Harrod, Juarez garner 2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I weekly honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida State’s Cali Harrod and Oklahoma’s Giselle Juarez earned 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 18-24.
Harrod reached base in 17 of her 21 plate appearances and scored twice in each of No. 1 Florida State’s six victories last week. The senior from Ephesus, Ga. hit .714 (10-for-14) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, eight RBI and 12 runs scored. Harrod slugged 1.429, drew seven walks, which attributed to her .810 on-base percentage and did not strikeout. She reached base safely in her first 10 plate appearances of the week, recorded an extra-base hit in five of the six games and was 5-for-5 on the base paths.
Juarez, a native of Glendale, Ariz., was dominant in her three appearances last week posting a 2-0 mark and 0.49 ERA. She fanned 29, walked one and held her opposition to a 0.087 batting average in 14.1 innings of work. The sophomore southpaw struck out 14 in six shutout innings against BYU and followed that with a 11 strikeouts in a complete-game victory over then-No. 14 Arizona. She held the Cougars and Wildcats to two hits apiece. In her final appearance, Juarez fanned all four Cal State Fullerton batters she faced.
2019 Honorees
Player Pitcher
Feb. 26 Cali Harrod, Florida State Giselle Juarez, Oklahoma
Feb. 19 Tristen Edwards, Nebraska Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech
Feb. 12 Caitlyn Nolan, Virginia Tech Kelly Barnhill, Florida
Selected Top Performances
Rachel Garcia, UCLA: 2-0, 1.08 ERA, 19 K, 3 BB, 6 H, .133 opp BA; Danielle Gibson, Arkansas:.429, 9 H, 7 R, 15 RBI; homered for the cycle (10 RBI) in four at bat versus SIUE; Gabbie Plain, Washington:5 APP/1 GS, 3-0, SV, 6 H, 0 R, 28 K, 0 BB, 0 XBH, 16 IP, .111 opp. BA; Tara Trainer, Indiana:4-0, 0.28 ERA, 37 K, SHO, 24 IP, combined no-hitter; Alyssa Oakes, USC Upstate:2 GP/2 GS, .833, 5 H, 2B, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R, 2.167 SLG; Summer Grzybek, Columbia:.467, 4 HR, 6 R, 5 RBI, 1.267 SLG; Julia DiMartino, Liberty:3 APP, 1 GS, retired all 26 batters she faced last weekend, 8.2 IP, 11 K, perfect game versus Princeton (11 K, 5 IP); Andrea Scali, Kent State:3 APP, 2 GS, 3-0, 0.78 ERA, 26 K, 5 BB, 18 IP, .133 opp. BA; Maddy Dwyer, Stanford:2-0, 0.00 ERA, SV 13.2 IP; Kailyn Packard, Kansas City:1-0, 0.00 ERA, 20 K, 12.2 IP, 2 H; Kristi DeMeo, Drexel:.556 (10-for-18), 4 HR, 13 RBI; Brooklyn Daly, Drexel:3-0, perfect game versus Cornell (4 K, 6 IP); Sarah Gonzalez, Bowling Green:.412, 7 H, 5 2B, grand slam, .882 SLG, 7 RBI, 4 R; Brooke Yanez, UC Davis:3-0, 0.37 ERA, 2 R, ER, SHO, 29 K, 5 BB, 19 IP, .162 opp. BA; Bella Loya, Illinois: .667, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 1.400 SLG, .688 OBP; Kaitlyn Coffman, Ohio State:.538, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .571 OBP, 1.077 SLG; Kelly Barnhill, Florida:3-0, SHO, 0 R, 22 K, 15.2 IP, .148 opp. BA; Jana Johns, South Carolina:.909 (10-for-11), 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, 1.909 SLG, .923 OBP; Nicole Newman, Drake:2-0, SV, 1.29 ERA, 22 K, 14 IP; Lindsey Stewart, Houston:.526, 2 3B, HR, 12 RBI.