LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Colorado Mesa’s AnnMarie Torres and Concordia Irvine’s Callie Nunes were named 2019 Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division II National Player and Pitcher of the Week honorees for games played Feb. 18-24.

Torres slugged her way to this week’s honor. In the Mavericks’ first two Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games at Fort Lewis, Torres hit .750 (6-for-8) with two doubles, a homerun, 11 RBI, three runs scored and a 1.375 slugging percentage. The junior first baseman was 3-for-4 in both contests. In the opener, she doubled twice and drove in five runs. Torres’ hot bat continued into the nightcap when she blasted a grand slam and recorded a pair of RBI singles.

Nunes put forth a dominant week in the circle for the Eagles. The sophomore righty was 6-0 with a 0.30 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 30 innings of work. She tossed her second straight no-hitter when she shut down Adelphi with a season-high 12 punchouts. Nunes also fanned 12 at Azusa Pacific. The returning NFCA First-Team All-American twirled three shutouts on the week and held her opposition to a .109 batting average and surrendered just one earned run. 

2019 Honorees
Player                                                                                               Pitcher
Feb. 27   AnnMarie Torres, Colorado Mesa / Callie Nunes, Concordia Irvine
Feb. 20   Courtney Barnhill, Angelo State / Emily Otto, Texas A&M-Commerce
Feb. 13   Angelique Elemen, Fort Lewis / Caylie Van Auken, Valdosta State
Feb. 6      Kaylie Upton, Oklahoma Christian / Victoria Taylor, Southern Arkansas

Selected Top Performances

Mariana Pereira, Embry-Riddle: .800, 8 H, 3 2B, 3B, 7 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 2 SB, 1.300 SLG, .846 OBP, program-record 5-for-5 vs Eckerd; Jordyn Kleman, Winona State: 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 23 K, 5 H, 14 IP; Melanie Murphy, Florida Tech: 3-0, 1.67 ERA, 13 K, 4 BB, 21 IP, perfect game vs. North Georgia (5K); Kylee Smith, North Georgia: 2-0, 0 R, 1 H, 30 K, 3 BB, no-hitter vs. Lynn (13 K); Rylee DeLozier, Rogers State: 3 H, 2 HR, 6 BB, HBP, .714 OBP, 4 RBI, 4 R, 1.286 SLG; Brooke Larsen, Chico State:4-0, 1.17 ERA, 20 K, 24 IP, .163 opp. BA; Emily Truitt, Rockhurst: .588, 10 H, 6 3B, 9 RBI, 5 R; Lauren Honkomp, Indianapolis:2-0, SV, 12 K, 2 BB, 10.2 IP; Allison Lipovsky, Grand Valley State: 2-0, 2 SHO, 12 K, 3 BB, 4 H; Ty-Kella Goins, Lincoln Memorial: .692, 9 H, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 9 R, .733 OBP, 1.385 SLG;