| 2016 NPF College Draft | |
| Sport: | Softball |
| Date: | April 14, 2016 |
| Time: | 7:00 pm CST |
| Network: | CBS Sports Network |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| League: | National Pro Fastpitch |
| Teams: | 6 |
| First: | Lexie Elkins C Louisiana–Lafayette selected by Pennsylvania Rebellion |
| Most: | Akron Racers, Dallas Charge, Pennsylvania Rebellion, Scrap Yard Dawgs, USSSA Florida Pride, 8 picks each |
| Fewest: | Dallas Charge, Chicago Bandits, 4 picks each |
| Overall: | 40 selections |
| Prev: | 2015 NPF Draft |
| Next: | 2017 NPF Draft |
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.[1]
Secondly, the 2016 NPF College Draft was the 13th annual collegiate draft for NPF.
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 Team | |
| Megan Low | Akron Racers | |
| Sami Garcia | Pennsylvania Rebellion | |
| Amber Freeman | USSSA Florida Pride | |
| Emilee Koerner | USSSA Florida Pride | |
| Breja’e Washington | USSSA Florida Pride |
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.[2] 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.
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:[3]
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.
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexie Elkins | C | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
| 2 | Sierra Romero+ | INF | USSSA Florida Pride | Michigan | |
| 3 | Jailyn Ford | LHP/UT | Akron Racers | James Madison | |
| 4 | Sami Fagan+ | INF | Akron Racers | Missouri | |
| 5 | Kelsey Nunley+ | RHP | USSSA Florida Pride | Kentucky | |
| 6 | Kiki Stokes | OF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Nebraska |
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Emily Crane | OF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Missouri | |
| 8 | Allexis Bennett+ | OF | Pennsylvania Rebellion | UCLA | |
| 9 | Caitlyn Attfield | INF | Dallas Charge | ||
| 10 | Alex Hugo | INF | Akron Racers | ||
| 11 | Shelby Turnier+ | P | Chicago Bandits | UCF | |
| 12 | Kelsey Stewart | INF | USSSA Florida Pride | Florida |
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Haylie McCleney | OF | Alabama | ||
| 14 | Chelsea Wilkinson | RHP | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Georgia | |
| 15 | Taylor Gadbois+ | OF | Dallas Charge | Missouri | |
| 16 | Chaley Brickey | INF | Kansas | ||
| 17 | Kellsi Kloss | C | Chicago Bandits | LSU | |
| 18 | Erica Field | C/UT | USSSA Florida Pride | James Madison | |
| 19 | Lexi Overstreet | C/IF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Tennessee |
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Geri Ann Glasco | UT | Oregon | ||
| 21 | Lindsey Stephens | OF | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Texas | |
| 22 | Emily Carosone+ | INF | Auburn | ||
| 23 | Sandra Simmons | INF | Akron Racers | LSU | |
| 24 | Kristen Brown | SS | Chicago Bandits | North Carolina | |
| 25 | Kirsti Merritt | OF | USSSA Florida Pride | Florida | |
| 26 | Christian Stokes | INF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Kentucky |
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Sara Driesenga | RHP | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Michigan | |
| 28 | Brittany Gomez | UT | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Iowa State | |
| 29 | Cheridan Hawkins | LHP | Dallas Charge | Oregon | |
| 30 | Hannah Day | C/OF | Akron Racers | Troy | |
| 31 | Emily Messer | UT | Akron Racers | South Alabama | |
| 32 | Heather Stearns | RHP | USSSA Florida Pride | Baylor | |
| 33 | Lee Ann Spivey | C/OF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | USF |
| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Taylore Fuller | UT | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Florida | |
| 35 | Kayla Winkfield | INF | Pennsylvania Rebellion | Mississippi State | |
| 36 | Bianka Bell+ | INF | Pennsylvania Rebellion | ||
| 37 | Hannah Perryman | LHP | Akron Racers | Missouri St. Louis | |
| 38 | Alyssa Gillespie | OF | Dallas Charge | Oregon | |
| 39 | Aubree Munro | C | USSSA Florida Pride | Florida | |
| 40 | Mikela Manewa | INF | Scrap Yard Dawgs | Oregon State |
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