MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Baseball Players of the Week. Bailey Stroud of Point was named SSAC Baseball Player of the Week and Isaac Padilla of Thomas was named SSAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week. The awards are for the week of April 13-19.
Player: Bailey Stroud (Point – JR – CF – Dalton, Ga.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- In a 3-1 week for the Skyhawks, Stroud hit .588 and posted a .611 OBP, while totaling 10 hits, five steals and five runs scored
- He had three multi-hit games, including going 4-for-5 v. Faulkner and a combined 5-for-9 with three runs scored in the final two games v. Loyola
Pitcher: Isaac Padilla (Thomas – FR – RHP)
- This is his third-career weekly honor
- Padilla tossed a complete game against No. 15 William Carey, striking out six and allowing only two runs across nine innings
- He surrendered only five hits in the program’s first ever victory over the Crusaders
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)
Week 6: Jacob Bryant (Blue Mountain), Jake Cohen (Loyola)
Week 7: Jaxon Buratt (Loyola), Brady Bowen (Loyola)
Week 8: Dylan Davis (Abraham Baldwin), Kade Haywood (Abraham Baldwin)
Week 9: Adrian Salas (Mobile), Alexis Rodriguez Ruiz (Mobile)
Week 10: Reece Buck (Mobile), Isaac Padilla (Thomas)
Week 11: Cody Presley (Blue Mountain), Matthew Davis (William Carey)