LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Wichita State’s Addison Barnard and USC Upstate’s Hannah Houge 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 28-April 3.
Barnard clubbed her way to a monstrous week at the plate, launching five home runs and driving in 14 runs. With her power surge, Barnard catapulted into the NCAA Division I home run lead with 18. The sophomore outfielder, who hit .500 (6-for-12) and slugged 1.833, added a double, five runs scored and a .533 on-base percentage. Barnard lifted the Shockers to a three-game sweep of Tulsa, seeing her register consecutive two-homer contests in games two (6 RBI, 2 R) and three (5 RBI, 2 R).
Houge did not allow a run and fanned 31 batters over 20 innings of work last week. Adding three more shutouts to her resume, Houge ranks second in Division I with 10. The senior hurler opened with a mid-week blanking of ETSU in which she surrendered three hits and struck out 12. Houge added 12 more punchouts in the Big South series opener, a one-hit shutout, versus Winthrop. For the week, she scattered seven hits and walked just one batter, holding her opposition to a .111 batting average.
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
Allison Boaz, Boston University – 3-0, 0.35 ERA, 16 K, 2 BB, 20 IP, .152 opp. BA; Jenny Bressler, UNLV – 3-0, 1.64 ERA, 10 K, BB, .209 opp. BA; Payton Gottshall, Bowling Green – 3-0, 0.97 ERA, 37 K, 7 BB, 21.2 IP; Kelsey Gumm, Dayton – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SHO, 2 H, 18 K, no-hitter vs. George Mason (6 K, 5 IP), Mary Haff, Arkansas – 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 K, BB, 14 IP, SHO, .157 opp. BA; Emily Kirby, Liberty – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 16 K, 5 BB, H, 3 R, 0 ER, .034 opp. BA; Olivia Lackie, South Alabama – 2-0, 2 SHO, 21 K, 2 BB, .146 opp. BA; Devon Miller, Fordham – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 K, 1 R, 0 ER, no-hitter vs. UMass (6 K, 5 IP); Brooke Plonka, Dartmouth – 3-0, 0.35 ERA, 2 SHO, 21 K, 2BB, 20 IP; Anna Reed Harvard – 2-0, 0.58 ERA, 10 K, BB, 12 IP; Tatum Spangler, Kentucky – 3-0 at LSU, 1 R, 12 K, 14 IP; Peyton St. George, Duke – 2-0, 0.88 ERA, 5 H, 11 K, 3 BB, .172 opp. BA (First 20-game winner in program history); Celeste Delorenzo, USC Upstate - .471, 8 H, 2B, HR (grand slam), 7 RBI, 5 R; Danielle Gibson, Arkansas - .455, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1.000 SLG (Arkansas’ new all-time RBI leader with 149); Camryn Greenwood, Louisville - .471, 8 H, 2B, 3 B, 2 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, BB, 1.000 OBP; Marissa Guimbarda, Clemson - .500, 6 H, 4 HR, 1.500 SLG, .571 OBP, 2 BB, 8 RBI, 4 R; Leea Hanks, Notre Dame - .471, 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 10 R, .591 OBP, 1.059 SLG; Rachel Hubertus, Fordham - .438, 7 H, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 5 R, BB, 1.188 SLG; Emma Kauf, Georgia Tech - .500, 3 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1.250 SLG; Jameson Kavel, Duke - .571, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 SB, .588 OBP, 1.143 SLG; Ally Kurland, Penn State - .583, 7 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.417 SLG, 3 BB; Alia Logoleo, Clemson - .417, 5 H, 4 HR (grand slam), 12 RBI, 1.417 SLG, .533 OBP, 2 BB; Grace Lyons, Oklahoma - .600, 4 HR (grand slam), 10 RBI, Carley Nance, Seattle - .556, 2B, 3 HR, 3 R, 10 RBI, 1.667 SLG, .600 OBP; Mia Trejo, UNLV - .600, 6 H, 2 HR, 4 R, 6 RBI, 1.200 SLG, .636 OBP.
