LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pacific Lutheran’s Paige Wilson and Babson’s Sara Moore claimed the penultimate Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors of the 2025 season on Tuesday.
Moore, a senior outfielder from Kennett Square, Pa., batted .684 (13-for-19) with six runs, a double, two RBI and 10 stolen bases in 10 attempts. She recorded five multi-hit games for the week and became the first player in program history to collect 100 career stolen bases.
Wilson, meanwhile, went 2-0 with a 0.54 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 13 innings in the circle. The sophomore right-hander from Carlsbad, Calif., fanned 12 Puget Sound batters on Saturday then tossed a three-hit shutout against the Loggers on Sunday.
Other Top Performances
Grace Ellis, Randolph-Macon – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, SHO, 13 IP, 0 BB, 12 K; Sarah Henninger, Mount Aloysius – .786 AVG, 3 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 1.143 SLG; Jessica Koptcho, Mount Aloysius – 2-0, 1.87 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 18.2 IP, 5 BB, 33 K, set program single-game record with 18 strikeouts against Carlow; Sadie Leonard, Williams – win and save in doubleheader versus Hamilton, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 16 K; Bri Sarae, Pacific Lutheran – .429 AVG, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 4-4 SB; Brynn Timmer, Milwaukee School of Engineering – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 12 K.
Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.
2025 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week
May 6 — Paige Wilson, Pacific Lutheran, So., RHP, Carlsbad, Calif.
April 29 — Sydney Waldon, SUNY New Paltz, Sr., RHP, Maplewood, N.J.
April 22 — Gianna Adams, Carnegie Mellon, Fr., RHP, Scranton, Pa.
April 15 — Ainsley Evanetski, St. John Fisher, Sr., RHP, Rochester, N.Y.
April 8 — Sadie Leonard, Williams, Jr., RHP, Tiburon, Calif.
April 1 — Sadie Leonard, Williams, Jr., RHP, Tiburon, Calif.
March 25 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, Sr., RHP, New Kent, Va.
March 18 — Darian Kanno, Hiram, Sr., RHP, Mililani, Hawaii
March 11 — Sarah DeStefano, Moravian, Jr., RHP, Ringoes, N.J.
March 4 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, Sr., RHP, New Kent, Va.
2025 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week
May 6 — Sara Moore, Babson, Sr., OF, Kennett Square, Pa.
April 29 — Emma Lee, Trine, Jr., CF, Cottage Grove, Wis.
April 22 — Medora Rylee, St. Olaf, Sr., C, Chaska, Minn.
April 15 — Serena Gonzalez, Texas Lutheran, Jr., DP, Corpus Cristi, Texas
April 8 — Tauryn Cummings, East Texas Baptist, Gr., 3B, Houston, Texas
April 1 — Ellie Zerr, Emory, So., UT, San Diego, Calif.
March 25 — Paige Lathrop, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Jr., OF, South Milwaukee, Wis.
March 18 — Brooke Greaver, Christopher Newport, Gr., 3B, Abingdon, Md.
March 11 — Candace Slaw, Christopher Newport, So., OF, Rappahannock, Va.
March 4 — Tristen Maddox, East Texas Baptist, Gr., SS, Mission, Texas
2025 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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