Dickson Picked Sixth in NPF Draft

NORMAN, Okla. OU senior third baseman Norrelle Dickson, a two-time All-American, was one of 27 senior softball players taken in the 200 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft. Dickson was the sixth overall pick and the Akron Racers' first overall selection. It marks the second straight year a Sooner has been drafted in the first round after former Sooner Kristin Vesely was drafted fourth overall last year.

Dickson was one of six Big 12 players selected in the annual draft and the first player from the conference selected.

The Akron Racers play out of Akron Ohio, and finished third in the NPF standings in 2006. Also drafted by the Racers were Georgia players Kellie Middleton (outfield) and pitcher Kasi Carrroll. Also drafted by Akron were Tennessee outfielder India Chiles and Britteny Robinson, a Kent State pitcher.

Dickson becomes the seventh Sooner drafted to the NPF league since its inaugural draft prior to the 2004 season. She joins Sooner alums Heather Scaglione, Kami Keiter, Christina Enea, Erin Evans, Christy Ring, Leah Gulla and Kristin Vesely who were all drafted by the league.

Due to NCAA regulations, an active college senior-athlete may not sign with her respective franchise until their 2007 college season is over.

Major League Baseball is the Official Development Partner of National Professional Fastpitch in the category of women's professional fastpitch softball. The partnership, which began the fall of 2002, is part of The Commissioner's Initiative on Women and Baseball, a league-wide effort to help Major League Baseball and the 30 Major League Clubs build stronger relationships with female audiences.

National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Denver, Colo. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL).

Dickson and the Sooners open their home season this weekend with the OU/Nike Classic (Feb. 16-18) at the OU Softball Complex. OU kicks off the tournament with a 2:30 p.m. match up against Minnesota on Friday afternoon.

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