# 1999 WPSL Draft

The 1999 WPSL Senior Draft was the third annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1999 season, and was held on Saturday, December 5, in St. Petersburg Beach, Fla, at the Tradewinds Resort in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention.

## Draft Selections

Following are the 60 selections from the 1999 WPSL 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 not played in the WPSL or the NPF |

### Round 1

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 1 | Isonette Polonius$^#$ | 3B | Durham Dragons | East Carolina |
| 2 | Monica Triner | P/DP | Tampa Bay FireStix | South Florida |
| 3 | Traci Conrad | 1B | Akron Racers | Michigan |
| 4 | Brandee McArthur | P/UT | Carolina Diamonds | Pacific |
| 5 | Jaime Maxey$^#$ | 3B | Georgia Pride | Fresno State |
| 6 | Liza Brown | P/OF | Akron Racers | DePaul |

### Round 2

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 7 | Shannon Beeler | SS | Virginia Roadsters | Minnesota |
| 8 | Jaime Foutch | 1B | Tampa Bay FireStix | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | Autumn Anderson$^#$ | P | Durham Dragons | Mississippi State |
| 10 | Megumi Takasaki | C | Carolina Diamonds | California |
| 11 | Jamie Lowry$^#$ | 2B | Georgia Pride | Missouri |
| 12 | Stephanie Midthun$^#$ | OF | Akron Racers | Minnesota |

### Round 3

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 13 | Jody Dean$^#$ | OF | Virginia Roadsters | Northern Iowa |
| 14 | Jody Chmielewski | OF | Tampa Bay FireStix | Oregon State |
| 15 | Katie Cichy | SS | Durham Dragons | Cal State Sacramento |
| 16 | Jaime Chenevey | C | Akron Racers | Ohio State |
| 17 | Kim Slover | 1B | Georgia Pride | Missouri |
| 18 | Kelly Gentle$^#$ | P | Akron Racers | Hawaiʻi |

### Round 4

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 19 | Catherine Davis$^#$ | OF | Virginia Roadsters | Michigan |
| 20 | Nikki Cockrell$^#$ | 2B/SS | Tampa Bay FireStix | Texas |
| 21 | Evette Grayson$^#$ | OF | Durham Dragons | Louisiana Tech |
| 22 | Tara Glaister$^#$ | P | Carolina Diamonds | Cal State Northridge |
| 23 | Danielle Cox | OF | Georgia Pride | Florida State |
| 24 | Kellie Metzger | C | Akron Racers | Akron |

### Round 5

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 25 | Jenny Oermann$^#$ | SS | Virginia Roadsters | Southeast Missouri State |
| 26 | Janeen Sobush$^#$ | C/OF | Tampa Bay FireStix | South Florida |
| 27 | Stephanie Norton$^#$ | 3B | Durham Dragons | Colorado State |
| 28 | Katie May$^#$ | SS/3B | Carolina Diamonds | California |
| 29 | Jennifer Thompson$^#$ | P | Georgia Pride | South Florida |
| 30 | Heidi Geier$^#$ | 2B | Akron Racers | Creighton |

### Round 6

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 31 | Heather Stella$^#$ | 3B | Virginia Roadsters | Illinois State |
| 32 | Amy Doyle$^#$ | OF | Tampa Bay FireStix | Ball State |
| 33 | Marcy Crouch$^#$ | RHP | Durham Dragons | Stanford |
| 34 | Julie Eggert$^#$ | 1B | Carolina Diamonds | Kennesaw State |
| 35 | Samantha Digirolamo | 3B | Georgia Pride | Nicholls State |
| 36 | Raven Coberg$^#$ | 3B | Akron Racers | UNLV |

### Round 7

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 37 | Melanie Muniz$^#$ | OF | Durham Dragons | Long Beach State |
| 38 | Stephanie Carew$^#$ | DP | Tampa Bay FireStix | Chapman |
| 39 | Jen Morris$^#$ | 1B | Durham Dragons | Ohio University |
| 40 | Jennie Foyle$^#$ | 2B | Carolina Diamonds | Stanford |
| 41 | Dana Bennett$^#$ | 2B | Georgia Pride | Hofstra |
| 42 | Michelle Singer$^#$ | UT | Akron Racers | Oklahoma State |

### Round 8

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 43 | Kris McCleary$^#$ | C | Virginia Roadsters | Notre Dame |
| 44 | Samantha Mercier$^#$ | 2B | Tampa Bay FireStix | Purdue |
| 45 | Stephanie Little | C | Durham Dragons | Cal State Fullerton |
| 46 | Lori Reese$^#$ | SS | Carolina Diamonds | Virginia |
| 47 | Lindsey Parker$^#$ | P | Georgia Pride | Fresno State |
| 48 | Cheryl Anne Palaroan$^#$ | OF | Akron Racers | Ohio State |

### Round 9

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 49 | Becky Blevins$^#$ | RHP | Virginia Roadsters | Stanford |
| 50 | Jana Jenkins | 2B | Akron Racers | Akron |
| 51 | Janine Repole | 2B/P | Durham Dragons | North Carolina-Charlotte |
| 52 | Martha Covington$^#$ | 3B | Carolina Diamonds | Campbell |
| 53 | Erryn Gutjahr$^#$ | 1B | Georgia Pride | San Diego State |
| 54 | Sunny Litteral$^#$ | OF | Akron Racers | Ashland |

### Round 10

| Pick | Player | Pos. | WPSL Team | College |
| 55 | | | |
| 56 | Dana Bailey$^#$ | OF | Tampa Bay FireStix | Florida State |
| 57 | Kim Pietro | OF | Durham Dragons | South Carolina |
| 58 | Jane Teixeira$^#$ | OF | Carolina Diamonds | Texas |
| 59 | Chris Puccio$^#$ | UT | Georgia Pride | San Diego State |
| 60 | Nicole Cefaratti$^#$ | OF | Akron Racers | Buffalo State |

### Draft notes

* ↑ Unless otherwise noted, this was verified against the Historical Roster on the NPF's website.
* ↑ Virginia Roadsters → Durham Dragons: Dragons traded P Carla Brookbank to the Roadsters for the first overall pick.
* ↑ Durham Dragons → Akron Racers: The Racers traded Liz Mizera for the third overall pick.
* ↑ Akron Racers: The Racers received this pick as compensation for Corina Lilly
* ↑ Slover was drafted by the Tampa Bay Firestix in the 1998 draft, but opted to complete her collegiate eligibility before going pro.
* ↑ Durham Dragons: The Dragons received this pick as compensation for Carla Brookbank
* ↑ Akron Racers: The Racers received this pick as compensation for Amber Wright