NPF OFFICIAL DRAFT RESULTS

The National Pro Fastpitch league has now issued a press release, containing the names of the players who were drafted last Saturday night in Montgomery , TX .  The official list corrects a few misspellings which were noted when names were flashed on a screen in the del Lago resort hotel.

However, the press releaser does not contain the names of the players whom were identified to SPY as having committed to the eight teams prior to the draft.  Nor does the press release indicate which additional players, if any, were selected after participating in an NPF tryout on Sunday in Spring Klein TX.

The press release appears at the end of this story.

2004 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH ELITE DRAFT
Saturday, Dec. 6, 1999 – Del Lago Resort – Montgomery , Texas

Round 1
1. San Antonio – Stacey Phillips, 1B, Michigan State University
2. Texas ( Houston ) – Lindsay Chouinard, P, DePaul University
3. Sacramento – Brenda DeBlaes, SS, Belgium
4. Arizona – Liz Bouck, 2B, DePaul University
5. Colorado – Lindsey Gardner, 2B, Texas
6. NY/NJ – Monica Triner, P, South Florida
7. * San Antonio from New England – Kathy Morton, OF, Southwestern Louisiana
8. * Texas from Akron – Elizabeth Blake Baskin, C, University of West Florida

Round 2
9. San Antonio – Lea Mishlan, SS, University of South Florida
10. * Akron from Texas – Tiffany Bolton, 2B, Ohio University
11. Sacramento – Kasey Poet, 3B, Cal-Poly
12. Arizona – Amanda Jensen, SS, Olivet Nazarene
13. Colorado – Randi Berg, 2B, Fresno State
14. NY/NJ – Alicia Smith, OF, Hofstra
15. New England – Sarah Lockett, 3B, Kennesaw State
16. Akron – Gina Ramacci, C, DePaul University

Round 3
17. San Antonio – Stormy Hanson, C, Indiana University
18. Texas – Mindy Williams-Cleeland, OF, University of Washington
19. Sacramento – Nikki Beal, 2B, Canada
20. Arizona – Rosette Rough, LF, Long Island University
21. Colorado – Nikki Bowey, OF, Mercer University
22. NY/NJ – Jen Smith, OF, Hofstra University
23. New England – Mary Flynn, IF, University of Maine
24. Akron – Leslie Poole, P, Fresno State University

Round 4
25. San Antonio – Jessica Wheeler, SS, San Jacinto College
26. Texas – Stephanie DeFeo, 1B, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
27. Sacramento – Jaime Wohlbach, C, Kutztown University
28. Arizona – Tiffany Maddox, IF, Judson College
29. Colorado – Rachel Gensch, CF, Bradley University
30. NY/NJ – Emily Marino, C, University of Florida
31. New England – Cherry Fu, IF, Harvard University
32. Akron – Stacey Nagel, C, Mercer University

2004 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH SENIOR DRAFT
Saturday, Dec. 6, 1999 – Del Lago Resort – Montgomery, Texas

Round 1
1. Akron – Iyhia McMichael, OF, Mississippi State University
2. New England – Jessica Allister, C, Stanford
3. NY/NJ - Jenny Gladding, P, University of Florida
4. Colorado – Phelan Wright, 3B, Arizona State University
5. Arizona – Keira Goerl, P, UCLA
6. Sacramento – Stephanie Ramos, OF, UCLA
7. Texas – Mackenzie Vandergeest, C, University of Arizona
8. * New England from San Antonio – Dana Sorenson, P, Stanford

Round 2
9. Akron – Jennifer Poore, Oregon
10. New England – Jennifer Jessup, IF, Mississippi State University
11. NY/NJ – Tamara Poppe, UT, University of Texas
12. Colorado – Nicole Barber, OF, University of Georgia
13. Arizona – Claire Sua, 1B, UCLA
14. Sacramento – Christen Bedwell, OF, Cal-State Northridge
15. Texas – Peaches James, P, Nebraska University
16. San Antonio – Carri Leto, IF, Northwestern University

Round 3
17. Akron – Jamie Trinidad, C, California-Santa Barbara
18. New England – Jackie McClain, 1B, University of Alabama
19. NY/NJ – Aisha Franke, OF, UMass
20. Colorado – Nicole Trimboli, OF, Nebraska University
21. Arizona – Wendy Allen, P, University of Arizona
22. Sacramento – Amanda Simpson, OF, UCLA
23. Texas – Kristen Zaleski, CF, Southwest Texas State
24. San Antonio – Tara Knudsen, SS, Georgia Tech

Round 4
25. Akron – Oli Keohohou, Long Beach State University
26. New England – Rachel McGinnis, Missouri
27. NY/NJ – Alexis Gary, C, Temple University
28. Colorado – Kristen Farber, P, Arizona State University
29. Arizona – Amanda Oleson, IF, University of Washington
30. Sacramento – Heather Field, SS, University of Virginia
31. Texas – Elisa Vasquez, C, Florida State University
32. San Antonio – LaDonia Hughes, OF, Louisiana State University

Round 5
33. Akron – Tia Bollinger, P, University of Washington
34. New England – Brooke Gentzler, 1B, St. Cloud State University
35. NY/NJ – Laura Harms, SS, Bradley University
36. Colorado – Ricki Walker , UT , Colorado State University
37. Arizona – Jessica Van der Linden, P, Florida State University
38. Sacramento – Annie Stevens, 3B, University of Nevada
39. Texas – Laura Leonetti, IF, Brown University
40. San Antonio – Amissu Meashintubby, P, University of Oregon

Round 6
41. Akron – Kelcy Murphy, IF, San Diego State University
42. New England – Jamie Carey, UT, Miami – Ohio
43. NY/NJ – Callie Piper, C, Florida Atlantic
44. Colorado – Meghann Reiss, 1B, University of Wisconsin
45. Arizona – Cheryl Bolding, Point Loma Nazarene University
46. Sacramento – Nicole Deathridge, P, Sacramento State University
47. Texas – Jennifer Waterman, C, Mississippi State University
48. San Antonio – Meghan Clark, 1B, Mercer University

NPF PRESS RELEASE

December 7, 2003 -
NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH (NPF) HOLDS DRAFT FOR 2004
NPF teams select world’s top fastpitch talent in Montgomery, Texas

MONTGOMERY, Texas – Eighty players were drafted in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) draft, including 48 of the NCAA’s top seniors and 32 of the nation’s best fastpitch players, as the NPF held the 2004 draft at the Del Lago Resort in Montgomery, Texas. The two drafts were held in conjunction with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Convention, which ran from Wednesday, Dec. 3 – Saturday, Dec. 3.

The San Antonio franchise of NPF selected former Michigan State first baseman Stacey Phillips as the first pick in the 2004 NPF Elite Draft. The Akron , Ohio franchise chose Mississippi State outfielder Iyhia McMichael as the first selection in the 2004 NPF Senior Draft.

The Elite Draft included invitees that had completed their collegiate eligibility, including several players from the ASA Women’s Major’s National Champions Stratford Brakettes. The Senior Draft included players from several major Division I powerhouses, such schools as Arizona , UCLA and Mississippi State were represented in the draft. The names of the senior athletes were nominated by each of the eight-team operators.

Infielders dominated the early rounds of the elite draft as 10 of the first 16 players selected were infielders, including four-second baseman and three shortstops. DePaul University led the 2004 Elite Draft with three individuals being selected, Lindsay Chouinard and Liz Bouck of DePaul were selected with the second and fourth picks respectively.

The Pac-10 Conference controlled the 2004 NPF Senior Draft with 14 players being selected, including 6 of the first eight picks. As position players dominated the early rounds of the Elite Draft, pitchers and catchers were the priority in the Senior Draft. Five pitchers and two catchers were selected in the first 16 picks.

The revamped league consists of eight teams located in Akron , Ohio , Lowell , Mass. , Houston and San Antonio , Texas , Sacramento , Calif. , Denver , Colo. , Tucson , Ariz. , and the greater New York/New Jersey area. Akron is the only franchise that remains from the leagues beginning in 1997.

The 2004 NPF season runs from June 1 through August 31 and includes 56 regular-season games, an all-star game, a best-of-three Division Playoff and a best-of-five Championship Series.

National Pro Fastpitch is the only professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States . The league is headquartered in Denver , and has been in operation since 1997 under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL).

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