The 1998 WPF Draft was the second annual collegiate draft for the WPSL/WPF's 1998 season, and was held on December 7, in Palm Springs, CA in conjunction with the 1998 NFCA National Convention. Draft order was based on teams' finish in 1997. Georgia Pride and Carolina Diamonds tied with the same record during the 1997 regular season. Georgia lost more games to Carolina in the 1997 head-to-head series and chose ahead of Carolina in the odd-numbered rounds. Carolina chose ahead of Georgia in the even numbered rounds.
Following are the 60 selections from the 1998 WPF draft:
1998 WPF Draft
Position key: C = catcher; INF = infielder; SS = shortstop; OF = outfielder; UT = Utility infielder; P = pitcher; RHP = right-handed pitcher; LHP = left-handed pitcher Positions will be listed as combined for those who can play multiple positions.
align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="20" # Denotes player who has not played in the WPF/WPSL/NPF Round 1
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege1Desarie KnipferPGeorgia Pride Cal Poly- San Luis Obispo2Eve Gaw#PCarolina DiamondsWashington3Debbie Bilbao#PTampa Bay FirestixIowa4Sheryl SchevePDurham DragonsPurdue5Jodi DolanOFVirginia RoadstersOhio State6Ali ViolaSSTampa Bay FirestixNebraska Round 2
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege7Leanne Tyler#PCarolina DiamondsOklahoma State8Whitney Floyd#PGeorgia PrideCalifornia9Kristi BolleIFTampa Bay FirestixOklahoma State10Cheri Shinn#UTGeorgia PrideCS-Northridge11Jennifer JaimePVirginia RoadstersOklahoma12Sandy RheaOFOrlando WahoosUtah Round 3
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege13Chelo LopezIFGeorgia PrideCS-Northridge14Jodi Otten2BCarolina DiamondsLSU15Rachel JohnsonOFTampa Bay FirestixOklahoma16Jen SmithCDurham DragonsNebraska17Raja Woods#UTCarolina DiamondsArizona State18Monica Armendarez3BOrlando WahoosIndiana Round 4
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege19Jen Buford2BCarolina DiamondsColorado State20Stephanie Bonillas#3BCarolina DiamondsNew Mexico State21Kim Slover1BTampa Bay FirestixMissouri22Jennifer SchoenOFDurham DragonsPurdue23Kelly Buckley#CVirginia RoadstersMassachusetts24Kellyn TateOFOrlando WahoosMichigan Round 5
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege25Tia Morenz#CGeorgia Pride Hawaiʻi26Victoria RuelasIFCarolina DiamondsSan Jose State27Cara JohnsonUTTampa Bay FirestixWestern Illinois28Roxanne Tsosie#PDurham DragonsArizona State29Kim Peck#PVirginia RoadstersFresno State30Kristy Hull#COrlando WahoosFresno State Round 6
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege31Corina LillyPCarolina DiamondsSan Jose State32Nina Lindenberg2BGeorgia PrideFresno State33Jennifer Kintz#OFTampa Bay FirestixFla. Atlantic34Jill Haas#3BDurham DragonsSacramento State35Julie GarciaOFVirginia RoadstersColumbus St.36Lori Osterberg#SSOrlando WahoosUniversity of Southwestern Louisiana Round 7
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege37Amanda Favorite#IFGeorgia PrideLong Beach St.38Erin Hickey#OFCarolina DiamondsDePaul39Michelle ReeveOFTampa Bay FirestixCentenary40Sky Brown#PDurham DragonsSouth Carolina41Sara FredstromSSVirginia RoadstersColorado State42Amy Robertson#POrlando WahoosTN-Chattanooga Round 8
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege43Brandy ArthurP/OFCarolina DiamondsNorth Carolina44Lety PinedaCGeorgia PrideArizona45Nicola Walsh#OFTampa Bay FirestixLong Beach St.46Julie CrandallIFDurham DragonsUNLV47Jenny Ackley1BVirginia RoadstersCalifornia48Trish Charbonneau#IFOrlando WahoosIll.-Chicago Round 9
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege49Diedre ShoresOFGeorgia PrideSW Mo. St.50Jen Dean#3BCarolina DiamondsNorthern Iowa51Laurie Fritz#2B/OF Tampa Bay FirestixUCLA52Kristen Drake#2B/SSDurham DragonsCalifornia53Lith Webb#3BVirginia RoadstersCalifornia University of Pennsylvania54Michelle OswaldSSOrlando WahoosNE Illinois Round 10
PickPlayerPos.WPF TeamCollege55Kim Guthridge#1BCarolina DiamondsMassachusetts56Carolyn Wilson#CGeorgia PrideFresno State57Alison Johnsen#OFTampa Bay FirestixArizona58Laura Redding#IFDurham DragonsCS-Northridge59Tammy Pytel2BVirginia RoadstersN. Illinois60Missy Kaczor#COrlando WahoosN. Illinois
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