High School Awards: Colorado’s Hailey Maestretti Named the MaxPreps/NFCA High School Fall Player of the Week (Oct. 25, 2021)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –  Hailey Maestretti of Lutheran High School (Parker, Colo.) was named MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week.

Maestretti is being recognized for her outstanding performance during the week of Oct. 18-24.

The sophomore pitcher powered Lutheran (29-0) to its first Colorado High School Athletic Association 3A state title as the hurler and power hitter went 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA, 37 strikeouts and four walks over 18 innings of work. She surrendered four hits and held the opposition to a .067 batting average.

At the plate, Maestretti hit .583 (7-for-12), launched three home runs, drove in seven and slugged 1.417.

In two three-inning shutout wins over Rocky Ford and Sterling, Maestretti did not allow a hit and struck out 17 of 19 batters faced. She fanned a weekend-best 12, did not issue a walk and allowed a run on one hit during a 9-1 triumph over Limon. Maestretti capped off the year with seven strikeouts, three hits and two runs allowed in the state championship win over University.

She homered in three of the four contests, including the win over Limon in which Maestretti went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI.

2021 Max Preps/NFCA Players of the Week (Fall)

• 10/25/21 – Hailey Maestretti – Sophomore – Lutheran (Colo.)
• 10/18/21 – Maliah Lee – Junior – Jackson County (Ga.)
• 10/11/21 – Brooklyn Donatone – Senior – Faith Christian (Colo.)
• 10/4/21 – Leia Williams – Senior – Liberty County (Ga.)
• 9/27/21 – Emma Smailys – Senior – Nebraska City (Neb.)
• 9/27/21 — Emma Smailys – Senior – Nebraska City (Neb.)
• 9/20/21 – Claire Adams – Senior – Mead (Colo.)
• 9/13/21 – Abbie Danchus – Junior – St. Dominic  (Mo.)
• 9/6/21 – Danielle Schlader – Senior – Marian (Neb.)
• 8/30/21 – Taylor Long – Senior – Sonoraville (Ga.)
• 8/23/21 – Amanda Licht – Senior – Cherry Creek HS (Colo.)

MaxPreps.com, the official high school statistical provider of the NFCA, provides all statistics for the NFCA High School Player of the Week award. To nominate a player a coach must enter his or her athlete’s game stats into MaxPreps.com by Sunday evening to be eligible for that week’s award.

The MaxPreps/NFCA High School Player of the Week is announced on NFCA.org every Monday during the fall season. During the spring campaign, a player from each of five separate high school regions is selected.

MaxPreps is a free stat tool that is available to high school coaches across the country and is one of the most recognized and respected high school athletics websites on the internet. Coaches who enter their team’s stats on MaxPreps will not only be nominating their players for this award, but they will be getting their team’s information out to thousands of high school sports fans, as well as college coaches across the country.

To obtain a coach’s login, please contact: [email protected] or call (800) 329-7324 x1. To enter a team’s stats on the MaxPreps website, please click here.