Tupelo High School's Ava Sliger was named 2022 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall High School Player of the Week. Sliger is being recognized for her outstanding performance during the week of Aug. 22-28.
Sliger was dominant in three starts last week, twirling a no-hitter and posting a 3-0 record with a 0.00 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 18 innings of work. She scattered seven hits, did not walk a batter and held her opponents to a .111 batting average. Sliger fanned 15 and faced one batter over the minimum as she held Maud hitless in a 2-0 victory. She also tossed a five-hit shutout with six strikeouts in a 3-0 triumph against Ada. In her other appearance, Sliger struck out nine and surrendered two hits in four innings versus Asher.
The MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week is announced on NFCA.org every Monday during the Fall season. Coaches who enter their team's stats on MaxPreps 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 college coaches across the country.
