LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Williams’ Sadie Leonard and East Texas Baptist’s Tauryn Cummings claimed the latest Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors of the 2025 season on Tuesday.

Junior right-hander Leonard allowed just seven hits over three starts and 20 innings in the circle to collect honors for a second consecutive week. That included a 12-strikeout no-hitter in the No. 19 Ephs’ conference opener against Bates, a three-hitter (16 strikeouts) versus La Verne and a four-hitter (14 strikeouts) against Bowdoin. For the week, they fanned 42 batters and allowed just one walk and four runs in three complete-game victories.

Cummings, meanwhile, batted .800 (4-for-5) in the top-ranked Tigers’ second twinbill sweep of the University of Texas at Dallas in the last two weeks. The graduate third baseman hit two home runs, scored three runs and had six RBI in the second game after going 1-for-2 in the first contest. She drew a seven-pitch walk as East Texas Baptist exploded for six runs in the seventh to streak by the Comets in the opening game 6-3. She is the second Tiger to earn national honors this season.

Other Top Performances

Raya Anderson, Simmons – .474 AVG, 5 R, 4 SB, .524 OBP, .474 SLG; Kenzie Bessette, Plymouth State – .600 AVG, 4 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 6-6 SB; Katie Blanch, Williams – .389 AVG (7-for-18), 2 R, 2 2B, 3B, 5 RBI; Breanna Bryant, Rowan – .700 AVG (7-for-10), 4 R, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB; Avery Couch, Plymouth State – .400 AVG, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 SB; Mackenzie Cauthorn, Bridgewater (Va.) – no-hitter versus Eastern Mennonite, plus two other shutouts, 12 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 10 K; Carlee Emery, Milwaukee School of Engineering – .571 AVG (8-for-14), 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI; Madisyn Fruge, Huntingdon – perfect game (3 K) against Covenant; Megan Heidelbauer, Simpson – 5-for-5, walk-off HR in 11th inning versus Wisconsin-Platteville; Debbie Hill, Trine – perfect game versus Kalamazoo (5 IP, 4 K); Alyssa Jacobsen, Milwaukee School of Engineering – .500 AVG (5-for-10), 3 HR, 9 RBI, 14 TB; Carrie Jacoby, Salisbury – .636 AVG, 3 2B, 3 HR, 1.727 SLG; Riley Kane, Western New England – 4 APP, 3 GS, 23.1 IP, 18 H, 11 K, plus .444 AVG, 2 2B, 3 RBI; Piper Kinney, Simmons – 19 IP, 5 BB, 22 K; Kylie Kirk, Concordia (Texas) – 1.000 AVG (7-for-7), 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, .900 OBP, 2.857 SLG; Lauren Laudani, Plymouth State – one-hitter (5 IP, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 76 pitches) versus Lesley; Faith Lawrence, Carnegie Mellon – .400 AVG, 2 HR, 4 RBI; Emily McCutcheon, Rowan – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 5 K; Tyler McNeley, Linfield – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 12 K; no-hitter against Puget Sound, improved to 30-1 record for her career; Ella Molinari, Wheaton (Mass.) – .579 (11-for-19), 5 R, 3 2B, 2 3B, HR, 8 RBI, BB, SB; Emily Mottoshiski, Manhattanville – 3-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 15 IP, 3 BB, 12 K; no-hitter versus Mount St. Mary; Isabella Olmos, Dominican – .667 AVG, 7 R, 3 2B, RBI; Marley Rodriguez, Western New England – .400 AVG, 3 R, 6 RBI, game-winning two-RBI single against Wentworth; Paytin Salfi, Dominican – .667 AVG (8-for-12), 3 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 0 K; Claire Seats, Linfield – .538 AVG, 1.231 SLG, .500 OBA, 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI; Zoe Soule, Simmons – .400 AVG, 2B, 2 RBI.

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 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 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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