2013 NPF Draft

2013 NPF College Draft

General information
Sport	softball
Date(s)	April 1, 2013
Time	8:00 PM ET
Location	Nashville, Tennessee
Network(s)	ESPN3
Overview
20 total selections
League	National Pro Fastpitch
Teams	4
First selection	Rachele Fico P LSU selected by Akron Racers
Most selections	Akron Racers, Chicago Bandits; 6 picks each
Fewest selections	USSSA Pride, 3 picks
← 2012 NPF Draft 2014 NPF Draft →

The 2013 NPF Draft is the tenth annual NPF Draft. It was held April 1, 2013 8:00 PM ET in Nashville, TN at the Ford Theatre at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. It was broadcast on ESPN3.^[1] The first selection was LSU's Rachele Fico, picked by the Akron Racers.^[2]

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.

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

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
1	Rachele Fico⁺	P	Akron Racers	LSU
2	Olivia Galati⁺	P	NY/NJ Comets	Hofstra
3	Jolene Henderson⁺	P	Chicago Bandits^{[Draft note 1]}	California
4	Keilani Ricketts⁺	P	USSSA Florida Pride	Oklahoma

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
5	Jessica Shults	C	USSSA Florida Pride	Oklahoma
6	Jessica Moore^#	P	NY/NJ Comets	Oregon
7	Michelle Gascoigne⁺	P	Chicago Bandits	Oklahoma
8	Ivy Renfroe	P	Akron Racers	Tennessee

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
9	Brianna Turang	OF	Akron Racers	Oklahoma
10	Cyndil Matthew	OF	NY/NJ Comets	UMass
11	Maggie Hull	OF	Chicago Bandits	Kansas
12	Briana Cherry	OF	Akron Racers	Louisiana–Lafayette

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
13	Raven Chavanne	OF/3B	Chicago Bandits^{[Draft note 2]}	Tennessee
14	Samie Garcia	SS	NY/NJ Comets	South Carolina
15	Mel Dumezich	P	Chicago Bandits	Texas A&M
16	Tess Sito	U/P	Akron Racers	Georgia

Pick	Player	Pos.	NPF Team	College
17	Bridgette Del Ponte	3B/SS	Akron Racers	Arizona
18	Courtney Liddle	1B	NY/NJ Comets	Virginia Tech
19	Jenna Marston^#	SS/C	Chicago Bandits	Missouri
20	Chelsea Thomas	P	USSSA Florida Pride	Missouri

^ Henderson did not play for the Bandits, but did play in the NPF beginning in 2015.
^ Chavanne did not play for the Bandits, but did play in the NPF with the Pennsylvania Rebellion in 2016.

References

^ "NPF 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET Set For Nashville". Profastpitch.com. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "NPF Holds 2013 College Draft Presented by BOWNET". ProFastpitch.com. 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

Final teams

Seasons

Drafts

Defunct or former
NPF teams

Defunct	California Sunbirds (2004, 2005 partial schedule) NY/NJ Juggernaut (2004)/New York Juggernaut (2005) Arizona Heat (2004–2006) Michigan Ice (Partial schedules in 2006–07) New England Riptide (2004–2008) Washington Glory (2007,2008) Philadelphia Force (2006–2009) Texas Thunder (2004) Rockford Thunder (2005–09) Tennessee Diamonds (2010) NPF Diamonds (2011) Carolina Diamonds (2012) NY/NJ Comets (2013) Pennsylvania Rebellion (2014–16) Akron Racers (2004–17) Texas Charge (2015–2017) Beijing Eagles (2017–2019)
Left NPF	Connecticut Brakettes (2006) Scrap Yard Dawgs (2016–17) USSSA Pride (2009–19)
Never Played	Colorado Altitude (2004) San Antonio Armadillos (2004) California Commotion (2020)

Seasons before
2004 NPF League Relaunch

Touring teams: WPSL All-Stars vs. WPSL Gold (2001); WPSL All-Stars (2002); NPF All-Stars (2003)

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