MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Baseball Players of the Week. Jacob Bryant of Blue Mountain Christian was named SSAC Baseball Player of the Week and Jake Cohen of Loyola was named SSAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The awards are for the week of March 2-8.
Player: Jacob Bryant (Blue Mountain – SR – UTIL – Medina, Tenn.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Bryant hit .429 and slugged 1.214, while totaling five XBH, five runs scored and five driven in across three games
- The senior homered in every game and capped the series with a three-hit day
Pitcher: Jake Cohen (Loyola – SR – P – New Orleans, La.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Cohen tossed 1.2 innings of perfect relief to pick up the save in a 4-2 win over (RV) Abraham Baldwin
- He fanned three in the outing and has six saves on the year with a spotless ERA
Previous Winners (Player, Pitcher)
Week 1: Jordan McKenzie (Loyola), Ian Vickers (Thomas)
Week 2: Edrien Martinez (Faulkner), Michael Hotard (Loyola)
Week 3: Cody Presley (Blue Mountain), Austin Lippolis (Faulkner)
Week 4: Jeyson Polanco (Faulkner), Ian Vickers (Thomas)
Week 5: Cody Presley (Blue Mountain), Isaac Padilla (Thomas)