IndyStar is set to honor Indiana’s standout basketball talents with our weekly players poll.
**Make sure to cast your vote at the end of this article.** The poll remains open until noon on Friday.
*Note from the reporter: A heartfelt thank you to all who sent in nominations. We’ve limited the selection to one player per school, so if your nominee didn’t make the list but a teammate did, that’s the reason.*
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Here are the nominees for this week.
### Alaina Allyn, Mt. Vernon
The sophomore showcased her pitching prowess with two shutouts, including a 12-strikeout, five-inning no-hitter against South Spencer, followed by a three-hit shutout featuring nine strikeouts.
### Emma Borders, Jeffersonville
Borders demonstrated her skill by striking out eight and allowing just one run on seven hits against Henryville, and then securing nine strikeouts with only four earned runs against Fern Creek, contributing to victories for the Red Devils.
### Laylah Gore, Lapel
Gore has been on fire, batting .571 with eight hits, seven RBIs, two doubles, two home runs, and four runs scored, including a game-winning walk-off home run in a thrilling 6-4 victory over Hamilton Heights.
### Hannah Haberstroh, Center Grove
The Ohio State commit hit her first career home run against Noblesville, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, and also notched a pair of hits against Mooresville.
### Ava Kainrath, Westfield
Kainrath, a junior, drove in five runs in a 2-for-3 performance against Kokomo, hit a home run and two RBIs against Carmel, and finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs, and a run scored against North Central, boasting a .700 batting average for the season.
### Zoey Kugelman, Mooresville
Kugelman couldn’t have asked for a better start, batting 1.000 in her first two games, including a 4-for-4 performance against Center Grove that started with a first-pitch homer, and a 3-for-3 game against Terre Haute South with additional RBIs and runs scored.
### Rylie Lanum, Carroll (Flora)
The senior shone in a 13-12 win over Lafayette Jefferson, going 4-for-5 with runs scored and an RBI, and managed a hit in a loss to Caston.
### Audrey Lowry, Tri-West
Lowry allowed only one run on two hits and struck out 13 in a narrow 1-0 loss to Fishers, also contributing one of the team’s five hits.
### Kate Murray, Fishers
Murray started the season with a bang, pitching a five-hit shutout against Tri-West, striking out 12 without a walk, and driving in the game-winning run.
### Carly Potts, Gibson Southern
The sophomore excelled both at bat and on the mound in a 15-2 win over Sullivan, recording three hits in four at-bats with an RBI and pitching a complete game with zero earned runs, five strikeouts, and just one walk.
### Piper Ramey, North Montgomery
Ramey pitched a one-hit shutout over five innings against Sheridan, striking out 13, walking one, and going 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs and an RBI for the Chargin’ Chargers.
### Sophie Robinson, Lebanon
Robinson kicked off the season with a hit, an RBI, and a run scored against Benton Central, followed by a 3-for-4 performance against Guerin Catholic that included three RBIs, four runs scored, a double, and a triple.
### Delaney Rundle, Noblesville
Rundle was just a home run short of hitting for the cycle against Western Boone, finishing 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, three runs, and three RBIs, and also contributed in a 14-10 loss to Center Grove.
### Kassidy Schakel, Hamilton Heights
The senior drove in three runs, scored one, and posted three hits in an 8-4 win over Frankton, and had an RBI double against Lapel.
### Myah Seaton, Evansville Harrison
Seaton opened her season with a 4-for-5 performance against Evansville Central, including a homer, three RBIs, and two runs scored, leading Harrison to a 14-10 victory.
### Mallory Short, Speedway
In her varsity debut, Short went 4-for-5 against Pike, with two doubles, an RBI, and two runs scored in a 20-0 triumph.
### Grace Swedarsky, Hamilton Southeastern
The freshman Royal pitched ten innings, striking out 21, including 14 in the season opener against Carmel, and threw three scoreless innings against North Central.
### Ashley Sylvia, Brownsburg
The junior Bulldog was just a triple short of the cycle against Eastern Hancock, going 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs in a 14-7 victory.
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