LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Carnegie Mellon’s Gianna Adams and St. Olaf’s Medora Rylee claimed the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors of the 2025 season on Tuesday.

Freshman right-hander Adams was 3-0 with 29 strikeouts and zero walks for the week. The Scranton, Pa., product fanned nine over eight innings and allowed her only extra-base hit across three appearances last Wednesday against Geneva. She then matched her career high with 12 strikeouts in the first of two four-hitters versus NYU. Adams amassed eight more punchouts in her second victory over the Violets.  

Rylee, meanwhile, reached base in 13 of her 14 plate appearances, batting .909 (10-for-11) with seven runs, five doubles, two triples, seven RBI and three walks. The Chaska, Minn., native had three multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 effort with three doubles, three runs and two RBI against Augsburg on Wednesday. Seven of her 10 hits went for extra bases.

Other Top Performances

Raya Anderson, Simmons – .667 AVG, 2 R, RBI, 8 PO, 0 E; Katie Blanch, Williams – .400 AVG (8-for-20), 4 R, 2B, 2 RBI, three multi-hit games; Grace Capparelli, FDU-Florham – .636 AVG, 2 2B, HR, 8 RBI; Angelina Cruz, Manhattanville – .500 AVG, 6 R, 3 HR, 7 RBI; Sarah DeStefano, Moravian – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 SHO, 19 IP, 8 H, 4 BB, 18 K, plus .625 AVG, 2 RBI; Isabella Duran, Covenant (Ga.) – .555 AVG (10-for-18), 6 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 9 RBI; Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 IP, 3 SHO (two solo), 4 BB, 21 K, .071 OBA; Gianna Endieveri, SUNY Cortland – 3-0, SV, 0.50 ERA, 14 IP, 2 BB, 15 K, five-inning no-hitter versus Oswego (8 K); Abby Freideman, DeSales – .615 AVG (8-for-13), 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI; KaiLi Gross, Case Western Reserve – .667 AVG, 4 2B, 3 RBI; Ashley Gruber, Penn State-Behrend – .667 AVG, 7 R, 2 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 RBI; Brooke Hunderman, Calvin – 2-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 13.2 IP, 0 BB, 20 K, two one-hitters; Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan – .478 AVG, 12 R, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB; Sadie Leonard, Williams – one-hitter (14 K) versus Middlebury and two-hitter (11 K) against Trinity; Lily McCauliffe, Springfield – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K, eight-inning no-hitter versus Amherst and two-hitter against Coast Guard; Brenna Morefield, Christopher Newport – .800 AVG (8-for-10), 6 R, 2B; Aliyah Neeser, SUNY Cobleskill – .538 AVG, 9 R, 2 2B, 2 HR (including grand slam), 9 RBI, 2 HBP, 0 K; Marcie Silberman, Moravian – .556 AVG (10-for-18), 6 R, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 2 BB; Erin Sinatra, FDU-Florham – 4 CG, 2 SHO, 44 K, season-high 15 K versus King’s (Pa.); Zoe Soule, Simmons – .400 AVG, 2B, 2 RBI; Ashlyn Steen, Simpson – .650 AVG (13-for-20), 10 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 11 RBI; Jo Trine, Trine – .500 AVG, 6 R, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 5 RBI; Abby Whitehead, Wheaton (Ill.) – .733 (11-for-15), 7 R, 2 2B, 2 HR (two grand slams), 10 RBI; Jori Wilkendorf, Manhattanville – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 BB, 10 K.

Winners are selected by the NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee, which has a representative for each of the 10 NCAA regions.

2025 Wilson/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week

April 22 — Gianna Adams, Carnegie Mellon, Fr., RHP, Scranton, Pa.

April 15 — Ainsley Evanetski, St. John Fisher, Sr., RHP, Rochester, N.Y.

April 8 — Sadie Leonard, Williams, Jr., RHP, Tiburon, Calif.

April 1 — Sadie Leonard, Williams, Jr., RHP, Tiburon, Calif.

March 25 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, Sr., RHP, New Kent, Va.

March 18 — Darian Kanno, Hiram, Sr., RHP, Mililani, Hawaii

March 11 — Sarah DeStefano, Moravian, Jr., RHP, Ringoes, N.J.

March 4 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, Sr., RHP, New Kent, Va.

2025 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Player of the Week

April 22 — Medora Rylee, St. Olaf, Sr., C, Chaska, Minn.

April 15 — Serena Gonzalez, Texas Lutheran, Jr., DP, Corpus Cristi, Texas

April 8 — Tauryn Cummings, East Texas Baptist, Gr., 3B, Houston, Texas

April 1 — Ellie Zerr, Emory, So., UT, San Diego, Calif.

March 25 — Paige Lathrop, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Jr., OF, South Milwaukee, Wis.

March 18 — Brooke Greaver, Christopher Newport, Gr., 3B, Abingdon, Md.

March 11 — Candace Slaw, Christopher Newport, So., OF, Rappahannock, Va.

March 4 — Tristen Maddox, East Texas Baptist, Gr., SS, Mission, Texas

2025 NFCA Division III Top 25 Committee

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