LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Frostburg State’s Arden Miller and Southern Arkansas’ Brinson Rogers captured the Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played March 3-9. It marks the second accolade for Rogers in 2025.
Miller hit .667 (8-for-12) over four games last week with two doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases. She went 7-for-7 in a doubleheader sweep of Bowie State in FSU’s home opener. Miller launched three of her long balls, including a grand slam, and generated 10 RBI against the Bulldogs.
Rogers went 3-0 in three starts, recording a pair of shutouts, including a no-hitter versus Lane College on March 5. Over 15 innings of shutout ball, she struck out 32 batters, surrendered three hits and walked just one batter. Rogers fanned 12 of 16 batters she faced in the five-inning no-hitter. The senior hurler also notched a one-hit shutout of Ouachita Baptist with nine strikeouts in a five-inning victory. She closed out the week with five more scoreless innings against OBU, striking out 11 and allowing two hits. Rogers currently leads NCAA Division II with 107 strikeouts.
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
Megan Ackerman, Tusculum – 3-0, SV, 1.05 ERA, 10 K, 0 BB, 13.1 IP; Myah Arrieta, Colorado Mesa - .667, 8 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 1.417 SLG, .733 OBP; Alexis Barber, Saint Leo - .643, 9 H, 3 2B, 3B, 7 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 1.000 SLG; Cera Blanchard, UT Tyler – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 K, 5 BB, 4 H, 0 XBH, 10.2 IP; Carly Bogart, Valdosta State - .625, 5 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, BB, 1.750 SLG; Monica Bourque, Simon Fraser – 2-0, SV, 1.08 ERA, 10 K, 13 IP; Sarah Davenport, East Stroudsburg – 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 10 K, BB, CG, 7 IP; Kristen Davyduke, Simon Fraser - .500, 6 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 1.000 SLG; Ava Domenici, Embry-Riddle – 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 4 K, 5 BB, 12 IP; Jessalyn Gallegos, Colorado Mesa - 2-0, 1.75 ERA, 19 K, 3 BB, 2 CG, 12 IP; Tierney Hocquard, Saint Leo – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 K, 3 BB, 15.2 IP; Sami Huck, McKendree University – 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 26 K, 3 ER, BB, 2 CG, 18 IP; Macy Irelan, Saginaw Valley State – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 28 K, 8 BB, 2 R, 19 IP; Sammy Jimenez, Tusculum - .625, HR, 6 R, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 1.000 SLG, .643 OBP; Elly Koopman, Wayne State University - .500, HR, 8 RBI, .714 SSLG, seven-game hitting streak; Sarah Langile, Barry - .441, 16 H, 5 2B, HR, 15 RBI, 9 R, 2 SB, two four-RBI games; Claire Maulding, Valdosta State – 3-0, 0.54 ERA, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 21 K, 6 BB, 2 CG, .073 opp. BA; Delaney Morgan, Embry-Riddle - .500, 2 2B, 3B, 6 R, 6 RBI, .788 SLG; Alyssa Poston, Francis Marion – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 10 K, 0 BB, 5 H, 9 IP, SHO; Kinsley Proepper, Academy of Art - .750, HR, 2 RBI, 1.500 SLG, .833 OBP; Shelby Shanks, Cal Poly Humboldt - .588, 10 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 RBI, 1.294 SLG, .682 OBP, 5 BB; Abby Stansbury, Western Oregon – 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 3 K, 3 BB, SHO, 14 IP; Tatiana Trotter, Angelo State - .615, 8 H, 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 6 R, 9 RBI, 1.462 SLG, .706 OBP; Ka’Lyn Watson, UT Tyler - .500, 4 H, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SB, 1.250 SLG, .714 OBP; Victoria Zimmerman, Western Oregon - .500, 3B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 2 SB.
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