NASHVILLE – Redshirt senior pitcher Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) of the Drake University softball team was selected 13th by the Aussie Peppers of Minnesota in the 2019 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft presented by Park Planet Monday night. Newman, who is the first-ever Drake player drafted by the NPF will play her first professional season this summer close to Des Moines and her hometown of Madison, Wis., with the Peppers based out of North Mankato, Minn. for the 2019 season.
Newman, who is already Drake's all-time career leader in strikeouts (1,055) and wins (81), is having a tremendous final season for the Bulldogs.