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.