LOUISVILLE, Ky. – LSU’s Amanda Sanchez and Arizona’ Taylor McQuillinwere named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week of the Week, respectively, for games played March 25-31.
Sanchez keyed the seventh-ranked Tigers to a 3-1 week, which included a pair of SEC wins over then-No. 16 South Carolina. Over four games, she hit .700 (7-for-10) with a double, three home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.700 slugging percentage. The West Covina, Calif. native clubbed two of those round trippers, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs in the series-clinching win over the Gamecocks. In game one, Sanchez was 2-for-3 and broke a 4-4 deadlock with a RBI single in the fifth inning. She also homered and recorded two RBI in game two.
McQuillin shut down the nation’s top scoring offense, tossing a pair of two-hit shutouts against then-No. 17 Arizona State. Over 12 innings of work, she struck out 15, walked three and held Sun Devil batters to a .100 batting average. McQuillin’s masterful performance came against an ASU offense that led NCAA Division I in runs per game (9.12), home runs (64) and slugging percentage (.696). Combined with another two-hit shutout by her teammate, the Wildcats posted their first shutout sweep of the Sun Devils in program history.
2019 Honorees
Date - Player / Pitcher
April 2 - Amanda Sanchez, LSU / Taylor McQuillin, Arizona
March 26 - Kendyl Lindaman, Florida / Miranda Elish, Texas
March 19 - Rachel Garcia, UCLA / Brooke Yanez, UC Davis
March 12 - Jenna Cone, George Washington / Gabbie Plain, Washington
March 5 - Teaghan Cowles, Stanford & Brigette Nordberg, North Carolina State / Amber Fiser, Minnesota
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
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC- 3-0, 0.94 ERA, 30 K, 2 BB, 16.2 IP, perfect game vs. Binghamton; Dani Morgan, Florida State- .714 (5-for-7), 4 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 1.714 SLG, .778 OBP; Megan Good, James Madison- 2-0, 2 SHO, 25 K, 2 BB, 16 IP, .455, 2B, 5 RBI, .625 OBP; Cheyenne McKee, Saint Francis (Pa.)- .400, 3 2B, HR, 11 RBI, .800 SLG, .500 OBP, 3-3 SB; Teaghan Cowles, Stanford- .688, 11 H, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 1.188 SLG, .750 OBP; Briana Marcelino, UConn- .362, 6 H, 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 4 R; Bailee Trapp, Utah State- .833, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 2.333 SLG; Emily Schultz, Stanford-.615, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 3 BB, 1.231 SLG, .688 OBP; Taran Alvelo, Washington- 3-0, 0.37 ERA, 2 SHO, 8 H, 2BB, 31 K, .121 opp. BA, 19 IP; Morgan Flores, Washington- .500, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, 1.357 SLG; Hannah James, Murray State- 1-1, SV, 0.44 ERA, SHO, 16 K, BB, .096 opp. BA, perfect game vs. Belmont; Alyssa Irons, Monmouth- 2-1, 1.15 ERA, 25 K, 24.1 IP, perfect game versus Niagara; Hailey Dolcini, Fresno State- 3-0, 0.84 ERA, 19 K, 2 BB, .158 opp. BA, 16.2 IP; Meredith Miller, Bowling Green- 2-0, 1.00, 19 K, BB, .173 opp. BA, 14 IP; Libby Ryan, Drake- .750, 9 H, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 5 R, .800 OBP, .917 SLG; Nicole Newman, Drake- 3-0, 0.37 ERA, 42 K, 0 BB, perfect game vs. Indiana State; Kayla Konwent, Wisconsin- .600, 12 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 8 RB, 6 R, 1.300 SLG; Alex Sobczak, Michigan- .667, 8 H, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 7 R, .714 OBP, 1.500 SLG.
