LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tusculum’s Danielle Jason and Southern Arkansas’ Brinson Rogers captured Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played Feb. 3-9.
Over six games last week, Jason batted .762 with 16 hits, 17 runs scored and 11 stolen bases. She recorded four RBI, four doubles, a triple and three walks, while reaching base at a .792 clip and slugging 1.048. Against Converse she was 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and two stolen bases. She also notched three hits against Lees-McRae (twice) and Barton. Jason swiped three bases twice and scored four runs versus Lees-McRae.
Rogers was pivotal in the Muleriders’ 4-1 showing at the Alvy Early Memorial Invitational last weekend. The senior from Statesboro, Ga. posted a 3-0 mark with wins against Central Missouri, Northeastern State and Emporia State, posting two complete-game shutouts against the latter two and tossing six scoreless innings against Central Missouri. She twirled a one-hitter versus Northeastern State with 10 strikeouts and fanned 12 versus UCM. Rogers finished the weekend, 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts in addition to holding opponents to a .150 batting average.
The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee, which features two member coaches from each of the NCAA’s eight regions.
Selected Top Performances
AJ Agers, Drury - .455 (5-for-11), 3 R, 3 RB, HR, 2B, 11 IP, ER, 5 K, 7 H; Jill Albayati, Cal State San Marcos - .529, .882 SLG, 5 RBI; Brianna Asmondy, Trevecca Nazarene - .529, 9 H, 5 R, 5 RBI, 5 2B, HR, BB; Cera Blanchard, UT Tyler – 2-0, 0.57 ERA, 10 K, .163 opp. BA, 7 H, ER; Avery Booker, Harding – 4 APP/1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 3 BB, 7 IP, .400, RBI; Emilee Boyer, West Texas A&M - .722, 2 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB, 6 R, 1.500 SLG, .737 OBP; Reese Cauley, AUM – 2B, HR, 6 RBI; Haley Hacker, Oklahoma Baptist - .615, 8 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1.231 SLG, .571 OBP, 2-2 SB; Hannah Harper, West Florida - .615, 8 H, 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 2-0, 13 K, 2 BB; Lauren Harris, McKendree - .545, 6 H, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1.182 SLG, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 0 K, .688 OBP; Aylene Lucero, Eastern New Mexico - .667, 10 H, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, 5-6 SB, 9 R; Linda Moore, Lander - .722, 2 2B, 5 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 0 K, .944 SLG; Briana Neal, Saint Leo - .438, 7 R, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 5 BB, 5-5 SB; Ashlan Sensing, Trevecca Nazarene - .875 (7-for-8), 1.00 SLG, .778 OBP, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 2 CG, 11 K, .192 opp. BA; Jayline Sloss, Cal State San Marcos – 2-0, SV, 2 R, ER, 0.54 ERA, 13 inn.; JT Smith, UT Tyler .546, 6 H, 3 3B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 HBP, SB; Hannah Taylor, Eckerd - .526, 10 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, .947 SLG; Haleigh Thomas, Saint Leo – 3-0, 0.67 ERA, 12 K, 21 IP; Emma Wood, Embry-Riddle - .474, 4 2B, 4 R, 4 RBI.
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