LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Florida State’s Cali Harrod and Oklahoma’s Giselle Juarez earned 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 18-24.
Harrod reached base in 17 of her 21 plate appearances and scored twice in each of No. 1 Florida State’s six victories last week. The senior from Ephesus, Ga. hit .714 (10-for-14) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, eight RBI and 12 runs scored. Harrod slugged 1.429, drew seven walks, which attributed to her .810 on-base percentage and did not strikeout. She reached base safely in her first 10 plate appearances of the week, recorded an extra-base hit in five of the six games and was 5-for-5 on the base paths.
Juarez, a native of Glendale, Ariz., was dominant in her three appearances last week posting a 2-0 mark and 0.49 ERA. She fanned 29, walked one and held her opposition to a 0.087 batting average in 14.1 innings of work. The sophomore southpaw struck out 14 in six shutout innings against BYU and followed that with a 11 strikeouts in a complete-game victory over then-No. 14 Arizona. She held the Cougars and Wildcats to two hits apiece. In her final appearance, Juarez fanned all four Cal State Fullerton batters she faced.
2019 Honorees
Player / Pitcher
Feb. 26: Cali Harrod, Florida State /Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma
Feb. 19: Tristen Edwards, Nebraska / Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
Feb. 12: Caitlyn Nolan, Virginia Tech / Kelly Barnhill, Florida
Selected Top Performances
Rachel Garcia, UCLA: 2-0, 1.08 ERA, 19 K, 3 BB, 6 H, .133 opp BA; Danielle Gibson, Arkansas: .429, 9 H, 7 R, 15 RBI; homered for the cycle (10 RBI) in four at bat versus SIUE; Gabbie Plain, Washington: 5 APP/1 GS, 3-0, SV, 6 H, 0 R, 28 K, 0 BB, 0 XBH, 16 IP, .111 opp. BA; Tara Trainer, Indiana: 4-0, 0.28 ERA, 37 K, SHO, 24 IP, combined no-hitter; Alyssa Oakes, USC Upstate: 2 GP/2 GS, .833, 5 H, 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R, 2.167 SLG; Summer Grzybek, Columbia: .467, 4 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 1.267 SLG; Julia DiMartino, Liberty: 3 APP, 1 GS, retired all 26 batters she faced last weekend, 8.2 IP, 11 K, perfect game versus Princeton (11 K, 5 IP); Andrea Scali, Kent State: 3 APP, 2 GS, 3-0, 0.78 ERA, 26 K, 5 BB, 18 IP, .133 opp. BA; Maddy Dwyer, Stanford: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, SV 13.2 IP; Kailyn Packard, Kansas City: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 20 K, 12.2 IP, 2 H; Kristi DeMeo, Drexel: .556 (10-for-18), 4 HR, 13 RBI; Brooklyn Daly, Drexel: 3-0, perfect game versus Cornell (4 K, 6 IP); Sarah Gonzalez, Bowling Green: .412, 7 H, 5 2B, grand slam, .882 SLG, 7 RBI, 4 R; Brooke Yanez, UC Davis: 3-0, 0.37 ERA, 2 R, ER, SHO, 29 K, 5 BB, 19 IP, .162 opp. BA; Bella Loya, Illinois: .667, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.400 SLG, .688 OBP; Kaitlyn Coffman, Ohio State: .538, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .571 OBP, 1.077 SLG; Kelly Barnhill, Florida: 3-0, SHO, 0 R, 22 K, 15.2 IP, .148 opp. BA; Jana Johns, South Carolina: .909 (10-for-11), 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, 1.909 SLG, .923 OBP; Nicole Newman, Drake: 2-0, SV, 1.29 ERA, 22 K, 14 IP; Lindsey Stewart, Houston: .526, 2 3B, HR, 12 RBI.
