2011 NPF Draft

2011 NPF Draft
General information
Sport	Softball
Date(s)	March 18, 2011
Time	8:00 ET
Location	Orlando, Florida
Overview
20 total selections
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Teams	4
First selection	Kelsi Dunne P Alabama selected by NPF Diamonds
Most selections	NPF Diamonds, 7 picks
Fewest selections	USSSA Pride, 3 picks

The 2011 NPF Draft is the eighth annual NPF Draft. It was held March 18, 2011 8:00 pm EST in Orlando, FL at the Amway Center for the 2011 season. It was streamed live on the Major League Baseball's website MLB.com.[1] The first selection was Alabama's Kelsi Dunne, picked by the NPF Diamonds.[2] Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended.

2011 NPF 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.

^+	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	Kelsi Dunne	P	NPF Diamonds	Alabama
2	Taylor Schlopy^+	OF	Akron Racers	Georgia
3	Jenn Salling	SS	USSSA Florida Pride	Washington
4	Dorian Shaw	1B	Chicago Bandits	Michigan

Round 2

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
5	Kelsey Bruder	OF	USSSA Florida Pride[Draft note 1]	Florida
6	Megan Bush	UT	Akron Racers	Florida
7	Morgan Melloh	P	NPF Diamonds[Draft note 2]	Indiana
8	Megan Wiggins^+	OF	Chicago Bandits	Georgia

Round 3

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
9	Megan Yocke^#	C	NPF Diamonds	Kentucky
10	Toni Paisley	P	Akron Racers	East Carolina
11	Jordan Taylor^+	P	USSSA Florida Pride	Michigan
12	Alisa Goler^+	IF	Chicago Bandits	Georgia

Round 4

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
13	Whitney Larsen	UT	NPF Diamonds	Alabama
14	Morgan Childers	RHP	Akron Racers	South Carolina Upstate
15	Brittany Hile	C	NPF Diamonds[Draft note 3]	Kansas
16	Kristin Shifflett	SS/2B	Chicago Bandits	Radford

Round 5

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
17	Aja Paculba	2B	NPF Diamonds	Florida
18	Kelly Grieve^#	OF	Akron Racers[Draft note 4]	Tennessee
19	Rhiannon Kliesing	P/1B	NPF Diamonds	Texas A&M
20	Kara Nelson^#	2B	Chicago Bandits	Illinois State

Draft notes

1. 2011 Trade with NPF Diamonds
2. 2011 Trade with USSSA Florida Pride
3. Draft Day Trade with USSSA Florida Pride
4. Draft Day Trade with USSSA Florida Pride

References

1. "NPF Announces College Senior Draft Date". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
2. "2011 College Senior Draft presented by Miken". ProFastpitch.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2017.