MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Softball Players of the Week. Alaina Grace King of UT Southern was named SSAC Softball Player of the Week and Ella Singletary of UT Southern was named SSAC Softball Pitcher of the Week. The awards are for the week of Feb. 16-22.
Player: Alaina Grace King (UT Southern – FR – INF – Ardmore, Ala.)
- This is her first-career weekly honor
- In a 4-0 week, King hit .667 and slugged 1.167, while totaling eight hits, two homers, seven RBIs and five runs scored
- She had three multi-hit games, including going 3-for-4 with a homer and five driven in v. Stillman
Pitcher: Ella Singletary (UT Southern – SO – UTIL – Ardmore, Ala.)
- This is her second-career weekly honor
- Singletary picked up a pair of wins on the week, fanning nine and walking none across eight innings of shutout ball
- She took a perfect game into the final inning v. Cumberland before surrendering a hit
Previous Winners (Player, Pitcher)
Week 1: Destiny Lucas (Brewton-Parker), Samantha Mathews (Brewton-Parker)
Week 2: Mikayla McCain (UT Southern), Julia Shaw (William Carey)
Week 3: Anna Green (Brewton-Parker), Jayden Sawyer (William Carey)