Oklahoma City – Leighanne Eaton of Science & Arts and Brynlee Alsip of Oklahoma City have been named this week's Sooner Athletic Conference Netting Pros Softball Players of the Week for their efforts over the past week, as announced by the conference office on Monday morning.
 
Eaton claimed her second weekly offensive award of the year by pacing the Drovers to a 4-2 mark last week by going 8-of-18 at the plate for a batting average of .444 with five of those hits being for extra bases. Eaton had three doubles and a pair of home runs over the span while driving in eight runs and scoring five times herself as the Drovers claimed a pair of top 25 wins last week. Eaton also had a .944 slugging percentage and a .476 on-base percentage over the six games.
 
Other Nominees: Kylie Barnes, Texas Wesleyan, Berkley Bradley, Wayland Baptist, Kayten Herman, Mid-America Christian, Tara Hoehner, Oklahoma City, Hannah Keele, Southwestern Christian, and Asharah Thibodeaux, Langston.
                  
Alsip earned a 2-2 record in the circle last week for the Stars, with one of those victories coming over No. 1 in the country, Southern Oregon. Alsip tossed 23.1 innings last week with 14 strikeouts for a 4.20 strikeout per seven innings average while surrendering five earned runs. Alsip completed the week with a 1.20 WHIP and a 1.50 earned run average.
 
Other Nominees: Emmerson Dickinson, Mid-America Christian, Kylie Barnes, Texas Wesleyan, Aubree Ferguson, Science and Arts, Valerie Guzman, Nelson, Lainey King, Southwestern Christian, and Kynleigh Kirby, Wayland Baptist. 
 
2026 SAC Softball Players of the Week
 
Feb. 23
Player – Leighanne Eaton, Science & Arts
Pitcher – Brynlee Alsip, Oklahoma City
 
Feb. 16
Player – Meilani Butts, Langston
Pitcher – Marin Jacobs, Panhandle State
 
Feb. 9
Player – Leighanne Eaton, Science & Arts
Pitcher – Brynlee Alsip, Oklahoma City