Softball Anthony Goss (acgoss_11)

Nicholls' Sisco, McNeese's Taylor Named Southland Softball Players of the Week

FRISCO, Texas — McNeese's Brookelyn Taylor and Nicholls' Claire Sisco have been named this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Softball Players of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Sisco is a first-time winner this season while Taylor gets her third nod of the season. 

Softball Hitter of the Week: Claire Sisco, Nicholls – Sr. – INF – College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated)
Sisco was a tough out in the series win at Northwestern State, batting .714 while reaching base in 10 of her 12 plate appearances (.833 OB%). She started the series by going 3-for-4 with a triple in the 6-0 victory. Sisco then posted another multi-hit game in the finale with a double and an RBI. She added four runs scored, three walks and two hit-by-pitches. The Colonel leadoff hitter tacked on two steals to her league-leading total.
Honorable mention: Rylee Cloud, McNeese

Softball Pitcher of the Week: Brookelyn Taylor, McNeese – Fr. – RHP – Liberty, Texas (Liberty High School)
Taylor posted a perfect 2-0 record last week with a 0.00 ERA with wins over UL-Lafayette and East Texas A&M. Taylor tossed 12.0 innings and struck out 13 with one walk, helping the Cowgirls secure the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Southland Softball Championship. 
Honorable mention: Reagan Smith, Lamar

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
April 20 Cimara-lei Wessling, Lamar Hallie Burns, Southeastern
April 27 Claire Sisco, Nicholls Brookelyn Taylor, McNeese

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.