LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Belhaven’s Allie Gordon and Linfield’s Tayah Kelley claimed the latest Division III Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors of the 2024 season on Tuesday.
Graduate student Gordon continued to extend her school home run and runs batted in records, adding four longballs and 15 RBI to her career ledger this week. The Macon, Ga., native went 12-for-24 (.500) over Belhaven’s eight games, with 10 runs scored, a double, two walks, a .519 on-base average and a 1.042 slugging percentage.
Kelley, meanwhile, earned her second national honor in the last three weeks after going 4-0 and tossing her third career no-hitter in a five-inning conference victory over Whitworth. The fifth-year senior from Myrtle Creek, Ore., won her first three starts and notched her other triumph in relief. For her 22 innings in the circle, Kelley fanned 34 and walked just three, while allowing seven hits (all singles) and one run (unearned) to further reduce her earned-run average for the season to 0.21.
Both were members of the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic All-Tournament team earlier this season.
Other Top Performances
Danika Bathol, Eastern – 3-0, 18 IP, 25 K, 5 H (all singles, no runner reached third base); Audrey Bergan, Gettysburg - .475, 7 R, 6 RBI, 3 SB; 1.000 FLD (35 PO, 4 A); Alyssa Broaddus, Pfeiffer - .800 (8-for-10), 2 2B, HR (grand slam), 9 RBI; Annabelle Calderon, Denison - .600, 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Kennedy Carruth, Belhaven – 4-0, 0.88 ERA, 37 K, 24 IP, plus .609 (14-for-24), 7 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .625 OBP, 1.000 SLG; Krislyn Clement, Pittsburgh-Bradford - 3-0, 24 K, 20.1 IP (8.26 K/7), plus .435, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 3B; Madi Cunningham, Moravian – 2-0, 6 H, 0.00 ERA, 11 IP,0 BB, 5 K; Kailey Dorcsis, Lynchburg – 3-1, SV, 0.91 ERA, 23 K, 30.2 IP, CG win over No. 2 Salisbury; Paige Forry, Gettysburg – 4 APP, 24 IP, 0.63 ERA, 23 K, 3 BB; Maya Goodwin, Carnegie Mellon - .556, 2B, 2 3B, 6 RBI, 1.111 SLG; Stephanie Griffin-Sanchez, Wooster - .533, 11 R, 5 2B, 5 RBI, 7 SB, tied school record with 5-for-5 game versus Utica; Avery Holland, East Texas Baptist – five-inning no-hitter versus Concordia (Texas); Kali Morton, Pfeiffer – 2-0, 10 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 18 K; Paige Lathrop, Wisconsin-Eau Claire - .583, 4 R, 4 SB, 1.250 OPS; Hailey Milgazo, Illinois Wesleyan - .889 (8-for-9), 6 R, SB, reached base in all nine plate appearances from leadoff spot; Haley Nash, Brandeis - .600 (3-for-5), 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI; Page Nellis, Emory - .588, 9 R, 10 H, 3 XBH, 5 HBP, 3 SB; Moira O’Reilly, Babson – 3-1, 0.00 ERA, 25.2 IP, 7 BB, 47 K, first player in school history to surpass 600 career strikeouts; Ab’c’de Patane, Massachusetts Maritime - .684, 4 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI; 2 BB; Tori Reich, SUNY Cortland - .520, 2 2B, 6 BB, 9 RBI; Jen Rodriguez, Utica – .545 (18-for-33), 9 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB; .727 SLG, 1.322 OPS; freshman who started at each infield position (twice) during week; Kayla Senne, Bethany Lutheran – pitched all 14 innings of DH sweep, 9 H, 13 K; Anna Scarbrock, Centenary (La.) – needed just 50 pitches for CG shutout, threw 40 of 50 pitches for strikes, allowed two hits and no walks. Has not allowed earned run over last 10 innings; Amanda Smith, Carnegie Mellon – 1-1, 1.00 ERA, 14 IP, 12 K; Sarah Stepnowski, Scranton - .643 (18-for-28), 12 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 17 RBI; six multi-hit, multi-RBI games; Haley Stockman, Bethany Lutheran - .667 (4-for-6), 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI; Jessica Strickland, Lynchburg - .667, 5 2B, hit in all eight games; Sara Stroup, Pittsburgh-Bradford - .600, 10 R, 7 RBI; Jo Trine, Trine - .533, 7 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI; hit game-winning homer in seventh against then-No. 9 Transylvania; Holly Walter, Moravian - .500 (9-for-18), 4 R, 3 3B, 6 RBI; Courtney White, East Texas Baptist - .667 (6-for-9), 5 R, 9 RBI, 2-2 SB, BB, 0 K; Judaea Wilson, Wilmington (Ohio) - .615 (16-for-26), 12 R, 2 2B, 9 RBI.
Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.
2024 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week
March 19 — Tayah Kelley, Linfield, Sr., RHP, Myrtle Creek, Ore.
March 12 — Kate Alger, Christopher Newport, Jr., RHP, Staunton, Va.
March 5 — Tayah Kelley, Linfield, Sr., RHP, Myrtle Creek, Ore.
2024 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week
March 19 — Allie Gordon, Belhaven, Gr., 3B, Macon, Ga.
March 12 — Annabelle Calderon, Denison, Jr., C, Perris, Calif.
March 5 — Haylie Stum, East Texas Baptist, Fr., DP/OF, Cypress, Texas
2024 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee
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