2020 NPF Draft

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2020 NPF College Draft
General information
Sport Softball
Date(s)TBA
Location Rosemont, Illinois
Network(s)Facebook
Overview
League National Pro Fastpitch
Teams4

The 2020 NPF College Draft was to have been the 17th annual collegiate draft for the National Pro Fastpitch. It was scheduled to take place on March 30, 2020 in Rosemont, Illinois, however, on March 16, 2020, the draft was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. [1]

Contents

The Canadian Wild opted not to participate in the draft, preferring to play with only their players who will be on their Olympic softball team. As an expansion team, California Commotion has been granted the first draft pick in each round, and an extra, fifth pick in each of the fourth and fifth rounds. [2] [3]

Draft Selections

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

Round 1

Pick

Player

Pos.

NPF Team

College

1 California Commotion
2 Aussie Peppers
3 Chicago Bandits [R1 trade 1]
4 Chicago Bandits

Round 2

Pick

Player

Pos.

NPF Team

College

5 California Commotion
6 Aussie Peppers
7 Cleveland Comets
8 Chicago Bandits

Round 3

Pick

Player

Pos.

NPF Team

College

9 California Commotion
10 Aussie Peppers
11 Cleveland Comets
12 Chicago Bandits

Round 4

Pick

Player

Pos.

NPF Team

College

13 California Commotion
14 Aussie Peppers
15 Cleveland Comets
16 Chicago Bandits
17 California Commotion

Round 5

Pick

Player

Pos.

NPF Team

College

18 California Commotion
19 Aussie Peppers
20 Cleveland Comets
21 Chicago Bandits
22 California Commotion

Draft notes

Round 1:

  1. Cleveland Comets → Chicago Bandits January 11, 2020: Cleveland Comets traded their 1st overall draft pick in the 2020 NPF Draft to the Chicago Bandits, in exchange for LHP Danielle O'Toole. [4]

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