2001 WPSL Draft

2001 WPSL Draft
General information
Sportsoftball
Date(s)5
LocationSan Antonio, TX
Overview
24 total selections
LeagueWomen's Pro Softball League
Teams4
First selectionCourtney Dale P/OF
UCLA
selected by Tampa Bay FireStix
Most selectionsEach had 6 picks
Fewest selectionsEach had 6 picks

Before the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) decided to suspend play for the 2001 season, it held its regularly scheduled 2001 WPSL Senior Draft on December 2, 2000, at Adam's Mark Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk in conjunction with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Convention.[1] As the league did not resume play until 2004, many draftees never played in the league. However, some did, even making an All-Star team.

Following are the 24 selections from the 2001 WPSL draft,[2] along with their playing experience, if any (and recorded on the NPF's historical rosters.[3]

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.

+ Denotes player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team
# Denotes player who has not played in the NPF

Draft Selections

+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least NPF All-Star team
# Denotes player who never played in the NPF

Round 1

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
1 Courtney Dale# P/OF UCLA Tampa Bay FireStix Never played in NPF
2 Lindsey Collins+ C Arizona Akron Racers NPF All-Stars(2003),
NY/NJ Juggernaut(2004)
3 Becky Lemke# P Arizona Ohio Pride Never played in NPF
4 Ashley Lewis# P LSU Florida Wahoos Never played in NPF

Round 2

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
5 Allison Andrade INF Arizona Akron Racers NPF All-Stars(2003),
California Sunbirds(2004)
6 Lisa Carey# SS Oklahoma Ohio Pride Never played in NPF
7 Ashli Barrett# C Oklahoma Florida Wahoos Never played in NPF
8 Kim DePaul# 3B Washington Tampa Bay FireStix Never played in NPF

Round 3

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
9 Serita Brooks# OF Florida State Ohio Pride Never played in NPF
10 Lauren Bauer OF Arizona Florida Wahoos NPF All-Stars(2003),
NY/NJ Juggernaut(2004),
Arizona Heat(2005)
11 Ginger Jones-Powers 1B Alabama Tampa Bay FireStix Texas Thunder(2004)
12 Racheal Goodpaster# SS UNLV Akron Racers Never played in NPF

Round 4

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
13 Brenda Iglesia# 3B/DP Cal State Fullerton Florida Wahoos Never played in NPF
14 Andrea Davis# UT Oklahoma Tampa Bay FireStix Never played in NPF
15 Nicole Giordano# OF Arizona Akron Racers Never played in NPF
16 Toni Mascarenas 3B Arizona Ohio Pride Arizona Heat(2005–06)

Round 5

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
17 Bronwyn Blair# OF Virginia Tech Tampa Bay FireStix Never played in NPF
18 Janette Koshell# OF/P Tennessee Akron Racers Never played in NPF
19 Lupe Brambila# OF UCLA Ohio Pride Never played in NPF
20 Charla Moore# P Texas Florida Wahoos Never played in NPF

Round 6

Pick Player Pos. College Drafted by WPSL/NPF Experience
21 Kelley Askew# C/OF Alabama Akron Racers Never played in NPF
22 Stephanie Swenson# P UCLA Ohio Pride Never played in NPF
23 Jamie Fuente# P Nebraska Florida Wahoos Never played in NPF
24 Sarah Farnworth# P/OF Cal State Northridge Tampa Bay FireStix Never played in NPF

References

  1. ^ "Twenty-four collegiate seniors drafted by Women's Pro Softball League's four teams". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "2001 Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ^ "ALL-TIME PLAYERS LIST". ProFastpitch.com. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.