STARKVILLE, Miss. – Freshman pitcher Kenzie Fowler of Arizona has been named as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week for games played between March 8-14.
Fowler went 4-0 on the week with 33 strikeouts, just nine hits and three walks. She allowed no runs and finished the week with a 0.00 ERA over 21.0 innings of work.
The Tucson, Ariz., native struck out 17 batters and allowed just one hit in the Wildcats’ 6-0 win over Creighton. On the week, Fowler gave up no extra base hits and limited opponents to a miniscule .118 batting average.
With her selection, Fowler becomes the first non-senior of the 2010 season to win the weekly honor.
Fowler is off to a tremendous start in her first campaign for Arizona. The freshman is currently 15-0 on the year with a 0.84 ERA, 126 strikeouts and just 33 walks.
The second-ranked Wildcats are currently 22-1 on the season and have won 15 consecutive games.
Other Top Performances 

Danielle Lawrie of Washington batted .308 and had two wins in the circle, including a perfect game, as the Huskies won the Husky Softball Classic… Houston’s Angela Spittler paced her team to 6-0 week by going 11-for-15 with a .733 batting average… Kirsten Shortridge of LSU hit .727 with multiple hits in each of the three wins by the Tigers this week…
2010 Louisville Slugger/NFCA DI National Player of the Week 

Mar. 16 – Kenzie Fowler – Arizona – Fr. - P
Mar. 9 – Anna Whiddon – Oklahoma St. – Sr. – P
Mar. 2 – Jen Yee – Georgia Tech – Sr. – 2B 

Feb. 23 – Stacie Townsend –UTEP – Sr. – P/2B 

Feb. 16 – Danielle Lawrie – Washington – Sr. – P/DP
