LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Texas’ Reese Atwood and Oklahoma State’s Lexi Kilfoyl were named 2024 Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week, respectively. It marked the second honor in just three weeks for Atwood and the first for Kilfoyl. The duo is being recognized for their outstanding performances for contests played Feb. 19-25.
Atwood had another monster week at the plate for the No. 2 Longhorns as she hit .647 with a double, five home runs, 16 RBI and five runs scored. She recorded 11 hits, slugged 1.588, drew four walks (two intentional) and reached base at a .682 clip. The sophomore catcher homered off Stanford’s Nijaree Canady and also hit a pair against Colorado State (4 RBI). Atwood added another long ball and five RBI in a win over Houston Christian. She leads the NCAA with nine home runs, 1.447 slugging percentage and .632 batting average (10 or more at bats).
Kilfoyl twirled three complete game shutouts and scattered just six hits (all singles) over 21 innings of work. The first two shutouts came against then-No. 16 Florida and then-No. 4 Washington. The graduate hurler held the Gators to three hits, while fanning six and issuing her only two walks of the week. Facing off against the Huskies, Kilfoyl struck out four and limited UW to two base hits. She capped off her stellar week with a one-hit shutout (eight strikeouts) of Loyola Chicago. In her three appearances, she fanned 18 batters and held her opposition to a .089 batting average. At the plate, Kilfoyl recorded three RBI and a homer in four pinch-hit appearances.
The Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week are voted on by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee.
Selected Top Performances
Billie Andrews, Nebraska - 5 GP/5 GS, .619 avg., 13 H, 8 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 2-2 SB, 1.238 SLG%, .619 OB%; Lizzy Avery, Boston University- 2 APP, 1-0, 1 SV, 0.00 ERA, 7 SO, 2 BB, 6.0 IP, .000 OPP BA; 4 GP/4 GS, .462 avg., .533 OB%, 2 RBIs, 2 R, 2 BB; Valerie Cagle, Clemson - 5 GP/5 GS, .444 avg., 8 hits, 1 2B, 2 HR, 1 Grand Slam, 1 SB, 1 SF, 11 RBI, .833 SLG, .450 OBP, 3 runs; 4 App/1 GS, 0.00 ERA, 17 SO, 5 BB, 13.2 IP, 5 Hits; Ariel Carlson, Oregon - 5 GP/% gs, .400 average (6-15), 2 HR (grand slam), 2B, 9 RBI, .867 slugging pct., 5 runs, 2-2 SB; Abby Dayton, Utah - 5 GP/5 GS, .750 avg, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1.125 SLG; Francesca Frelick, Duke - 4 GP/ 3GS, .667 avg, 6-for-9, 9RBI, 5 runs, 1.000 SLG, 1.00 FLD, .545 OBP; Riley Frizell, Louisville - 3 GP/GS; .636 AVG, 5 RBI, 2R, 1 BB.636 SLG, .667 OBP; Alexis Gillio, Louisiana Tech - 5 GP/ 5 GS, .550 AVG, 11 H, 2 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB; Maddie Gordon, Penn State - 5 GP/5 GS, .412 avg., 17 AB, 5 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 14 TB, .824 SLG, .412 OBP, 1 SB; Katie Kistler, Florida - 8 GP/8 GS, .526 AVG, 4 2B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 8 R, 2 SB, 3 BB, 1 SF; Kai Luschar, Oregon - 5 GP/5 GS, .588 average (10-17), 4 Runs, 1-2 SB; Cori McMillan, Virginia Tech - 12 GP/12 GS, .344 avg., 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, .906 SLG; Kennedy Miller, Arkansas - 6 GP/6 GS, .571 avg, .588 OBP, .786 SLG, 8 H, 6 R, 7 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 SF, 2 HBP; Cami Newbanks, Saint Louis - 5 gp/5 gs; .600 avg; 7 runs; 2 HR; 9 RBI; 1.200 slug%; 12 tb; 6 BB; .750 ob%; 1.950 ops; Ali Newland, LSU - 5 GP/ 5 GS, .556 avg., 10 H, 4 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 R, 1.111 SLG, 1 SB; Claire Timm, Oklahoma State - 7 GP/ 7GS, .556 avg, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .778 SLG, 3-3 SB, 9 R; Abby Ulsas, Saint Louis - 4 gp/4 gs; .647 avg; 7 runs; 11 hits; 1-2b; 1-3b; 2 RBI; 14 tb; .824 slug%; .647 ob%; 2-2 in stolen bases; 1.471 ops; CC Wong, Wichita State - 5 GP/5 GS, .571 Avg., 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 BB, 8 H, 4 R, 11 RBI, 1.286 SLG; Chloe Barber, Wichita State - 3 APP/2 GS, 2-0, 0.93 ERA, 33 SO, 8 H, 2 R, 9 BB; NiJaree Canady, Stanford - 3 app/2 GS, 2-0, 0.81 ERA, 24 SO, 2 BBs, 17.1 IP; Allie Floyd, Louisiana Tech - 3 app/2 GS, 2-0, 0.81 ERA, 24 SO, 2 BBs, 17.1 IP; Allie Floyd, Louisiana Tech - 2 App/1 GS, 2-0, 0.00 ERA. 10 SO, 0 BB, 5 H, 14 IP, 1 CG, .109 opp. BA; Riley Flynn, Harvard – 4 app, 2 wins, 10.2 IP, 10 K, .108 opp BA, 0.66 ERA, .094 WHIP; Robyn Herron, Arkansas – Perfect game vs. Illinois State (11 K); Nikki Hunter, Harvard – 3 app, 2 W, 11.2 IP, 0 R, 5 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.77 WHIP; Bridget Nemeth, Penn State – 3-0, 0.44 ERA, CG, 16.0 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 24 SO, .197 b/avg; Aissa Silva, Arizona - 5 app/2 GS, 3-0, 1.05 ERA, 14 SO, 2 BB, 20.0 IP, 3 ER; Taylor Tinsley, UCLA - 4 app/3 GS, 3-0, 0.64 ERA, 30 SO, 4 BB, 22.0 IP; Jala Wright, Duke - 2 app./2 GS, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 SO, 10.0 IP, 2 BB, 5H, 0R, 0ER.
