LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo and Stanford’s Alana Vawter 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 April 4-10.
Alo, earning her third honor of the 2022 campaign, had another monstrous week at the plate helping OU to its record-setting 36-0 start. The senior hit .615 (8-for-13) with five home runs, eight RBI and a 1.846 slugging percentage. She registered her first career three home run game in the second contest against Texas Tech and launched two more in the finale. Alo currently leads Division I with a .528 batting average, 21 home runs, 1.360 slugging percentage and .679 on-base percentage.
Vawter twirled two shutouts and finished the week 2-1 with 0.70 ERA and 15 strikeouts over 20 innings of work. Rebounding from a tough eight-inning defeat against then-No. 3 UCLA in the series opener, she bounced back with a four-hit shutout of the Bruins to clinch the Cardinal’s first series win over UCLA since 2013. The junior righty earned the highest-ranked win of her career and is the first pitcher to toss a complete game shutout against the Bruins in 2022.
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
Alex Boze, Missouri State - .625, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 1.250 SLG, .667 OBP; Georgia Capell, Tarleton State - .781, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 2.000 SLG; Bailey Curry, Western Kentucky - .444, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 1.222 SLG, .545 OBP; Taylor Ellsworth, Arkansas - .375, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 8 R, 1.500 SLG, .643 OBP; Carmen Greenwood, Louisville - .455, 2 2B, 2 3B, BB, 1.00 SLG, .500 OBP; Kamryn Jackson, Duke - .667 (6-for-9), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 8 R, 3 HBP, 2 SB. 1.667 SLG, .750 OBP; Linnie Malkin, Arkansas - .444, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 1.444 SLG, .583 OBP; Lexi Osowski, Austin Peay - .800, .900 OBP, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 1.600 SLG; ; Taylor Pleasants, LSU - .545, 6 H, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 1.273 SLG; Sarah Price, USC Upstate - .438, 7 H, 6 R, 2 2B, 3 BB, .526 OBP, 5-5 SB; Jordyn Rudd, Northwestern - .857, 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, .923 OBP, 2.286 SLG; Delaney Rummell, Illinois - .538, 7 H, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, 8 R; Meredith Slaw, Virginia Tech - .700, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1.700 SLG, .727 OBP; Alyssa Vasquez, Howard - .545, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 R, 5 RBI, 1.524 OPS; Dawn Bodrug, Stony Brook – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 33 K, 2 BB, 2 SHO, 13 IP; Chenise Delce, Arkansas – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 3 BB, 2 H vs. No. 17 Auburn; Steffany Dickerson, Missouri State – 2-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, BB, .185 opp. BA, .444, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB; Payton Gottshall, Bowling Green – 3-1, 1.48 ERA, 47 K, 6 BB, .110 opp. BA; Hannah Houge, USC Upstate – 3-0, 0.41 ERA, 24 K, 2 BB, R, 17 IP; Paige Rauch, Villanova – 2-0, 1.31 ERA, 0.689 WHIP, 23 K, BB, .175 opp. BA, .462, .563 OBP, 1.308 SLG, 8 R, 6 RBI, 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 0 K.
