National Pro Fastpitch held two drafts before the 2016 season:
First, the 2016 NPF Expansion Draft was held for the expansion Scrap Yard Dawgs to acquire players for their inaugural roster from existing NPF teams.
With the arrival of the expansion Dallas Charge, NPF created a process for expansion teams to acquire talent: choosing either one player via a 'Market Choice Selection' (a college player either who is from the expansion team's state or who played for a college in the expansion team's state) or five players from an Expansion Draft. The Dawgs opted for the Expansion Draft.
Secondly, the 2016 NPF College Draft was the 13th annual collegiate draft for NPF.
Expansion Draft On November 30, 2015, it was announced that the following players were selected by the Scrap Yard Dawgs in the 2015 NPF Expansion Draft: (Only Koerner and Washington actually played for the Dawgs; Low and Freeman retired before the season, and Garcia was released.)
Player Previous TeamMegan LowAkron RacersSami GarciaPennsylvania RebellionAmber FreemanUSSSA Florida PrideEmilee KoernerUSSSA Florida PrideBrejae WashingtonUSSSA Florida Pride
College Draft The 2016 NPF College Draft was the 13th annual collegiate draft for NPF, and was held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:00 pm CST at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. Draft order was determined by regular season standings from 2015, but subsequent trades and transactions altered the overall draft order. The draft was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. The first selection was catcher Lexie Elkins from Louisiana–Lafayette, picked by the Pennsylvania Rebellion.
Drafting an athlete gives an NPF affiliate team the rights to that athlete for two full seasons.
Draft Selections NPF announced the draft order With the addition of the Scrap Yard Dawgs, a league expansion team for the 2016 season, the added four additional bonus selections for the Dawgs.
Following are the 40 selections from the 2016 NPF 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.
align="center" bgcolor="#FFCC00" width="20" + Denotes player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" # Denotes player who has not played in the NPF
Round 1 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege1Lexie ElkinsCPennsylvania Rebellion Louisiana–Lafayette2Sierra Romero+INFUSSSA Florida PrideMichigan3Jailyn FordLHP/UTAkron RacersJames Madison4Sami Fagan+INFAkron RacersMissouri5Kelsey Nunley+RHPUSSSA Florida PrideKentucky6Kiki StokesOFScrap Yard DawgsNebraska Round 2 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege7Emily CraneOFScrap Yard DawgsMissouri8Allexis Bennett+OFPennsylvania RebellionUCLA9Caitlyn AttfieldINFDallas ChargeUAB 10Alex HugoINFAkron RacersGeorgia 11Shelby Turnier+PChicago BanditsUCF12Kelsey StewartINFUSSSA Florida PrideFlorida Round 3 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege13Haylie McCleneyOFUSSSA Florida Pride Alabama14Chelsea Wilkinson#RHPPennsylvania RebellionGeorgia15Taylor Gadbois+OFDallas ChargeMissouri16Chaley BrickeyINFPennsylvania Rebellion Kansas17Kellsi KlossCChicago BanditsLSU18Erica FieldC/UTUSSSA Florida PrideJames Madison19Lexi OverstreetC/IFScrap Yard DawgsTennessee Round 4 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege20Geri Ann GlascoUTAkron Racers Oregon21Lindsey StephensOFPennsylvania RebellionTexas22Emily Carosone+INFChicago Bandits Auburn23Sandra SimmonsINFAkron RacersLSU24Kristen BrownSSChicago BanditsNorth Carolina25Kirsti MerrittOFUSSSA Florida PrideFlorida26Christian StokesINFScrap Yard DawgsKentucky Round 5 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege27Sara DriesengaRHPScrap Yard DawgsMichigan28Brittany GomezUTPennsylvania RebellionIowa State29Cheridan HawkinsLHPDallas ChargeOregon30Hannah DayC/OFAkron RacersTroy31Emily MesserUTAkron RacersSouth Alabama32Heather Stearns#RHPUSSSA Florida PrideBaylor33Lee Ann SpiveyC/OFScrap Yard DawgsUSF Round 6 PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege 34Taylore FullerUTScrap Yard DawgsFlorida35Kayla WinkfieldINFPennsylvania RebellionMississippi State36Bianka Bell+INFPennsylvania RebellionLSU 37Hannah PerrymanLHPAkron RacersMissouri St. Louis38Alyssa Gillespie#OFDallas ChargeOregon39Aubree MunroCUSSSA Florida PrideFlorida40Mikela ManewaINFScrap Yard DawgsOregon State
Draft notes
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Round 6:
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