Scrap Yard Dawgs

Scrap Yard Dawgs
League National Pro Fastpitch
Location The Woodlands, Texas
Ballpark Scrapyard Softball Complex
Year founded October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
League championships 0
Regular season championships 0
General Manager Connie May
Website www.scrapyarddawgs.com

The Scrap Yard Dawgs are a women's professional softball team based in The Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston. Established in October 2015, the team will begin play in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) during the 2016 season. The Dawgs are the first NPF team to be based in the Houston area since the Texas Thunder became the Rockford Thunder in the 2007 season.[1]

History

On October 23, 2015, NPF announced the Scrap Yards Dawgs as an expansion team for the 2016 season.[2] Kevin Shelton, also the general manager of the Dallas Charge, was introduced as the Dawgs' GM.[3]

On May 5, 2016 the Dawgs signed free agent Monica Abbott to a six-year contract, believed to be worth $1 million.[4]

Team

Current Roster

Scrap Yard Dawgs roster
Active roster
(YYYY = Final season of player contract)		 Inactive roster Coaches

Pitchers

Catchers

Utility players

  • 12 Christi Orgeron (2017)

Infielders

  • -- Amanda Fama (2018)
  •  4 Brigette Del Ponte (2016)
  • 15 Nerissa Myers (2017)
  • 18 Britt Vonk (2017)
  • 44 Madison Shipman (2017)
  • 51 Lexy Bennett (2017)

Outfielders

  • 20 Breja’e Washington
  • 34 Renee Erwin (2017)
  • 36 Emilee Koerner (2016)
Unsigned Draftees
(Year Team's Rights Expire)
  •  1 Mikela Manewa (2017)
  •  3 Kiki Stokes (2017)
  •  3 Emily Crane (2017)
  •  7 Lee Ann Spivey (2017)
  •  9 Lexi Overstreet (2017)
  • 22 Taylore Fuller (2017)
  • 23 Christian Stokes (2017)
  • 27 Sara Driesenga (2017)
Head Coach

Javier Vela,Tripp MacKay

Assistant Coaches
  • Rachel Lawson
  • Kara Dill
Legend
  • * Franchise Player Tag
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated May 5, 2016
→ All NPF rosters

Draft history

NPF Draft

Main article: 2016 NPF Draft

References

  1. ↑ "NPF Announces Houston Expansion Team in 2016". ProFastpitch.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "NPF adds sixth team, Houston". Observer–Reporter (Washington, Pennsylvania). October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015. The National Pro Fastpitch added an expansion team for the 2016 season. The new team will be known as the Scrap Yard Dawgs and will be based in Woodlands, Texas, just north of Houston.
  3. ↑ "NPF announces Scrap Yard Dawgs as Newest Expansion Team". ScrapYardDawgs.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Graham Hays (5 May 2016). "Monica Abbott wants change after signing $1 million contract with NPF expansion team". espnW.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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