LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Senior shortstop Nicole Nobbe of Cal State San Bernardino and junior Caitlyn Calhoun of Valdosta State were named NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively for games played over Feb. 10-15.

Nobbe was on fire in seven games, batting a staggering .727 (16-22) and recording a .793 on base percentage from the leadoff spot. The Merced, Calif. native scored at least one run in every game with four multiple run-scoring contests and finished the week with 12. She also posted four doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and five walks, while also getting plunked twice. In addition, the California Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week (CCAA) notched six multiple-hit contests, including a four-hit effort against Simon Fraser and three-hit games versus Minot and Northwest Nazarene, all at the Desert Stinger Classic. At that tournament alone, Nobbe batted .800 (12-15) and scored 10 times.

Calhoun was a perfect 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA in three complete-game efforts to help the No. 2-ranked Blazers post a 4-1 mark last week. The junior righty struck out 29 batters and walked just two in 20 innings of work. She twirled a one-hit shutout (8K, 0BB) at Albany State to start the week. In Valdosta State’s opening Gulf South series at Shorter, the Hamilton, Ohio native opened the three-game set with a complete-game four-hitter in which she surrendered a run and struck out 12. She secured the series allowing just a run on eight hits with nine more punchouts in rubber game.

Player of the Week
Feb. 18 – Nicole Nobbe (Cal State San Bernardino)

Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 18 – Caitlyn Calhoun (Valdosta State)

Selected Top Performances
Pfeiffer’s Chandler Walker batted .800 (8-10) with three multi-hit contests and slugged 1.200 to earn Conference Carolinas Player of the Week honors… Oklahoma Christian’s Shea Coats earned Heartland Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing a no-hitter in her first start of the season and finished 2-0, did not allow a run in nine innings, struck out 14 and surrendered just two hits (.074 BA)… Kayla Wyatt of Southern Nazarine struck out 21 and walked just one in 12 innings of work, while holding her opponents to a .217 average to garner GAC Pitcher of the Week honors… Lone Star Player of the Week Renee Erwin of West Texas A&M batted .500 with two triples, three home runs, 11 RBI and 13 runs scored, while posted 1.429 slugging and .696 on base percentages… GAC Co-Player of the Week Sarah Gipson of Henderson State boasted a .727 average (8-11) with two home runs and 13 RBI in four games… Missouri-St. Louis’s Brianna Butler earned GLVC Player of the Week recognition after batting .583 (7-12 with three home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.417 slugging percentage… Laruen Thimmesch of Washburn posted a 4-0 record with a 0.34 ERA with two complete games and a shutout to garner MIAA Pitcher of the Week honors… CCAA Pitcher of the Week Cori Reinhardt of Cal State Monterey Bay went 4-0 with a 0.56 ERA, 14 strikeouts and two shutouts, while holding opponents to a .184 batting average… Georgia College’s Marissa Boyette picked up the Peach Belt Pitcher of the Week nod by going 3-0 with a 1.11 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 19 innings of work… Sunshine State Pitcher of the Week, Rebecca Thornton of Nova Southeastern went 3-0 with wins over then No. 9 North Georgia and then No. 12 Alabama Huntsville… West Texas A&M’s Rita Hokianga was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a save, while holding opponents to a .194 average to take home the Lone Star Pitcher of the Week accolade…, Delta State’s Amber Adcock, the Gulf South Player of the Week, was near perfect at the plate, going 8-for-9 (.889) with three home runs, nine RBI and six runs scored, while reaching base safely in 14 of 15 plate appearances (.933 OBP)… Barry’s Dee Espinosa was the Sunshine State Player of the Week after batting .471 (8-17) with five doubles, a home run, 10 RBI and eight runs scored… SAC Pitcher of the Week, Jaime Hrobak of Brevard was 2-0 with a save, striking out 38 in 18.1 innings of work… PacWest Pitcher of the Week, Dixie State’s Michelle Duncan, was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA 15 strikeouts and just one walk in 16.1 innings… St. Mary’s Nicole Sardelich took home Heartland Player of the Week recognition by batting .571 (8-14) with four doubles, six runs scored, six walks and a .700 on base percentage… Salem International’s Alyssa Discepola batted .625 (10-16) with four multi-hit games and seven RBI to garner GMAC Player of the Week honors…Peach Belt Player of the Week Alexis Mercer of Armstrong State belted four home runs, batted .583, slugged 1.667 and knocked in nine runs… Augustana’s (S.D.) Jenelle Trautman, the Northern Sun Player of the Week, batted .571 with three home runs and 13 RBI… Florida Southern’s Brandi Jones was 3-0 with a 0.30 ERA and one save in 23 innings pitched, allowing just one run, striking out 34 and holding opponents to a .138 batting average… Cameron’s Paige Daino hit five home runs and knocked in 16…