LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UNCG’s Maycin Brown and Texas’ Hailey Dolcini were named Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week, respectively. The duo is being recognized for their outstanding play for the week of March 21-27.
Brown was a perfect 8-for-8 at the plate with three home runs and a 2.500 slugging percentage, helping the Spartans to a three-game Southern Conference sweep of Mercer. She added three doubles, eight runs scored and six RBI, while reaching base at a .900 on-base clip (HBP, Sac Fly). In the series finale, Brown was a triple short of the cycle (3-for-3) and scored three times. In game two of Saturday’s twinbill, she left the yard twice and drove in four runs.
Dolcini played a major role in the 21st-ranked Longhorns’ 4-0 week. The senior hurler finished 4-0 with a 0.37 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 19 innings of work. Dolcini surrendered an earned run on four hits, holding her opposition to a miniscule .066 batting average. She twirled a one-hit five-inning shutout at Texas State in which Dolcini fanned nine and walked two. The Ferndale, Calif. native struck out 10 and surrendered one hit in 6.2 innings at Kansas. Dolcini also sent eight of 10 batters she faced back to the dugout in four shutout innings versus Lamar.
The Division I Player & Pitcher of Week awards must be nominated by member head coaches and are voted on by the NFCA's Division I Top 25 Committee, which consists of one head coach representing each of the 32 NCAA DI Conferences.
Selected Top Performances
Renee Abernathy, Kentucky – .500, 6 H, 4 HR, grand slam, 12 RBI, 5 R; Yannira Acuna, Arizona State - .750, 6 H, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 1.500 SLG, .833 OBP; Alyssa Costello, Stony Brook - .889 (8-for-9), 2 2B HR, 7 RBI, 1.444 SLG; Samantha Diaz, UNLV - .600, 6 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI, SB, 1.500 SLG; Emily Gant, Boston University - .652 (15-or-23), 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 13 RBI, 1 R, 2 SB, 1.087 SLG; Madie Green, Louisiana Tech - .778, 7 H, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 2.111 SLG, .818 OBP; Aly Harrell, Marshall - .600, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 6 BB, .818 OBP, 1.400, set program record for career walks (148); Bailey Huneycutt, Western Carolina - .444, 8 H, 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, .545 OBP, 1.000 SLG; Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma - .500, 4 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 R, 1.375 SLG; Carley Nance, Seattle - .500, 5 H, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .583 OBP, 1.500 SLG, 2 BB; Daphne Plummer, Missouri State - .6363, 2 2b, 3B, 7 H, 2 R, 1.000 SLG, 3 RBI, 3-3 SB, 0 K; Emma Ritter, Virginia Tech - .692, 4 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .714 OBP, 1.462 SLG; Lizzy Avery, Boston University – 4-0, SV, 0.84 ERA, 35 K, 4 BB, 25 IP, .095 opp. BA, no-hitter vs. Merrimack (10 K, 5 IP); Miranda Elish, Oklahoma State – 1.000 (8-for-8), 2B, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 2.625 SLG, 1.000 OBP, 5 IP, 1.40 ERA, 5 K, ER, BB; Ali Kilponen, LSU – 2-0, 16 K, SHO, 12 IP, no-hitter vs. Nicholls (11 K, 5 IP); Emma Lemley, Virginia Tech – 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 27 K, 2 BB, 14 IP, no-hitter vs. Longwood (13 K); Sydney Nestor, Marshall, 2-0, 0.93 ERA, 18 K, 2 R, 15 IP; Marissa Schuld, Arizona State – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, SV, BB, 6 K, .040 opp. BA, perfect game at Arizona (2 K, 5 IP); Chandler Dennis, Georgia Tech – 4-0, 0.88 ERA, 17 K, 4 BB, 16 IP, .120 opp. BA; Payton Tidd, Notre Dame – CG win versus Duke, 6 K, H, ER; Grace Vesco, Saint Francis – 2-0, 0.47 ERA, SHO, 3 H, R, 21 K, 15 IP, no-hitter vs. Central Connecticut (11 K); Danielle Williams, Northwestern – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 28 K, 4 BB, 3 H, 14 IP, .067 opp. BA.
