DePaul University Athletics
Former Softball Standouts Drafted
12/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | SOFTBALL
CHICAGO- On Sunday, December 7th, the National Pro Fastpitch Softball League (NPF) announced its 2003 Elite Draft Class. Three DePaul players were selected, Lindsay Chouinard, Liz Bouck, and Gina Ramacci. The Draft was held in Montgomery, Texas.
Eighty players were drafted, including 48 of the NCAA’s top seniors and 32 of the nation’s best fast pitch players. DePaul University led the 2004 Elite Draft with three individuals being selected.
Lindsay Chouinard, pitcher, was the second overall pick of the 2003 draft going to Texas (Houston). Chouinard a three time All-American posted an ERA of 0.94 in 728.1 innings pitched. She was a 2003 finalist for the Amateur Softball Association/USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award. Chouinard was named the Conference USA Player of the Year in 2003 and Pitcher of the Year in 2002 and 2003. Chouinard currently holds every individual pitching record at DePaul.
Second baseman, Liz Bouck was the fourth overall pick going to Arizona. Bouck a 2002 All-American and Conference USA player of the Year holds the single season and career single record at DePaul. She finished her career at DePaul with a .371 batting average.
Gina Ramacci was the 16th overall pick. She was drafted by Akron as a catcher. Ramacci finished her career at DePaul with 808 putouts and a .993 fielding percentage.
National Pro Fastpitch is the only professional women's fastpitch softball league in the United States. The league is headquartered in Denver, and has been in operation since 1997 under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL).
The league consists of eight teams; located in Akron, Ohio, Lowell, Mass., Houston and San Antonio, Texas, Sacramento, Calif., Denver, Colo., Tucson, Ariz., and the greater New York/New Jersey area. Akron is the only franchise that remains from the leagues beginning in 1997.
The 2004 NPF season runs from June 1 through August 31 and includes 56 regular-season games, an all-star game, a best-of-three Division Playoff and a best-of-five Championship Series.
Chouinard, Bouck and Ramacci were the first DePaul softball players to be drafted since All-American Liza Brown in 1999.
