MaxPreps/NFCA H.S. Players of the Week (5/29)

MaxPreps/NFCA H.S. Players of the Week (5/29)

May 29, 2015 by Brentt Eads
MaxPreps/NFCA H.S. Players of the Week (5/29)

Junior pitcher Nicole Williams (St. Joseph High/Trumbull, Conn.), senior pitcher/first baseman Josie Wood (North Miami High/Denver, Ind.), junior pitcher/first baseman Cristi Pressley (Piedmont High/Monroe, N.C.), freshman Jordan Stringfield (Wellsville High/Wellsville, Kan.) and sophomore pitcher/first baseman/outfielder Hailey Dolcini (Fortuna High/Fortuna, Calif.) were selected MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week in their respective regions Monday for games played May 18-24.

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Nicole Williams

Williams pitched a no-hitter and a pair of one-hitters during the week for the (21-0) Cadets. In her four wins, she allowed two hits, walked one and fanned 42. She struck out 11 in a five-inning no-hitter against Trinity Catholic last Monday and fanned 13 in each of her one-hitters against New Caanan and Danbury. In her other appearance, she struck out five in two innings against Bridgeport Central. St. Joseph outscored its opponents 57-1 in a 4-0 week.

Josie Wood pitched four shutouts including two no-hitters. Photo by Ink Free News.
Josie Wood pitched four shutouts including two no-hitters. Photo by Ink Free News.

Josie Wood

Wood had no-hitters against Wabash and Cass, an one-hitter against Maconaquah and a two-hitter versus Manchester during the week. In four shutouts, she struck out 54 and walked three over 26 innings. She got plenty of support from the (21-3) Warriors’ offense, which plated 45 runs.

Cristi Pressley

Pressley hit .833 for the (21-4) Panthers, going 5-for-6 with three doubles, a walk and two runs batted in. She went 4-for-4 in a win over Kings Mountain and 1-for-2 in a victory over Sun Valley. For the season, she is batting .375 with 11 doubles and 17 RBI.

Jordan Stringfield

Stringfield batted .667 (6-for-9) for the week with eight runs, two homers and five RBI as the (19-4) Eagles went 3-0. She went 3-for-3 with two homers and in her first two games and 2-for-4 in the second.

Hailey Dolcini
Hailey Dolcini allowed only hit while striking out 36 last week.

Hailey Dolcini

Dolcini fanned 36 batters and allowed one hit in 14 innings last week for the (22-4) Huskies. She allowed one hit, walked no one and struck out 19 in a 3-0 triumph over Eureka and fanned 17 and tossed a perfect game in a 2-0 win against Del Norte.