Winner of the Treasure Valley softball player of the week contest (May 9 to 15)
Voting has closed in the latest Treasure Valley Athletes of the Week contest.
Here are the winners. You can read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below.
- Softball: Quincy Hartley, Nampa Christian
[Related: Track athletes of the week | Baseball player of the week]
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Lizzy Tommasini, Eagle: Went 7-for-10 with two triples and a home run at the plate, and she was 2-0 in the circle with a 1.50 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 14 innings to lead the Mustangs to a second-place finish at the 5A District Three Tournament.
Mantha Hatzenbeller, Owyhee: Led the Storm to a district title in their first season, going 6-for-10 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs. She also earned wins in the semifinals and finals in the pitcher’s circle.
Harper Campanella, Bishop Kelly: Doubled and drove in four runs to lead the Knights to a 6-1 win over Vallivue in the 4A District Three championship game.
Dani Sitts, Homedale: Threw a four-hit shutout and struck out 11 in the Trojans’ 3-0 win over Weiser in the 3A District Three championship. She also went 2-for-3 as the Trojans won their eighth straight district title.
Amber Thornton, Timberline: Went 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in four appearances to lead the Wolves to a 5A state tournament berth. She struck out 39 in 23 innings, allowing just 12 hits.
Tobie Noyer, Weiser: Threw a five-inning no-hitter to secure the Wolverines a 3A state tournament berth in an 11-1 win vs. Payette.
Quincy Hartley, Nampa Christian: Hit a walk-off single to clinch the Trojans a 2A state tournament berth in a 6-5 win vs. Cole Valley Christian.
Penny-Lew Barnett, Capital: Homered in three straight games to lead the Eagles to their first state tournament berth since 2012. She finished the week 4-for-9 with six RBIs.
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This story was originally published May 16, 2022 at 2:33 PM.
