{"id":158921,"date":"2026-02-17T21:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158921\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:54:10","slug":"kendall-grover-named-nfca-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/158921\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Grover Named NFCA Player of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Senior\u00a0Kendall Grover<\/a>\u00a0has been named the Louisville Slugger\/NFCA Player of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Florida third baseman slugged five home runs with a team-best 14 RBI in a 7-0 week for No. 4\/5 Florida.<\/p>\n

Grover hit .417 (10-for-24) with a 1.042 slugging percentage, scoring nine runs and drawing a pair of walks.<\/p>\n

She matched her career-best of two home runs vs. Marshall on Feb. 14, both three-run shots, driving in six runs in the game, the most by any Gator this season.\u00a0She also recorded four multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances.<\/p>\n

In her first 12 games in Gainesville, the Mooresville, Ind., native, has hit .341 (15-for-44) with 17 RBI, five home runs, 13 runs, two doubles and a pair of walks.<\/p>\n

Grover becomes the eighth player in program history to be named NFCA Player of the Week. It’s the 12th time overall a Florida player has been selected.

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\nThe Gators (12-0) are back in action tonight at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium for a 6 p.m. in-state tilt against UNF on SEC Network+.<\/p>\n

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