The 2006 NPF Senior Draft is the third annual NPF Draft. It was held February 15, 2006 to assign division I college players to pro teams for 2006 season. Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended. The first selection was Texas's Cat Osterman, picked by the Connecticut Brakettes. Osterman chose not to sign with the Brakettes. The Brakettes' rights to her expired after the 2006, after which she signed with the Rockford Thunder.
2006 NPF Senior Draft
Following are the 30 selections from the 2006 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.
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 TeamCollege1Cat Osterman+PConnecticut BrakettesTexas 2Stephanie VanBraklePPhiladelphia Force Alabama 3Andrea Duran+3BConnecticut BrakettesUCLA 4Kristin VeselyOFNew England Riptide Oklahoma 5Alicia HollowellPArizona Heat Arizona 6Jennie Ritter#PAkron RacersMichigan7Emily Zaplatosch#CTexas ThunderUCLA 8Caitlin Benyi2BAkron RacersUCLA 9Kristi Durant#3B/CNew England RiptideTennessee Round 2
PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege10Sarah FeketeOFPhiladelphia ForceTennessee11Adrienne AloIF/OFConnecticut BrakettesOregon State 12Stacy May+3B/SSNew England RiptideIowa13Harmony Schwethelm#OF/IFPhiladelphia ForceBaylor14Serena Settlemier+PTexas ThunderKansas15Sara Larquier+3BAkron Racers Virginia 16Amanda Williams+OFChicago BanditsMarshall Round 3
PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege17Haley Woods#C/1BPhiladelphia ForceCalifornia18Aimee MinorOFConnecticut BrakettesWashington 19Tiffany StewartOFNew England RiptideSouth Florida20Desiree Serrano+PArizona HeatArizona State 21Krystal LewallenPTexas ThunderLouisiana–Lafayette22Lindsay James#OFAkron RacersCalifornia23Lisa AllenCNew England RiptideOregon State Round 4
PickPlayerPos.NPF TeamCollege24Courtnay Foster#PPhiladelphia ForceNorthwestern 25Stephanie HillIF/OFConnecticut BrakettesLSU 26Missy BeseresPNew England RiptidePenn State 27Lauren Lappin+IF/CArizona HeatStanford 28Tina Boutelle#OFTexas ThunderTexas 29Ashley SmithCAkron Racers South Carolina 30Jessica WilliamsSSChicago BanditsMarshall
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