LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky Softball workforce swept the Nationwide Fastpitch Coaches’ Affiliation weekly awards as Erin Coffel was named the NFCA Nationwide Participant of the Week and pitcher Stephanie Schoonover was named the NFCA Nationwide Pitcher of the Week, the group introduced on Monday. The award encompasses all video games across the nation from week 5 of the school softball season.

Kentucky went 4-0 this previous week with a midweek conquer Dayton in its dwelling opener of the 2023 season adopted by a Southeastern Convention collection sweep of No. 23 Mizzou in Columbia wherein the Wildcats didn’t permit a run all weekend in 5-0, 5-0 and 6-0 wins over the Tigers.

Junior shortstop Erin Coffel hit .700 on the week as Kentucky opened convention play with a sweep. Coffel hit two dwelling runs on the week, together with a go-ahead three-run bomb within the backside of the sixth inning over Dayton in UK’s dwelling opener adopted by a solo shot in UK’s 5-0 recreation one win over the Tigers. Coffel had a minimum of one RBI in all 4 video games this week and had a number of RBI’s in two of the 4 contests. Coffel recorded a double in three video games, as three of her 5 doubles on the season had been tallied this week. Moreover, Coffel handed Mallory Peyton to face alone in third on the UK all-time dwelling run listing with 44 in her profession now.

Stephanie Schoonover went 3-0 within the circle this week and had a save, with wins over Dayton and Missouri twice, along with choosing up a save versus the Tigers to safe the collection in recreation two. Schoonover threw 19.2 innings with out permitting an earned run, and set a brand new UK file for an SEC opening recreation with 15 strikeouts on Friday night time in UK’s 5-0 win over the Tigers. Schoonover solely allowed one runner to succeed in second base in her first complete-game shutout of the weekend in UK’s Friday night time win, and struck out seven batters in her second complete-game shutout of the weekend within the sweep-clinching win of the collection Sunday afternoon. Schoonover all collectively struck out 32 batters with a minimum of three in all of her appearances.

The Wildcats play at Saint Louis on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET earlier than returning dwelling to host the 2023 John Cropp Basic in Lexington over the weekend.