LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Skidmore’s Hannah Davis and Mary Washington’s Caitlyn Burch captured the latest Division III Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors on Tuesday.
Davis, a senior pitcher and first baseman from Stafford, Conn., hit .636 for the week (7-for-11) with four runs, a double, two homers, nine RBI, and intentional walks in each of her final three at-bats. Meanwhile, the Stafford High product was 2-0 in the circle with a 0.75 ERA, 11 strikeouts and just two walks allowed over 12 innings pitched.
Burch, a sophomore right-hander from Mechanicsville, Md., fanned 11 batters en route to her first collegiate no-hitter on Saturday against Gettysburg, then earned the save in game two. For the week, the former three-sport standout at Chopticon High was 3-0 with a 0.28 ERA, 37 strikeouts and just five walks over 25 innings.
Other Top Performances
Greenville freshman third baseman Mia Boyd hit a two-run homer to win a game against Simpson and was 2-for-3 in the game overall. … Drew freshman pitcher Teagan Bradley tossed a six-hitter and a three-hitter in a pair of starts, going 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA, one earned run, one walk and 12 strikeouts over 14 innings. … WashU freshman pitcher Jamie Burgasser fanned five in a five-inning one-hitter against Brandeis. … The College of New Jersey junior infielder/outfielder Jaclyn Carifi was 7-for-10 (.700) with four runs, five doubles and three RBI in a 4-0 week for the Lions. … Clark (Mass.) senior first baseman Francesca Cirone hit .750 with three doubles, a homer and five RBI. … Wisconsin-Oshkosh freshman outfielder Brianna Davis had four multi-hit games, batting .556 with 10 runs, two doubles, two triples and two RBI. … Tufts sophomore pitcher Sophia DiCocco pitched a two-hit shutout and had a three-inning save in a 3-1 week personally, with a 0.48 ERA, two walks and 15 strikeouts over 32.2 innings. … WashU senior shortstop Kirsten Drabek was 5-for-9 (.556) with two doubles and five RBI. … Methodist freshman third baseman Haley Fethke hit .750 with two homers in one game to match a program mark. … Kean junior second baseman Eliza Filus batted .533 with four runs, eight hits, a triple, two homers and 10 RBI. … Gordon (Mass.) graduate utility player Karissa Hatchell hit .727 with three runs and five RBI. … SUNY Oswego junior pitcher Fiona Higgins tossed 13 scoreless innings across two wins, with 27 strikeouts, six walks, four hits and just one earned run for the week. … Belhaven freshman first baseman Ellie Jones batted .571 with four doubles, two homers, 10 RBI and a 1.286 slugging percentage. … Rochester freshman third baseman Ally Kim raised her average 94 points in a pair of doubleheader sweeps, hitting .667 for the week with two doubles, a homer, seven RBI, seven steals and a perfect week (five putouts, 10 assists) in the field. … Greenville senior pitcher Alison Klaus recorded 11 strikeouts, four hits, and two runs (none earned) in a win over Simpson. … MIT sophomore utility player Katia Pendowski batted .571 with three homers and 10 RBI. … Hood freshman first baseman Jocelyn Pfleiger batted .412 with eight RBI. … Gordon (Mass.) freshman catcher Ami Rivera hit .642 with seven runs, two doubles and five RBI. … Union freshman pitcher Jessie Rooney went 2-0 with a save, 11 strikeouts, two complete games and a 1.26 ERA over 16.2 innings. … Texas Lutheran sophomore pitcher Ashlyn Strother recorded two wins, a 0.50 ERA, 22 strikeouts, two walks and three hits over 14 innings. She fanned a career-high 15 in a win over Southwestern. … Bridgewater (Va.) junior right fielder Kathryn Thomas went 14-for-26 (.538) with a double, homer, five RBI and five steals in five attempts. … George Fox freshman designated player Sharon Tomei hit three of her four homers in one day, collecting eight RBI and a slash line of .421/.522/1.105. … Salisbury junior pitcher/utility player Lindsey Windsor helped the Sea Gulls tie a school record with seven homers in one game with two of her own, and batted .778 for the week with eight runs, a double, three homers, four walks, five steals and eight RBI. She also struck out seven over 6.1 innings (two appearances) and recorded a save.
Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.
2022 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week
March 29 — Caitlyn Burch, Mary Washington, So., RHP, Mechanicsville, Md.
March 22 — Ashlyn Hemm, Loras, Fr., RHP, Port Byron, Ill.
March 15 — Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran, So., RHP, Seabrook, Texas.
March 8 — Kate Alger, Christopher Newport, Fr., RHP, Staunton, Va.
2022 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week
March 29 — Hannah Davis, Skidmore, Sr., P/1B, Stafford, Conn.
March 22 — Franie Burnett, Central, So., RF, Ankeny, Iowa.
March 15 — Kaitlyn Hasty, Christopher Newport, Sr., 1B, Chesapeake, Va.
March 8 — Sarah Proctor, Christopher Newport, Sr., OF, Mineral, Va.