Sonoraville's Taylor Long selected as MaxPreps/NFCA High School Fall Player of Week
By Staff Report
Aug 31, 2021, 10:00am
Georgia standout was selected as the National Player of the Week for the week of August 29.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –
Taylor Long of
Sonoraville (Calhoun, Ga.) was named the MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week. Long is being recognized for her outstanding performance during the week of August 23-29.
Long guided Sonoraville to three wins last week, posting a 0.30 ERA and 47 strikeouts over 23 innings of work. Highlighting her performance was a 10-inning no-hitter against Coahulla Creek. Long fanned a season-high 17 batters, walked three and allowed an unearned run in the 3-1 victory. The senior hurler tossed six shutout innings with 14 punchouts against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Long also struck out 16 and surrendered one earned run during a 3-2 triumph versus LaFayette. Additionally, she was 5-for-11 (.455) at the plate with two doubles and one RBI.
About MaxPreps and the NFCA:
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 a 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 Player of the Week is announced on NFCA.org every Monday during the fall season. During the spring campaign, a player from each of five separate high school regions is selected.
