{{Infobox NPF Draft | name = 2012 NPF College Draft | image = 2012 NPF Draft.png | caption = | sport = softball | date = March 7, 2012 | time = 5:00 PM CST | network = | location = Memphis, Tennessee | league=National Pro Fastpitch | teams = 4 | expansion_teams = <!-- or expansion_team = --> 11 | expansion_season = | first = Brittany Mack P LSU<br> <small>selected by USSSA Pride</small> | most = USSSA Pride 7 picks | fewest = Carolina Diamonds, 3 picks | overall = 20 |prev=2011 NPF Draft |next=2013 NPF Draft }}
The '''2012 NPF Draft''' is the ninth annual NPF Draft. It was held March 7, 2012, 5:00 PM CST in Memphis, TN at the Peabody Hotel for the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=NPF Holds 2012 Senior Draft Live Presented by MIKEN|url=http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1730|website=ProFastpitch.com|accessdate=1 June 2017|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405002847/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1730|archivedate=5 April 2013}}</ref> It was streamed live on the NPF's website.<ref>{{cite web|title=NPF Announces 2012 College Draft Date and Location|url=http://profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1723|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204171151/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/index.html?article_id=1723|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 4, 2012|website=ProFastpitch.com|accessdate=1 June 2017|date=1 February 2012}}</ref> The first selection was LSU's Brittany Mack, picked by the USSSA Pride.<ref>{{cite web|title=NPF Holds 2012 Senior Draft Live Presented by MIKEN|url=http://profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=1730|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320124241/http://www.profastpitch.com/news/?article_id=1730|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 20, 2012|website=ProFastpitch.com|accessdate=1 June 2017|date=7 March 2012}}</ref> Athletes are not allowed by the NCAA to sign professional contracts until their collegiate seasons have ended.
==2012 NPF Draft== Position key: <br> C = Catcher; UT = Utility infielder; INF = Infielder; 1B = First base; 2B =Second base SS = Shortstop; 3B = Third base; OF = Outfielder; RF = Right field; CF = Center field; LF = Left field; P = Pitcher; RHP = right-handed Pitcher; LHP = left-handed Pitcher; DP =Designated player<br> Positions are listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.
{| class="wikitable" |- {{!}} align="center" bgcolor="#FFCC00" width="20" {{!}} <sup>+</sup> {{!}} Denotes player who has been selected to at least one All-NPF team |- {{!}} align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" {{!}} <sup>#</sup> {{!}} 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||Brittany Mack||P||USSSA Florida Pride||LSU |- |2||style="background:#FFCC00;"|Kimi Pohlman<sup>+</sup>||OF||Chicago Bandits||Washington |- |3||Lexy Bennett||SS||Akron Racers||Texas |- |4||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Andrea Harrison<sup>#</sup>||UT||USSSA Florida Pride||UCLA |} ===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 |- |5||style="background:#FFCC00;"|Kristyn Sandberg<sup>+</sup>||INF/C||USSSA Florida Pride||Georgia |- |6||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Katie Schroeder<sup>#</sup>||OF||Chicago Bandits||UCLA |- |7||Hillary Bach||P||Akron Racers||Arizona State |- |8||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Valerie Arioto<sup>#</sup>||UT/P ||USSSA Florida Pride||California |} ===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 |- |9||Sara Plourde||P||Carolina Diamonds||UMass |- |10||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Stephanie Ricketts<sup>#</sup>||P||Chicago Bandits||Hawai'i |- |11||style="background:#FFCC00;"|Amanda Chidester<sup>+</sup>||3B||Akron Racers||Michigan{{#tag:ref|Chidester did not play for the Racers, but did join the NPF in 2016 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs|group="Draft note"}} |- |12||style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Michelle Moultrie<sup>#</sup>||OF||USSSA Florida Pride||Florida |} ===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 |- |13||Kelsi Weseman||SS||Carolina Diamonds||Georgia Tech |- |14||Alicia Herron||SS||Akron Racers||Ohio State |- |15||Jen Mineau||P||Akron Racers||Fordham |- |16||Nikia Williams||UT||USSSA Florida Pride||Washington |} ===Round 5=== {| 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||Angel Bunner||P||Carolina Diamonds||Auburn |- |18||Adrienne Monka||1B||Chicago Bandits||Northwestern |- |19||Jamia Reed||OF||Akron Racers||California |- |20||Christi Orgeron||UT||USSSA Florida Pride||Louisiana–Lafayette{{#tag:ref|Orgeron did not play for the Pride, but did join the NPF in 2016 with the Scrap Yard Dawgs|group="Draft note"}} |}
==Draft Notes== {{Reflist|group="Draft note"}}
== References == <!--- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to create references using <ref></ref> tags, these references will then appear here automatically --> {{Reflist}}
{{National Pro Fastpitch}}
<!--- Categories ---> Category:2012 in softball Category:National Pro Fastpitch drafts