MaxPreps/NFCA H.S. Players of the Week (2/23)
MaxPreps/NFCA H.S. Players of the Week (2/23)
Senior pitcher/infielder Samantha Show (East Bernard High, Texas) and senior third baseman Sarah Williams (Robertsdale High, Ala.) have been selected as the MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for games played Feb. 16-22.
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Samantha Show
Show powered East Bernard to a 6-0 start with her arm and her bat. She was 4-0 in the circle with 0.00 ERA and 61 strikeouts to just two walks in 28.1 innings of work, while batting .750 (15-20) with four home runs, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored.
She twirled a 17-strikeout (one walk) no hitter in a 1-0 win over Foster and combined on another no hitter two days earlier with 13 strikeouts and zero walks in 5.1 innings of work versus Bellville.
Not to overlook the no-hitter, but against Angleton, Show struck out 20, walked just one and surrendered three hits in a 10-inning complete game, while going 3-for-5 with three home runs, three RBI and three runs scored in a 4-3 victory for the Brahmas.
For the week, she surrendered just four unearned runs and held her opponents to a .081 (8-98) batting average.
At the plate, she added five doubles, two triples, slugged 1.800 and posted a .762 on base percentage
Sarah Williams
Williams batted .786 (11-14) with a double, triple, five RBI and six runs scored helping Robertson to a 7-1 start.
Riding a seven-game hitting streak, Williams reached base safely in all eight games and recorded a pair of three-hit contests against Foley and Jackson.
Against Jackson, she was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. She scored twice against Cintronelle and tripled and knocked in a run versus Pine Forest.
For the week, Williams walked five times, struck out just once in 19 plate appearances, slugged 1.333 and posted a .842 on base percentage.
Selection Process: MaxPreps.com, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. To nominate a player for the award, the coach must enter his or her athlete’s game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible that week.
The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Players of the Week are announced every Monday during the spring season, with one representative chosen from each of five separate high school regions. During the fall campaign, just a single player is selected representing all participating regions.