LOUISVILLE, Ky. –George Washington’s Jenna Cone and Washington’s Gabbie Plain were named Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Player and Pitcher of the Week of the Week, respectively, for games played March 4-10.

Cone keyed the Colonials to a 7-0 week by hitting .636 with three doubles, five home runs, 17 RBI and 14 runs scored. She slugged 1.455 and recorded an .667 on-base percentage. Her go-ahead grand slam against Manhattan on March 10 made her the program’s all-time home run leader with 37. Cone scored and drove in at least once in all seven games, registering four RBI against Manhattan and three versus Canisius, UMBC and in game one against the Jaspers. Additionally, the Trabuco Canyon, Calif. native posted three, three-hit contests and scored three runs twice.

Plain was the first Husky to toss back-to-back no-hitters and surrendered just two hits in her three starts last week. The Harrington Park, Australia native twirled three shutouts, struck out 37, walked four and held her opposition to an .032 batting average during her 21 innings of work.  Against North Illinois, Plain fanned 15 and walked three in her first no-no. The following day, she was a two-out walk in the seventh inning away from a perfect game against Seattle. She finished with 10 strikeouts against the Redhawks. In her first start of the week, Plain held RV Ohio State scoreless on two hits with 12 punchouts.

2019 Honorees – Player / Pitcher
March 12 – Jenna Cone, George Washington / Gabbie Plain, Washington
March 5 – Teaghan Cowles, Stanford & Brigette Nordberg, North Carolina State / Amber Fiser, Minnesota  
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
Reina Bondi, UNLV– .526, 10 H, 2B, 3B, inside-the-park HR, 8 RBI, .842 SLG; Shannon Saile, Oklahoma– 1-0, 2 SV, 0.00 ERA, 20 K, BB, 2 H, 9.2 IP, .065 opp. BA; Autumn Humes, Kentucky– 1-0, SV, SHO, 3 H, 0 R,6 K,  8.2 IP; Kellye Springstead, California Baptist– 4-1, 3 CG, 0.72 ERA, 24 K, 4 BB, 3 ER, 29 IP; Christina Biggerstaff, USC Upstate- 2-1, 1.65 ERA, 4 APP, 3 GS, 2 CG, SV 17 IP, 4 ER, 3 BB, 22 K, .150 opp. BA, perfect game vs. ETSU (6 K, 5 IP); Savanna Corr, Sacramento State– 2-1, 1.12 ERA, SV, 9 H, 21 K, .141 opp. BA, 18.2 IP, perfect game vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (8 K); Meghan Giordano, Hofstra– .563, 9 H, 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 1.188 SLG, .600 OBP; Megan Stevens, CSUN– .579, 11 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI; Kayla Konwent, Wisconsin–  .625, 10 H, 2 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1.313 SLG; Kelsie Packard, Valparaiso– 2-0, 0.47 ERA, 15, 15 IP, .137 opp. BA; Allison Doocy, Iowa– 3-0, 0.78 ERA, 19 K, 2 BB, 18 IP; Julia DiMartino, Liberty– 3-1, 0.53 ERA, 2 SHO, 29 K, 26.2 IP, .192 opp. BA; AnaMarie Bruni, USF– .632, 12 H, 2B, 3B, 8 R, 5-5 SB; Alea White, UCF– 4-0, 29 K, 26 IP; Kacy Duffield, UTEP– .643, 9 H, 2H, 8 RBI, .706 OBP