LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As a result of her outstanding play over the past week, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has selected senior infielder/pitcher
Bayley Hammel of
Canon City (Canon City, Colo.) High School as the MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week.
Hammel was a perfect 16-for-16, with 12 doubles and 13 runs batted in three games during the nomination period of Sept. 1-7. She walked in her only other plate appearance. Meanwhile, in the circle she went 1-0 with a complete-game shutout in three appearances, with seven hits and no runs allowed over 10.2 innings, three walks and 26 strikeouts.
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 on NFCA.org 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.
MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team's stats on Max Preps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team's information out to thousands of high school sports fans and college coaches across the country.
To obtain a coach's login, please contact kwagner@maxpreps.com or call 1-800-329-7324 x1.
