2018 NPF Draft

2018 NPF College Draft
2018 NPF College Draft
General information
Sport	Softball
Date(s)	April 23, 2018
Time	7:00 pm CST
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Network(s)	NPFTV
Overview
	23 total selections
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Teams	5
First selection	Paige Lowary P; Oklahoma; selected by Chicago Bandits
Most selections	Cleveland Comets (7)
Fewest selections	Aussie Spirit (2)
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The 2018 NPF College Draft was the 15th annual collegiate draft for the National Pro Fastpitch. It took place April 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee at Acme Feed & Seed, a downtown entertainment venue. It was available for internet viewing via NPFTV, the league's streaming platform. The first selection was Paige Lowary of Oklahoma, picked by the Chicago Bandits.

The Draft[]

Drafting an athlete gives an NPF affiliate team the rights to that athlete for two full seasons.

Draft Selections[]

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 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	Paige Lowary	Pitcher	Chicago Bandits	Oklahoma
2	Allie Walljasper	Pitcher	Beijing Shougang Eagles	LSU
3	Gwen Svekis⁺	Catcher	Chicago Bandits	Oregon
4	Randi Rupp	Pitcher	Cleveland Comets	Texas State
5	Kylee Hanson^#	Pitcher	Cleveland Comets	Florida State
6	Paige Parker	Pitcher	USSSA Pride	Oklahoma

Round 2[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
7	Jessie Warren⁺	Third Base	USSSA Pride	Florida State
8	Emily Watson	Pitcher	Beijing Shougang Eagles	Tulsa
9	Carley Hoover^#	Pitcher	Cleveland Comets	LSU
10	Aleshia Ocasio⁺	Utility/Pitcher	Chicago Bandits	Florida
11	Vanessa Shippy^#	Utility	Cleveland Comets	Oklahoma State
12	Nicole Pendley	Outfield	USSSA Pride	Oklahoma

Round 3[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
13	Kaylee Carlson^#	Pitcher	Aussie Spirit	Auburn
14	Brittany Gray^#	Pitcher	Beijing Shougang Eagles	Georgia
15	Jessie Scroggins⁺	Outfield	Chicago Bandits	Baylor
16	Alexis Osorio^#	Pitcher	Cleveland Comets	Alabama
17	Nicole DeWitt	Utility	USSSA Pride	Florida

Round 4[]

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
18	Kaitlin Lee^#	Pitcher	Aussie Spirit	Ole Miss
19	Victoria Draper⁺	Outfield	Beijing Shougang Eagles	Auburn
20	Devin Brown	Pitcher	Cleveland Comets	South Alabama
21	DJ Sanders	Infield	Chicago Bandits	Oregon
22	Jenna Lilley	Infield	Cleveland Comets	Oregon
23	Cortni Emanuel^#	Outfield	USSSA Pride	Georgia

Draft notes[]

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Round 5:

Round 6: