The Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Softball Club is currently comprised of 14 teams (18u Select, '01 Navy, '02, 2022, '05, 2K5, '06, 2024, '07, 2025, '08, '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

Huge shout out & Congratulations to our Knoxville #Explosion06 ladies! Our girls capped off their 12u season in one truly awesome fashion!

You're looking at your 2019 USFA World Series Champions! Our girls battled scorching heat all week in Panama City Beach, FL & fought their way through an extremely talented field of competition to capture the 12u crown.

Boom! Congratulations to the Explosion Select who finished as the 18u runner-up in the Big Orange Showcase that featured 24 of the top 18u teams in the Southeast! The Select went 6-1 on the tournament losing in the championship game 4-2 to the Tennessee Freedom on the University of Tennessee's Sherri Parker Lee Field. Congratulations to the Freedom, who is an outstanding team allowing a grand total of 3 runs in the entire tournament! As for the Select, Syd Rogers carried the pitching load for this tournament going 5-1 on the weekend. We are so proud of all of our players and with this tournament, we are finished for 2019! Many tears and much love was exhibited in the post game activities, this team will always hold a special place in Head Coach Joe Birchfield and Assistant Coaches Jason Holt and Payton Kneier's Hearts!

Boom! Congratulations to the '02 Explosion who played up in the 18u division of the Big Orange Showcase! Playing with 24 A level top teams that included the Tennessee Fury, Frost Falcons, Kentucky Softball Club, Maryville Magic and the Tennessee Freedom, the '02 Explosion went 5-1-1 to finish a strong 3rd place! Outstanding work ladies, we are very proud of your efforts! The force is strong with this group!

The Knoxville Explosion is proud to introduce our newest Coach, Sydnie Rogers (center of picture), who will be joining the '07 Explosion as an Assistant Coach! Sydnie played for Shorter University in 2019 as a pitcher and is one of the top pitchers for the Explosion Select. You can catch her pitching in the Championship Game of the Big Orange Showcase at University of Tennessee Sherri Lee Parker Stadium on Sunday, July 20 at 1 pm! She will also be immediately available to provide pitching lessons to students! You can contact her at (423) 774-1071! Welcome to our coaching family Coach Rogers!

Are you passionate about the game of fastpitch softball?  Have you coached or played several years and want to give that passion to the next generation of softball players?  Do you care about the proper development of youth, not only as softball players but as individuals and leaders in their respective communities?  Then contact Joe Birchfield, Knoxville Explosion Fastpitch Organization Chief about becoming a Knoxville Explosion Coach!  We offer an organization-paid Positive Coaching Double Goal Coach certification, a written player development program, many types of specialized equipment for use and access to state of the art computer softball programs that will hone your coaching skills to a fine edge and more importantly, transfer that knowledge to the players you coach.  The best part is all of this is FREE!  We are always looking for great coaches to help support our long-established successful player developmental program!  Opportunities exist from player ages 7 to 18.  You must be able to pass a NCSI background check and be able to complete the online PCA certification.  All coaches in our organization are volunteer (non-paid) which means drastically reduced team fees for our families.  The sole focus for our organization is on the proper development of our players, on and off of the field.  Contact Joe Birchfield at (865) 363-0728 or email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an interview and coaching opportunities!