Release courtesy of Parker Griffith, Director of Media Relations, Division II Liaison, National Fastpitch Coaches Association
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Freshman pitcher Cori
Reinhardt of Cal State Monterey Bay and senior Emlyn Knerem
of Ashland have been named as the Louisville Slugger
Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively,
for games played March 5-11.
Reinhardt turned in a tremendous performance at the plate this
week by going 9-for-14 with seven runs, five RBIs, two triples, one
double, one home run and a walk. She finished the four-game
series with Humboldt State with a .643 batting average, a .667
on-base percentage and a 1.214 slugging percentage.
The Riverside, Calif., native helped the fourth-ranked Otters to a
series sweep of Humboldt last week by hitting safely and scoring in
each of the four games and recording multiple hits in three of the
four contests.
Reinhardt currently leads her team in both batting average and ERA
at .527 and 1.36 ERA, respectively. This week, the Otters
will travel to Carson, Calif., for a top 25 showdown with No. 18
Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Knerem was a perfect 6-0 last week, including a
win over then 16th-ranked C.W. Post, and finished with a 0.23 ERA
and 51 strikeouts. The senior from Brunswick, Ohio allowed
just one earned run over 31.0 innings, giving up just 15 hits, 1
walk and limiting opponents to a .138 batting average.
Twice last week Knerem had at least 10 strikeouts in a game and
tossed two complete game shutouts. In the Eagles’ final
game of the week against Edinboro, she entered the game in the
fifth inning and led her team to a win by striking out the final
nine batters in order.
Knerem is currently 10-0 on the year with a save, a 0.59 ERA and
90 strikeouts. This week Ashland will hit the road for four
games with doubleheaders at Urbana and Notre Dame (Ohio).
Other Top
Performances
Kacey Raines of Central Oklahoma helped the Bronchos extend their
school-record win streak to 17 by hitting .588 with 11 runs, 10
RBIs and five doubles… Tarleton State’s Samantha
Swanda continued her hot streak this week by going 2-0 vs. Texas
A&M-Kingsville. She finished the weekend with a .156
opponent’s batting average and a 0.00 ERA over two complete
games… Briauna Taylor of Grand Valley State
drove in 14 runs for the 15th-ranked Lakers this week while going
18-for-35 at the dish as well … UC San Diego’s Camille
Gaito won three out of four for the Tritons, including two wins
over then fifth-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills, striking out 22
in the process.
2012
Louisville Slugger Division II National Player of the
Week
Mar. 14 – Cori Reinhardt – Cal State Monterey Bay
– Fr. – P – Riverside, Calif.
Mar. 7 – Megan Whitmire – Central Oklahoma – Sr.
– IF – Del City, Okla.
Feb. 29 – Hailey Stockman – Cal State Chico –
Sr. – C – Auburn, Calif.
Feb. 22 – Breezy Collings – Flagler – Sr.
– 1B – Orange City, Fla.
2012
Louisville Slugger Division II National Pitcher of the
Week
Mar. 14 – Emlyn Knerem – Ashland – Sr.
– P – Brunswick, Ohio
Mar. 7 – Samatha Lipperd – Sonoma St. – Jr.
– P – Boulder Creek, Calif.
Feb. 29 – Caitlyn Crain – Abilene Christian –
Jr. – P – Fort Worth, Texas
Feb. 22 – Stacey Struzynski – Winona St. – Sr.
– P – Homewood, Ill.