LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Northeast’s (Mo.) Olivia Cross captured the latest MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Fall Player of the Week award, the Association announced on Monday. She is being recognized for her outstanding play for the week of Oct. 13-19.
Cross tossed a three-hit shutout in the Bearcats’ 9-0 victory over South Shelby last Monday. The senior fanned 16 and walked one over seven innings in the circle. She also helped herself on offense with a three-RBI single and a stolen base.
It was the second straight game with double-digit strikeouts for Cross after collecting 10, including the 700th of her career, on Oct. 9 against Harrisburg. She also recorded 14 strikeouts in a Sept. 29 three-hitter versus Fayette.
MaxPreps.com
, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. To nominate a player a coach must enter the athlete's game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week’s award.
The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week is announced on NFCA.org on Mondays during the fall season.
MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team’s stats on MaxPreps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team’s information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.
To obtain a coach’s login, please contact: coachsupport@maxpreps.com or call (800) 329-7324 x1. To enter a team’s stats on the MaxPreps website, please click here.
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