Wisconsin-Whitewater’s DuCharme, Virginia Wesleyan’s Karagiorgis Earn Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Hitter, Pitcher Of Week Honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Deven DuCharme and Virginia Wesleyan’s Kristina Karagiorgis have been selected as the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

 

DuCharme, a senior outfielder from Hudson, Wis., hit .524 (11-for-21) with eight runs, two doubles, a triple, five homers, three walks and 10 runs batted in over six games. She had multi-hit and multi-RBI performances in four games with hits in all six games. DuCharme had two homers in the first of two games against Wisconsin-Stevens Point and compiled a 1.429 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage for the week.

Karagiorgis, a senior right-hander from Ashburn, Va., went 3-0 for the week with a 0.00 earned-run average, three hits and 27 strikeouts in 16 innings. She collected 10 strikeouts over six innings in a combination no-hitter of Emory & Henry, fanned nine over six in a solo two-hitter of Guilford and allowed one hit and fanned eight over four innings in a combo two-hitter of Sweet Briar. Karagiorgis helped herself at the plate with a .643 average (9-for-14) with seven runs scored and four RBI.

Other Selected Top Performances

Hamline sophomore pitcher Casey Anderson recorded four wins in a span of 27 hours, with an 1.30 ERA, five earned runs, eight walks and 18 strikeouts in 32 innings. … Wisconsin-Eau Claire sophomore right-hander Lauren Blasczyk was 3-0 for the week with a 0.00 ERA, three shutouts, 11 hits, no walks and 15 strikeouts in 21 innings. …Washington (Md.) College senior outfielder Kristin Cooper batted .615 (8-for-13) with four doubles, a homer and seven RBI. … Saint Vincent freshman designated player Emily Duerr was 12-for-21 (.571) with three runs, two doubles, a homer and 12 RBI. … Wisconsin-Eau Claire senior third baseman Amanda Fischer hit .474 (9-for-19) with a double, two homers, seven steals and seven RBI. … Tufts senior right-hander Allyson Fournier was 2-0 for the week with a 0.00 ERA, two shutouts, one hit, no walks and 33 strikeouts over 12 innings. She had a five-inning perfect game against Bates (13 strikeouts) and an one-hitter (20 strikeouts) versus Bowdoin. … Salisbury junior first baseman Paige Knussman was 7-for-10 (.700) with four runs, two doubles, a homer, three walks, no strikeouts and four RBI. … Salisbury senior right-hander Rachel Johnson was 2-1 for the week with a 0.46 ERA, two shutouts, 10 hits, one earned run, three walks and 22 strikeouts in 15.1 innings. … Penn State Abington junior outfielder Danielle Jones batted .667 (12-for-18) with nine runs, two doubles, two homers, six walks, four steals and no strikeouts. … Amherst senior outfielder Donna Leet was 6-for-11 (.545) with a double, triple, homer, two steals and four RBI. … Oneonta junior designated player Traci Lichtenstein was 12-for-23 (.522) with eight runs, two doubles, two homers and 10 RBI. … Moravian senior second baseman Lizzie Mack hit .462 (6-for-13) with three doubles, a homer and eight RBI. … Linfield senior pitcher Montana McNealy was 3-0 for the week with a 1.24 ERA, three walks and 35 strikeouts in 22 innings. She fanned 12 in a no-hitter against Whitworth and had double-digit strikeouts in all three of her starts. … Worcester Polytechnic Institute sophomore pitcher Caroline Medino was 2-0 for the week with a 0.58 ERA, eight hits and two runs (one earned) over 16 innings. … East Texas Baptist graduate student Shelby Parker went 3-0 for the week with a 0.39 ERA, two shutouts, 10 hits, one earned run, one walk and 24 strikeouts in 18 innings. … Pacific (Ore.) junior second baseman Rachel Roberts was 7-for-16 (.438) with five runs, a homer four RBI and three stolen bases. … Trine junior right-hander Justine Robles was 3-0 for the week with 14 strikeouts in 14 innings. … New York University freshman right-hander Sage Scheiwiller was 2-1 for the week with the program’s first no-hitter against Baruch. … Westminster senior pitcher Ashley Smith was 2-0 for the week with two complete games, no walks and nine strikeouts over 14 innings. … New Paltz junior outfielder Fallon Spriggs was 10-for-20 (.500) with seven runs, two doubles, four homers and eight RBI and was perfect on defense … Beloit College junior center fielder Bethany Stavrakas batted .600 (15-for-25) with six runs and three RBI. … St. John Fisher freshman right-hander Lindsey Thayer was 5-1 for the week with a 0.31 ERA, 24 hits, six runs (two earned), nine walks and 75 strikeouts in 45 innings. She fanned double digits in five of six games, including 15 three times. Tossed five-inning no-hitter against Elmira. … Franklin junior designated player McKensie Vanosdol was 11-for-17 (.647) with seven runs, four doubles and four RBI. … Gwynedd Mercy senior pitcher Jennifer Whalen was 5-0 for the week with a 1.42 ERA, four complete games, 30 hits, six earned runs, 12 walks and 18 strikeouts in 29.2 innings. … Neumann senior center fielder Allie White batted .591 (9-for-22) with nine runs, four doubles, a triple, three steals and six RBI. … Alfred senior utility player Alison Wickwire was 4-for-8 (.500) with four homers (including two grand slams), eight walks, and 10 RBI over four games. … Anderson (Ind.) freshman center fielder Markie Wood batted .312 (5-for-16) with six RBI. … Alma senior outfielder Marie Zill was 13-for-19 (.684) with seven runs, two triples and five RBI.

The Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week are selected by eight NCAA Division III head coaches representing the eight NCAA regions.

2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Hitter of the Week

April 15 — Deven DuCharme, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Sr., OF, Hudson, Wis.

April 8 — Scoop Simon, Christopher Newport, Jr., OF, Chesterfield, Va.

April 1 — Aislinn Lucas, Eastern Mennonite, Jr., OF, Grottoes, Va.

March 25 — Shilah Snead, Rowan, Jr., SS, Malaga, N.J.

March 18 — Hannah Sendel, Emory, Jr., 2B, Greenwood Village, Colo.

March 11 — Ashley Mitchell, Pacific (Ore.), Jr., 1B, Redmond, Wash.

March 4 — Morgan Lane, Covenant, Jr., 1B, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Feb. 25 — Taylor Golden, DePauw, Sr., 3B, Chicago, Ill.

2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III National Pitcher of the Week

April 15 — Kristina Karagiorgis, Virginia Wesleyan, Sr., P, Ashburn, Va.

April 8 — Shelby Parker, East Texas Baptist, Gr., P, Brazoria, Texas.

April 1 — Abbie Bergerson, George Fox, Fr., P, Gresham, Ore.

March 25 — Allyson Fournier, Tufts, Sr., P, South Windsor, Conn.

March 18 — Allyson Fournier, Tufts, Sr., P, South Windsor, Conn.

March 11 — Annie Pitkin, Washington (Mo.), Jr., P, West Springfield, Mass.

March 4 — Annie Pitkin, Washington (Mo.), Jr., P, West Springfield, Mass.

Feb. 25 — Taylor Golden, DePauw, Sr., 3B, Chicago, Ill.

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