LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Tori Kniesche of
Wayne (Wayne, Neb.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week for her outstanding play during the week of Aug.13-19.
Mid-West
Kniesche dominated her opponents in the circle last week, tossing three no-hitters, including a perfect game, and striking out 51 batters. The dominant righty surrendered just one hit and walked four as she posted a 4-0 mark in Wayne's first week of play. After a one-hit, 15-strikeout performance in a 2-0 win over Butler, Kniesche, tossed 15 innings of hitless ball during the Wayne Invitational. She opened the tournament fanning eight of nine batters in three-inning win over Ponca. In the semifinals, Kniesche fanned 14 of 18 batters and no-hit Twin River in a 3-0 triumph for the Blue Devils. The junior capped off the tournament with a perfect game and 14 more punchouts in the title game, a 3-0 victory over Arlington.
To view all Fall 2018-19 Player of the Week winners,
click here.
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 are announced on NFCA.org every Monday during the spring season
with a player from each of five separate high school regions is
selected. During the fall campaign, one representative is chosen from
the participating regions.
To obtain a coach's login, please
click here. If you have any questions about MaxPreps, please contact Kelsey Wagner | kwagner@maxpreps.com | 530-313-9153.
