LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trenton (Mo.) High School’s Ainsley Tolson was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for games played Oct. 3-9.

Behind a dominant pitching performance in the Grand River District tournament, which included a perfect game, Tolson propelled Trenton into the Missouri state playoffs. In the district title game against Lexington, the sophomore righty was perfect as she struck out 15 and did not allow a single Hornet to reach base in a 3-0 victory. Two days earlier in the semifinals, Tolson twirled a one-hit shutout in a 7-0 victory over Penney. She struck out six, walked one and also went 2-for-2 at the plate from the leadoff spot with a run scored.

Tolson capped off the regular season with a complete-game victory over Chillicothe in which she allowed two runs on five hits, fanned 10 and walked two. She helped herself out at the plate as well with two hits, a home run and four RBI in the 5-2 win. For the week, Tolson was 3-0 with 0.67 ERA and 31 strikeouts.

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.org every Monday during the fall season, with one representative chosen from the participating regions. During the spring campaign, a player from each of five separate high school regions is selected.

Please note, in order for a school to have multiple player(s) recognized during the course of a season, a coach from that institution must be an NFCA member. To become an NFCA member, please click HERE or call 502-409-4600.

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. 

2016-17 Max Preps/NFCA Players of the Week

10/10 – Aisley Tolson | Trenton (Mo.) HS

10/3 – Rylie Unzicker | Millard South (Neb.) HS

9/26 – Kayla Poynter | Walnut Grove (Ga.) HS

9/19 – Jordyn Hays | Grand Junction (Colo.) Central HS

9/12 – Olivia Douglas | Hastings (Neb.) HS

9/6 – Kerrigan Gamm | Osage (Mo.) HS

8/29 – Lindsey Malkin | Broomfield (Colo.) HS

8/22 – Madison McPherson | Marion County (Ga.) HS