LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ariel Thompson of
Sequoyah (Claremore, Okla.) was named the first MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week of the 2018-19 season. Thompson is recognized for her outstanding play during the week of Aug. 6-12.
South Region
Thompson went 3-0 in the circle with three shutouts and 40 strikeouts, while homering twice and knocking in 11 runs at the plate. She opened the 2018 campaign by firing a four-hit shutout with 16 punchouts in a 1-0 win over Lincoln Christian. Thompson continued her dominance, tossing two more one-hit shutouts (five innings) against Jay (13 K) and Locust Grove (11 K). The sophomore homered and doubled in each of those contests and drove in eight runs against Locust Grove.
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.
