MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Baseball Players of the Week. Reece Buck of Mobile 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 March 30 – April 5.
Player: Reece Buck (Mobile – JR – 1B – Bay Minette, Ala.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Buck hit .636 and slugged 2.000, while totaling seven hits, four homers, six XBH and seven RBIs across five games, including a series win over Abraham Baldwin
- He went 5-for-8 with five XBH, five RBIs and four runs scored in the two wins over ABAC
Pitcher: Isaac Padilla (Thomas – FR – RHP – Apopka, Fla.)
- This is his second-career weekly honor
- Padilla pitched Thomas to a 2-0 win over Faulkner with eight innings of three-hit shutout work, walking one and striking out eight
- He did not allow a runner past second base and posted an 0.50 WHIP in the outing
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)