladies! We are all very proud of your efforts!