WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head softball coach Kristi Bredbenner has named former No. 1 overall National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) draft pick Lexie Elkins the new director of operations, she announced Friday afternoon.
A native of Victoria, Texas, Elkins was a three-time NFCA All-American catcher at Louisiana and was the 2015 NFCA Diamond Sports Division I Catcher of the Year. She helped lead the Ragin' Cajuns to three NCAA Super Regionals and advanced to the 2014 Women's College World Series. Elkins was selected the No. 1 overall pick by the Pennsylvania Rebellion in the 2016 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft and competed in the professional ranks before announcing her retirement in March of 2017.