LOUISVILLE, Ky. — SUNY New Paltz’s Sydney Waldon and Trine’s Emma Lee claimed the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors of the 2025 season on Tuesday.

Senior right-hander Waldon was progressively more brilliant in each of her three starts, tossing a one-hitter, a no-hitter and a perfect game to be the unanimous choice of voters for national pitching honors. For the week, the Maplewood, N.J., native was 3-0 with a save, 48 strikeouts and just seven walks over 22 scoreless innings in the circle.

Lee, meanwhile, hit .900 (9-for-10) with 10 runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI. The junior center fielder also walked once and stole four bases. The Cottage Grove, Wis., product had at least two hits in all four contests, and went 3-for-3 with two homers in Saturday’s finale against Hope.

Other Top Performances

Sydney Adolfson, Salisbury – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 SHO, 21 IP, 0 R, 0 BB, 17 K; Raya Anderson, Simmons – .538 AVG, 2 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB; Emily Bertrand, Swarthmore – .500 AVG, HR, 6 RBI; Emily Charlton, Lynchburg – 2-0, 1.50 ERA, 12 IP, 0 BB, 12 K; Lauren Cothern, Berry – .550 AVG (11-for-20), 9 R, 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 31 PO, 2 A, 0 E; Sophia DiCocco, Tufts – 3-0, 0.38 ERA, 18.1 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 14 K, two-game stretch of 11 hitless innings, plus one-hit shutout; Lacey Drolsbaugh, Gallaudet – 2-1, 17 IP, 29 K, including five-inning, one-hit shutout (11 K); Mackenzie Duford, Emory – no-hitter, 5 K; Sydney Fleming, Williams – .500 (10-for-20), 6 R, 6 HR, 14 RBI, homered in five of seven games; Katlyn Gandara, Redlands – .556 AVG (5-for-9), 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, plus complete game win in circle; Lilly Goldberg, Swarthmore – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 BB, 13 K; Hannah Gore, Berry – 3-0, 0.82 ERA, 17 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 28 K; Hannah Hearl, Virginia Wesleyan – 2-0, SV, 11 IP, 3 H, 10 K, two-hitter versus then-No. 18 Randolph-Macon; Catherine Heflin, Swarthmore – .600 AVG, 3 RBI; Ally Hyde, Simmons – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 IP, 6 K, two one-hitters; Annie Kay, Texas Lutheran – .900 AVG (9-for-10), 6 R, 4 RBI, 6 SB; Katelyn Lamm, Case Western Reserve – .600 AVG, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB; Sadie Leonard, Williams – 4 APP, 3-0, 20.1 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 38 K, double-digit strikeouts in three of four games; Emily Mottoshiski, Manhattanville – 2-0, 18 IP, 2 BB, 10 K, plus .462 AVG, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 7 RBI; Kendall Phillips, Fredonia – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14.2 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 16 K, zero earned runs in last 56.2 innings (10 games); Roxanne Ring, St. Olaf – 3-0, 3 SHO, 0.00 ERA, 21 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 11 K, two-hitter, four-hitter and one-hitter, first Ole this century with four straight shutouts; Alexis Sealey, Hartford – .591 AVG, 7 2B, HR, plus 3-0, 0.37 ERA in circle; Zoe Soule, Simmons – .500 AVG, 3 3B, 4 RBI; Alyssa Talayumptewa, Lynchburg – .600 AVG, 3 2B, 4 RBI; Sharon Tomei, George Fox – .385 AVG, 5 HR (including grand slam), 11 RBI; Samantha Walsh, Manhattanville – .688 AVG, 7 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 SB.

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 29 — Sydney Waldon, SUNY New Paltz, Sr., RHP, Maplewood, N.J.

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 29 — Emma Lee, Trine, Jr., CF, Cottage Grove, Wis.

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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