2006 NPF Draft
# 2006 NPF Draft

The 2006 NPF Senior Draft is the third annual NPF Draft. It was held February 15, 2006 to assign division I 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.

## 2006 NPF Senior Draft

Following are the 30 selections from the 2006 NPF Senior Draft:

Position key:

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 Positions are 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 | Cat $Osterman^+$ | P | Connecticut Brakettes | Texas |
| 2 | Stephanie VanBrakle | P | Philadelphia Force | Alabama |
| 3 | Andrea $Duran^+$ | 3B | Connecticut Brakettes | UCLA |
| 4 | Kristin Vesely | OF | New England Riptide | Oklahoma |
| 5 | Alicia Hollowell | P | Arizona Heat | Arizona |
| 6 | Jennie $Ritter^#$ | P | Akron Racers | Michigan |
| 7 | Emily $Zaplatosch^#$ | C | Texas Thunder | UCLA |
| 8 | Caitlin Benyi | 2B | Akron Racers | UCLA |
| 9 | Kristi $Durant^#$ | 3B/C | New England Riptide | Tennessee |

### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Sarah Fekete | OF | Philadelphia Force | Tennessee |
| 11 | Adrienne Alo | IF/OF | Connecticut Brakettes | Oregon State |
| 12 | Stacy $May^+$ | 3B/SS | New England Riptide | Iowa |
| 13 | Harmony $Schwethelm^#$ | OF/IF | Philadelphia Force | Baylor |
| 14 | Serena $Settlemier^+$ | P | Texas Thunder | Kansas |
| 15 | Sara $Larquier^+$ | 3B | Akron Racers | Virginia |
| 16 | Amanda $Williams^+$ | OF | Chicago Bandits | Marshall |

### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Haley $Woods^#$ | C/1B | Philadelphia Force | California |
| 18 | Aimee Minor | OF | Connecticut Brakettes | Washington |
| 19 | Tiffany Stewart | OF | New England Riptide | South Florida |
| 20 | Desiree $Serrano^+$ | P | Arizona Heat | Arizona State |
| 21 | Krystal Lewallen | P | Texas Thunder | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 22 | Lindsay $James^#$ | OF | Akron Racers | California |
| 23 | Lisa Allen | C | New England Riptide | Oregon State |

### Round 4

| Pick | Player | Pos. | NPF Team | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 | Courtnay $Foster^#$ | P | Philadelphia Force | Northwestern |
| 25 | Stephanie Hill | IF/OF | Connecticut Brakettes | LSU |
| 26 | Missy Beseres | P | New England Riptide | Penn State |
| 27 | Lauren $Lappin^+$ | IF/C | Arizona Heat | Stanford |
| 28 | Tina $Boutelle^#$ | OF | Texas Thunder | Texas |
| 29 | Ashley Smith | C | Akron Racers | South Carolina |
| 30 | Jessica Williams | SS | Chicago Bandits | Marshall |

## Draft notes

* ↑ Osterman opted not to sign with the Brakettes and signed with the Rockford Thunder after the 2006 season.
* ↑ Chicago Bandits traded the pick to
* ↑ New England Riptide trade from 1st round with Chicago Bandits (Chicago Bandits also gets New England Riptide’s 2007 4th round pick
* ↑ Schwethelm signed with the Texas Charge before the 2017 season, but retired before playing.
* ↑ Chicago Bandits traded the pick to
* ↑ trade from 3rd round with Chicago Bandits
