1998 WPF Draft
| 1998 WPF Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | softball |
| Date(s) | December 6, 1997 |
| Location | Palm Springs, CA |
| Overview | |
| 60 total selections | |
| League | Women's Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams | 6 |
| First selection | P Cal Poly-SLO selected by Georgia Pride |
| Most selections | , 12 picks |
| Fewest selections | , , Orlando Wahoos 9 picks each |
The 1998 WPF Draft was the second annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1998 season, and was held on December 7, in Palm Springs, CA in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention.[1] Draft order was based on teams' finish in 1997. Georgia Pride and Carolina Diamonds tied with the same record during the 1997 regular season. Georgia lost more games to Carolina in the 1997 head-to-head series and chose ahead of Carolina in the odd-numbered rounds. Carolina chose ahead of Georgia in the even numbered rounds.
Following are the 60 selections from the 1998 WPF draft:[2][3]
1998 WPF Draft[]
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 not played in the WPF/WPSL/NPF[Draft note 1] |
Round 1[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo | ||
| 2 | # | P | Washington | |
| 3 | # | P | Iowa | |
| 4 | P | Purdue | ||
| 5 | OF | Ohio State | ||
| 6 | Ali Viola | SS | [Draft note 2] | Nebraska |
Round 2[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | # | P | Oklahoma State | |
| 8 | # | P | California | |
| 9 | IF | Oklahoma State | ||
| 10 | # | UT | [Draft note 3] | CS-Northridge |
| 11 | P | Oklahoma | ||
| 12 | OF | Orlando Wahoos | Utah |
Round 3[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | IF | CS-Northridge | ||
| 14 | 2B | LSU | ||
| 15 | OF | Oklahoma | ||
| 16 | C | Nebraska | ||
| 17 | # | UT | [Draft note 4] | Arizona State |
| 18 | 3B | Orlando Wahoos | Indiana |
Round 4[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2B | Colorado State | ||
| 20 | # | 3B | [Draft note 5] | New Mexico State |
| 21 | [Draft note 6] | 1B | Missouri | |
| 22 | OF | Purdue | ||
| 23 | # | C | Massachusetts | |
| 24 | Kellyn Tate | OF | Orlando Wahoos | Michigan |
Round 5[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | # | C | Hawaiʻi | |
| 26 | IF | San Jose State | ||
| 27 | UT | Western Illinois | ||
| 28 | # | P | Arizona State | |
| 29 | # | P | Fresno State | |
| 30 | # | C | Orlando Wahoos | Fresno State |
Round 6[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | P | San Jose State | ||
| 32 | 2B | Fresno State | ||
| 33 | # | OF | Fla. Atlantic | |
| 34 | # | 3B | Sacramento State | |
| 35 | OF | Columbus St. | ||
| 36 | # | SS | Orlando Wahoos | University of Southwestern Louisiana [6] |
Round 7[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | # | IF | Long Beach St. | |
| 38 | # | OF | DePaul | |
| 39 | OF | Centenary | ||
| 40 | # | P | South Carolina | |
| 41 | SS | Colorado State | ||
| 42 | # | P | Orlando Wahoos | TN-Chattanooga |
Round 8[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | P/OF | North Carolina | ||
| 44 | C | Arizona | ||
| 45 | # | OF | Long Beach St. | |
| 46 | IF | UNLV | ||
| 47 | 1B | California | ||
| 48 | # | IF | Orlando Wahoos | Ill.-Chicago |
Round 9[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | OF | SW Mo. St. | ||
| 50 | # | 3B | Northern Iowa | |
| 51 | # | 2B/OF | UCLA | |
| 52 | # | 2B/SS | California | |
| 53 | # | 3B | California University of Pennsylvania | |
| 54 | SS | Orlando Wahoos | NE Illinois |
Round 10[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WPF Team |
College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | # | 1B | Massachusetts | |
| 56 | # | C | Fresno State | |
| 57 | # | OF | Arizona | |
| 58 | # | IF | CS-Northridge | |
| 59 | 2B | N. Illinois | ||
| 60 | # | C | Orlando Wahoos | N. Illinois |
Draft notes[]
- ^ Unless otherwise noted, this was verified against the Historical Roster on the NPF's website.[4]
- ^ Selection # 6 was acquired by TB from Orl in an earlier trade.
- ^ Selection #10 was acquired by Georgia from Durham in an earlier trade
- ^ Selection #17 was acquired by Carolina from Virginia on draft nights for the rights to .
- ^ Selection # 20 was acquired by Carolina from Georgia on draft night for the rights to .
- ^ Slover opted to complete her college elligibility instead of signing with Tampa Bay. She was drafted by the Georgia Pride for the 1999 season and played with them.[5]
References[]
- ^ Hiller (25 December 1997). "WPF compost draft list". Sport Today. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "1998 Women's Professional Fastpitch Draft Selections.pdf". Box.com. 6 December 1997. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ AC (15 August 2014). "About Baseball Basketball Football Hockey Other Sports Soccer Store Archive for the 'Women's Professional Softball League' Category". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Historical Rosters". ProFastpitch.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "TWO SENIOR SOFTBALL PAYERS DRAFTED BY THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE". MU Tigers. 21 June 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ Dearrel Bates (17 August 2000). "Osterberg takes job with LSU". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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