Seamans Named Rawlings Gold Glove Award Recipient
5/31/2023 5:20:00 PM | Softball
Pitt First Baseman is One of Nine Players to Receive a Gold Glove Award for her Position.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Pitt softball first baseman Sarah Seamans was one of nine players to be named a 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient, presented by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The award winners were announced Wednesday evening by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. during a press conference at the NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
The prestigious Rawlings Gold Glove Award recognizes the top nine defensive players in the country at their respective positions. Seamans is the first Pitt softball player to earn a Gold Glove in just the second year the award has been presented to collegiate softball players.
Seamans, a fifth-year graduate student, started all 49 games at first base for the Panthers. The New Castle, Pa. native earned the award by recording a .997 fielding percentage while committing just one error in 318 total chances. Seamans notched 300 putouts – the third-most in the ACC – with 17 assists and turned 16 double plays.
2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, presented by the NFCA:
P – Valerie Cagle, Clemson
C – Aly Kaneshiro, Stanford
1B – Sarah Seamans, Pitt
2B – Allie Skaggs, Arizona
3B – Payton Lincavage, Rutgers
SS – Grace Lyons, Oklahoma
LF – Emily Vinson, Longwood
CF – Ciara Briggs, LSU
RF – Madison Huskey, Washington
For the full 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove release, please visit www.nfca.org.
ABOUT RAWLINGS
Established in 1887, Rawlings is an innovative leading global brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment, including gloves, balls, and protective headwear. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings.
Rawlings is the Official Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA and the NAIA. The company is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.
ABOUT NATIONAL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION
Established in 1983, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play, including collegiate, high school, travel ball, youth, professional, and international coaches along with umpires, companies and fans of fastpitch softball. Growing from 40 members in 1983 to nearly 6,000 today, the NFCA boasts members from all 50 states and several international countries. The national office's home base is in Louisville, Ky. For more information, please visit nfca.org.
The prestigious Rawlings Gold Glove Award recognizes the top nine defensive players in the country at their respective positions. Seamans is the first Pitt softball player to earn a Gold Glove in just the second year the award has been presented to collegiate softball players.
Seamans, a fifth-year graduate student, started all 49 games at first base for the Panthers. The New Castle, Pa. native earned the award by recording a .997 fielding percentage while committing just one error in 318 total chances. Seamans notched 300 putouts – the third-most in the ACC – with 17 assists and turned 16 double plays.
2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, presented by the NFCA:
P – Valerie Cagle, Clemson
C – Aly Kaneshiro, Stanford
1B – Sarah Seamans, Pitt
2B – Allie Skaggs, Arizona
3B – Payton Lincavage, Rutgers
SS – Grace Lyons, Oklahoma
LF – Emily Vinson, Longwood
CF – Ciara Briggs, LSU
RF – Madison Huskey, Washington
For the full 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove release, please visit www.nfca.org.
ABOUT RAWLINGS
Established in 1887, Rawlings is an innovative leading global brand and manufacturer of premium baseball and softball equipment, including gloves, balls, and protective headwear. Rawlings' unparalleled quality, innovative engineering and expert craftsmanship are the fundamental reasons why more professional athletes, national governing bodies and sports leagues choose Rawlings.
Rawlings is the Official Baseball, Helmet, Face Guard and Glove of Major League Baseball, the Official Baseball of Minor League Baseball and the Official Baseball and Softball of the NCAA and the NAIA. The company is headquartered in St. Louis. For more information, please visit www.Rawlings.com.
ABOUT NATIONAL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION
Established in 1983, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play, including collegiate, high school, travel ball, youth, professional, and international coaches along with umpires, companies and fans of fastpitch softball. Growing from 40 members in 1983 to nearly 6,000 today, the NFCA boasts members from all 50 states and several international countries. The national office's home base is in Louisville, Ky. For more information, please visit nfca.org.
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