# 2006 NPF Draft > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2006_NPF_Draft > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2006_NPF_Draft.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NPF_Draft > Source revision: 1230179470 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox NPF Draft | name = 2006 NPF Senior Draft | image = | caption = | sport = [softball](/source/softball) | date = February 15, 2006 | time = | network = | location = | league=[National Pro Fastpitch](/source/National_Pro_Fastpitch) | teams = 7 | expansion_teams = | expansion_season = | first = [Cat Osterman](/source/Cat_Osterman) P [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_softball)
selected by [Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes) | most = [Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force), [Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes), [Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers); 5 picks each | fewest = [Arizona Heat](/source/Arizona_Heat), 3 picks | overall = 30 |prev=[2005 NPF Draft](/source/2005_NPF_Draft) |next=[2007 NPF Draft](/source/2007_NPF_Draft) }} The '''2006 NPF Senior Draft''' is the third annual [NPF](/source/National_Pro_Fastpitch) Draft. It was held February 15, 2006 to assign division I college players to pro teams for [2006](/source/2006_National_Pro_Fastpitch_season) season. Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended. The first selection was [Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_softball)'s [Cat Osterman](/source/Cat_Osterman), picked by the [Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes).{{cite web|title=OUS KRISTIN VESELY SELECTED TO NPF DRAFT|url=http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31000&ATCLID=208391945|website=Sooner Sports|accessdate=13 June 2017|date=16 February 2006}} 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.{{cite web|title=THUNDER SIGNS OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TO CONTRACT|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/thunder-signs-olympic-gold-medalist-to-contract/n-3407677|website=OurSportsCentral.com|accessdate=13 June 2017|date=19 December 2006}} ==2006 NPF Senior Draft== Following are the 30 selections from the 2006 NPF Senior Draft:{{cite web|title=Gamecocks' Ashley Smith Drafted by Akron Racers in NPF|url=http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/021706aaa.html|website=Gamecocks Online|accessdate=13 June 2017|date=17 February 2006}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|title=National Pro Fastpitch Announces 2006 Senior Draft Selections|url=http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=9529|website=ProFastpitch.com|accessdate=13 June 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317183713/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?id=9529|archivedate=17 March 2006}} Position key:
C = [Catcher](/source/Catcher); UT = [Utility infielder](/source/Utility_infielder); INF = [Infielder](/source/Infielder); 1B = [First base](/source/First_base); 2B =[Second base](/source/Second_base) SS = [Shortstop](/source/Shortstop); 3B = [Third base](/source/Third_base); OF = [Outfielder](/source/Outfielder); RF = [Right field](/source/Right_field); CF = [Center field](/source/Center_fielder); LF = [Left field](/source/Left_field); P = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher); RHP = right-handed [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher); LHP = left-handed [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher); DP =[Designated player](/source/Designated_player_(softball))
Positions are listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions. {| class="wikitable" |- {{!}} align="center" bgcolor="#FFCC00" width="20" {{!}} + {{!}} Denotes [player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team](/source/List_of_All-NPF_Players) |- {{!}} align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" {{!}} # {{!}} Denotes player who has not played in the NPF |} ===Round 1=== {| style="text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pick ! style="background:#ddf;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pos. ! style="background:#ddf;"| NPF Team ! style="background:#ddf;"| College |- |1||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Cat Osterman](/source/Cat_Osterman)+||P||[Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes){{#tag:ref|Osterman opted not to sign with the Brakettes and signed with the [Rockford Thunder](/source/Rockford_Thunder) after the 2006 season.|group="Draft note"}}||[Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_softball) |- |2||[Stephanie VanBrakle](/source/Stephanie_VanBrakle)||P||[Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force) ||[Alabama](/source/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_softball) |- |3||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Andrea Duran](/source/Andrea_Duran)+||3B||[Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes)||[UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_softball) |- |4||[Kristin Vesely](/source/Kristin_Vesely)||OF||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide) ||[Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_Sooners_softball) |- |5||[Alicia Hollowell](/source/Alicia_Hollowell)||P||[Arizona Heat](/source/Arizona_Heat) ||[Arizona](/source/Arizona_Wildcats_softball) |- |6||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Jennie Ritter](/source/Jennie_Ritter)#||P||[Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers)||[Michigan](/source/Michigan_Wolverines_softball) |- |7||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Emily Zaplatosch](/source/Emily_Zaplatosch)#||C||[Texas Thunder](/source/Texas_Thunder)||[UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_softball) |- |8||[Caitlin Benyi](/source/Caitlin_Benyi)||2B||[Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers)||[UCLA](/source/UCLA_Bruins_softball) |- |9||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Kristi Durant](/source/Kristi_Durant)#||3B/C||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide){{#tag:ref| [Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits) traded the pick to |[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide) |group="Draft note"}}||[Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_softball) |} ===Round 2=== {| style="text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pick ! style="background:#ddf;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pos. ! style="background:#ddf;"| NPF Team ! style="background:#ddf;"| College |- |10||[Sarah Fekete](/source/Sarah_Fekete)||OF||[Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force)||[Tennessee](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_softball) |- |11||[Adrienne Alo](/source/Adrienne_Alo)||IF/OF||[Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes)||[Oregon State](/source/Oregon_State_Beavers_softball) |- |12||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Stacy May](/source/Stacy_May)+||3B/SS||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide){{#tag:ref|[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide) trade from 1st round with [Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits) ([Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits) also gets [New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide)’s 2007 4th round pick|group="Draft note"}}||[Iowa](/source/Iowa_Hawkeyes_softball) |- |13||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Harmony Schwethelm](/source/Harmony_Schwethelm)#{{#tag:ref|Schwethelm signed with the [Texas Charge](/source/Texas_Charge) before the 2017 season,{{cite web|title=Harmony Schwethelm Steps Into Justin's World|url=http://just-in-justinsworld.blogspot.com/2017/03/harmony-schwethelm-baylor-texas-charge-interview.html|website=Jason's World of Softball|accessdate=17 June 2017|date=14 March 2017}} but retired before playing.{{cite web|title=TRANSACTIONS|url=http://www.profastpitch.com/teams/transactions/|website=ProFastpitch.com|accessdate=17 June 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606145313/http://www.profastpitch.com/teams/transactions/|archivedate=6 June 2017}}|group="Draft note"}}||OF/IF||[Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force)||[Baylor](/source/Baylor_Lady_Bears_softball) |- |14||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Serena Settlemier](/source/Serena_Settlemier)+||P||[Texas Thunder](/source/Texas_Thunder)||[Kansas](/source/Kansas_Jayhawks_softball) |- |15||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Sara Larquier](/source/Sara_Larquier)+||3B||[Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers) ||[Virginia](/source/Virginia_Cavaliers_softball) |- |16||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Amanda Williams](/source/Amanda_Williams_(softball))+||OF||[Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits)||[Marshall](/source/Marshall_Thundering_Herd_softball) |} ===Round 3=== {| style="text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pick ! style="background:#ddf;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pos. ! style="background:#ddf;"| NPF Team ! style="background:#ddf;"| College |- |17||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Haley Woods](/source/Haley_Woods)#||C/1B||[Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force)||[California](/source/California_Golden_Bears_softball) |- |18||[Aimee Minor](/source/Aimee_Minor)||OF||[Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes)||[Washington](/source/Washington_Huskies_softball) |- |19||[Tiffany Stewart](/source/Tiffany_Stewart)||OF||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide)||[South Florida](/source/South_Florida_Bulls_softball) |- |20||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Desiree Serrano](/source/Desiree_Serrano)+||P||[Arizona Heat](/source/Arizona_Heat)||[Arizona State](/source/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_softball) |- |21||[Krystal Lewallen](/source/Krystal_Lewallen)||P||[Texas Thunder](/source/Texas_Thunder)||[Louisiana–Lafayette](/source/Louisiana%E2%80%93Lafayette_Ragin'_Cajuns_softball) |- |22||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Lindsay James](/source/Lindsay_James_(softball))#||OF||[Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers)||[California](/source/California_Golden_Bears_softball) |- |23||[Lisa Allen](/source/Lisa_Allen_(softball))||C||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide){{#tag:ref| [Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits) traded the pick to |[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide) |group="Draft note"}}||[Oregon State](/source/Oregon_State_Beavers_softball) |} ===Round 4=== {| style="text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" |- ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pick ! style="background:#ddf;"| Player ! style="background:#ddf;"| Pos. ! style="background:#ddf;"| NPF Team ! style="background:#ddf;"| College |- |24||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Courtnay Foster](/source/Courtnay_Foster)#||P||[Philadelphia Force](/source/Philadelphia_Force)||[Northwestern](/source/Northwestern_Wildcats_softball) |- |25||[Stephanie Hill](/source/Stephanie_Hill_(softball))||IF/OF||[Connecticut Brakettes](/source/Connecticut_Brakettes)||[LSU](/source/LSU_Tigers_softball) |- |26||[Missy Beseres](/source/Missy_Beseres)||P||[New England Riptide](/source/New_England_Riptide){{#tag:ref|trade from 3rd round with [Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits)|group="Draft note"}}||[Penn State](/source/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_softball) |- |27||style="background:#FFCC00;"|[Lauren Lappin](/source/Lauren_Lappin)+||IF/C||[Arizona Heat](/source/Arizona_Heat)||[Stanford](/source/Stanford_Cardinal_softball) |- |28||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|[Tina Boutelle](/source/Tina_Boutelle)#||OF||[Texas Thunder](/source/Texas_Thunder)||[Texas](/source/Texas_Longhorns_softball) |- |29||[Ashley Smith](/source/Ashley_Smith_(softball))||C||[Akron Racers](/source/Akron_Racers) ||[South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_softball) |- |30||[Jessica Williams](/source/Jessica_Williams_(softball))||SS||[Chicago Bandits](/source/Chicago_Bandits)||[Marshall](/source/Marshall_Thundering_Herd_softball) |} ==Draft notes== {{reflist|group=Draft note}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{National Pro Fastpitch}} Category:2007 in softball Category:National Pro Fastpitch drafts --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2006 NPF Draft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NPF_Draft) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_NPF_Draft?action=history)). 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