The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 14 teams (18u Select, '01 Navy, '02, 2022, '05, 2K5, '06, 2024, '07, 2025, 2026, '09, '10 and 8u) that have a total of 165 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.  We only utilize non-paid, volunteer coaches whose interest is only improving our players, not profiting from their desire to play.  We offer a highly competitive field of tournament play while minimizing the team fees to make it affordable to play quality travel softball.  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 Fastpitch Softball Organization 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 coach has passed a rigorous National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI) background investigation and are a certified Double Goal Coach through the Nationally-recognized Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Organization.  Our organization has developed a written program and player fundamentals development road map that ensure the fundamentals of the game are properly taught.  Key concepts are reinforced using state of the art training equipment, computer software and trained 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.  This will be demonstrated by our coaching staffs.  Knoxville Explosion Players are expected to honor and respect their coaches, parents, teammates, opponents and umpires.  Our players are also expected to achieve academic excellence 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 fastpitch softball.

 Joe Birchfield, Head Coach Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Organization Chief

Atomic Boom! Congratulations to the '02 Explosion who won the 18u division of the Big Orange College Fall Showcase held at Caswell Park in Knoxville, TN on 9/7/19 and 9/8/19! The '02 Explosion ran the table and finished the tournament with a 6-0 record in a tournament field that featured a total of 11 teams in the division. The '02 Explosion beat the Knockouts in the championship game 3-2 to end the tournament undefeated. Great job Knockouts and '02 Explosion, we are very proud of your efforts!

A big shoutout to the '10 Explosion who finished 3rd in the 10u division of the FASA Fall Brawl in K-Town Tournament held at Willow Creek Park in Knoxville, TN on 9-7-19! The force is strong with this bunch of players! Great job ladies, we are so proud of you and your efforts!

Boom! Congratulations to the '09 Explosion who won the 10u Championship of the FASA Labor Day Classic in Rockwood, TN. On the day, the '09 Explosion went undefeated to claim the championship. The '09 Explosion has started the Fall 2019 Season with a strong runner-up finish and championship in 2 tournaments played thus far! Congratulations ladies we are very proud of your efforts!

Explosion 2026 takes field for the first time Saturday as new team in ISA Volunteer Showdown in Crossville TN. Congratulations girls on showing up and playing against all older teams yesterday . After playing all day and falling into the loser bracket after losing by one run these girls battled back out of the losers bracket by 1 run to face Heartbreakers yet again in championship game. Battling to win that game and falling 2 runs short in a 2 inning shootout finishing 2nd in ISA Volunteer Showdown. Congratulations girls on awesome day for everyone.

Reminder: High School Explosion Select (2020-2023 Graduating Years) are holding player evaluations on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 8:30 am at BC Athletics, 2510 Solway Road.  All Explosion Players on Spring 2019/Fall 2019 Rosters are eligible for this exciting opportunity!  Explosion Select Team(s) will travel to 2 select national showcases in January and August of each playing year!  This team will be coached by the Explosion Select Coaching Staff of Joe Birchfield, Jason Holt, Payton Kneier and Sydnie Rogers!