LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida’s Reagan Walsh and Oklahoma State’s Ruby Meylan captured the Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played Feb. 24-March 2.
Walsh hit .688 with 11 base hits, two doubles, four home runs and 11 RBI for the No. 3 Gators. She slugged 1.625, drew one walk and recorded an .667 on-base percentage. Against Western Michigan, Walsh left the yard twice and matched a season-best with five RBI. She clubbed her second grand slam of the season in that contest. The senior infielder registered five multi-hit contests and also homered versus Troy and Florida A&M.
Meylan was 6-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 23.1 shutout innings. She twirled a two-hit shutout with 10 punchouts against then-No. 18 Nebraska and also went 4.2 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in her other start versus Tulsa. Meylan added four victories in relief, including a five-inning performance out of the bullpen at Central Arkansas. She blanked the Sugar Bears on one hit with one walk and one strikeout in a comeback win. In her other three relief appearances, the junior hurler surrendered just one hit and struck out 11 over 6.2 shutout innings.
The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee, which features one member head coach from each of the NCAA’s 31 conferences.
Selected Top Performances
Addison Amaral, Notre Dame - .417, 2 HR, 6 RBI, SB, .917 SLG; Lair Beautae, Ole Miss - .714, 5 H, 2B, 3B, 4 BB, 4 RBI, 1.143 SLG; Lily Bell, Western Carolina - .471, 8 H, 2B, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 8 R, SB; Aliyah Binford, Ole Miss - .294, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB, SB, no-hitter vs. Murray State (8 K, 3 BB); Megan Bloodworth, Oklahoma State - .556, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 8 R, 1.056 SLG; Lexie Brady, Ole Miss - .500, 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, BB, SB, HBP; Kenzie Brown, Arizona State – 3-0, 0.48 ERA, 29 K, 5 BB, 8 H, 2 R, ER, 5 BB, 14.2 IP; Payton Burnham, Arkansas – 1-0, SV, 0.88 ERA, 8 K, 4 H, R, 2 BB; Maura Condon, Purdue – Recorded first career hit, a walk-off grand slam versus Purdue Fort Wayne; Ashley Corpuz, George Washington - .455, 3 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB, SB, 1.455 SLG; Karynton Dawson, Baylor -.582, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 1.000 SLG, 2 BB, HBP, .667 OBP; Courtney Day, Arkansas - .615, 8 H, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 5 R, 4 BB, 1.462 SLG, .667 OBP; Alexis DeBoer, Washington - .545, 12 H, 12 RBI, 4 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, BB, 1 SB, 1.091 SLG; Sara Ebner, Green Bay - .526, 10 H, 8 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB, .615 OBP, game-winning grand slam versus Saint Louis; Amanda Fulton, Western Carolina – 4-0, 0.61 ERA, 39 K, 10 BB, 23 IP; Stevie Hansen, Washington – 2-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 16 K, BB, HBP, 4 H, 12.2 IP, SHO; Destiny Johns, FAU - .563, 9 H, 13 RBI, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 2 BB; Maya Johnson, Belmont – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 24 K, BB, 13 IP, 2 SHO, no-hitter vs Tennessee State (11 K, 5 IP); Jackie Lis, Southern Illinois - .438, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, .526 OBP, tied SIU career home run record; Percy Llama, Ole Miss - .364, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .909 SLG, 6 BB; Jenna Lord, Charlotte - .500, 8 H, 0 K, BB, 6 HR, 13 RBI 6 R, 1.625 SLG; Kendre Luschar, Oregon - .714, 1 H, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4-4 SB, 1.143 SLG; Hailey Maestretti Utah, 1-1, 0.74 ERA, 10 K, 19 IP, SHO; Abby Mallo, Saint Louis - .550, 3 HR, 2 2B, 11 RBI, 1.100 SLG, 1.754 OPS; Brooke McCubbin, Clemson – 2-0, 0.64 ERA, SV, 6 K, 11 IP; Maya McPerson, Western Carolina - .455, 10 H, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 16 RBI; Maddie Moore, Clemson - .625, 10 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 3 BB, SB, 1.188 SLG, .684 OBP; Devyn Netz, Arizona - .563, 9 H, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 5 R, 5BB, .680 OBP, 2-0, 11 K, CG; Kasidi Pickering, Oklahoma - .417, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 5 R, 5 BB, SB; Moriah Polar, Purdue - .588, 10 H, 2B, 4 R, 4-5 SB, .632 OBP; Sami Potvin, Iowa State – 1-0, 9 K, 5 IP, perfect game versus Grambling; Courtney Poulich, Robert Morris – 7 H, 2 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 11 RBI, tied single-game program record with 7 RBI; Reagan Powell, Bucknell - .600, 6 H, 2 HR, 2B, 3B, 8 RBI; Brianna Roberts, Binghamton – 3-0, SV, 0.90 ERA, 24 K, 2 BB, 13 H, 20 IP; Delaney Robeson, Kent State - .684, 13 H, 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1.211 SLG, .700 OBP, 7 R; Paige Sinicki, Oregon - .667, 8 H, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 4-4 SB; Gabby Stagner, South Alabama - .529, 9 H, 2 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 1.118 SLG; Madison Walker, Missouri - .421, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 1.158 SLG.
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