{"id":37122,"date":"2026-04-30T10:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/?p=37122"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:42:16","slug":"grand-forks-spitfires-sign-outfielder-anna-elliott-for-inaugural-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/grand-forks-spitfires\/2026\/04\/30\/grand-forks-spitfires-sign-outfielder-anna-elliott-for-inaugural-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Forks Spitfires Sign Outfielder Anna Elliott for Inaugural Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GRAND FORKS, ND &#8211; The Grand Forks Spitfires are excited to announce the signing of Anna Elliott, an outfielder from the University of Texas at Tyler, for the 2026 inaugural season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Elliott brings a strong international presence and dynamic athleticism to the Spitfires roster. Known for her speed, field coverage, and competitive edge in the outfield, she adds depth and versatility to the lineup as the team continues to build for its first season at Albrecht Field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elliott is eager to take the field this summer and embrace the opportunity to compete at a high level while contributing to something bigger than the game itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am so excited to play for the Spitfires this summer and be able to grow more as a player in this new environment,\u201d said Elliott. \u201cI can\u2019t wait to be a part of this program, grow the game of softball, and inspire young girls!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the Spitfires prepare for their inaugural season in the Northwoods League Softball, players like Elliott represent the foundation of a team built on talent, passion, and a commitment to growing the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fans can catch Elliott and the rest of the Spitfires this summer at Albrecht Field as Grand Forks welcomes a new era of fastpitch softball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stay up to date with the Spitfires newsletter at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/spitfiressoftball.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">spitfiressoftball.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRAND FORKS, ND &#8211; The Grand Forks Spitfires are excited to announce the signing of Anna Elliott, an outfielder from  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":37123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - 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