LOUISVILLE, Ky. –MacQuarrie Stone-Folmar of Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield, Conn.), Kylee Pachel of Park Rapids (Minn.), Taylor Barrett of Harmony (Fla.), Riley Price of Edgewood (Texas) and Jennifer Cummings of Redmond (Wash.) were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of April 22-28.

East Region
Stone-Folmar hit .900 with four doubles, four home runs, 13 RBI and nine runs scored. She slugged 2.500, connecting on two doubles and two home runs in wins over Bunnell and Immaculate. Stone-Folmar was 5-for-5 with five RBI and five runs scored versus the Mustangs. Against the Bulldogs, the sophomore drove in eight runs and scored four times. 

North Region
Pachel was 9-for-10 at the plate with four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and four runs scored. The senior catcher slugged 2.200 and register a .909 on-base percentage. Pachel was a perfect 4-for-4, drove in a season-best six runs with three of her doubles, a long ball and two runs scored versus Wadena-Deer Creek. She homered and drove in two runs apiece in each game of a doubleheader sweep of Crosby-Ironton.

South Region
Barrett keyed the Longhorns to a pair of wins last week with her arm and her bat. She finished 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 31 strikeouts in a pair of complete game outings. The junior hurler fanned 15 and walked two during a one-hit shutout of 1-0 Okeechobee in a game that saw Barrett’s fourth-inning solo home run provide the only run of the game. In her first start of the week, Barrett tossed a three-hitter with 16 punchouts and one free pass in a 4-1 victory over Lake Nona. She held her opponents to an .082 batting average in 14 innings of work.

South Central Region
Price held Palmer High School without a hit and allowed just two base runners in a doubleheader sweep. She struck out 21, walked two as sophomore hurler twirled a perfect game and a no-hitter. Additionally, Price was 5-for-7 at the plate with a pair of doubles, six RBI and a run scored. The perfecto came in game two as she fanned eight and retired all 15 batters she faced, while doubling twice and driving in three runs. In the opener, Price recorded 13 strikeouts and issued two free passes. At the plate, she registered three more RBI and a run scored.

West
Cummings was a perfect 10-for-10 and reached base safely in all 15 plate appearances, keying the Mustangs to a 4-0 week. The junior recorded four doubles, three triples, eight RBI, eight runs scored, five walks and a 2.000 slugging percentage. Cummings posted three-hit games against Issaquah and Mount Si. She drove in three runs and scored three times with two doubles and triple versus Newport-Bellevue.

2018-19 Players of the Week

MaxPreps.com, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. To nominate a player for the award, the coach must enter his or her athlete’s game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week’s award.

The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Players of the Week are announced on NFCA.orgevery Monday during the spring campaign with a player from each of five separate high school regions being selected. In the fall season, one representative is chosen from the participating regions.

MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team’s stats on Max Preps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team’s information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.

To obtain a coach’s login, please contact: [email protected] call (800) 329-7324 x1. To enter a team’s stats on the MaxPreps website, please click here.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – West Florida was nearly the unanimous No. 1 as the top six teams remained steady in this week’s 2019 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Argonauts (36-5) captured 15 of the 16 first-place votes and 399 points after sweeping Union in a three-game Gulf South Conference series. 

No. 2 Central Oklahoma earned the other first-place vote and 381 points The Bronchos (31-3) posted five wins in Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association road action last week. They swept twinbills from Nebraska-Kearny and Northeastern State and split at Fort Hays State.

No. 3 North Georgia, No. 4 Southern Arkansas and No. 5 Texas A&M University-Kingsville went undefeated in conference play, while No. 6 Grand Valley State was 5-1. The NightHawks (34-8) won both ends of a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader against Georgia Southwestern State. The Muleriders (35-6) and Javelinas (31-5) swept Southern Nazarene and Western New Mexico, respectively. Southern Arkansas ran its winning streak to 17 games, while TAMUK’s pitching staff twirled three shutouts.

The Lakers (26-4) sandwiched Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader sweeps of Northwood and Ferris State around a split with Saginaw Valley State.

Lone Star Conference foes West Texas A&M and Texas A&M University-Commerce each maneuvered up two spots to No. 7 and 8. The Lady Buffs (27-10) and Lions (33-9) swept league series from Eastern New Mexico and Texas Woman’s, respectively.

UC San Diego (26-7) split a weather-shortened California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) series with California State University, East Bay. 

No. 10 Florida Tech returned to the top-10 following a short absence. The Panthers (30-10) picked up a key Sunshine State Conference series win on the road at then-No. 24 Rollins. 

No. 20 Georgia College and No. 22 Sonoma State make their first appearances of the season in the top-25. The red-hot Bobcats (31-10) have reeled off 14 consecutive victories, including a pair of doubleheader sweeps of Emmanuel and Lander last week. The Seawolves (24-10) took three-of-four at Cal State San Marcos in CCAA play. The defeat in the series finale snapped a 14-game winning streak.

No. 25 Southern Indiana returns after starting the season as the preseason favorite. The Screaming Eagles (25-13) have won six straight and nine of their last 10 contests.

Making way for the three newcomers by dropping out of the poll were No. 13 Chico State, No. 18 Lincoln Memorial and No. 20 Wayne State (Mich.).

The 2019 NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Records reflect games played through April 7, 2019.

 

2019 NFCA Division II
Top 25 Coaches Poll – April 10 (Week 8)

Rank

School

Totals

2019 Record

Previous Week

1

West Florida (15)

399

36-5

1

2

Central Oklahoma (1)

381

31-3

2

3

North Georgia

365

34-8

3

4

Southern Arkansas

349

35-6

4

5

Texas A&M Kingsville

338

31-5

5

6

Grand Valley State

318

26-4

6

7

West Texas A&M

298

27-10

9

8

Texas A&M-Commerce

273

33-9

10

9

UC San Diego

268

26-7

8

10

Florida Tech

256

30-10

11

11

Augustana

245

32-5

12

12

Colorado Mesa

209

31-6

14

13

Southern New Hampshire

207

27-4

16

14

UAH

190

31-11

7

15

Concordia Irvine

178

29-6

15

16

Indianapolis

146

30-10

17

17

Winona State

135

27-5

21

18

Georgian Court

116

30-5

22

19

Valdosta State

111

27-12

19

20

Georgia College

86

31-10

RV

21

Tarleton State

78

30-9

23

22

Sonoma State

55

24-10

RV

23

Rollins

41

33-7

24

24

Shepherd

37

26-6

25

25

Southern Indiana

34

25-13

NR

 

New to Poll: No. 20 Georgia College, No. 22 Sonoma State, No. 25 Southern Indiana.

Dropped Out: No. 13 Chico State, No. 18 Lincoln Memorial, No. 20 Wayne State (Mich.).

Receiving Votes: Chico State (24), Coker (21), Arkansas Tech (14), Lincoln Memorial (9), Mississippi College (9), LIU Post (4), Ohio Dominican (3), Oklahoma Christian (2), Columbus State (1).

The 2019 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches with two representing each of the NCAA’s eight regions. Records reflect games played through April 7.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Perfect at the plate and unhittable in the circle, Michigan’s Faith Canfield and Jacksonville State’s Faith Sims garnered Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week of the Week honors for games played April 22-28. It marks the second plaudit for Canfield, while Sims in the first Gamecock to receive the award.

Canfield reached base safely in all 15 plate appearances last week, going 8-for-8 at the dish with four walks and three hit-by-pitches. The senior second baseman was also perfect in the field in 11 attempts. Slugging 2.000, Canfield launched a grand slam against Michigan State, while against Penn State, she connected on a solo shot in game two and doubled twice in the series opener.

The Big Ten Player of the Week scored 10 runs and knocked in seven more. Canfield, a native of Garden Grove, Calif., scored three times in games one and three versus the Nittany Lions, recording three base knocks in the opener. Adding a homer versus Illinois on April 21, she has reached base safely in 16 consecutive plate appearances. 

Sims twirled a pair of no-hitters and recorded a save as the Gamecocks went 3-1 in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) play and secured at least a share of the league’s regular-season title. Over 17.1 innings of hitless ball, the Cordova, Ala. native fanned 17 and walked five, while extending her streak of not allowing a hit to 21.2 innings.

In a doubleheader against UT Martin, Sims struck out nine and walked two in her first no-hitter of the week. She came back the very next game to fan three more Skyhawks and earn a three-inning save. Two days later in a battle for first place, the OVC Pitcher of the Week held Southeast Missouri State without a hit and punched out five during a 1-0 victory. 

2019 Players & Pitcher of the Week

Selected Top Performances

Megan Garst, North Alabama– 2-0, SV, 2 SHO, 0 R, 3 H, 21 K, 15 IP, no-hitter vs. Liberty; Morgan Howe, Arizona State– .700, 7 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 4 R, 1.600 SLG; Giselle “G” Juarez, Oklahoma– 2-0, 0.58 ERA, 22 K, BB, ER, 4 H, .098 opp. BA, 12 IP, perfect game vs. Iowa State; Hayley Norton, Saint Francis– .471, 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1.235 SLG, .591 OBP; Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma– .636, 7 H, 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, .1.818 SLG, .714 OBP; Gretchen Bowie, St. John’s– .500, 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1.000 FLD (10 PO, 8 A); Odicci Alexander, James Madison– .500, 2 2B, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 3-0, 20 K, BB, SHO, 14 IP; Bradie Fillmore, Boise State– .571, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 1.429 SLG; Kate Gordon, James Madison– .769, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 10 R, 7 RBI, 1.538 SLG; Chardonnay Harris, Auburn– 10-inning complete game win w/17 strikeouts vs. Florida; Kelly Barnhill, Florida– 2-1, 0.79 ERA, 6 H, 24 K, 6 BB, 17.2 IP, no-hitter vs. Auburn; Daniela Alvarez, Providence– 3-0, 0 R, 6 H, 19 K, 16 IP, .113 opp. BA; Nicole Newman, Drake– 3-0, 0.72 ERA, 35 K, 2 BB, back-to-back no-hitters vs. Northern Iowa and Missouri State; Amber Fiser, Minnesota– 3-0, 0.82 ERA, 34 K, 4 BB, 17 IP; Alex Storako, Michigan– 2-0, 0.58 ERA, 21 K, 2 BB, 12 IP; Mya Felder, New Mexico State– .636 (7-for-11), 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 3 BB, 1.727 SLG, .714 OBP.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of St. Thomas (Minn.) right-hander Kierstin Anderson-Glass and Kean University outfielder Caroline Ratti claimed Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Week honors on Wednesday.

Junior Anderson-Glass went 4-0 with a 0.00 earned-run average this past week. The Inver Grove Heights, Minn., native allowed no runs, no walks, just nine hits and struck out 20 over 19.1 innings in the circle. She took a perfect game into the final inning against Wisconsin-Stout on Friday, but yielded an one-out single to Kyncaide Diedrich in the seventh before retiring the last two batters in order.

Ratti, meanwhile, hit .667 for the Cougars, going 10-for-15 with eight runs, three doubles, a triple, homer and eight runs batted in. The senior from South Plainfield, N.J., also had three steals and was perfect in the field (six putouts and one outfield assist) for the week.

Other Top Performances

Moravian sophomore pitcher Meghan Bauer notched a win and a save in a 3-1 week for the Greyhounds, tossing a shutout and compiling a 0.00 ERA. … Moravian sophomore shortstop Maddisen Bieber was 7-for-11 (.636) with four runs, a double and two RBI. … Tufts senior utility player Kristen Caporelli hit .778 (7-for-9) with six runs, two doubles, three walks, and five RBI, while playing three different positions for the Jumbos. … East Texas Baptist freshman outfielder Corley Carpenter excelled in a three-game rivalry series against Texas-Tyler, hitting .692 with nine hits, including four doubles. She was 5-for-6 and had the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning of the Tigers’ 5-4 victory on Friday. …  St. Olaf senior catcher Emily Carr became her school’s career leader in RBI (104) with a first-inning grand slam on Saturday. For the week, she hit .700 with four runs (including the 100th of her career), three doubles and 12 RBI. … St. Thomas senior outfielder Dana Connelly was 10-of-18 (.556) with seven extra-base hits and 11 RBI, including seven RBI in one game against Wisconsin-Stout. … Rowan junior pitcher Jesse DeDomenico scored four wins in five appearances and fanned 22 over 19.2 innings. … Saint Joseph’s (Brooklyn) freshman third baseman Ashleigh Hartwig went 6-for-6 in a sweep of Sarah Lawrence, with all six hits going for extra bases, including two homers in the second game. She hit .750 with four doubles for the week. … Chatham junior pitcher Madison Howell had a big doubleheader on Saturday, pitching a shutout in the first game and hitting a homer in the second. … Geneva sophomore third baseman Marina Manuppelli hit a two-out, three-run walkoff homer against Carnegie Mellon and hit .692 (9-for-13) with three doubles and 11 RBI for the week. … Saint Joseph’s (Brooklyn) freshman pitcher Jessica Mecham tossed a pair of three-hit shutouts and also helped herself at the plate with a .571 average. … Illinois Wesleyan freshman first baseman Colleen Palczynski batted .524 with eight runs, two doubles, three homers and eight RBI. … Randolph-Macon junior third baseman Taylor Sanderford hit .556 with a double, triple and five RBI. …  Randolph-Macon senior pitcher Candace Whittemore had two complete games and a 0.50 ERA for the week. She allowed just five hits and struck out 20, including 13 against Ferrum, and also batted .471. … Illinois Wesleyan junior pitcher Ally Wiegand posted a 0.33 ERA while going 4-0 with no walks and 38 strikeouts.

Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the eight NCAA regions.

2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week

April 24 — Kierstin Anderson-Glass, University of St. Thomas, Jr., RHP, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

April 17 — Haley Crumpton, Birmingham-Southern, Sr., LHP, Alabaster, Ala.

April 10 — Ravenne Nasser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sr., RHP, Methuen, Mass.

April 3 — Ally Wiegand, Illinois Wesleyan University, Jr., RHP, Downs, Ill.

March 27 — Hadley Decker, Anderson (Ind.) University, Jr., RHP, New Haven, Ind.

March 20 — Candace Whittemore, Randolph-Macon College, Sr., RHP, Montpelier, Va.

March 13 — Alyssa Olson, Coe College, Sr., RHP, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

March 6 — Hanna Hull, Virginia Wesleyan University, Jr., LHP, Chesterfield, Va.

Feb. 27 — Beatriz Lara, East Texas Baptist University, Fr., RHP, Orange Grove, Texas

2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week

April 24 — Caroline Ratti, Kean University, Sr., OF, South Plainfield, N.J.

April 17 — Brittany Attaway, Whittier College, Sr., C, Claremont, Calif.

April 10 — Jill Healy, Rhodes College, Sr., SS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

April 3 — Paige Smotherman, Linfield College, Sr., 2B, Hillsboro, Ore.

March 27 — Krissy Hughes, Muskingum University, Sr., CF, Newark, Ohio

March 20 — Kaitlyn Hasty, Christopher Newport University, Fr., UTIL, Chesapeake, Va.

March 13 — Kendall Marinesi, California Lutheran University, Jr., 3B, Santee, Calif.

March 6 — Kelsey Hora, Coe College, So., CF, Ainsworth, Iowa

Feb. 27 — Chase Shortly, University of St. Thomas, Sr., C/INF, Forest Lake, Minn.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — USA Softball, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States, announced the list of 26 finalists for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award recognizes the outstanding athletic achievement by Division I female players across the country.

Click here for the list of Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

The finalists include 10 seniors, nine juniors and four sophomores and three freshmen representing 18 NCAA Division I universities and nine athletic conferences. Among the universities, Arizona has three student-athletes among the list of finalists, followed by Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, UCLA and Washington with two student-athletes. Drake, Georgia, James Madison, Kentucky, Louisiana, LSU, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Northwestern, USF and Wisconsin also are represented by one student-athlete. 

The list of 26 will be narrowed to the ten on May 8 before the top-three finalists will be announced on May 22. The 2019 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year will be revealed May 28. 

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Southern Nazarene’s Caitlyn Curlee and Concordia Irvine’s Callie Nunes were named 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week honorees for games played April 8-14. 

Curlee connected on six home runs, including three in game three of a four-game Great American Conference series at Southwestern Oklahoma State. The sophomore slugger set single-game program records with those three long balls as well as eight RBI in the 19-5 victory. Curlee, selected GAC Hitter of the Week, also homered in the other three contests and finished the weekend batting .600 (9-for-15) with a double, 12 RBI, nine runs scored and a 1.867 slugging percentage. She doubled, homered, recorded two RBI and scored three times in game one and crossed the dish four times in the previously-mentioned game three.

Nunes, garnering her second award this year, was a workhorse last week picking up a win in all seven of the Eagles’ PacWest contests. The sophomore hurler tossed a no-hitter and was 7-0 with a 0.22 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 31.1 innings of work. Nunes fanned 12 as she tossed her fourth no-no of the season in a 4-0 win over Academy of Art, which also was CUI head coach Crystal Rosenthal’s 500^thcareer victory. The PacWest Pitcher of the Week did not allow a run, scattered four hits and struck out 20 in 14 innings of a four-game series at Holy Names. 

2019 Honorees

Selected Top Performances

Shannon Petersen, Augustana– .684 (13-for-19), 4 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .700 OBP, 1.368 SLG; Kylee Smith, North Georgia– 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 K, BB, 10 IP, perfect game vs. USC Aiken; Robyn Wampler, UC San Diego– 2-0, SV, 0.88 ERA, 16 K, 0 BB, 16 IP, no-hitter vs Cal State San Marcos; Jackie Popko, Saginaw Valley State– .643 (9-for-14), 3 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, 4 R; Christa Reisinger, Truman State– .611, 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 11-12 SB, 6 BB (2IBB), 1.333 SLG, .708 OBP; Bekah Slattery, Lock Haven– 3-1, 0.68 ERA, 48 K, 5 BB, 12 H, 31 IP, .400, 2B, 3B, 5 RBI; Georgia Cappell, Tarleton State– .583, 7 H, 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1.250 SLG, .750 OBP; Breanna Smith, Texas A&M-Kingsville– 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 13 K, 4 H, 3BB, .091 opp. BA, no-hitter vs. Midwestern State; Jordyn Klemen, Winona State– 3-0, SV, 23 K, 17 IP, no-hitter v Minnesota Crookston; Allison Lipovsky, Grand Valley State– 4-0, 0.24 ERA, 39 K, 7 BB, 29 IP; Hannah Self, Concordia (Ore.)– .533 (8-for-15), 3 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 9 RBI.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Ichabod Crane’s (Valatie, N.Y.) Isabella Milazzo, Warrior Run’s (Turbotville, Pa.) Madi Waltman, Plant City’s (Fla.) Ashley Blessin, Scott’s (Scott City, Kan.) Tori Ford and Artesia’s (N.M.) Rylee Crandall were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of April 15-21.

East Region
Milazo twirled a perfect game and finished the week 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts. She struck out a season-best 17 in the perfecto, a 4-0 win over Maple Hill. Earlier in the week, Milazo went the distance in a 9-1 versus Schalmont. She allowed an unearned run on two hits with a 13 punchouts and two walks. For the week, Milazo her opponents to a .087 batting average.

North Region
Waltman twirled a pair of shutouts, including a no-hitter for the Defenders last week. The junior hurler no hit South Williamsport, striking out 13. She followed that outing with 18 punchouts in a nine-inning complete-game three-hit shutout of Milton. For the week, she struck out 31 and held her opponents to an .059 batting average.

South Region
Blessin keyed Plant City to a pair of close victories over Bloomingdale and East Bay with back-to-back one-hit shutouts. The senior righty fanned 16 and walked one in the 3-0 win against the Bulls. Blessin followed with 19 strikeouts, her third highest total of the season, in a 1-0 victory over the Indians. 

South Central Region
In a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern Heights, Ford was 6-for-8 (.750) with 11 RBI and four runs scored. She slugged 1.750 with three doubles, a triple and home run. Ford, who recorded three hits in each contest, drove in seven runs with two doubles, three runs scored and a homer in game two. She added a double, triple and four RBI in the opener.

West
Crandall went 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 39 strikeouts to just one walk in 19 innings of work. She surrendered an unearned run on seven hits, holding her opposition to a .108 batting average. Crandall tossed a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and one walk in an 11-0 win over Portales. The freshman hurler also fanned a season-high 16 in a complete-game win over Goddard. She retired all nine batters in a three-inning win in game one versus Goddard. At the plate, she homered three times and drove in eight runs, including a five-RBI effort in a game-two triumph over Portales.

2018-19 Players of the Week

MaxPreps.com, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. To nominate a player for the award, the coach must enter his or her athlete’s game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week’s award.

The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Players of the Week are announced on NFCA.orgevery Monday during the spring campaign with a player from each of five separate high school regions being selected. In the fall season, one representative is chosen from the participating regions.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Ichabod Crane’s (Valatie, N.Y.) Isabella Milazzo, Warrior Run’s (Turbotville, Pa.) Madi Waltman, Plant City’s (Fla.) Ashley Blessin, Scott’s (Scott City, Kan.) Tori Ford and Artesia’s (N.M.) Rylee Crandall were selected MaxPreps / NFCA National High School Players of the Week for their outstanding play during the week of April 15-21.

East Region
Milazo twirled a perfect game and finished the week 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts. She struck out a season-best 17 in the perfecto, a 4-0 win over Maple Hill. Earlier in the week, Milazo went the distance in a 9-1 versus Schalmont. She allowed an unearned run on two hits with a 13 punchouts and two walks. For the week, Milazo her opponents to a .087 batting average.

North Region
Waltman twirled a pair of shutouts, including a no-hitter for the Defenders last week. The junior hurler no hit South Williamsport, striking out 13. She followed that outing with 18 punchouts in a nine-inning complete-game three-hit shutout of Milton. For the week, she struck out 31 and held her opponents to an .059 batting average.

South Region
Blessin keyed Plant City to a pair of close victories over Bloomingdale and East Bay with back-to-back one-hit shutouts. The senior righty fanned 16 and walked one in the 3-0 win against the Bulls. Blessin followed with 19 strikeouts, her third highest total of the season, in a 1-0 victory over the Indians. 

South Central Region
In a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern Heights, Ford was 6-for-8 (.750) with 11 RBI and four runs scored. She slugged 1.750 with three doubles, a triple and home run. Ford, who recorded three hits in each contest, drove in seven runs with two doubles, three runs scored and a homer in game two. She added a double, triple and four RBI in the opener.

West
Crandall went 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 39 strikeouts to just one walk in 19 innings of work. She surrendered an unearned run on seven hits, holding her opposition to a .108 batting average. Crandall tossed a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and one walk in an 11-0 win over Portales. The freshman hurler also fanned a season-high 16 in a complete-game win over Goddard. She retired all nine batters in a three-inning win in game one versus Goddard. At the plate, she homered three times and drove in eight runs, including a five-RBI effort in a game-two triumph over Portales.

2018-19 Players of the Week

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The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Players of the Week are announced on NFCA.orgevery Monday during the spring campaign with a player from each of five separate high school regions being selected. In the fall season, one representative is chosen from the participating regions.

MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team’s stats on Max Preps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team’s information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.

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