LOUISVILLE, Ky. —Christopher Newport’s Jamie Martin and Hartford’s Olivia Wolk claimed the penultimate Division III Wilson/NFCA Pitcher and Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week honors of the 2024 season on Tuesday.
Martin was huge in the (28-5) Captains’ doubleheader sweep of then-No. 1 Salisbury on Saturday that moved Christopher Newport up four places to No. 3 in this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The junior left-hander struck out eight in a complete-game four-hitter in game one, and fanned two in one inning of relief to close out the nightcap. For the two games, Martin walked two and allowed just four hits and one earned run over 10 innings in the circle.
It was the second and third wins for the Captains over a top-ranked team this season. Christopher Newport upset Trine on March 3 when the Thunder were the No. 1 team, 5-4 in both teams’ final contest at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic.
Meanwhile, Wolk had a terrific week for Hartford, hitting .727 (8-for-11) with five runs scored, two homers, four runs batted in, two walks and zero strikeouts in 13 plate appearances. She had multiple hits in all three games, including going 4-for-4 with three runs, two longballs and three RBI in the first game of a doubleheader split with Suffolk on Saturday.
On defense, Wolk recorded five putouts and an outfield assist from center field.
Other Top Performances
Annabelle Calderon, Denison - .556 AVG, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI. 1.111 SLG, .692 OBP; Tauryn Cummings, East Texas Baptist - .700 (7-for-10), 2 R, 7 RBI; Avery Holland, East Texas Baptist – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K; Brooke Howard, Wisconsin-La Crosse - .692 (9-for-13), 8 R, 3B, 5 RBI; BB, 0 K; Brooke Hunderman, Calvin – 3-0, 0.39 ERA, 2 CG, 18 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 21 K; Sydney Jacobs, Bethany Lutheran - .476 AVG, 8 R, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 6 SB; Piper Kinney, Simmons – 3-0, 1.40 ERA, 5 BB, 35 K, career-best 15 K in extra-inning win over Emmanuel; Charli Stinstine, Manhattanville – 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 IP, 0 BB, 12 K, has not allowed a run in 71 innings; Brooke Surbaugh, Denison – 2-0, 2.47 ERA, 11.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, plus .500 AVG, HR, 3 RBI; Elise Weinzierl, Wisconsin-La Crosse – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SHO, 13 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 17 K, .091 OPP AVG, six-inning perfect game against Wisconsin-Stout.
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
May 7 — Jamie Martin, Christopher Newport, Jr., LHP, Lorton, Va.
April 30 — Moira O’Reilly, Babson, Sr., LHP, Columbus, Ohio
April 23 — Brooke Hunderman, Calvin, So., RHP, Grand Rapids, Mich.
April 16 — Brooke Hunderman, Calvin, So., RHP, Grand Rapids, Mich.
April 9 — Gracie Ellis, Randolph-Macon, Jr., RHP, New Kent, Va.
April 2 — Kennedy Carruth, Belhaven, Gr., RHP, St. Francisville, La.
March 26 — Ashlyn Strother, Texas Lutheran, Sr., RHP, Seabrook, Texas
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
May 7 — Olivia Wolk, Hartford, Jr., CF, Sugarloaf, Pa.
April 30 — Annabelle Calderon, Denison, Jr., C, Perris, Calif.
April 23 — Karen Potts, Case Western Reserve, Fr., SS, North Potomac, Md.
April 16 — Abby Mace, Salisbury, Gr., CF, Smyrna, Del.
April 9 — Olivia Tautges, Saint Benedict, So., CF, Brainerd, Minn.
April 2 — Katie Rygiel, Ramapo, Jr., SS, Hillsborough, N.J.
March 26 — Emily Timberman, DePauw, Sr., 3B, Fishers, Ind.
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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