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South Dakota State University Athletics
HALVORSON, KNIESCHE UP FOR TOP FRESHMAN
4/29/2021 6:49:00 PM | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — South Dakota State's Cylie Halvorson and Tori Kniesche are in the running for the 2021 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award, association officials announced Thursday afternoon. SDSU is one of three programs to have two players among the 30 finalists, joining Arizona and Oklahoma.
Due to last year's season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, candidates hail from both the 2020 and 2021 freshman classes.
A returning freshman from Sioux Falls, Halvorson leads the Jackrabbits — and Summit League — in numerous offensive categories, including home runs (13), runs batted in (43) and slugging percentage (.772). She is batting .366 and has played errorless defense at first base in starting all 37 games.
Kniesche, a true freshman from Wayne, Nebraska, has posted a 17-1 record so far this season and has won her last 13 decisions. The right-hander has compiled a 1.73 earned run average with three shutouts, including a five-inning no-hitter April 24 versus South Dakota. Her 134 strikeouts — in only 93 innings — currently rank eighth on the SDSU single-season charts. Kniesche is limiting the opposition to a .151 batting average.
The 2021 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award will be presented prior to the start of the 2021 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
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Due to last year's season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, candidates hail from both the 2020 and 2021 freshman classes.
A returning freshman from Sioux Falls, Halvorson leads the Jackrabbits — and Summit League — in numerous offensive categories, including home runs (13), runs batted in (43) and slugging percentage (.772). She is batting .366 and has played errorless defense at first base in starting all 37 games.
Kniesche, a true freshman from Wayne, Nebraska, has posted a 17-1 record so far this season and has won her last 13 decisions. The right-hander has compiled a 1.73 earned run average with three shutouts, including a five-inning no-hitter April 24 versus South Dakota. Her 134 strikeouts — in only 93 innings — currently rank eighth on the SDSU single-season charts. Kniesche is limiting the opposition to a .151 batting average.
The 2021 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award will be presented prior to the start of the 2021 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
-GoJacks.com-
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