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Freshmen Megan Faraimo (left) and Kelli Godin.
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Faraimo, Godin Named Top 10 Finalists for NFCA Freshman of the Year
May 09, 2019 | Softball
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LOUISVILLE - A pair of Bruins, freshmen Megan Faraimo and Kelli Godin, have been named Top 10 finalists for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year award, as announced on Thursday.
UCLA is the only school to have two players on the list. Joining Faraimo and Godin as Top 10 finalists are Kelsey Bennett (Virginia Tech), Lexie Blair (Michigan), Natalie DenHartog (Minnesota), Montana Fouts (Alabama), Grace Green (Oklahoma), Shealyn O'Leary (Texas), Ashley Rogers (Tennessee) and Danielle Williams (Northwestern).
The Top 3 finalists will be announced on May 21, while the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year trophy will be presented on May 28 at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The NFCA FOY is in its sixth year. The Bruins had the winner in 2017 in current redshirt junior Rachel Garcia.
Faraimo, the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, is 15-3 in the circle with a 1.31 earned run average and 125 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings. She has made 18 starts, going the distance 11 times, with six shutouts. Faraimo, who had a 26 1/3 scoreless innings streak from March 26 through April 12, has a pair of no-hitters this season against Fresno State (Feb. 16) and Colorado State (Feb. 24). She has eight games with at least eight strikeouts and three with double figures. Faraimo, who was also named All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman on Wednesday, has earned five Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards and is also a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year honor. Faraimo ranks eighth in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.58) and tied for 17th in ERA.
Godin, who was named All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team on Wednesday, leads the Bruins and all Pac-12 players with a .441 batting average, ranking 13th in the nation. She is also first with 22 stolen bases and a .491 on base percentage, scoring 38 runs and driving in 12. Godin, who stole her first 18 bases before getting caught to mark the most successful stolen bases to start a UCLA career, has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week twice. She is also a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year award.
The Bruins close out the regular season against Arizona, starting on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks, with free live audio on UCLABruins.com.
LOUISVILLE - A pair of Bruins, freshmen Megan Faraimo and Kelli Godin, have been named Top 10 finalists for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year award, as announced on Thursday.
UCLA is the only school to have two players on the list. Joining Faraimo and Godin as Top 10 finalists are Kelsey Bennett (Virginia Tech), Lexie Blair (Michigan), Natalie DenHartog (Minnesota), Montana Fouts (Alabama), Grace Green (Oklahoma), Shealyn O'Leary (Texas), Ashley Rogers (Tennessee) and Danielle Williams (Northwestern).
The Top 3 finalists will be announced on May 21, while the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year trophy will be presented on May 28 at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The NFCA FOY is in its sixth year. The Bruins had the winner in 2017 in current redshirt junior Rachel Garcia.
Faraimo, the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year, is 15-3 in the circle with a 1.31 earned run average and 125 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings. She has made 18 starts, going the distance 11 times, with six shutouts. Faraimo, who had a 26 1/3 scoreless innings streak from March 26 through April 12, has a pair of no-hitters this season against Fresno State (Feb. 16) and Colorado State (Feb. 24). She has eight games with at least eight strikeouts and three with double figures. Faraimo, who was also named All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman on Wednesday, has earned five Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards and is also a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year honor. Faraimo ranks eighth in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.58) and tied for 17th in ERA.
Godin, who was named All-Pac-12 First Team, Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team on Wednesday, leads the Bruins and all Pac-12 players with a .441 batting average, ranking 13th in the nation. She is also first with 22 stolen bases and a .491 on base percentage, scoring 38 runs and driving in 12. Godin, who stole her first 18 bases before getting caught to mark the most successful stolen bases to start a UCLA career, has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week twice. She is also a finalist for the NFCA Freshman of the Year award.
The Bruins close out the regular season against Arizona, starting on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks, with free live audio on UCLABruins.com.
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