LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chapman’s Rose Malen and Bowdoin’s Anika Ewert captured the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.
Malen, a senior pitcher from San Rafael, Calif., went 3-0 for the week and tossed her first collegiate no-hitter in an 8-0 five-inning victory over Dickinson last Monday as part of the (16-4) No. 18 Panthers’ 6-0 Hawaii trip. The right-hander followed that up with a five-hitter last Tuesday against Minnesota-Morris, then took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Sunday in Chapman’s return to the mainland versus Pacific Lutheran, allowing just one hit in the 6-1 victory on a solo homer.
Before that, Malen had pitched 17 consecutive scoreless innings. For the week, she compiled a 0.39 ERA and held opponents to a .105 batting average.
Ewert, meanwhile, hit .636 (21-for-33) with 18 runs, two doubles, eight RBI, four walks and 17 steals in 17 attempts, as the unbeaten (9-0) Polar Bears won eight straight in Florida and nine overall to match their best start since the 2007 season. Seven of Ewert’s eight games last week featured multiple hits, runs and steals.
The Newport Coast, Calif., native collected four hits twice and had two contests with three hits. Ewert didn’t strike out once in 37 plate appearances and the speedy center fielder also had 15 putouts and an assist on defense.
Other Top Performances
Brianna Bailey, Rhode Island College – .458 AVG, 9 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 12 RBI; Kate Carlone, Rochester Institute of Technology – .528 AVG, 19 H, 2B, 3B, HR, 9 RBI, 2 SB; Gabby Duran, Drew – 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 14 IP, 11 K, no-hitter vs. Crown, plus .316 AVG, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Kailee Falconer, Concordia-Moorhead – .325 AVG, 4 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 4 SB; Emma Foster, Manhattanville – .429 AVG, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SB; Alex Frenza, SUNY New Paltz – 2-1, 4 CG, SV, 2.08 ERA, 30.1 IP, 15 K, 1.19 WHIP; Avery Holland, East Texas Baptist – 2-1, 1.40 ERA, 20 IP, 14 K, SHO; Taryn Jones, Rochester Institute of Technology – .483 AVG, 9 R, 14 H, 4 2B, HR, 18 RBI; Lucy Latour, Worcester Polytechnic Institute – .480 AVG, 2 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .880 SLG, 5 SB; Isabela Lipsky, Stevens Institute of Technology – .625 AVG, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 BB, 5 SB; Carissa Lusk, Pennsylvania College of Technology – .471 AVG, 2 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 SB; Haley Meierhofer, Drew – .565 AVG, 9 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 5 SB, 18 PO, 9 A, 0 E; Abby Merchant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 4-0, 0.97 ERA, 21.2 IP, 0.88 WHIP, 2 BB, 17 K, 3 total runs allowed; Piper Morton, East Texas Baptist – .380 AVG, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 6 RBI; Evelyn Rhodes, Bridgewater (Va.) – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 12 K, 2 SHO; Allie Roberts, Huntingdon – 2-0, 1.17 ERA, 12 IP, 17 K, 2 CG, no-hitter vs. Wesleyan, win against No. 5 Berry; Bethany Rodman, Muskingum – 3-0, 2.38 ERA, 17.2 IP, 8 K; Kiya Steger, Loras – 3-0, 2 SV, 1.03 ERA, 20.1 IP, 27 K, plus .394 AVG in 33 PA, 5 R, 14 RBI; Cara Taylor, Muskingum – .700 AVG, 12 R, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 6 SB; Ava Thys, SUNY New Paltz – .473 AVG (9-for-19), 5 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 18 PO, 7 A, 0 E; Jori Wilkendorf, Manhattanville – 3-2, 1.58 ERA, 31 IP, 8 K, .246 opp. BA, 1.23 WHIP; Karlie Wolfe, Salisbury – .412 AVG, 2B, HR, 10 RBI, 34 PO, 1 A, 0 E.
Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.
2026 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week
March 17 — Rose Malen, Chapman, Sr., RHP, San Rafael, Calif.
March 10 — Hannah Hearl, Virginia Wesleyan, So., RHP, Orange County, Va.
March 3 — Katelyn Howard, Texas Lutheran, Sr., RHP, Waller, Texas
2026 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week
March 17 — Anika Ewert, Bowdoin, Sr., CF, Newport Coast, Calif.
March 10 — Anslee Sauchegraw, Piedmont, Fr., SS, Covington, Ga.
March 3 — Reagan Hill, Randolph-Macon, Sr., 1B, Hanover, Va.
2026 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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