LOUISVILLE, Ky. - NM State's Fiana Finau has garnered Louisville/Slugger National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I Player of the Week honors, announced by the association on Tuesday afternoon.
Finau hit .579 (11-for-19) with three doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs over a six-game stretch last week. The Chula Vista, Calif., native slugged 1.211, registered a .600 on-base percentage and scored five runs. She went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and four RBIs in a win over Rio Grande rival New Mexico. The senior slugger stroked a game-winning two-run home run against Maine and went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs versus East Carolina.
Finau recorded a hit in five of six contests and put together four multi-hit games. The WAC Hitter of the Week posted two hits with a double against USF, while scoring twice and knocking in two with a long ball versus Detroit.