LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Arizona’s Olivia DiNardo and Alabama’s Montana Fouts captured 2023 Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors, respectively. The duo was recognized for their outstanding performances for contests played Feb. 27-March 5.
DiNardo posted a .857 batting average (12-for-14) with 12 hits, five doubles, and five walks, leading the Wildcats to a 4-1 week hosting the Hillenbrand Invitational. She registered seven RBI, seven runs scored, drew five walks, posted an .895 on-base percentage and slugged 1.214. The San Mateo, Calif. native’s weekend was highlighted by a 7-for-7 performance in a pair of victories over Texas A&M-Commerce. DiNardo recorded career bests of four hits and two doubles in Arizona's first win over A&M-Commerce and tallied a career high three RBI in the Wildcats' second win over the Lions.
Highlighted by a perfect game, Fouts threw 19 shutout innings across three starts, allowing just four hits and four walks, while striking out 36. After six shutout innings on March 1 vs. Southern Miss and a complete-game shutout vs. Longwood on March 4, she twirled a six-inning perfect game in the rematch against the Lancers on Sunday, the third perfecto of her career. The Grayson, Ky. native extended her shutout streak to a career high 25 innings and recorded double-digit strikeouts in all three outings.
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
Aliya Belard, Utah - .727, 3 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 SB, 1.182 SLG; Allee Bunker, Oregon - .538, 7 H, 2 2B, 6 R, 5 RBI; Danieca Coffey, LSU - .588, 10 H, 2B, HR, 14 TB, 3 BB, SB, 6 R; Courtney Day, Texas - .467, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1.067 SG, 3 BB, 1.593 OPS; Jocelynn De La Cruz, Seattle - .471, 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 1.235 SLG; Rylin Hedgecock, Arkansas - .500, 7 H, 5 HR, 2B, 12 RBI, 9 R, 5 BB, .650 OBP, 1.643 SLG; Caroline Hudston, Liberty - .583, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 8 R, 1.833 SLG, .643 OBP; Regan Johnson, Arkansas - .619, 13 H, 8 R, 3B, 4 SB; Raigan Kramer, Arkansas - .667, .706 OBP, 1.583 SLG, 8 H, 11 RBI, 3 HR, 4 BB; Kaitlyn Morrison, Penn State - .700, 7 H, 2 2B, 5 RBI, BB, .900 SLG; Kylie Neel, Louisiana Tech - .583, 7 H, 6 RBI, 5 R, 2 2B, 3BB, .688 OBP; Jordyn VanHook, Arizona State - .471, 8 H, 2 2B, 4 HR, 6 R, 9 RBI; Sasha Willems, South Alabama - .538, 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 1.358 SLG; Sydney Berzon, LSU – 2-0, 1.05 ERA, SHO, 16 K, .188 opp. BA; Allison Boaz, Boston University – 3-0, 0.72 ERA, 10 K, .200 opp. BA; NiJaree Canady, Stanford – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SHO, 30 K, 13 IP; Chandler Dennis, Georgia Tech – 2-0, 0.53 ERA, 13 K, 13.1 IP; Stevie Hansen, Oregon – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 13 K, BB, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 H, .143 opp. BA; Robyn Herron, Arkansas – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 H, 26 K, 0 XBH, 14.1 IP; Olivia Lackie, South Alabama – 2-0, 0.54 ERA, 16 K, 2 CG, SHO, 3H, .078 opp. BA; Bailey Parshall, Penn State – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 K, 4 H, 13 IP.
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