LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Colorado Mesa’s Myah Arrieta and Augustana’s Grace Glanzer earned this week’s Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for games played March 18-24.
Arrieta launched eight home runs, matching a school record with three in game three against Black Hills State, and slugged 2.375 during a four-game Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) sweep of the Yellowjackets. She batted .813 (13-for-16), scored 11 runs, walked twice and posted an .833 on-base percentage. In game three, Arrieta tallied four runs and six RBI. She left the yard twice and drove in three runs in games one and two. The junior shortstop leads the RMAC with 15 long balls.
Glanzer tossed 19 scoreless innings, allowing just four singles, walking one and striking out 26 batters in three outings last week. The senior hurler notched one- and two-hit shutouts with 10 and nine strikeouts, against Northwest Missouri State and Minnesota State Moorhead, respectively. Glanzer also blanked Northern State on one hit over the first five innings with seven punchouts. She currently holds a 0.50 ERA and has held her opposition to a .154 batting average in 84 innings of work.
The above awards are voted on by the NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll Committee, which features two member coaches from each of the NCAA’s eight regions.
Selected Top Performances
Reagan Cheely, McKendree - 4 GP/ 4GS .727, 8 H, 4 R, 2 2B, 2 HR 6 rbi, 16 TB, 1.456 SLG; Torri Chute, Augustana - 6GP/6GS, .526 avg, 4 2b, 4 HR, 1.368 SLG; Sarah Davenport, East Stroudsburg - 5 App./0GS, 3-1, 1 Save, 1.05 ERA, 35 SO, 1 BB, 20 IP, .181 BAA; Kaylee Davis, UT Tyler - 3 APP/2 GS, 2-0, 13.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K, 10 H, 3 BB, 0.54 ERA; Cheyenne Floyd, Angelo State - 3 APP/3 GS, 3-0, 0.35 ERA, 20 IP, 15 SO, 8 H, 1 ER, 5 BB; Jessica Ford, West Florida - .500, 3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI; Delaney Garden, Lewis – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, SHO, 1 H, 14 K, 0 BB; Kelsie Gilliam, West Alabama - 3 GP/ 3GS, .800, 4 Hits, 9 Runs, 1 Triple, 2 RBI, 5 BB, 1 HBP, 2-2 SB; Miah Hartvigsen, Metropolitan State University of Denver - 4GP/4GS, .692, 9 Hits, 3 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 1BB, 1 SB; Layla Jelenic, Charleston - Perfect game, 7 IP, 10 SO; Alli Kimball, Western Washington - 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 G/GS, 19.0 IP, 0 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 9 SO, .138 opp AVG, 0 WP, 0 HBP; Morgan Max, Oklahoma Baptist - 5 GP/5 GS, .444 avg., 5 RBI, 1 HR, 9 BB, .722 on-base pct., .889 slugging pct., 1 SO; Sara Miller, Wilmington - 8 GP/8 GS, .500 avg. (11-for-22), 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI, 10 R, 1.273 SLG, 5 BB, .552 OB%, 1.825 OBS, 4-4 SB, 28 TB; Courtney Plocheck, UT Tyler - 5 GP/ 5 GS, .389 AVG (7-for-18), 4 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB, 2 2B; Caleigh Rister, Cal (Pa.) - 4 APP/2 GS, 2-0, 2 SV, 0.00 ERA, 15.1 IP (228 pitches), 1 UER, 2 BB, 12 SO, 1 XBH; Marissa Rodriguez, Eastern New Mexico - 5 APP, 2 GS, 3-0, 1 SV, 1.74 ERA, 5 SO, 17.0 IP, CG win vs. No. 5 UT Tyler; Hannah Rose, Charleston - .611 (11-for-18), 1.904 OPS, 8 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBI; Ashleigh Tavaska, Caldwell - 6 gp/6 gs, .640 avg, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 1.360 SLG; Haleigh Thomas, Saint Leo - 3 App/2 GS, 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 19 SO, 8 BB, 2 CG SHO, 20.2 IP; Grace Vondracek, Caldwell - 6 GP/ 6 GS, .857 avg., 3 2b, 1 3b, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 1.095 slg.
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NFCA Division II Softball Player and Pitcher of the Week
