Schutt Sports, the NFCA’s Official Training and Field Equipment sponsor, has renewed its agreement with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association for three more years. The new contract extends sponsorship through the 2005-06 academic year.

“We’re very pleased that Schutt Sports has renewed its sponsorship,” said NFCA Executive Director Lacy Lee Baker. “Schutt Sports has sponsored the NFCA since 1997, and during that time, their support has enabled the NFCA to provide many needed services to our members.”

The Missouri Valley Conference sponsorship centers around the MVC Basketball Championship. Every March, the streets of St. Louis fill with fans from throughout the conference in what has come to be known as “Arch Madness”. The Valley will also serve as the host conference for the 2005 NCAA Final Four that will be held at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.

“The Valley is a conference on the rise,” said David Jones, Director of Marketing for Schutt. “With the basketball championship held every year in St. Louis, and many of the schools’ locations so close to Litchfield, we are excited to be involved.”