Feb. 26, 2013

STANFORD, Calif. - For her outstanding efforts from the circle at last weekend's Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., Stanford pitcher Kelsey Stevens has been selected as the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week for February 26.

The freshman hurler helped the No. 16 Cardinal to a 4-1 record this past week by going 3-0 with a pair of complete game shutouts, a 0.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings of work while allowing No. 13 Georgia, Virginia and No. 23 Florida State to total just seven hits and a .115 combined batting average.

Still only a rookie, Stevens also managed to toss the 10th perfect game in Stanford history during the triumph over the Cavaliers, facing the minimum of 21 batters while striking out 10. In her initial start at the prestigious event against No. 13 Georgia, she permitted just four hits and struck out three as the Cardinal rolled past the Bulldogs, 6-0.

With her impressive efforts, Stevens improved her season mark to 8-1 overall and has now not allowed an earned run over her last 37.2 frames of effort.

Next up for the Cardinal is a trip to Fullerton, Calif., for the Easton Invitational over March 1-3. During its stay at the event, No. 16 Stanford is slated to face-off against Iowa, Wisconsin, Cal State Fullerton, Northwestern and Indiana.

2013 Louisville Slugger Division I National Player of the Week
Feb. 12 - Keilani Ricketts - Oklahoma - Sr. - P - San Jose, Calif.
Feb. 19 - B.B. Bates - UCLA - Sr. - OF - Victorville, Calif.
Feb. 26 - Kelsey Stevens - Stanford - Fr. - P - Albuquerque, N.M.