MaxPreps/JJHuddle Ohio softball athlete of the week nominees

Outfielder takes on fence for catch of the year candidate
Plays like this takes you back to players like Aaron Rowand and Jim Edmonds crashing into fences. This edition features Sean Morro of Phillipsburg (NJ), as he dives head-first into the wall and holds on for an unreal catch.

You vote, you decide...who had Ohio's best individual performance this past week?
 
MaxPreps and JJHuddle are proud to announce that they will sponsor an athlete of the week in softball during the 2016-2017 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab a weekly winner. Each winner will receive awards (bracelets and certificates).

How does it work?

Fans will nominate top performances (send emails to efrantz@maxpreps.com) and nominees will also be selected from those schools that report stats on MaxPreps. We will announce the weekly finalists (up to 10) on MaxPreps and JJHuddle every Tuesday and voting will be conducted in a special poll. Voting will cease at noon on Monday. The winners (two per week) will be announced the next day along with the next week's nominees.

Vote as many times as you want. It's a competition. Vote Now!

LAST WEEK OVER 218,000 VOTES WERE CAST!!! And three players generated over 40,000 votes each. Therefore we are awarding three winners this week.

* Becca Brown, Westfall (Williamsport) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Tossed a no-hitter, K'd 13 and went 3-for-3 (with two triples) in a 9-0 win over Southeastern.

* Kate Loughman, Teays Valley (Ashville) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Had nine RBI (eight via two grand slams) and three hits in a 22-3 win over Fairfield Union.

* Claire Nicholson, River Valley (Caledonia) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Senior third baseman and Ohio State commit went 18-for-27 with 23 RBI, 12 runs and seven doubles last week as the Vikings went 5-1 against Pleasant, Ontario, London, Troy, Northwestern and Piqua.

* Kendyl Switzer, Bristol (Bristolville)
Huge week at the plate. Went 2-for-3 with two home runs, seven RBI and three runs in an 18-1 win over Pymatuning Valley. Went 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and two runs in an 8-2 win over Grand Valley. Also went 2-for-4 with andRBI and two runs in a 15-8 win over Windham.

* Ari Ott, Sandy Valley (Magnolia)
Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and seven RBI in a 14-1 win over East Canton.

* Emily Walters, Waynesfield-Goshen (Waynesfield)
Senior went 2-for-3 with two home runs, nine RBI and two runs in a 23-10 win voer Lehman Catholic.

* Sierra Pierce, Jackson-Milton (North Jackson)
Winning pitcher (allowed one-hit and K’d 10) also had five hits, six RBI and three runs in a 21-0 win over Sebring McKinley.

* Madi McCrady, Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls)
Winning pitcher K’d 18 and also hit a three-run home run in an 11-2 win over Sutherland (N.Y.)

* Kayla Appeman, Norwalk
Threw a five-inning no-hitter in an 11-0 win over Mansfield Senior.

* Madeline Foster, Maysville (Zanesville)
Junior smashed three home runs (one grand slam) and had 10 RBI and four runs scored in a 20-1 win over Crooksville. She also K’d seven and was the winning pitcher.

* Sophie Fox, New Bremen
Threw a six-inning no-hitter with 11 Ks in a 10-0 win over Ft. Recovery.

* Bailey Byers, West Branch (Beloit)
Went 5-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in a 14-12 win over Mooney.

* Hailey Wallace, Indian Lake (Lewistown)
Pitcher went 2-0 and K’d 24 batters (12 each) in wins over Sidney (6-5) and Tecumseh (6-0).

* Kennedy Hickey, Crestview (Ashland)
Junior K’d 15, threw a no-hitter and a was a walk away from a perfect game in a 11-1 win over Plymouth. Next day K’d 11 in the rematch, which Crestview won 8-2.

* Camryn Olsen, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Cincinnati)
Threw a five-inning no-hitter and went 3-for-3 in a 10-0 win over New Miami. 




PREVIOUS WINNERS

* Becca Miller, Hilltop (West Unity) (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Junior catcher had 22 RBI, 18 runs, four HRs and nine stolen bases through 10 games for the 7-3 Cadets.

* McKenzie Bump, Mt. Gilead (FINAL VOTING RESULTS)
Freshman shortstop hitting a state-best .788 through 10 games (26 hits in 33 at-bats). Has 14 runs and 15 stolen bases.