LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Capital’s Lexie Leggett and Pfeiffer’s Kali Morton claimed the latest 2023 Division III Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors on Tuesday.
Leggett, a senior left fielder from Chardon, Ohio, collected 17 hits, 13 RBI, 12 runs, seven home runs, four walks, two doubles and just one strikeout in 32 at-bats this week alone. For the season, Leggett ranks first in NCAA Division III in homers per game (0.53) and slugging percentage (1.143) and is in the top 10 in total homers. She has hit half (12) of her 24 career homers this season, and is just two from tying Devin Boggs’ single-season school record of 14 in 2013.
Morton, meanwhile, kept the No. 19 Falcons soaring with two wins and a save. The junior from Mooresville, N.C., pitched a complete-game four-hitter (four strikeouts) in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep of Meredith, after fanning three in one inning of relief to pick up the save in game one. She also struck out seven in a four-hit shutout of Methodist to extend her streak of consecutive innings without allowing an earned run to 48.
Other Top Performances
Kelly Aultman, Wisconsin-River Falls - .615, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.308 SLG; Hannah Biddlecome, Calvin - .652, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 6 RBI, 4-4 SB; Sydney Bielicki, Buffalo State - .652, 9 R, 2 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 SB; Mackenzie Bivin, MIT - .545, 8 RBI, tied school record with 40th RBI of season; Sydney Bonewit, SUNY New Paltz - .545, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 6 RBI; Molly Broccolo, Rochester – 4-0, 3 GS, 0.31 ERA, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, 22.1 IP, five-inning no-hitter versus Brockport; Molly Buck, Anderson - .642, 4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, also 1-0 in circle with 4 K over 11.1 IP; Rubi Butler, Massachusetts Maritime - .571 (4-for-7) 2 RBI; Kailey Carrano, Western New England - .455, 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI; Kennedy Carruth, Belhaven – 2-0, 16.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 24 K (16 in 11-inning win over Maryville), has allowed one ER in last 13 starts; Bree Cason, Howard Payne – 3-0, 17 IP, 9 K, no-hitter versus Ozarks; Sydney Chenoweth, Western Connecticut State – 3-0, 20 IP, 1 ER, 7 K, 0 BB; Lauren Clausen, Trine – perfect game (2 K) versus Olivet; Alex Cohen, Brandeis – 4-0, 1.17 ERA, 24 IP, 4 ER, 18 K 0 BB, also .385, 3B, HR, 6 RBI; Ashley Corley, Wisconsin Lutheran - .714, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 6 BB, 0 K, 2 SB; Trinity Critelli, SUNY Polytechnic – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 29 K, 3 BB, 11 IP, back-to-back no-hitters; Ashley Croft, East Texas Baptist - .429, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, plus 3-0 in circle with 1.75 ERA, 20 IP, 11 K, .174 opp BA; Malia Davis, Southern Virginia – perfect game against Salem (5 IP, 6 K); Sarah DeStefano, Moravian – 3-0, 1.84 ERA, 19 IP, 16 K, BB, plus .500, 4 RBI; Erin Donlan, Massachusetts Maritime – 1-0, 2 SHO, 2 H, 0 R, plus .500, 3 R; Chloe Garofalo, Wisconsin-Eau Claire - .421, 6 R, 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 SB; Marissa Gregory, Marywood – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 K, 2 BB, 2 H, 0.286 WHIP, 12.2 consecutive hitless innings, including perfect game with 9 K versus Centenary (N.J.); Jade Guertin, Plymouth State - .467, 4 R, 2 2B; Izzy Gutierrez, Mary Hardin-Baylor - .667, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, plus 1.000 FLD at two positions; Katelyn Halbach, Bethany Lutheran - .700, 14 R, 3 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 5 SB; Debbie Hill, Trine – perfect game (8 K) versus Albion; Ragini Kannan, Brandeis – 3-1, 3 CG, 1.04 ERA, 25 K, BB, 27 IP; Ava Khoury, Illinois Wesleyan - .500, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.063 SLG, .529 OBP; Julia Kinnally, The College of New Jersey - .643, 1.071 SLG, 1.714 OPS, 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI; Molly Mason, Rochester - .565, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 14 RBi, 3 BB; McKenna Mueller, Bridgewater (Va.) - .500, 4 2B, 2 BB; Haley Nash, Brandeis - .409, 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI; Moira O’Reilly, Babson – 3-0, 0.91 ERA, 43 K (including 19 K in eight-inning win over Emerson), 3 BB, 23 IP, 0.52 WHIP); Natalie Ritchey, Huntingdon - .450, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 4 SB; Lindsay Roman, SUNY New Paltz – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15 IP, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 2 BB, 7 K, one extra-base hit allowed); Morgan Sauers, York (Pa.) - .476, 5 R, 10 H, .619 OBP; Karson Saunders, Union - .650, 10 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 3-3 SB; Jacie Schultz, Wisconsin-Eau Claire – 2-2, 1.21 ERA, 9 K, 17.1 IP; Kayla Senne, Bethany Lutheran – 4-0, two no-hitters, 27 IP, 39 K; Torie Shifflett, Bridgewater (Va.) - .429, 4 2B, 3 RBI; Charli Shinstine, Manhattanville – 3-0, 1.47 ERA, 25 K, 19 IP, no-hitter versus St. Joseph’s (Long Island); Jayleen Torres (Manhattanville) - .429, 7 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 8-8 SB; Benni Tucci, Western Connecticut State - .555, 8 R, 2 RBI; Alyssa Vilchez, Eastern Connecticut State – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 2 H (both singles), 0 R, 0.51 opp BA, no-hitter against Castelton; Holly Walter, Moravian - .524, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI 2-2 SB; Crimson Wells, Huntingdon – 2-0, 10 IP, 6 H, 0.00 ERA, 5 K, 0 BB; Lindsey Windsor, Salisbury – .500, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, plus 2-0, 1.27 ERA, 10 K, 11 IP, .132 opp BA, combined no-hitter versus Cabrini, double short of cycle against Stevenson; Cassie Woods, Trine - .750, 6 R, 2 2B, 3B, 3 BB, 6 RBI, 0 K.
Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.
2023 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week
April 18 — Kali Morton, Pfeiffer, Jr., RHP, Mooresville, N.C.
April 11 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, So., RHP, New Kent, Va.
April 4 — Tayah Kelley, Linfield, Sr., RHP, Myrtle Creek, Ore.
March 28 — Kennedy Carruth, Belhaven, Jr., RHP, St. Francisville, La.
March 21 — Angela Sperandeo, Lynchburg, Sr., RHP, Glen Allen, Va.
March 14 — Kendyll Cahill, Mount Union, Fr., RHP, Groveport, Ohio
2023 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week
April 18 — Lexie Leggett, Capital, Sr., LF, Chardon, Ohio.
April 11 — Serena Gonzalez, Texas Lutheran, Fr., INF, Corpus Christi, Texas.
April 4 — Debbie Hill, Trine, Fr., DP, Whiteland, Ind.
March 28 — Allie Gordon, Belhaven, Jr., 3B, Macon, Ga.
March 21 — Sarah Watts, Lynchburg, Fr., 2B, South Boston, Va.
March 14 — Natalia Pilpil, WashU, So., UT, Santa Clarita, Calif.
2023 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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