2017 NPF Draft

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2017 NPF College Draft

|image= 2017 NPF Draft.png

| caption =

| sport = Softball

| date = April 24, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm CST

| network = NPFTV

| location = Nashville, Tennessee

| league=National Pro Fastpitch

| teams = 5

| expansion_teams =

| expansion_season =

| first = Jessica Burroughs P
FSU
selected by USSSA Pride

| most = Akron Racers (8)

| fewest = Chicago Bandits (3)

| overall = 26

|prev=2016 NPF Draft

|next=2018 NPF Draft

}}

The 2017 NPF College Draft is the 14th annual collegiate draft for National Pro Fastpitch. 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.{{cite web|author1=Luis Sanchez|title=2017 National Pro Fastpitch Draft Returns to Nashville|url=https://www.mywsports.com/single-post/2017/03/21/2017-National-Pro-Fastpitch-Draft-Returns-to-Nashville|website=My W Sports|accessdate=17 May 2017|date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803213027/https://www.mywsports.com/single-post/2017/03/21/2017-National-Pro-Fastpitch-Draft-Returns-to-Nashville|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

Draft

With the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Rebellion, the draft was condensed to five rounds and any picks due to trades with the Rebellion were disregarded.

Drafting an athlete gives an NPF affiliate team the rights to that athlete for two full seasons.

=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.

class="wikitable"

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{{!}} Denotes player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team

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{{!}} Denotes player who has not played in the NPF

==Round 1==

class="wikitable" ! Pick ! Player ! Pos. ! NPF Team ! College
1	style="background:#FFCC00;"\|Jessica Burroughs⁺	Pitcher	USSSA Florida Pride{{#tag:ref\|Texas Charge → USSSA Florida Pride 11 January 2017: Pride trade Chelsea Thomas and Haylie McCleney to Charge in exchange for Charge's 2017 1st pick in the 1st round of the 2017 NPF Draft{{cite web\|title=McCleney and Thomas Come to Charge\|url=http://texascharge.net/news/?article_id=8\|website=TexasCharge.net\|accessdate=6 February 2017\|date=12 January 2017}}\|group="R1 pick"}}	Florida State
\|2	style="background:#FFCC00;"\|Sara Groenewegen⁺	Pitcher	Akron Racers	Minnesota
\|3	style="background:#FFCC00;"\|Sahvanna Jaquish⁺	Catcher/Infield	Chicago Bandits	LSU
\|4	Sierra Hyland	Pitcher/First Base	Chicago Bandits{{#tag:ref\|Scrap Yard Dawgs → Chicago Bandits 5 May 2016: Due to signing a franchise tagged player (Monica Abbott), the Dawgs forfeited their first-round pick in 2017 to the Bandits.{{cite web\|author1=Eric Katz\|title=Monica Abbott, Changing The Game, Signs Record $1-Mil Deal.\|url=http://www.mywsports.com/?fb_comment_id=1372911636069359_1374487142578475#!Monica-Abbott-Changing-The-Game-Signs-Record-1Mil-Deal/c1qdc/572bc1dd0cf2094051e61c1e\|website=My W Sports\|accessdate=7 June 2016\|date=5 May 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806095006/http://www.mywsports.com/?fb_comment_id=1372911636069359_1374487142578475#!Monica-Abbott-Changing-The-Game-Signs-Record-1Mil-Deal/c1qdc/572bc1dd0cf2094051e61c1e\|archive-date=6 August 2016\|url-status=dead}}\|group="R1 pick"}}	Cal Poly
\|5	Bailey Landry	Outfield	Texas Charge{{#tag:ref\|USSSA Florida Pride → Texas Charge 10 May 2016: Due to signing a franchise tagged player (Jolene Henderson), the Pride forfeited their first-round pick in 2017 to the Charge.{{cite web\|title=Pride Solidify Pitching Staff With Signing of Jolene Henderson\|url=http://usssapride.com/2016/05/12/pride-solidify-pitching-staff-with-signing-of-jolene-henderson/\|website=USSSAPride.com\|accessdate=7 June 2016\|date=12 May 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513041203/http://usssapride.com/2016/05/12/pride-solidify-pitching-staff-with-signing-of-jolene-henderson/\|archive-date=13 May 2016\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}}\|group="R1 pick"}}	LSU

==Round 2==

class="wikitable" ! Pick ! Player ! Pos. ! NPF Team ! College
\|6	Katiyana Mauga	Third Base	Texas Charge	Arizona
\|7	Megan Betsa	Pitcher	Akron Racers	Michigan
\|8	Danielle O'Toole	Pitcher	Chicago Bandits	Arizona
\|9	\|Mo Mercado	Infield	USSSA Florida Pride{{#tag:ref\|USSSA Florida Pride → Scrap Yard Dawgs 8 April 2016: USSSA Florida Pride trade Madison Shipman and Brigette Del Ponte to Scrap Yard Dawgs in exchange for the 2016 13th Overall Draft Pick and the 2017 2nd and 3rd Round Draft Pick {{cite web\|title=USSSA Pride Trade Shipman and Del Ponte for Draft Picks\|url=http://usssapride.com/2016/04/08/usssa-pride-trade-shipman-and-del-ponte-for-draft-picks/\|website=USSSAPride.com\|accessdate=11 April 2016\|date=8 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409063832/http://usssapride.com/2016/04/08/usssa-pride-trade-shipman-and-del-ponte-for-draft-picks/\|archive-date=9 April 2016\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}} \|group="R2 trade"}}	Arizona
\|10	\|Alex Powers	First Base	USSSA Florida Pride	Florida State

==Round 3==

class="wikitable" ! Pick ! Player ! Pos. ! NPF Team ! College
\|11	Chloe Miller	Catcher	Akron Racers	Wisconsin
12	Delanie Gourley	Pitcher	Scrap Yard Dawgs{{#tag:ref\|Gourley traded to the Texas Charge in exchange for Charge's 3rd and 5th Round Picks\|group="R3 trade"}}{{#tag:ref\|Scrap Yard Dawgs → Chicago Bandits 26 January 2017: Dawgs Trade Taylore Fuller, Emily Crane, 2018 Dawgs 1st Round Draft Pick, and $10,000 in Exchange for Bandits Taylor Edwards, Brittany Cervantes, 2017 Bandits 3rd Round Draft Pick (#12 overall) and 2017 Bandits 4th Round Draft Pick (#17 overall)\|group="R3 trade"}}	Florida
\|13	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Ali Aguilar^#	Shortstop	Scrap Yard Dawgs{{#tag:ref\|Scrap Yard Dawgs → USSSA Florida Pride → Texas Charge 8 April 2016: USSSA Florida Pride trade Madison Shipman and Brigette Del Ponte to Scrap Yard Dawgs in exchange for the 2016 13th Overall Draft Pick and the 2017 2nd and 3rd Round Draft Pick 18 April 2017:USSSA Florida Pride Pride Trade Lauren Sweet and their 13th and 14th Overall Picks in 2017 Draft In Exchange For Texas Charge 20th Overall Pick in the 2017 Draft and 1st Pick in the 2nd Round of the 2018 Draft\|group="R3 trade"}}{{#tag:ref\|Scrap Yard Dawgs → Texas Charge 24 April 2017: After the Dawgs drafted Delanie Gourley, she was traded to the Charge for the 13th and 25th picks.{{cite web\|title=FSU'S BURROUGHS GOES NO. 1 IN 2017 NPF COLLEGE DRAFT\|url=https://nfca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7350:fsu-s-burroughs-goes-no-1-in-2017-npf-college-draft&catid=116&Itemid=149\|website=NFCA Home Plate\|accessdate=27 May 2017\|date=25 April 2017}}\|group="R3 trade"}}	Washington
\|14	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Haley Chambers-Book^#	Pitcher	Texas Charge{{#tag:ref\|USSSA Florida Pride → Texas Charge 18 April 2017:USSSA Florida Pride Pride Trade Lauren Sweet and their 13th and 14th Overall Picks in 2017 Draft In Exchange For Texas Charge 20th Overall Pick in the 2017 Draft and 1st Pick in the 2nd Round of the 2018 Draft\|group="R3 trade"}}	SIU-Edwardsville
15	Megan Geer	Outfield	Akron Racers{{#tag:ref\|Texas Charge → Akron Racers''' 24 January 2017: Akron Racers Trade Haley Outon to Texas Charge in exchange for Charge's 3rd Round Pick (#15 overall pick) in the 2017 NPF College Draft\|group="R3 trade"}}	Tennessee

==Round 4==

class="wikitable" ! Pick ! Player ! Pos. ! NPF Team ! College
\|16	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Sydni Emanuel^#	Outfield	Akron Racers	Georgia
17	style="background:#FFCC00;"\|Hannah Flippen⁺	Infield	Scrap Yard Dawgs{{#tag:ref\|Scrap Yard Dawgs → Chicago Bandits 26 January 2017: Dawgs Trade Taylore Fuller, Emily Crane, 2018 Dawgs 1st Round Draft Pick, and $10,000 in Exchange for Bandits Taylor Edwards, Brittany Cervantes, 2017 Bandits 3rd Round Draft Pick (#12 overall) and 2017 Bandits 4th Round Draft Pick (#17 overall)\|group="R4 trade"}}	Utah
\|18	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Nikki Udria^#	Shortstop	Scrap Yard Dawgs	Oregon
\|19	Mandie Perez	Outfield	USSSA Florida Pride	Arizona
\|20	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Kelly Christner^#	Outfield	USSSA Florida Pride{{#tag:ref\|USSSA Florida Pride → Texas Charge 18 April 2017:USSSA Florida Pride Pride Trade Lauren Sweet and their 13th and 14th Overall Picks in 2017 Draft In Exchange For Texas Charge 20th Overall Pick in the 2017 Draft and 1st Pick in the 2nd Round of the 2018 Draft\|group="R4 trade"}}	Michigan

==Round 5==

class="wikitable" ! Pick ! Player ! Pos. ! NPF Team ! College
\|21	Nicole Schroeder	Utility	Akron Racers	Arkansas
22	style="background:#C0C0C0;"\|Lindsey Cargill^#	Utility	Texas Charge{{#tag:ref\|Texas Charge → Chicago Bandits 26 January 2017: Texas Charge Trade their 4th Round Pick in the 2018 NPF Draft to the Bandits in Exchange for Amanda Kamekona, 2017 5th Round Pick (#22 overall), and 2017 5th Round Pick (#25 overall)\|group="R5 trade"}}	Baylor
\|23	Maddy Grimm	Infield	Akron Racers{{#tag:ref\|Akron Racers → Scrap Yard Dawgs 18 January 2016: Akron Racers traded Nerissa Myers to the Scrap Yard Dawgs for the 1st Selection in 4th Round of 2016 Draft and 1st Selection in 5th Round of 2017 Draft.{{cite web\|title=Racers Trade Nerissa Myers to Scrap Yard Dawgs\|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/racers-trade-nerissa-myers-to-scrap-yard-dawgs/n-5091126\|website=OurSportsCentral.com\|accessdate=11 April 2016\|date=18 January 2016}} \|group="R5 trade"}}	Kent State
\|24	Alexis Silkwood	Pitcher/Outfield	Akron Racers{{#tag:ref\|Akron Racers → USSSA Florida Pride 11 February 2016: USSSA Florida Pride trade their 2017 NPF College Draft - 5th Round Pick to the Akron Racers in exchange for Jessica Garcia{{cite web\|title=USSSA Pride Acquire Jessica Garcia for 2016 Season\|url=http://usssapride.com/2016/02/11/usssa-pride-acquire-jessica-garcia-for-2016-season/\|website=USSSAPride.com\|accessdate=11 April 2016\|date=11 February 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124637/http://usssapride.com/2016/02/11/usssa-pride-acquire-jessica-garcia-for-2016-season/\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead\|df=dmy-all}} \|group="R5 trade"}}	Mississippi State
25	MJ Knighten	Third Base	Scrap Yard Dawgs{{#tag:ref\|Pick traded by Charge for Delanie Gourley\|group="R5 trade"}}.{{#tag:ref\|Texas Charge → Chicago Bandits 26 January 2017: Texas Charge Trade their 4th Round Pick in the 2018 NPF Draft to the Bandits in Exchange for Amanda Kamekona, 2017 5th Round Pick (#22 overall), and 2017 5th Round Pick (#25 overall)\|group="R5 trade"}}	Nebraska
\|26	Morgan Zerkle	Utility	Scrap Yard Dawgs	Marshall

==Draft notes==

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References

Category:2017 in softball

Category:National Pro Fastpitch drafts

Category:Softball in the United States