LOUISVILLE, Ky. – North Carolina’s Emily LeGette and Belmont’s Maya Johnson were named Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played Feb. 16-22. It marked the second honor for Johnson in the last three weeks.
LeGette powered undefeated North Carolina (14-0) to six more wins last week, launching five home runs, including two in one inning against North Carolina Central on Feb. 19. For the week, the junior batted .611 with three doubles, 14 RBI and nine runs scored. She registered a .706 on-base percentage and slugged 1.000. Against the Eagles, LeGette clubbed a solo home run and grand slam in an eight-run third inning, and finished the contest with six RBI. She also left the yard twice and drove in four runs against Appalachian State.
Johnson was stellar in her two starts last week, twirling a pair of complete-game one hitters, including a shutout of previously unbeaten and then-No. 14 Mississippi State. She struck out 25 batters, walked one and held her opponents to a .047 batting average. Against the Bulldogs, Johnson fanned 13, allowed just a fourth-inning single, did not issue a walk and hit one batter. It marked her second road win against a ranked SEC opponent this season, earning a complete-game victory over Georgia in Athens. She also struck out 12 and did not walk a batter in a 3-1 triumph over Samford.
The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee, which features one member coach from each of the NCAA’s 31 conferences.
Selected Top Performances
Kaiah Altmeyer, Texas - .667, .714 OBP, 6 H, 7 RBI, 4 BB; Makaley Boswell, Troy - .688, 11 H, 10 RBI, 6 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 3-3 SB; Nevaeh Brown, Houston – 3-0, 1.07 ERA, 13 K, 2 CG, SHO, 19.2 IP; Jaeya Butler, Oregon State - .500, 9 H, 2 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB, 9 R, 1.136 SLG, .541 OBP; Kenleigh Cahalan, Florida - .524, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 2 2B, 10 R, 1.190 SLG; Hannah Camenzind, Nebraska – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, CG, SHO, no-hitter vs. Hawaii (5 IP); Ella Christopher, USC Upstate - .500, 8 H, 7 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 1.125 SLG; Karlie Davison, Arkansas - .462, 6 H, 3 R, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.308 SLG; Alyssa Dethlefson, UC Davis - .533, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 5 SB, 0 K, 1.667 SLG; Tyler Ellison, Georgia - .571, 8 H, 6 R, 2 HR, 6 BB, SB, .700 OBP, 1.000 SLG; Maddie Hartley, Houston - .333, 3 HR, 5 H, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2B, 1.000 SLG; Amanda Haasler, Oklahoma State- .500, 6 H, 6 R, 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 1.167 SLG, 2 BB, 2 HBP, .588 OBP, SB; Robyn Herron, Arkansas – 2-0, 1.85 ERA, 19 K, BB, 6 H, 11.1 IP, no-hitter vs. Northwestern; Presley Hosick, Miami – 3-0, 0.61 ERA, 11 K, .174 opp. BA, 3 CG; Jaylah Jarrell, Charlotte - .538, 7 H, 11 RBI, 3 BB, grand slam, 2 3B, .611 OBP; Tatum Johnson, Iowa State - .474, 4 2B, HR (grand slam), 10 RBI; Madalyn Johnson, Georgia Tech – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 R, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 15 K, 15 IP, .120 opp. BA; Teagan Kavan, Texas – 3-0, 1.31 ERA, 19 K, 7 BB, 10 H, .179 opp BA, wins vs. No. 16 Arizona and No. 12 Stanford; Sophia Knight, Tennessee - .846 (11-for-13), 7 R, 2B, RBI, BB, 2 SB. 857 OBP; Anne Long, USF – 2-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 9 K, 4 BB, .163 opp. BA; Jenna Lord, Charlotte - .500, 10 H, 1.100 SLG, 9 R, 3 HR (2 vs. No. 23 Clemson), 2B, 3B; Abby Lovell, Troy – Shutout vs. Omaha (13 K, 2 H); Hailey Lucas, Southern Illinois – 2-0, 2.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 9 K, 3 BB, 14 IP, complete-game win over No. 25 Ole Miss; Virginia Mambelli, South Alabama - .889 (8-for-9), 2B, 3 B, 6 RBI, 1.222 SLG; Sage Mardjetko, Tennessee – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2CG, 2 SHO, 4 H, 23 K, 4 BB, .103 opp. BA, 12 IP, no-hitter vs. Southern Illinois; Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 CG, H, 2 BB, 12 K, 0.25 WHIP, .027 opp. BA, 12 IP, no-hitter vs. Colorado State (5 IP); Raci Miranda, Utah – 2-0, 0.43 ERA, 4 H, ER, 13 K, 16.1 IP, SHO; Makenna Mitchell, Houston - .316, 4 HR, 7 RBI, .947 SLG; Elizabeth Moffitt, North Texas - .636, 4 2B, 7 R, HR, 8 RBI, .955 SLG; Hailey Nutter, Kentucky – 3-0, 0.50 ERA, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 14 IP, 23 K, no-hitter vs. Indiana State; Kinley Pappas, Utah Tech - .611, 2 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 10 R, 12 RBI, 2 BB, .650 OBP, 1.556 SLG; Sara Pinedo, Loyola Marymount – 1-0, SV, 7 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 5 BB, SHO, 12.2 IP; Teagan Ritchie, Charlotte - .318, 4 HR, grand slam, 11 RBI; Kegan Rothrock, Florida – 3-0, SHO, 24 K, 8 BB, 7 H, 1.24 ERA; Brooke Shifflett, Rutgers – 2-0, 1.40 ERA, 10 K, 15 IP, SHO; Brianna Stanley, Wofford - .571, 8 H, 13 RBI, 4 R, 2B, 4 HR, 1.500 SLG; Claire Timm, Oklahoma State - .727, 8 H, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1.455 SLG, .750 SLG; Kendall Wells, Oklahoma - .429, 9 H, 8 R, 2 2B, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 3 BB; Alex Wilkes, USF - .409, 9 R, 3 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 1.091 SLG; Tanya Windle, Arizona State - .769 .833 OBP, 1.308 SLG, 10 H, 11 R, 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB; Jordan Woolery, UCLA - .444, 4 HR, 2 grand slams, 2B, 17 RBI, 1.222 SLG, .565 OBP, three hits (HR, 2 2B) in one inning vs. Auburn.
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