FRISCO – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi outfielder Christian Smith-Johnson and Northwestern State pitcher Dylan Marionneaux picked up the Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the 12th week of the 2026 season, which were announced Monday by the conference office.
Hitter of the Week: Christian Smith-Johnson, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - Sr. - OF - North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland HS)
Christian Smith-Johnson powered Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders to a key conference sweep with a monster weekend at the plate, slashing .571/.571/1.000 (1.571 OPS) with two home runs, eight RBIs, seven runs scored and three stolen bases. He opened the series with a 2-for-5, two-RBI effort, added three hits and the game-winning run in a ninth-inning comeback on Saturday, and closed with a career day on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with two home runs, six RBIs and four runs scored, highlighted by a two-run shot early and a grand slam late to break it open.
Honorable Mention: Alex Perry, Southeastern
Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Marionneaux, Northwestern State - Jr. - RHP - Zachary, La. (Zachary HS)
Dylan Marionneaux delivered another dominant outing for Northwestern State Demons, working into the ninth inning while allowing just one run on four hits over 8.1 innings against SFA. The junior right-hander held the Lumberjacks in check in a series where they totaled 33 hits across the other two games, retiring 12 straight batters after a fourth-inning walk and finishing with eight strikeouts for his third start this season with at least that many. Marionneaux continued his strong stretch at home, reaching the ninth inning for the third consecutive start while limiting opponents to a .143 batting average.
2026 Southland Baseball Players of the Week
| Date |
Hitter of the Week |
Pitcher of the Week |
| Feb. 16 |
Cade Sanchez, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Chris Olivier, Lamar |
| Feb. 23 |
Caston Thompson, Nicholls |
Easten Smith, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Mar. 2 |
Matt Stancliff, McNeese |
Chris Olivier, Lamar |
| Mar. 9 |
Armani Raygoza, UTRGV
Levi Castilleja, HCU |
Eric Nachtsheim, McNeese |
| Mar. 16 |
Jake Weaver, UIW |
Chris Olivier, Lamar |
| Mar. 23 |
Armani Raygoza, UTRGV |
Dylan Marionneaux, Northwestern State |
| Mar. 30 |
Thomas Marsala III, Northwestern State |
Chase Mayer, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| Apr. 6 |
Josh Ibe, Stephen F. Austin |
Luke Lycette, New Orleans |
| Apr. 13 |
Ben Robichaux, Southeastern |
Dylan Marionneaux, Northwestern State |
| Apr. 20 |
Greyson Shafer, Nicholls |
Chris Olivier, Lamar |
| Apr. 27 |
Christian Smith-Johnson, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Dylan Marionneaux, Northwestern State |
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.