2009 NPF Draft

2009 NPF Draft
General information
Sport	softball
Date(s)	February 17, 2009
Time	7:00 PM EST
Location	Uniontown, OH
Overview
25 total selections
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Teams	5
First selection	Kaitlin Cochran OF Arizona State selected by Akron Racers
Most selections	Akron Racers, 8 picks
Fewest selections	Washington Glory, 3 picks

The 2009 NPF Senior Draft is the sixth annual NPF Draft. It was held February 17, 2009 7:00 PM EST, hosted by the Akron Racers at the Cambria Suites Akron-Canton Airport location for the 2009 season.[1] It was streamed live on TheSoftballChannel.com.[2] The first selection was Arizona State's Kaitlin Cochran, picked by the Akron Racers.Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended.

After the draft, but before the season began, the Washington Glory ceased operations for financial reasons. Subsequently, NPF and United States Specialty Sports Association(USSSA) began a partnership, which resulted in the expansion team USSSA Pride inheriting the Glory's player contracts and draft choices.[3]

2009 NPF Draft

Following are the 25 selections from the 2009 NPF Senior Draft:[4]

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

Round 1

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
1	Kaitlin Cochran	OF	Akron Racers	Arizona State
2	DJ Mathis^#	P	Akron Racers	Oklahoma
3	Laurie Wagner	OF	Rockford Thunder	Houston
4	Brette Reagan	INF	Philadelphia Force	Baylor
5	Brandice Balschmiter^#	P	Chicago Bandits	UMass

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
6	Jenae Leles	INF	Rockford Thunder	Arizona
7	Brittany Weil	P	Akron Racers	Iowa
8	Kim Waleszonia^#	OF	Washington Glory	Florida
9	Lillian Hammond	OF	Philadelphia Force	Tennessee
10	Tammy Williams^+	INF	Chicago Bandits	Northwestern

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
11	Ashley Charters^+	INF	Rockford Thunder	Washington
12	Samantha Ricketts	INF	Akron Racers	Oklahoma
13	Stacey Nelson^#	P	Washington Glory	Florida
14	Jamie Schloredt	C	Chicago Bandits	Sacramento State
15	Jessica Valis^+	INF	Chicago Bandits	Houston

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
16	Danielle Kinley	OF	Philadelphia Force	Penn State
17	Melissa Pura^#	INF	Akron Racers	Cal Poly
18	Micaela Minner	UT	Akron Racers	Missouri
19	Sari-Jane Jenkins	OF	Akron Racers	Oregon
20"	Amber Patton^+	INF	Chicago Bandits	DePaul

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
21	Ashley Holcombe	C	Rockford Thunder	Alabama
22	Missy Penna^#	P	Akron Racers	Stanford
23	Maddy Coon^#	INF	Washington Glory	Stanford
24	Breanna Brown^#	OF	Rockford Thunder	North Carolina
25	Izmena Cabrera^#	OF	Chicago Bandits	Sacramento State

References

1. Pretty Tough (16 February 2009). "2009 NPF Senior Draft to be Broadcast Live". Women Talk Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. "2009 NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL FASTPITCH DRAFTEES INCLUDE THOSE WITH TIES TO LITTLE LEAGUE". Little League. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "USSSA and NPF form Cooperative Partnership". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
4. "NPF Holds 2009 Senior Draft Live on Internet". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2017.