2008 NPF Draft

2008 NPF Draft
2008 NPF Draft
General information
Sport	softball
Date(s)	February 18, 2008
Overview
	24 total selections
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Teams	6
First selection	Katie Burkhart P Arizona State; selected by Philadelphia Force
Most selections	Akron Racers, 6 picks
Fewest selections	New England Riptide, Washington Glory, Chicago Bandits; 3 picks each
	← 2007 NPF Draft 2009 NPF Draft →

The 2008 NPF Senior Draft is the fifth annual NPF Draft. It was held February 18, 2008 via conference call for the 2008 season.^[1] The first selection was Arizona State's Katie Burkhart, picked by the Philadelphia Force.^[2] Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended.

2008 NPF Draft[]

Following are the 24 selections from the 2008 NPF Senior Draft: 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

Round 1[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
1	Katie Burkhart⁺	P	Philadelphia Force	Arizona State
2	Megan Gibson⁺	P	Philadelphia Force	Texas A&M
3	Angela Tincher⁺	P	Akron Racers	Virginia Tech
4	Anjelica Selden^#	P	New England Riptide	UCLA
5		C	Rockford Thunder	Georgia Tech
6	Taryne Mowatt	P	Washington Glory	Arizona

Round 2[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
7	⁺	C	Chicago Bandits	Marshall
8		INF	Philadelphia Force	Oklahoma
9		C	Chicago Bandits	Iowa
10	Aileen Morales	SS	Chicago Bandits	Georgia Tech
11		P/1B	Akron Racers	Hawai?i
12	^#	P	Rockford Thunder	Oklahoma

Round 3[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
13	⁺	1B	Rockford Thunder	Tennessee
14		C	New England Riptide	Creighton
15	Shannon Doepking⁺	C	Akron Racers	Tennessee
16		SS	Washington Glory	Mississippi State
17		SS	Akron Racers	Illinois
18	^#	C	Akron Racers	Oklahoma

Round 4[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
19		UT	Rockford Thunder	DePaul
20		SS	Rockford Thunder	Tennessee Tech
21		C	Philadelphia Force	Indiana
22	^#	UT	New England Riptide	Alabama
23	Brittany Barnes	INF	Akron Racers	Georgia Tech
24	^#	UT	Washington Glory	Oregon State

References[]

^ "NPF MAKES 2008 DRAFT SELECTIONS". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
^ "Katie Burkhart goes No. 1 in the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch Draft". ASU Now. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[1] "NPF MAKES 2008 DRAFT SELECTIONS". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[2] "Katie Burkhart goes No. 1 in the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch Draft". ASU Now. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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