FRISCO, Texas — Nicholls' Molly Yoo and Southeastern's Ka'Lyn Watson have been named this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Softball Players of the Week. Yoo is a second-time winner this season while Watson gets her first nod of the season.
Softball Hitter of the Week: Ka'Lyn Watson, Southeastern – Gr. – OF – Missouri City, Texas (Episcopal High School)
Watson hit .889 with a 2.456 OPS, five runs, two doubles, two triples, three walks and an RBI during a 4-0 week that saw Southeastern extend the nation's longest winning streak to 23 games. She tied a school record with two triples in an 8-0 victory over Lamar Friday and set a new career school record with 15 triples. In her final season in Hammond, Watson has raised her batting average to .364, including a .457 batting average in 18 Southland Conference games.
Honorable mention: Kassidy Chance, McNeese
Softball Pitcher of the Week: Molly Yoo, Nicholls – Sr. – LHP – Cypress, Texas (Cypress Ranch High School)
Yoo posted a 2-0 record against HCU, tossing two complete games with a 0.50 ERA and seven strikeouts. She had a shutout in the 3-0 victory in the opener, allowing five hits while fanning five. Yoo followed up with another complete game in the finale to secure the series, adding two strikeouts. HCU's run in the second game snapped Yoo's 20-inning shutout streak against the Huskies.
Honorable mention: Hallie Burns, Southeastern
2026 Southland Conference Softball Players of the Week
| Date |
Hitter |
Pitcher |
| Feb. 9 |
Ellie Vance, SFA |
Hallie Burns, Southeastern |
| Feb. 16 |
Rylee Cloud, McNeese |
Molly Yoo, Nicholls |
| Feb. 23 |
Reagan Heflin, Nicholls |
Brookelyn Taylor, McNeese |
| March 2 |
Nyjah Fontenot, McNeese |
Mattison Buster, Northwestern State |
| March 9 |
Alexis Dibbley, McNeese |
Brookelyn Taylor, McNeese |
| March 16 |
Maria Detillier, Southeastern |
Mattison Buster, Northwestern State |
| March 23 |
Cala Wilson, Lamar |
Kendra Winfrey, A&M-Corpus Christi |
| March 30 |
Ellie Vance, SFA |
Cera Blanchard, Southeastern |
| April 6 |
Isabella Flores, Lamar |
Mattison Buster, Northwestern State |
| April 13 |
Ka'Lyn Watson, Southeastern |
Molly Yoo, Nicholls |
Southland weekly award winners are nominated and voted upon by each school's sports information director. Voting for one's own athlete is not permitted. To earn honorable mention, a student-athlete must appear on 25 percent of ballots.