Kelly Barnhill (left) & Kayli Kvistad (right) helped lead the Gators to a 4-0 week.
Barnhill & Kvistad Awarded SEC Weekly Accolades
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the first time since 2015, a pair of Gators have earned both SEC Player & Pitcher of the Week during the same week.
Kayli Kvistad earned the first SEC Player of the Week of her career and first since Kelsey Stewart in 2015 while Kelly Barnhill was selected as the SEC Pitcher of the Week for the third consecutive week and fourth time overall this season.
Stewart and Lauren Haeger both secured SEC Player & Pitcher of the Week on April 27, 2015.
Kvistad was dominant at the plate over the week as she went 7-for-11 (.636) with eight RBIs, three doubles and a run scored. The Lake City, Fla. native picked up a pair of walks, one of which set the new Florida single-season record.
The first walk came during game two against No. 18 Ole Miss and broke the tie held with former Gators Aja Paculba and Lauren Haeger. Paculba set the record with 49 in 2009 and Haeger tied it in 2015. Kvistad now has 51 walks on the season, a mark that also currently leads the SEC.
Barnhill continued her dominance from the circle as she hurled 12.0 innings of shutout softball in a complete-game performance to open the series against the Rebels and a 5.0 inning outing in the series finale. With the addition of the 12.0 scoreless innings, Barnhill is currently riding a 43.1 scoreless inning streak.
It's the second streak of 40-plus innings without allowing a run for the talented sophomore this season.
Barnhill's four SEC Pitcher of the Week awards are the most by a Florida player in a single-season and second most earned over a career as Hannah Rodgers and Stephanie Brombacher each earned four and Stacey Nelson accumulated six SEC Pitcher of the Week awards throughout their careers.
The Gators continue SEC play with their final weekend of conference action in Knoxville against the University of Tennessee. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday, April 28 at 6 p.m.
Kayli Kvistad earned the first SEC Player of the Week of her career and first since Kelsey Stewart in 2015 while Kelly Barnhill was selected as the SEC Pitcher of the Week for the third consecutive week and fourth time overall this season.
Stewart and Lauren Haeger both secured SEC Player & Pitcher of the Week on April 27, 2015.
Kvistad was dominant at the plate over the week as she went 7-for-11 (.636) with eight RBIs, three doubles and a run scored. The Lake City, Fla. native picked up a pair of walks, one of which set the new Florida single-season record.
The first walk came during game two against No. 18 Ole Miss and broke the tie held with former Gators Aja Paculba and Lauren Haeger. Paculba set the record with 49 in 2009 and Haeger tied it in 2015. Kvistad now has 51 walks on the season, a mark that also currently leads the SEC.
Barnhill continued her dominance from the circle as she hurled 12.0 innings of shutout softball in a complete-game performance to open the series against the Rebels and a 5.0 inning outing in the series finale. With the addition of the 12.0 scoreless innings, Barnhill is currently riding a 43.1 scoreless inning streak.
It's the second streak of 40-plus innings without allowing a run for the talented sophomore this season.
Barnhill's four SEC Pitcher of the Week awards are the most by a Florida player in a single-season and second most earned over a career as Hannah Rodgers and Stephanie Brombacher each earned four and Stacey Nelson accumulated six SEC Pitcher of the Week awards throughout their careers.
The Gators continue SEC play with their final weekend of conference action in Knoxville against the University of Tennessee. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday, April 28 at 6 p.m.
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