2015_NPF_Draft
The 2015 NPF College Draft is the twelfth annual collegiate draft for NPF, and was held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 5:30 pm CST at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] Draft order was determined by regular season standings from 2014, but subsequent trades and transactions altered the overall draft order.[2] The draft was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.[3]
| 2015 NPF College Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Date(s) | April 1, 2015 |
| Time | 5:30 pm CST |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Network(s) | CBS Sports Network |
| Overview | |
| 33 selections, 1 Market Selection total selections | |
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams | 5 |
| First selection | Lauren Chamberlain 1B Oklahoma selected by USSSA Florida Pride |
| Most selections | Dallas Charge, 10 draft picks, 1 market pick |
| Fewest selections | Akron Racers,4 |
With the addition of the Dallas Charge, a league expansion team in 2015, the Draft added a 6th round and four additional bonus selections for Dallas. Dallas was given bonus selections in the fourth and sixth rounds for a total of 10 selections. The additional round and selections will total 34 overall picks in the 2015 Draft. However, Dallas chose to exercise a previous option offered to them, and made a “Market Choice Selection.” Exercising their Market Choice Selection allowed Dallas Charge to choose a player either originally from the state of Texas or who played college softball for a Texas school. Exercising the Market Choice Selection reduced the overall number of Draft picks for Dallas to nine instead of the original ten. The 34th was replaced by the Market Choice Selection by Dallas.[4][3] A trade of draft picks with the USSSA Pride brought Dallas' total back to ten draft selections.[5]
Drafting an athlete gives an NPF affiliate team the rights to that athlete for two full seasons.
Draft selections
Source:[6]
Position key:
C = catcher; INF = infielder; SS = shortstop; OF = outfielder; UT = Utility infielder; P = pitcher; RHP = right-handed pitcher; LHP = left-handed pitcher
Positions will be listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.
| + | Denotes player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team |
| # | Denotes player who has not played in the NPF |
Round 1
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Chamberlain+ | 1B | USSSA Florida Pride[R1 trade 1] | Oklahoma |
| 2 | Shelby Pendley+ | INF | USSSA Florida Pride[R1 trade 2] | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Lacey Waldrop | RHP | Chicago Bandits | Florida State |
| 4 | Danielle Henderson | 3B/C | Dallas Charge[R1 trade 3] | California |
| 5 | Kaitlyn Richardson+ | UT | Dallas Charge | Minnesota |
Round 2
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Miranda Kramer | LHP | Pennsylvania Rebellion[R2 trade 1] | Western Kentucky |
| 7 | AJ Andrews + | OF | Chicago Bandits | LSU |
| 8 | Shelby Davis# | OF | Pennsylvania Rebellion[R2 trade 2] | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Maddie O'Brien | SS | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Florida State |
| 10 | Kylee Lahners | INF/OF | Dallas Charge | Washington |
Round 3
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Amber Freeman | C | USSSA Florida Pride[R3 trade 1] | Arizona State |
| 12 | Morgan Estell # | OF/1B | Akron Racers | Auburn |
| 13 | Brenna Moss+ | OF | Chicago Bandits | Fresno State |
| 14 | Cheyenne Cordes | IF | Pennsylvania Rebellion[R3 trade 2] | California |
| 15 | Ashley Burkhardt | IF | Dallas Charge | Purdue |
Round 4
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Pick | Renada Davis | SS | Dallas Charge[R4 pick 1] | NC State |
| 16 | Kahley Novak | SS/2B | Dallas Charge | UCF |
| 17 | Emilee Koerner | OF | USSSA Florida Pride | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Sammy Marshall+ | SS | Chicago Bandits | Western Illinois |
| 19 | Griffin Joiner+ | C | Akron Racers | Kentucky |
| 20 | Devon Wallace# | UT | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Arkansas |
| 21 | Lauren Haeger+ | RHP/1B | Dallas Charge | Florida |
Round 5
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Emily Weiman | RHP | Pennsylvania Rebellion | NC State |
| 23 | Shellie Robinson+ | OF | Akron Racers | USC Upstate |
| 24 | Branndi Melero | OF | Chicago Bandits | Auburn |
| 25 | Emma Johnson | RHP | Pennsylvania Rebellion[R5 trade 1] | Kent State |
| 26 | Janie Takeda# | OF | Dallas Charge | Oregon |
Round 6
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ally Carda[Draft note 1] | RHP/UT | Dallas Charge | UCLA |
| 28 | Hallie Wilson+ | UT | USSSA Florida Pride | Arizona |
| 29 | Stephany LaRosa# | C | Chicago Bandits | UCLA |
| 30 | Megan Low | C/INF | Akron Racers | UTSA |
| 31 | Amber Parrish | C/INF | Pennsylvania Rebellion | North Carolina |
| 32 | Kaitlyn Thumann# | OF | Dallas Charge | Baylor |
| 33 | Farish Beard# | P | Dallas Charge | South Alabama |
Draft notes
- Carda did not join the Charge until the 2017 season.
Round 1:
- Pennsylvania Rebellion → USSSA Pride 3 March 2014: Pennsylvania Rebellion traded their first-round pick to USSSA Florida Pride for P Sarah Pauly, INFs Jenn Salling and Lauren Lappin and OF Nikia Williams.[7]
- Akron Racers → USSSA Pride 19 March 2014: Akron Racers traded their 2015 first-round pick to USSSA Florida Pride for the Pride's third overall selection in the 2014 NPF Draft.[8]
- USSSA Florida Pride → Dallas Charge 17 March 2015: USSSA Florida Pride traded 2015 4th overall draft pick for the Dallas Charge 2016 first round draft pick [5]
Round 2:
- USSSA Florida Pride → Pennsylvania Rebellion 19 January 2015: USSSA Florida Pride traded SS Kristyn Sandberg along with the 6th overall and 14th overall picks in 2015 NPF Draft to the Pennsylvania Rebellion in exchange for OF Megan Wiggins and the 11th overall pick in 2015 NPF Draft.[9]
- Akron Racers → Pennsylvania Rebellion 27 January 2015: Pennsylvania Rebellion traded RHP Sarah Pauly to the Akron Racers for the Racers #8 Overall Pick in the 2015 NPF Draft and the Racers 3rd Round Pick in the 2016 NPF Draft.[9]
Round 3:
- USSSA Pride → Pennsylvania Rebellion 19 January 2015: USSSA Florida Pride traded SS Kristyn Sandberg along with the 6th overall and 14th overall picks in 2015 NPF Draft to the Pennsylvania Rebellion in exchange for OF Megan Wiggins and the 11th overall pick in 2015 NPF Draft.[9]
- USSSA Florida Pride → Pennsylvania Rebellion 19 January 2015: USSSA Florida Pride traded SS Kristyn Sandberg along with the 6th overall and 14th overall picks in 2015 NPF Draft to the Pennsylvania Rebellion in exchange for OF Megan Wiggins and the 11th overall pick in 2015 NPF Draft.[9]
Round 4:
- Market Choice Selection 30 March 2015: Exercising their Market Choice Selection allowed Dallas Charge to choose a player either originally from the state of Texas or who played college softball for a Texas school.[10]
Round 5:
- USSSA Pride → Pennsylvania Rebellion 27 January 2015: USSSA Florida Pride traded OF Alexa Peterson and the 25th overall 2015 NPF Draft pick to the Pennsylvania Rebellion for the rights to RHP Andi Williamson.[11]
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Rules of the Draft" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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- "2015 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft presented by BOWNET". profastpitch.com. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "TRANSACTIONS". www.profastpitch.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Graham Hays (2 April 2015). "5 Questions For The 5 Teams In The NPF Draft". ESPN. www.espnw.com. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- Joe Tuscano. "Rebellion target pitching, speed in draft". observer-reporter. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- "Racers Obtain First Round Pick From Pride". Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Joe Tuscano (23 January 2015). "Rebellion trade Wiggins to Pride for catcher, picks". observer-reporter. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- "2015 NPF College Draft Update: Dallas Will Make Market Choice Selection". National Pro Fastpitch. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Jami Lobpries (30 January 2015). "Pride Add Pitching Depth with Signing of Andi Williamson". www.usssapride.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.