Cahalan Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week
She is the second Gator to earn the honor this season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Junior Kenleigh Cahalan has been named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The Gator third baseman helped lead Florida to a 5-0 week at the Sun Devil Classic in Arizona, slugging three home runs, including her first career grand slam, with a team-best 13 RBI.
The Trussville, Ala., native hit .500 (7-for-14) on the weekend, with five of those hits going for extra bases.
She matched her career-best of four RBI at Grand Canyon on Feb. 22, before setting a new career-best of six RBI vs. Iowa State on Feb. 23.
Cahalan hit a home run in each of the Gators’ last three games out west, including a two-run home run vs. New Mexico State, a grand slam at GCU and a solo shot against Iowa State.
She finished the five-game week with seven runs, two doubles and a sacrifice fly.
Cahalan is the second Florida player to earn NFCA Player of the Week honors this season after freshman Taylor Shumaker was selected on Feb. 11.
It is just the second time in program history that Florida has earned two NFCA Player of the Week honors in the same season.
Kelly Barnhill and Kendyl Lindaman were each selected in 2019.
Florida (18-1) is back in action on Wednesday evening, hosting FGCU at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+.
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