Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American professional softball player. Abbott was an All-American pitcher for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in college before starting a professional career in the NPF and in the Japan Softball League. In international competition,she has played for Team USA from 2005 including the national softball team winning a silver medal at the 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics. Abbott is the NCAA Division I leader in wins,strikeouts,shutouts and innings.
Stacy May-Johnson is an American,former collegiate,three-time professional All-Star softball player and current head coach at Fresno State. She played college softball for Iowa,being named a three-time all-conference third basemen and shortstop. May-Johnson was selected twelfth overall in the National Pro Fastpitch,eventually playing for the Chicago Bandits. She was named the inaugural Rookie of the Year in 2006 and a two-time Player of the Year in 2008 and 2010 for the league. She also helped the Bandits to win two championships and ranks in the top-10 in career hits (267) and home runs (38).
The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. Florida competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators play their home games at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium on the university's Gainesville,Florida campus,and are currently led by head coach Tim Walton. In the twenty-six year history of the Florida Softball program,the team has won two Women's College World Series (WCWS) national championships,nine SEC regular season championships,five SEC tournament championships,and have made eleven WCWS appearances.
The Texas Charge were a women's professional softball team based in San Marcos,Texas. The team began play as the Dallas Charge as a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) with a game on June 3,2015. They were initially headquartered in the Dallas–Fort Worth,Texas area,with most home games at The Ballfields at Craig Ranch.
Dallas Jade Escobedo is a Mexican-American,former collegiate All-American,Olympian,professional softball pitcher and coach. She played college softball for Arizona State in the from 2011 to 2014,where she led them to the 2011 Women's College World Series title and ranks in several pitching categories for both institutions. She is currently the pitching coach at Cal State Fullerton.
The 2015 NPF College Draft is the twelfth annual collegiate draft for NPF,and was held on Wednesday,April 1,2015,5:30 pm CST at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville,Tennessee. Draft order was determined by regular season standings from 2014,but subsequent trades and transactions altered the overall draft order. The draft was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network
National Pro Fastpitch held two drafts before the 2016 season:
The 2013 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 10th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002,NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year,the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
The 2010 National Pro Fastpitch season was the seventh season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002,NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year,the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
The 2017 NPF College Draft is 14th annual collegiate draft for NPF. It took place April 24,2017 7:00 CT in Nashville,Tennessee at Acme Feed &Seed,a downtown entertainment venue. It was available for internet viewing via NPFTV,the league's streaming platform. The first selection was Jessica Burroughs of Florida State,picked by the USSSA Pride
The 2006 NPF Senior Draft is the third annual NPF Draft. It was held February 15,2006 to assign elite college players to pro teams for 2006 season. Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended. The first selection was Texas's Cat Osterman,picked by the Connecticut Brakettes. Osterman chose not to sign with the Brakettes. The Brakettes' rights to her expired after the 2006,after which she signed with the Rockford Thunder.
Lauren Elizabeth Anna Haeger is a professional softball pitcher and first baseman with the Dallas Charge of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). After being named a member of the 2011 MaxPreps Softball All-American Team and earning a gold medal at the III Pan American (18-under) Games in 2010,Haegar played softball at the University of Florida.
Alison Paige Aguilar is an American,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,softball player at shortstop. She played college softball at Washington from 2014 to 2017 where she was named a three-time First Team All-Pac-12 and a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second and Third Team All-American in her last two years. She won the Cowles Cup with the Scrap Yard Dawgs of the National Pro Fastpitch in 2017. She also played professionally in Japan. She represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
Jessica Burroughs is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional softball pitcher. She played college softball at Florida State,being named a four-time all-conference and back-to-back Pitcher of the Year in her last two seasons. She would help the Seminoles to a semifinal finish at the 2016 Women's College World Series. Burroughs was selected first overall by the USSSA Pride in the 2017 NPF Draft. She went on to play for and win consecutive titles with the Pride in 2018 and 2019. She later played in the inaugural season of the Athletes Unlimited Softball league in 2020.
Sara Angeline Groenewegen is a Canadian,former collegiate All-American,medal-winning Olympian,professional softball pitcher for the Canadian Wild of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). From 2014 to 2017,Groenewegen pitched for the University of Minnesota,where she hold the all-time strikeouts and strikeout ratio records. She also currently still ranks for both the Big Ten Conference and the NCAA Division I in the ratio category. She has played for the Canadian Wild in the NPF since being drafted second overall in 2017. She has been a member of the Canada women's national softball team since 2013. Groenewegen helped Team Canada win a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Kelly Katlyn Barnhill is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional softball pitcher. She played college softball for the Florida Gators from 2016 to 2019 and was named the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year,Honda Sports Award and espnW Player of the Year in 2017. She is the career no hitters (7),strikeouts,strikeout ratio (10.5) and WHIP leader for the Gators. She also ranks in career strikeout ratio for both the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA Division I.
The 2018 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 15th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States. From 1997 to 2002,NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year,the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.
Jolene Nicole Henderson is an American,former collegiate All-American,professional All-Star,right-handed hitting softball pitcher and first baseman and softball Assistant Coach,originally from Elk Grove,California. She was a starting pitcher for the California Golden Bears from 2010-13 where she is the career leader in wins and was a 4-time All-Pac-12 player. She is the reigning National Pro Fastpitch Pitcher of The Year after being drafted #3 overall in 2013 and currently ranks top-10 in career wins,ERA,WHIP and fielding percentage and is on the roster for the independent softball team the USSSA Pride. She also played on the United States women's national softball team in 2014.
Aubree Munro Watson is an American,former college softball player,medal-winning Olympian,professional softball catcher. She played college softball for the Florida Gators where she won two NCAA Championships,and played professionally for the USSSA Pride of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). She is currently a member of the United States women's national softball team,and represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.
Aleshia Ocasio is a professional American softball player for the USSSA Pride. She played college softball at Florida. She most recently played in the Athletes Unlimited Softball where she won the 2021 championship as the top individual points leader. She has been a member of the Puerto Rico women's national softball team since 2015.
