LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Cal Poly Humboldt’s Shelby Shanks and Cal State San Marcos’ Jordan Hill collected Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played Feb. 23-March 1.
Shanks was red hot last weekend at the NorCal Crossover Tournament that featured 17 teams. Over a five-game stretch, she led all players with a .707 batting average (12-for-17), .737 on-base percentage and 1.176 slugging percentage. Shanks also topped the tournament charts with 12 hits, 7 RBI and 20 total bases. She notched three doubles, a triple and a home run. Additionally, the senior shortstop was flawless at her position in 17 chances.
Hill posted a 3-0 mark last week with a 0.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19 innings of work. She walked just three batters, posted a 0.74 WHIP and held her opponents to a .175 batting average. The senior righty twirled a six-hit shutout against Western Oregon with five strikeouts. Hill also tossed six shutout innings in wins over Montana Billings and Vanguard for the No. 1-ranked Cougars.
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 Nominated Performances
Jessie Baughan, West Florida - .500 AVG (4-for-8), 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.375 SLG; Eleanor De Block, West Alabama – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 R, 5 H, 14 K, SV, 2 SHO; Ashley Goodale, Cal State Dominguez Hills - .500 AVG, 13 H, 7 RBI, 5 SB; Sami Huck, McKendree – 2-0, 0.88 ERA, 26 K, BB, 16 IP, no-hitter vs. Wisconsin Parkside (tied NCAA record with 20 strikeouts in seven innings); Nadia Juarez, Cal State Dominguez Hills – 4-0, 0.53 ERA, 2 SHO, 4 CG, 2 ER, 10 K; Aalana Kimble, Saginaw Valley State – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 K, BB, no-hitter vs. Palm Beach Atlantic; Sarah Langlie, Barry - .667 AVG, 8 H, 3 2B, 10 RBI, 2 SB, .917 SLG; Alyson Malone, Southeastern Oklahoma – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, BB, 1 H, 10.2 IP, no-hitter vs. Southern Nazarene; Alexis Mohr, Fort Hays State- .400 AVG, 3 HR ,grand slam, 10 RBI, 1.300 SLG, 3 BB, HBP, 2 SAC, SF; RayLin Morgan, Rogers State - .389 AVG, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, grand slam; Kayla Morris, West Alabama - .455 AVG, 2B, 3 HR, grand slam, 9 RBI, 1.364 SLG, .500 OBP; America Rubio, Southern Arkansas - .538 AVG, 2 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, .917 SLG; Sarah Sabocsik, Shippensburg - .467 AVG, 7 H, 6 R, 3 HR, 2 2B, 8 RBI; Zoey Sifuentes, Angelo State -.545 AVG, 6 H, 3 2B, HR, 4 R, 7 RBI, 1.091 SLG, 2BB, .615 OBP; Labraida Tenorio, Western New Mexico – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 5 H, 0 BB, 7 IP, SHO; Carsen Tinkler, Missouri Southern – 1.000 AVG, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, 2.330 SLG, 1.000 OBP; Sydney Young, Missouri Western - .588 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .632 OBP, 1.000 SLG.
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