LOUISVILLE, KY. –
Brooklyn Gordon of
Irwin County (Ocilla, GA) captured the latest MaxPreps/NFCA National High School Fall Player of the Week award, the Association announced on Monday. She is being recognized for her outstanding play for the week of Sept. 1-7.
Gordon fanned 17 batters over 12 innings in the circle to help deliver two victories for the (9-2) Indians, who have now won seven straight games.
The sophomore right-hander struck out seven and allowed just two hits over five innings in last Tuesday's 11-3 victory over Valdosta, then amassed 10 strikeouts and limited Charlton County to four hits over seven innings two days later.
Gordon also helped herself at the plate in the two contests, going 2-for-5 (.400) with four runs scored and an RBI.
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 the 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.
MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. 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 as college coaches across the country.
The NFCA (National Fastpitch Coaches Association) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches. Known for its highly-regarded student-athlete awards, the NFCA also educates and supports softball coaches on a variety of different levels: from podcasts to awards, to in-person events and National Convention.
