LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The NFCA has chosen senior
Nickie Blue of
Niwot (Niwot, Colo.) High School as the MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week for September 10.
The pitcher was impressive both from the circle and at the plate over September 3-9, while leading the Cougars to a perfect 6-0 week. Blue recorded a 4-0 mark with a miniscule 0.23 ERA, a save and tallied 60 strikeouts over 30 innings of work. At the dish she registered a .526 (10-for-19) batting average with a HR, three runs scored and seven RBIs.
Among her more impressive efforts during the week for the unbeaten Niwot squad (11-0) was an 18-strikeout, complete-game, 5-1 (8 inn.) triumph over Valley (Colo.), a one-hit performance with 16 K's while topping Roosevelt (Colo.), 2-1, and an 11-strikeout effort during a complete-game, 11-1 victory over Broomfield (Colo.), while also going 3-for-4 with a run scored and three RBIs. In the only contest during the week that she didn't start in the circle for Niwot, an 11-7 win over Widefield (Colo.), Blue was a flawless 3-for-3 at the plate with two tallies, a HR and three RBIs.
For the season Blue owns a perfect 9-0 record in the circle while hitting .588 overall with 11 runs scored, 17 RBIs, a .667 on-base percentage and a .853 slugging percentage.
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 for that week's award.
The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Players of the Week will be 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 will be 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 web sites 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, as well as college coaches across the country.
To obtain a coach's login, please contact:kmccauley@maxpreps.com or call (800) 329-7324 x5153.
