1999 WPSL Draft

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1999 WPSL Senior Draft
General information
Sportsoftball
Date(s)December 5, 1998
LocationSt. Petersburg Beach, Florida
Overview
60 selections total selections
LeagueWomen's Pro Softball League
First selection 3B East Carolina
selected by
Most selectionsAkron Racers, 13 picks
Fewest selections, 7 picks
← 1998 WPF Draft
2000 WPSL Draft →

The 1999 WPSL Senior Draft was the third annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1999 season, and was held on Saturday, December 5, in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla,[1] at the Tradewinds Resort in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention.[2]

Draft Selections[]

Following are the 60 selections from the 1999 WPSL draft:[3]

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 not played in the WPSL or the NPF[Draft note 1]

Round 1[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

1 # 3B [Draft note 2] East Carolina
2 P/DP South Florida
3[5] Traci Conrad 1B Akron Racers[Draft note 3] Michigan
4 P/UT Pacific
5 # 3B Fresno State
6[5] [5] P/OF Akron Racers DePaul

Round 2[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

7 SS Minnesota
8 1B Oklahoma State
9 # P Mississippi State
10 C California
11[6] # 2B Missouri
12[5] # OF Akron Racers Minnesota

Round 3[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

13 # OF Northern Iowa
14 OF Oregon State
15 SS Cal State Sacramento
16[5] C Akron Racers[Draft note 4] Ohio State
17[6] [Draft note 5] 1B Missouri
18[5] # P Akron Racers Hawaiʻi

Round 4[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

19 # OF Michigan
20 # 2B/SS Texas
21 # OF Louisiana Tech
22 # P Cal State Northridge
23 OF Florida State
24[5] C Akron Racers Akron

Round 5[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

25 # SS Southeast Missouri State
26 # C/OF South Florida
27 Stephanie Norton# 3B Colorado State
28 # SS/3B California
29 # P South Florida
30[5] # 2B Akron Racers Creighton

Round 6[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

31 # 3B Illinois State
32 # OF Ball State
33[7] # RHP Stanford
34 # 1B Kennesaw State
35 3B Nicholls State
36[5] # 3B Akron Racers UNLV

Round 7[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

37 # OF [Draft note 6] Long Beach State
38 # DP Chapman
39 # 1B Ohio University
40[7] # 2B Stanford
41 # 2B Hofstra
42[5] # UT Akron Racers Oklahoma State

Round 8[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

43 # C Notre Dame
44 # 2B Purdue
45 C Cal State Fullerton
46 # SS Virginia
47 # P Fresno State
48[5] # OF Akron Racers Ohio State

Round 9[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

49[7] # RHP Stanford
50[5] 2B Akron Racers[Draft note 7] Akron
51 2B/P North Carolina-Charlotte
52 # 3B Campbell
53 # 1B San Diego State
54[5] # OF Akron Racers Ashland

Round 10[]

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPSL Team

College

55
56 Dana Bailey# OF Florida State
57 OF South Carolina
58 # OF Texas
59 # UT San Diego State
60[5] # OF Akron Racers Buffalo State

Draft notes[]

  1. ^ Unless otherwise noted, this was verified against the Historical Roster on the NPF's website.[4]
  2. ^ Virginia Roadsters → Durham Dragons: Dragons traded P to the Roadsters for the first overall pick.[2]
  3. ^ Durham Dragons → Akron Racers: The Racers traded for the third overall pick.[2]
  4. ^ Akron Racers: The Racers received this pick as compensation for [2]
  5. ^ Slover was drafted by the Tampa Bay Firestix in the 1998 draft, but opted to complete her collegiate eligibility before going pro.[6]
  6. ^ Durham Dragons: The Dragons received this pick as compensation for [2]
  7. ^ Akron Racers: The Racers received this pick as compensation for [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "NPF History". ProFastpitch.com. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Larry Cain (1 January 1999). "Durham Dragons Choose Isonette Polonius No. 1 in" (PDF). NFCA.org. Fastpitch Delivery. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ Larry Cain (1 January 1999). "Durham Dragons Choose Isonette Polonius No. 1 in" (PDF). NFCA.org. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Historical Rosters". ProFastpitch.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RACERS PARTICIPATE IN FIRST WPSL DRAFT". AkronRacers.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 1999. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "TWO SENIOR SOFTBALL PAYERS DRAFTED BY THE WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOFTBALL LEAGUE". MU Tigers. 21 June 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Three Cardinal Selected in Women's Pro Softball League Sr. Draft". GoStanford.com. 21 June 1999. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

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