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The 2000 WPSL Drafts were held on December 4, 1999, at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida during the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Convention for the 2000 season. Draft Day 2000 actually featured three drafts:

• The 2000 Elite/Supplemental Draft selected players from a pool of players on the rosters of the Durham Dragons and Carolina Diamonds, 1999 USA Softball Olympic Trial and Olympic Festival invitees who had completed their collegiate eligibility, and WPSL players who were not on their teams' protected list. The players from the Diamonds and the Dragons were available to draft because the teams were contracted and their players unassigned.
• The 2000 Senior Draft selected from collegiate senior fastpitch players.
• The 2001 National Team Draft drew from the 2000 USA Olympic roster, with the hope the players selected would play in the WPSL in 2001. (However, the WPSL suspended play before the 2001 season.)

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.

2000 Women's Pro Softball League Elite/Supplemental Draft

Prior to the Elite/Supplemental Draft, each of the existing WPSL teams presented a listed of 'protected players' from their rosters. Rostered players who were not on the protected list could be drafted by any of the three other teams. Each team was allowed to protect six to eight of the players on their rosters. Protecting more than six players forced teams to surrender picks in rounds seven and eight of the elite/supplemental draft.

In addition to the unprotected players, the pool of players eligible to be drafted in the Elite/Supplemental draft included players on the rosters of the former Durham Dragons and the former Carolina Diamonds, and 1999 USA Softball Olympic Trial and Olympic Festival invitees who had completed their collegiate eligibility.

Following are the Protected Player Lists:

Following are the selections from the Elite/Supplemental Draft:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

2000 Women's Pro Softball League Senior Draft

Following are the selections from the Senior Draft:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

2001 Women's Pro Softball League National Team Draft

Following are the selections from the National Team Draft:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Draft Notes

1. Unless otherwise noted, this was verified against the Historical Roster on the NPF's website.
2. Lemasters did not play for the Wahoos
3. Hebert did not play for the FireStix
4. Galas did not play for the Ohio Pride in 2000
5. Scott did not play for the Pride, but did play for the NY/NJ Juggernaut in the NPF.
6. The Pride acquired the first overall pick and two additional selections from the Wahoos for 1999 WPSL MVP and two-time WPSL Pitcher of the Year Kaci Clark.
7. Florida Wahoos → Ohio Pride: The Pride received this pick from the Wahoos as compensation for Kaci Clark
8. Florida Wahoos → Ohio Pride: The Pride received this pick from the Wahoos as compensation for Kaci Clark
9. Marshall did not play for the Wahoos, but did play for the California Sunbirds in the NPF.
10. Beyster did not play for the Wahoos, but did play for the NPF All-Stars (2003), Arizona Heat(2004), and New England Riptide(2006-07).
11. Fernandez did not play for the Racers, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.
12. Smith did not play for the Wahoos, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001 and the NPF's NY/NJ Juggernaut in 2004.
13. Henderson did not play for the Pride, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001, and in the NPF with Akron Racers (2004) and New England Riptide (2005-07).
14. Douty did not play for the Wahoos, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.
15. Berg did not play for the Pride, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.
16. Brundage did not play for the Racers, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.
17. McFalls did not play for the Firestix, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.
18. Fernandez did not play for the Racers, but did play in the NPF for the Texas Thunder(2004-06).
19. Venturella did not play for the Pride, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001 and previously for the Durham Dragons in 1999.
20. Teri Klement-Goldberg did not play for the Wahoos, but did play for the WPSL Gold in 2001.

References

1. ^ "Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) Holds "Draft Day 2000"". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
2. "Historical Rosters". ProFastpitch.com. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
3. "WPSL teams select world's top fastpitch talent". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. "1999 WPSL Elite/Supplemental Draft". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
5. ^ "Amanda Scott Bio". Go Bulldogs. 1 January 2007. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
6. "HOLLY APRILE BIO". Pitt Softball. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
7. "1999 WPSL Senior Draft". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
8. "1999 WPSL National Team Draft". ProSoftball.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

External links

• Official NPF Page

• 2000 in softball