Briana Perez of Alhambra (Martinez, Calif.) was 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBIs and four runs scored in helping her team to wins over Carondelet and Newark Memorial. She earned MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Player of the Week honors for the West Region.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Windham's Jamie Cleasby, Mt. Morris' Meranda Euchlin, King George's Ashleigh Nalls, Estill County's McKeely Muncie and Alhambra's Briana Perez have been named MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Players of the Week for contests played May 30-June 5.
East Region – Jamie Cleasby (Windham (N.H.) HS)Cleasby was stellar in the circle for the Jaguars in a pair of games for the Jaguars last week. The senior hurler tossed a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts and one walk in a 2-0 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas. She followed that with a four-hit shutout versus Trinity. In that triumph, she struck out 15 and did not walk a batter. For the week, she was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 30 strikeouts and held opponents to a .083 batting average.
North Region – Meranda Euchlin (Mt. Morris (Mich.) HS)Euchlin was a perfect 7-for-7 at the plate with two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored for the Panthers last week. She started the week with a 2-for-2 performance against Birch Run in which she accounted for all four runs in a 4-3 victory with three RBI and a run scored. She knocked in a run and scored during an 18-0 rout of Northwestern. The senior captain closed out the week with a 4-for-4 outing against Clio.
South Region – Ashleigh Nalls (King George (Va.) HS)Nalls played a key role in King George reaching the 4A Region title game. The junior fired a no-hitter in a 3-0 win over Grafton in the semifinals, fanning 10 batters. She also picked up a win in a quarterfinal matchup with Dinwiddie. The junior hurler did not allow an earned run, struck out seven and walked one in a 3-1 victory. She also chipped in offensively with a two-run home run.
South Central Region – McKeely Muncie (Estill County – Irvine, Ky.)Muncie was 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 26 strikeouts in three postseason wins for Estill County. The highlight of the senior's week was a five-inning perfect game against Jackson County in which she struck out 10 of 15 batters in a 10-0 quarterfinal win. Muncie added two complete-game efforts, including a two-hit shutout against Perry County Central in the 14th Region semifinals. In that contest, she struck out nine, walked two in the triumph. Muncie capped off her week with a complete-game win over Wolfe County. She allowed an unearned run and struck out seven in the regional final. At the plate, Muncie went 5-for-9 with a double and four runs scored in the three contests.
West Region – Briana Perez (Alhambra HS - Martinez, Ca.) Perez was 3-for-5 with a home run five RBI and four runs scored helping Alhambra to wins over Carondelet and Newark Memorial. The junior captain knocked in two runs as she went 2-for-3 with a run and two stolen bases in the victory over Carondelet. Perez followed that with a three-run home run versus Newark. She also scored three times and walked twice.
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 one representative chosen from each of five separate high school regions. During the fall campaign, just a single player will be selected representing all participating regions.
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