2004 NPF Draft
| 2004 Elite Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | softball |
| Date | December 6, 2003 |
| Location | Montgomery, TX |
| Overview | |
| 32 total selections | |
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams | 8 |
| First selection | Stacey Phillips 1B Michigan State selected by San Antonio Armadillos |
| Most selections | San Antonio Armadillos 5 picks |
| Fewest selections | New England Riptide 3 picks |
| 2004 College Senior Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | softball |
| Date | December 6, 2003 |
| Location | Montgomery, TX |
| Overview | |
| 48 total selections | |
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams | 8 |
| First selection | Iyhia McMichael OF Southern Illinois selected by Akron Racers |
| Most selections | New England Riptide 7 picks |
| Fewest selections | San Antonio Armadillos 5 picks |
| 2004 NPF Supplemental Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | softball |
| Date | March 30, 2004 |
| Overview | |
| 17 total selections | |
| League | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams | 6 |
| First selection | Tara Knudsen SS Georgia Tech selected by New England Riptide |
| Most selections | NY/NJ Juggernaut, Arizona Heat; 4 picks each |
| Fewest selections | California Sunbirds 1 pick |
The 2004 NPF Draft denotes a series of player drafts as a part of the launch of the NPF inaugural season. On December 6, 2003 in conjunction with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Convention at the Del Lago Resort in Montgomery, Texas the eight original NPF teams (Akron, Arizona, Colorado, New England, New York/New Jersey, Sacramento, San Antonio, and Texas ) selected players in two drafts: a four-round Elite Draft that selected players who had completed their college eligibility and a six-round College Senior Draft which selected players in their final year of college.[1] Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended.
After the decision was made to launch the 2004 season without the Colorado Altitude and San Antonio Armadillos, a Supplemental Draft was held to allocate players whose rights were held by Colorado and San Antonio.[2]
San Antonio selected Michigan State 1B, and Indiana assistant coach Stacey Phillips with the first overall selection in the Elite Draft. In the College Senior Draft Iyhia McMichael of Mississippi State was selected first by the Akron Racers.[3][4] For the first pick of the Supplemental Draft, New England chose Georgia Tech's Tara Knudsen whose rights were previously held by San Antonio.[2]
2004 NPF Draft
[edit]Position key:
C = Catcher; UT = Utility infielder; INF = Infielder; 1B = First base; 2B =Second base SS = Shortstop; 3B = Third base; OF = Outfielder; RF = Right field; CF = Center field; LF = Left field; P = Pitcher; RHP = right-handed Pitcher; LHP = left-handed Pitcher; DP =Designated player
Positions are 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 |
Elite Draft
[edit]Following are the 32 selections from the 2004 NPF Elite Draft:
Round 1
[edit]Round 2
[edit]|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lea Mishlan# | SS | San Antonio Armadillos | South Florida |
| 10 | Tiffany Bolton# | 2B | Akron Racers from Texas Thunder | Ohio |
| 11 | Kasey Poet# | 3B | Sacramento Sunbirds | Cal Poly |
| 12 | Amanda Jensen# | SS | Arizona Heat | Olivet Nazarene |
| 13 | Randi Berg | 2B | Colorado Altitude | Fresno State |
| 14 | Alicia Smith | OF | NY/NJ Juggernaut | Hofstra |
| 15 | Sarah Lockett# | 3B | New England Riptide | Kennesaw State |
| 16 | Gina Ramacci# | C | Akron Racers | DePaul |
Round 3
[edit]|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Stormy Hanson# | C | San Antonio Armadillos | Indiana |
| 18 | Mindy Williams-Cleeland# | OF | Texas Thunder | Washington |
| 19 | Nikki Beal | 2B | Sacramento Sunbirds | Canada |
| 20 | Rosette Rough# | LF | Arizona Heat | Long Island |
| 21 | Nikki Bowey# | OF | Colorado Altitude | Mercer |
| 22 | Jen Smith | OF | NY/NJ Juggernaut | Hofstra |
| 23 | Mary Flynn# | IF | New England Riptide | Maine |
| 24 | Leslie Poole# | P | Akron Racers | Fresno State |
Round 4
[edit]|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
NPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Jessica Wheeler# | SS | San Antonio Armadillos | San Jacinto College |
| 26 | Stephanie DeFeo# | 1B-WPSL | Texas Thunder | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 27 | Jaime Wohlbach | C | Sacramento Sunbirds | Kutztown |
| 28 | Tiffany Maddox# | IF | Arizona Heat | Judson College |
| 29 | Rachel Gensch# | CF | Colorado Altitude | Bradley |
| 30 | Emily Marino# | C | NY/NJ Juggernaut | Florida |
| 31 | Cherry Fu# | IF | New England Riptide | Harvard |
| 32 | Stacey Nagel# | C | Akron Racers | Mercer |
Senior Draft
[edit]Following are the 48 selections from the 2004 NPF Senior Draft:
Round 1
[edit]Round 2
[edit]Round 3
[edit]Round 4
[edit]Round 5
[edit]Round 6
[edit]Supplemental Draft
[edit]Following are the 17 selections from the 2004 NPF Supplemental Draft:
References
[edit]- ↑ Chad Wallace. "NPF Holds Inaugural Draft at NFCA Convention" (PDF). NFCA Fastpitch Delivery Vol. 9, No.1 December 2003. pp. 1, 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- 1 2 "NPF HOLDS SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT". ProFastpitch.com. 1 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ↑ "NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH (NPF) HOLDS NATIONAL TRYOUT IN TEXAS". profastpitch.com. 7 December 2003. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "NPF Holds Draft for 2004". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2003. Retrieved 7 June 2015.