LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Liz Weber of LIU Post and Dana Bowler of Ferris State have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week for May 1, respectively.
A junior pitcher/designated player for LIU Post, Weber starred at both the plate and in the circle as the Pioneers posted a perfect 8-0 week, including a pair of solid wins over then-No. 23 Adelphi and Caldwell (received votes in this week’s NFCA poll). The Brightwaters, N.Y., native and reigning East Coast Conference Player of the Week batted .556 (15-for-27) from her lead-off spot in the order, registering two doubles, three walks, three HR’s, nine runs scored and seven RBIs while slugging at a .963 clip and posting a .600 on-base percentage. From the circle Weber was also a perfect 4-0 with 1.35 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 26 innings of work. On the year she boasts a team-best 22-5 record with a 1.92 ERA and 180 K’s over 171.1 innings, while also owning a squad-high .419 batting average to go along with 39 runs scored, 12 doubles, 10 HR’s and 29 RBIs.
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week Dana Bowler of Ferris State was incredible from the circle for the Bulldogs. The Lockport, Ill., product recorded a flawless 7-0 mark with a 0.00 ERA, six complete games and five shutouts over 45.1 frames of effort as her squad swept doubleheaders from Saginaw Valley State, Findlay, Hillsdale and Northwood. She currently guides the Bulldog pitching staff with a 20-6 record, a 1.08 ERA, 25 complete games, 12 solo shutouts and 193 strikeouts over 175.1 innings of work while limiting the opposition to a miniscule .185 batting average.
Other Selected Top Performances
Central Oklahoma’s Kacie
Edwards batted .538 (7-for-13) with five HR’s and
eight RBIs as UCO clinched the outright Mid-America Intercollegiate
Athletics Association title…Mount Olive
College’s Lauren Smith was 2-0 with a save, a 0.74
ERA and six K’s over 19 innings while being named the MVP of
the Conference Carolinas Tournament…Vanessa
Bodily of Alderson-Broaddus, the WVIAC
Player of the Week, batted .444 (12-for-27) with six HR’s
(including a grand slam) and 16 RBIs…Nova
Southeastern’s Chelsea Emery was tabbed as the
Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week after batting .643
with a pair of runs and eight RBIs…RMAC Player of the Week
Colorado Mesa’s Jessica Severinsen hit .600
(6-for-10) with four HR’s and seven RBIs in a four-game sweep
of Chadron State…Southwest Minnesota State’s
Morgan Peterson, the NSIC Player of the Week, blasted a
pair of grand slams, hitting .389 (7-for-18) for the week with six
runs, four HR’s and 11 RBIs…Le Moyne’s
Fran Kiernan, the Northeast-10 Player of the Week, posted
a line of .435/1.000/.552 with three HR’s, four doubles, six
walks, six runs and 10 RBIs…Kyndel Shelburn
of Pittsburg State earned MIAA Pitcher of the Week
accolades after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.88 ERA, one complete
game shutout and 24 K’s over 16 frames while helping the
Gorillas seal a MIAA Tournament berth…Southeastern
Oklahoma State’s Mindy McElroy was tabbed as the GAC
Tournament MVP after registering a 3-0 record with a save, a 0.00
ERA and nine K’s over 16 innings…GLIAC Player of the
Week Katie Martin of Grand Valley
State batted .500 (11-for-22) with a 1.182 slugging mark,
four HR’s and 13 RBIs as her team clinched the GLIAC
regular-season title…Texas Woman’s Larisa
Garcia picked up two victories from the circle against
then-No. 5 West Texas A&M to seal the Pioneers’ first
Lone Star Conference crown…Pacific West Player of the Week
Taylor Thurman of Academy of Art
went 10-for-12 at the dish (.833) with three runs scored, three
doubles, a HR and seven RBIs…Valdosta State’s
Morgan Johnson, the Gulf South Player of the Week, hit
.818 (9-for-11) with eight runs scored, three doubles, three
HR’s and eight RBIs…Lewis’ Kelly
Bowler, the GLVC Pitcher of the Week, was 3-1 with a 0.24
ERA and 27 K’s in 29.1 innings of work while also picking up
a victory over No. 1 Indianapolis…New Haven’s
Christina Gelardi hit .600 with nine runs scored, six
stolen bases and a pair of RBIs, reaching in 15-of-20 plate
appearances for the week…USciences’ Erin
Summers, the CACC Player of the Week, batted a perfect
1.000 (7-for-7), setting the school record for the most hits in a
doubleheader…Stephanie Jimenez of
Cal State Dominguez Hills, the CCAA Player of the
Week, was a perfect 4-0 with three complete games, a trio of
shutouts, a 0.00 ERA and 26 K’s over 25 innings while also
tossing her first career no-hitter.