LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Redlands’ Katlyn Gandara and Pacific Lutheran’s Paola Garcia captured the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors on Tuesday.

Gandara, a senior pitcher from Whittier, Calif., went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 10 hits and no walks allowed, plus four strikeouts over 13 innings in the circle for the No. 7-ranked (23-4) Bulldogs. She also helped herself at the plate, going 7-for-10 with two doubles, a home run, two walks, nine RBI and a 1.200 slugging percentage.

Garcia, meanwhile, hit .423 (11-for-26) for the week with 10 runs, five homers, 12 RBI and 26 total bases for the (18-6) Lutes. The senior from Downey, Calif., also played flawlessly in the outfield, making 19 putouts and collecting one assist splitting time between her usual left field position and center field following an injury.

Other Top Performances

Maddison Adkins, Lancaster Bible – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 7 K, plus .467 AVG, 2B, 3B, 8 RBI; Claire Beck, Wisconsin-Eau Claire – .583 AVG, 6 R, 2B, HR, 8 RBI, plus 2-0, 1.91 ERA, 11 IP; Adelie Beebe, Hartford – .454 AVG, 6 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI; Kenzie Bessette, Plymouth State – .467 AVG, 5 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI, 3-3 SB; Naomi Boldenuck, WPI – 2-0, 1.62 ERA, 13 IP, no-hitter vs. Worcester State; Brianna Cardona, Western New England – 8 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K; Allie Cecere, Plymouth State – 2-0, 2.52 ERA, 2 CG; Avery Couch, Plymouth State – .357 AVG, HR, 4 RBI; Mia Crudale, Rhode Island College – 2-0, 1.23 ERA, 11 IP, 2 ER, 7 K; Madison DeMaio, Farmingdale State – 2-0, 0.70 ERA, 2 H, 10 IP, 15 K, no-hitter vs. Sarah Lawrence; Kylie Denaro, Concordia (Texas) – 7-for-7, 9 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB; Sarah DeStefano, Moravian – 2-0, SHO, 0.00 ERA, 13 IP, 10 K, BB; Melanie Earley, Rhode Island College – .500 AVG, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Alex Frenza, New Paltz – five-inning perfect game (10 K) vs. Purchase; Macy Funderburk, Belhaven – 2-0, 8.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, CG; Hannah Gilbert, MCLA – 2-0, 10 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 K, no-hitter vs. Cobleskill; Megan Heidelbauer, Simpson – .625 AVG, 5 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI; Avery Holland, East Texas Baptist – four-hit, five-inning shutout (8 K) against LeTourneau; Rebekah Hoover, Lancaster Bible – .688 AVG, 4 2B, 3B, 8 RBI; Maya Knasiak, TCNJ – 3-0, 2 SHO, 0.00 ERA, 14 IP, 6 H, 19 K, extended scoreless innings streak to 40.1; Sadie Leonard, Williams – 3-2, 0.53 ERA, 26.1 IP, 52 K, one-hitter (14 K) vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Nevaeh Lopez, MCLA – .667 AVG, 10 H, 4 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 2-2 SB; Alex Love, Lynchburg – .500 AVG, 6 R, 2B, 3 SB, .777 SLG; Helen Maddux, Lynchburg – .352 AVG, 5 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI; Caroline Malandra, Bridgewater (Va.) – .500 AVG, 5 R, 4 2B, 2-2 SB, 1.500 SLG; Ella McCabe, Wooster – .833 AVG, 2B, RBI, 2 SB; Abby Merchant, WPI – 2-0, 12 IP, 0.58 ERA, allowed one run and one extra-base hit for week; Jillian Meszaros, Wooster – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 7.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 9 K, no-hitter vs. Oberlin; Madilyn Moffitt, Denison – one-hit shutout (8 K) vs. then-No. 17 Case Western; Kira Monji, Carnegie Mellon – .727 AVG, 4 R, 2 RBI, SB; Josie O’Leary, Manhattanville – .875 AVG, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 SB; Alexandra Pole, Farmingdale State – .800 AVG, 1.200 SLG, 2 2B, 6 RBI; Avery Provenzano, Redlands – .636 AVG, 2 2B, 4 RBI; Bethany Rodman, Muskingum – 2-0, 1.05 ERA, 20 IP, 2 BB, 10 K; Meara Sain, Linfield – .615 AVG, 1.462 SLG, 8 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI; Katie Scolese, Catholic – .667 AVG, 2 2B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1.833 SLG; Ryan Stratman, East Texas Baptist – .714 AVG, 3 R, 2 BB, RBI; Cara Taylor, Muskingum – .455 AVG, 7 R, 4 2B, HR, 4 RBI, reached 200 career hits; Emily Travis, Muskingum – .563 AVG, 5 R, 6 BB, 3B, 5 RBI; Jordan Wallace, Brandeis – .579 AVG, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 16 RBI, tied school single-game record with seven RBI vs. NYU; Paige Wilson, Pacific Lutheran – 3-0, 1.65 ERA, 3 GS, 17 IP, 22 K, one extra-base hit allowed; Hannah Zabik, Averett – 3-0, 1.22 ERA, 17.2 IP, 14 K, 2 CG SHO.

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 31 — Katlyn Gandara, Redlands, Sr. RHP, Whittier, Calif.

March 24 — Hannah Hearl, Virginia Wesleyan, So., RHP, Orange County, Va.

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 31 — Paola Garcia, Pacific Lutheran, Sr., LF, Downey, Calif.

March 24 — Taylor McQueen, Virginia Wesleyan, Jr., C, Clayton, N.C.

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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