ESU's Sheeley, Brattin playing for NPF's Tennessee Diamonds

SAMANTHA SHEELEYHere’s the thing about Sunflower Slate — once you’re with us, we’ll roll with you wherever you go … in this case, all the way to National Pro Fastpitch.

Former Emporia State players Samantha Sheeley, a pitcher, and catcher Aubree Brattin are both on the roster for the Tennessee Diamonds of the NPF, a new (kind of) franchise that used to be the Rockford Thunder before moving to Nashville this past offseason. Sheeley (who you can follow here on Twitter, check the pic!) led the Hornets to the national championship game in 2008 and was an All-American before moving onto the NPF last year, where she was 3-5 with a 4.32 ERA for the Thunder and pitched with Olympic hero Cat Osterman. Brattin is in her first season in the NPF and was an all-MIAA pick in 2009. You can follow both of them this season via the NPF site. The NPF has been around in some form since 1989 and is sponsored in part by Major League Baseball … so you’ve got to think this league has got a pretty good shelf life. Good luck to these two.

TA.

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This story was originally published June 12, 2010 at 5:30 PM with the headline "ESU's Sheeley, Brattin playing for NPF's Tennessee Diamonds."