LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Texas A&M’s Micaela Wark and Mississippi State’s Peja Gould were named Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week for contests played March 23-29.
Over four games last week, Wark batted .750 (9-for-12) with three home runs, eight RBI and five runs scored. She slugged 1.500, reached base at a .786 clip, was 5-for-6 with runners in scoring position and a perfect 4-for-4 with two outs. Wark recorded three hits, including a home run, with two RBI in the Aggies victory over No. 1 Texas, snapping the Longhorns’ 29-game winning streak. She also homered and drove in three runs in game one of the series. Wark’s other longball came against Sam Houston State (3 R, 2 RBI).
Gould was on point in her two complete-game shutouts last week, including her first career no-hitter against UT Martin. The senior hurler fanned 14 Skyhawks and walked one to record the program’s 10th seven-inning no-hitter and 28th overall. Gould was dominant in her next start, holding then-No. 23 South Carolina to no runs on just two hits. She struck out nine Gamecocks and walked three.
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
Brynn Acton, Northern Iowa - .421, 8 H, 6 HR, 15 RBI,1.368 SLG; Victoria Altamirano, Incarnate Word - .556, 5 H, 5 HR, 5 RBI, 2.778 SLG: Bella Atkinson, Illinois State - .550, 6 H, 3 2B, HR (grand slam), 4 RBI, 5 R, 1.000 SLG; Kyra Aycock, Ole Miss – 1-1, 0.68 ERA, 8 H, ER, 3 K, CG, 10.1 IP, win at No. 4 Tennessee; Maleah Blomenkam, Southern Illinois - .667, 6 H, 2B, 3B, R, BB, .700 OBP, 1.000 SLG; Barbara Jo Coppola, Bucknell - .615, 8 H, 2B, 3 B, HR, 9 RBI, SB ,2 BB1.077 SLG; Ashley Corpuz, George Washington - .500, 5 H, 4 HR, 7 BB, 7 RBI, 7 R, HBP, 1.700 SLG, .722 OBP; Autumn Courtney, FAU – 3-0, 0.75 ERA, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 7 H, 2 ER, 15 K, .109 opp. BA; Bella Duncan, Western Michigan - .500, 9 H, 2 2B, HR, 9 RBI, .778 SLG, 2 BB; Ciara Gibson, FAU - .636, 7 H, 6 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1.182 SLG, .692 OBP; Ashleigh Griffin, UCF - .727, .813 OBP, 1.636 SLG; 5 R, 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 5 BB; Ryley Harrison, South Alabama – 4 app, GS, 0.00 ERA, 1-0, SV, CG, SHO, 16 IP, 13 K, .172 opp. BA; Lauren Holt, Cornell - .538, 5 HR, 11 RBI, .700 OBP, 1.692 SLG; Belle Hummel, Ohio - .583, 7 H, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 1.000 SLG, 4 BB, .688 OBP; Maya Johnson, Belmont – 3-0, 0.33 ERA, 33 K, 3 BB, 21 IP, 13 H; Kaylyn Jones, Oregon - .500, 6 H, 4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1.000 SLG, .563 OBP; Izzy Kemp, Dayton – 3-0, 1.05 ERA, 32 K, CG, 20 IP; Jackie Lis, Texas Tech - .818, 2 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.818 SLG, 3 BB; Anne Long, USF – 2-0, 0.66 ERA, 4 K, 3 BB, 10.2 IP; Camryn Lookadoo, Louisville - .417, 5 H, 2B, 5 RBI; Grace Lopez, Montana - .857, 3 2B, HR, 7 R, 3 RBI, .900 OBP, 1.714 SLG; Viviana Martinez, Texas - .583, 7 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 8 RBI, 1.333 SLG, .643 OBP, HBP, SB, BB; Ashleigh Mejia, Arizona State - .389, 3 HR, .944 SLG, 11 RBI, 7 H, 5 R, 2B, BB, SB; Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State – 4-0, 0.78 ERA, 16 K, 5 BB, 18 K, .214 opp. BA; Cian Noli, Utah - .500, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1.000 SLG; Kaila Pollard, San Diego State- .889, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R, 2.222 SLG, .900 OBP, 3.122 OPS, BB; Natalie Ray, Georgia - .714, 2 HR (grand slam), 11 RBI, 1.714 SLG, .750 OBP; Kasey Ricard, Boston University – 3-0, 0.74 ERA, 27 K, .177 opp. BA; Atalyia Rijo, Arkansas - .700, 7 H, 4 R, 4 RBI, HR, 3 2B, 3 BB, .769 OBP, 1.300 SLG; Lexie Roberts, North Carolina - .733, 11 H, 2 R, 2B, RBI, SB, 4 multi-hit contests; Sidney LaMotte, Green Bay - .833, 5 H, 3 HR, 2B, 3 BB, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2.500 SLG; .889 OBP, homered in three consecutive at bats to open the weekend; Odhi Vasquez, Saint Mary’s – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 K, 13 IP, 2 SV; Isabella Vega, UCF – 4-0, 2.06 ERA, 12 K, 17 IP, .158 opp. BA, perfect game versus Houston; Mickey Winchell, Notre Dame - .692, 9 H, 7 R, 2B, SB; Alyssa Yee, Idaho State - .750, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB, 1.583 SLG; Ava Zachary, Notre Dame - .538, 7 H, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, .923 SLG.
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