Emanuele, Killough Earn Division II National Weekly Awards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced that Mount Olive’s Kylie Emanuele and Hannah Killough swept the first week awards of 2024 earning Division II Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for their outstanding performances for contents played Feb. 1-6.
A senior from Corona, California, Kylie Emanuele had a stellar opening week to the season after posting a .643 batting average (9-of-14) with three home runs, three doubles, 13 RBIs and 10 runs scored. She tallied four multi-hit performances and a trio of multi-RBI games in six starts at third base.
Last Thursday, Emanuele finished 2-for-4 with a solo homer, three RBIs, one walk and two runs scored in a sweep over St. Andrews. In the round-robin tournament this past weekend, Emanuele went 7-of-10 at the plate with two home runs, 10 RBIs and eight runs scored. In game one on Sunday against UVA Wise, Emanuele registered six RBIs in the top of the first inning after delivering a two-run double and a grand slam.
A senior right-handed pitcher, Hannah Killough Mount Olive produced a 2-0 record in the circle after tossing a pair of complete-game shutouts, including a no-hitter in the season-opening game last week. In 10.0 innings pitched, she boasted a 0.00 ERA with 21 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .032 batting average in two starts.
Last Thursday, Killough became the all-time Mount Olive record holder with four career no-hitters at UMO in an 8-0 victory over St. Andrews. She registered nine strikeouts while surrendering two walks in 5.0 scoreless innings pitched while retiring the side in order four times. Over the weekend, Killough delivered another complete-game shutout over 5.0 innings (99 pitches) while tallying an impressive 12 strikeouts in a 28-0 win over UVA Wise.
The duo also swept Conference Carolinas weekly awards.