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DENVER - NM State's Kelsey Horton and Grand Canyon's Taylor Nowlin have been named the Western Athletic Conference Hitter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for Feb. 15-21. This is the first-ever honor for Horton and the first honor of the season and fourth of her career for Nowlin.
Horton, a freshman first baseman from San Clemente, Calif., hit .400 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over six games as the Aggies went 4-2 last week. She posted a 1.067 slugging percentage and .471 on-base percentage and had one stolen base. In the final game of the week, Horton was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a double and a grand slam.
Nowlin, a junior from Peoria Ariz., pitched her second no-hitter of the season on Friday against Utah State, allowing only one base runner via a walk and striking out five. For the week, Nowlin went 2-1, giving up just three earned runs on 12 hits over 25.0 innings of work for a 0.84 ERA. She also struck out a WAC-best 20 batters and held opponents to a .154 batting average.
Other Hitter of the Week nominees included: Grand Canyon's Shea Smith hit .450 with four doubles and one RBI ... Brooke Parker of Missouri-Kansas City hit .500 and drove in one run in one game last week ... Seattle U's Haley Wymbs hit .400 with one double ... Morgan Smith of Utah Valley hit .471 with one double, one triple and two RBIs in five games.
Other Pitcher of the Week nominees included: Missouri-Kansas City's Lacie Bullard went 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA and four strikeouts in one appearance last week ... Kayla Green of NM State went 2-0 with a 1.40 ERA and one strikeout in 10.0 innings ... Utah Valley's Bailey Moore went 1-1 with a 3.11 ERA and 10 strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work.