FULL NFCA RELEASE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. announced the nine recipients of the 2024 NCAA Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, on Wednesday at the NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla. Senior infielder Peyton Toto and freshman outfielder Kate Verhoef are the first Titans to receive the honor. 

The award honors the top nine defensive players from NCAA Division I programs. The award was established in 2022 for DI softball athletes and was expanded to include all the collegiate divisions in 2023. The NFCA All-America Committees select honorees of the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards.

Peyton Toto was named to the Rawlings Gold Glove Recipient for first base. Toto set new career bests this season, making 357 putouts at first base and seven assists. She committed a personal all-time low one error from the field for a career-high .997 fielding percentage. Toto participated in completing 17 double plays. 



Kate Verhoef became the first freshman ever to receive the Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Verhoef made all 50 starts in the 57 games played in right field for the Titans. She made 53 putouts and five assists from the outfield this season without committing an error. 



Toto and Verhoef were the only Big West representatives to receive a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. They were accompanied by catcher Jocelyn Ericksen (Florida), second baseman Sydney Kuma (Georgia), third baseman Riley Love (Texas Tech), shortstop Paige Sinicki (Oregon), left fielder Dakota Kennedy (Arizona) and center fielder Kendra Falby (Florida).

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