Fastpitch News has released its February 7, 2017, Players of the week awards for the NJCAA. All nominations will be considered and are due each Monday by 3:00 pm eastern time. Please submit to rankings@fastpitchnews.com for review.
Co-Player of the Week
Kristin Gunter
Tallahassee CC
In four games at the Triple Crown College Classic, she batted .400 (6-for-15) with six runs scored, four home runs and nine RBIs. Gunter hit a school-record three home runs in Saturday’s 14-1 win over St. Johns River State College the added her fourth of the weekend in Sunday’s 13-0 win over Palm Beach State College. She also helped Tallahassee to a 6-0 win over NJCAA No. 13 Indian River State College.
Lynsey Mitchell
Angelina College
In just two games Mitchell posted some staggering numbers at the plate. In just five at-bats, she hit five home runs. That included three walks and 17 RBI for the two games. The sophomore nearly hit for a home run cycle in one game hitting a grand slam, a three-run homer and a two-run shot in a single game, finishing with a new single-game RBI record of 11 runs batted in.
Pitcher of the Week
Shayne O'Connell
Central Florida
O’Connell is coming off a strong week in which she won two games in two starts. That brings her current record to 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA. She just had to throw 11 innings in the two games throwing a complete game one-hitter against State College of Florida with nine strikeouts. She followed that up with a four-inning performance allowing no hits with seven strikeouts.So far this season she has only given up three hits over 17.1 innings with 29 strikeouts.
