2000 WPSL Draft explained

2000 WPSL Draft
Sport:	softball
Date:	December 4, 1999
League:	Women's Pro Softball League
Teams:	4
First:	Elite/Supplemental Draft: Nina Lindenburg SS Fresno State selected by Florida Wahoos Senior Draft: Amanda Scott P Fresno State selected by Ohio Pride National Team Draft: Lisa Fernandez P selected by Akron Racers
Prev:	1999 WPSL Draft
Next:	2001 WPSL Draft

The 2000 WPSL Drafts were held on December 4, 1999, at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida during the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Convention for the 2000 season. Draft Day 2000 actually featured three drafts:^[1]

The 2000 Elite/Supplemental Draft selected players from a pool of players on the rosters of the Durham Dragons and Carolina Diamonds, 1999 USA Softball Olympic Trial and Olympic Festival invitees who had completed their collegiate eligibility, and WPSL players who were not on their teams' protected list. The players from the Diamonds and the Dragons were available to draft because the teams were contracted and their players unassigned.
The 2000 Senior Draft selected from collegiate senior fastpitch players.
The 2001 National Team Draft drew from the 2000 USA Olympic roster, with the hope the players selected would play in the WPSL in 2001. (However, the WPSL suspended play before the 2001 season.)

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.

2000 Women's Pro Softball League Elite/Supplemental Draft

Prior to the Elite/Supplemental Draft, each of the existing WPSL teams presented a listed of 'protected players' from their rosters. Rostered players who were not on the protected list could be drafted by any of the three other teams. Each team was allowed to protect six to eight of the players on their rosters. Protecting more than six players forced teams to surrender picks in rounds seven and eight of the elite/supplemental draft.^[2]

In addition to the unprotected players, the pool of players eligible to be drafted in the Elite/Supplemental draft included players on the rosters of the former Durham Dragons and the former Carolina Diamonds, and 1999 USA Softball Olympic Trial and Olympic Festival invitees who had completed their collegiate eligibility.

Following are the Protected Player Lists:

Akron Racers' Protected Players
Player	Pos.	College
Carla Brookbank⁺	P/1B	Kent State University
Liza Brown	OF/P
Traci Conrad⁺	OF	University of Michigan
Sarah Dawson	P	Northeast Louisiana University
Amy Kyler⁺	P	Cleveland State University
Kellyn Tate⁺	OF	University of Michigan
Nicole Odom⁺	SS	UCLA
Tobin Echo-Hawk⁺	2B	University of Nebraska

Florida Wahoos' Protected Players
Player	Pos.	College
Desarie Knipfer⁺	P	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Stephanie Klaviter⁺	P	University of Minnesota
Patti Benedict⁺	OF	University of Michigan
Julie Crandall⁺	C	UNLV
Randi Berg	2B	Fresno State University
Kendall Richards⁺	3B	Texas A&M University

Ohio Pride's Protected Players
Player	Pos.	College
Kaci Clark⁺	P	UCLA
Sarah Fredstrom	2B/SS	Colorado State University
Tamara Ivie⁺	OF/1B	Cal State Northridge
Sarah Pickering	2B	University of Washington
Cheri Shinn⁺	3B/OF	Cal State Northridge
Priscilla Welch	OF	Illinois State University

Following are the selections from the Elite/Supplemental Draft:^[3]

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
1	Nina Lindenberg⁺	SS	Florida Wahoos	Fresno St.
2	Julie Smith⁺	2B	Ohio Pride	Fresno St.	1996 U.S. Olympic Team
3	Monica Armendarez⁺	3B	Akron Racers	Indiana University	Carolina Diamonds
4	Holly Aprile	OF	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of Massachusetts	United States National Team participant (1993–99)^[4]

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
5	Stephanie Little⁺	C	Ohio Pride	Cal State Fullerton	Durham Dragons
6	Jen Smith⁺	C	Akron Racers	University of Nebraska	Durham Dragons
7	Jen Cline	C	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of Washington	Virginia Roadsters
8	Kim Maher⁺	3B/OF/DP	Florida Wahoos	Fresno St.	1996 U.S. Olympic Team

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
9	Andrea D'Innocenzo	OF	Akron Racers	University of Connecticut	Carolina Diamonds
10	Barbara Jordan⁺	OF	Tampa Bay FireStix	Cal State Northridge	Virginia Roadsters/1996 U.S. Olympic Team Alternate
11	Dawn Wuthrich	OF	Florida Wahoos	Texas A&M University	Carolina Diamonds
12	Jamie Foutch⁺	1B	Ohio Pride	Oklahoma State University

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
13	Jodi Chmielewski	OF	Tampa Bay FireStix	Oregon State University	Tampa Bay FireStix
14	Keri Lemasters	2B	Florida Wahoos	Michigan State University	Durham Dragons
15	Patti Raduenz⁺	SS	Ohio Pride	Michigan State University	Durham Dragons
16	Danielle Cox⁺	OF	Akron Racers	Florida State University	Georgia Pride

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
17	Lynette Velazquez	1B	Florida Wahoos	University of Oklahoma	Georgia Pride
18	Catherine Davie	OF	Ohio Pride	University of Michigan	University of Michigan
19	Jane Teixeira	OF	Akron Racers	University of Texas
20		Amber Wright	OF	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of South Florida	Tampa Bay FireStix

Round 6

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
21	Brandee McArthur⁺	P	Ohio Pride	University of the Pacific	Carolina Diamonds
22	Kelli Metzger	C	Akron Racers	University of Akron	Akron Racers
23	Christy Hebert	SS	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of Iowa	Carolina Diamonds
24	Jen Buford	2B	Florida Wahoos	Colorado State University	Carolina Diamonds

Round 7

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
25	Jodi Otten	OF	Florida Wahoos	Louisiana State University	Durham Dragons
26	Alison Johnsen	OF	Ohio Pride	University of Arizona

Round 8

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College	Previous team
27	Scia Maumausolo⁺	DP/C	Florida Wahoos	Cal State Northridge	Virginia Roadsters
28	Mandy Galas	OF	Ohio Pride	University of Massachusetts	Georgia Pride

2000 Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft

Following are the selections from the Senior Draft:^[5]

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
1	Amanda Scott⁺	P	Ohio Pride	Fresno State
2	Courtney Blades	P	Ohio Pride
3	Amy Berman	SS	Akron Racers	University of Southern Mississippi
4	Audra Thomas	C	Tampa Bay FireStix	Kennesaw State University

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
5	Tina Kinney	P	Ohio Pride	Central Michigan University
6	Jennifer Lizama	2B	Akron Racers	University of Nebraska
7	Lea Mishlan	SS	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of South Florida
8	Alyson Carter	C/1B	Ohio Pride	Colorado State University

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
9	Ashlee Ducote	3B	Akron Racers	Louisiana State University
10	Keri McCallum	UT	Tampa Bay FireStix	Mississippi State University
11	Kaci Coffee	3B	Ohio Pride	University of Mississippi
12	Jen Collins	OF	Ohio Pride	University of Southern Mississippi

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
13	Lyndsey Klein⁺	SS/2B	Tampa Bay FireStix	UCLA
14	Julie Marshall⁺	1B/C	Florida Wahoos	UCLA
15	Tiffany Clark	OF	Ohio Pride	University of Louisiana-Lafayette
16	Melissa Gentile	C	Akron Racers	University of Michigan

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
17	Kellie Wiginton	C	Florida Wahoos	Stanford University
18	Amanda Michalsky	OF	Ohio Pride	University Texas-San Antonio
19	Jamie Graves	P	Akron Racers	University of Washington
20	Jennifer Spediacci	P	Tampa Bay FireStix	University of Washington

Round 6

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
21	Jessica Polo	SS	Ohio Pride	Iowa State University
22	Jeanine Giordano	C	Akron Racers	University of Washington
23	Stacey Phillips	SS/1B/DP	Tampa Bay FireStix	Michigan State University
24	Tarrah Beyster⁺	P	Florida Wahoos	Oregon State University

2001 Women's Pro Softball League National Team Draft

Following are the selections from the National Team Draft:^[6]

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
1	Lisa Fernandez⁺	P	Akron Racers	UCLA
2	Michelle Smith⁺	P	Florida Wahoos	Oklahoma State University
3	Dot Richardson	SS	Tampa Bay FireStix	UCLA
4	Danielle Henderson⁺	P	Ohio Pride	University of Massachusetts

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
5	Shelia Douty⁺	1B	Florida Wahoos	UCLA
6	Lori Harrigan	P	Tampa Bay FireStix	UNLV
7	Laura Berg⁺	OF	Ohio Pride	Fresno State University
8	Jennifer Brundage⁺	3B	Akron Racers	UCLA

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
9	Jennifer McFalls⁺	SS	Tampa Bay FireStix	Texas A&M University
10	Christa Williams⁺	P	Ohio Pride	University of Texas
11	Christie Ambrosi	OF	Akron Racers	UCLA
12	Leah O'Brien-Amico	OF	Florida Wahoos	University of Arizona

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos.	WPSL Team	College
13	Michelle Venturella⁺	C	Ohio Pride	Indiana University
14	Crystl Bustos⁺	SS	Akron Racers
15	Teri Klement⁺	SS	Florida Wahoos	Colorado State University
16	Shelly Stokes	C	Tampa Bay FireStix	Fresno State University

External links

Official NPF Page

Notes and References

Web site: Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) Holds "Draft Day 2000". ProSoftball.com. 26 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816094552/http://www.prosoftball.com/league/drftday_120499.shtml. 16 August 2000.
Web site: WPSL teams select world's top fastpitch talent. ProSoftball.com. 1 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229101517/http://www.prosoftball.com/Story.asp?id=195. 29 February 2000.
Web site: 1999 WPSL Elite/Supplemental Draft. ProSoftball.com. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229131626/http://www.prosoftball.com/Story.asp?id=196. 29 February 2000.
Web site: HOLLY APRILE BIO. Pitt Softball. 26 June 2016. 31 December 2015. 28 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160628050326/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/aprile_holly00.html. dead.
Web site: 1999 WPSL Senior Draft. ProSoftball.com. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229131626/http://www.prosoftball.com/Story.asp?id=197. 29 February 2000.
Web site: 1999 WPSL National Team Draft. ProSoftball.com. 3 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20000229131626/http://www.prosoftball.com/Story.asp?id=198. 29 February 2000.