NEW ORLEANS – Troy sophomore outfielder Kiley Huffman and South Alabama junior right-handed pitcher Ryley Harrison secured the Sun Belt Conference’s weekly softball awards following the season’s third week of league competition.
Huffman is the second Trojan earn Sun Belt Player of the Week this season and first since Makaley Boswell on Feb. 24 while Harrison earns her second Pitcher of the Week accolade this season and the third of her career.
Player of the Week
Kiley Huffman, Troy
[So. | OF | Alvin, Texas]
Huffman went 10-for-14 (.714) at the plate and slugged .929 while compiling three multi-hit performances in four games for the Trojans. She started the week going 4-for-4 with a sac fly, 3 RBIs, one stolen base and hit an inside-the-park home run in Troy’s 12-6 win over Kennesaw State on March 25. Huffman added a three-hit game and scored one run against Southern Miss on March 27 and closed the series with two more hits and a run in a 10-2 victory in the series finale on March 29.
Pitcher of the Week
Ryley Harrison, South Alabama
[Jr. | RHP | Fairhope, Ala.]
Harrison was dominant in four appearances in the circle for the Jaguars while surrendering just one unearned run in 16 innings of work while striking out 13. She allowed just three walks and opposing hitters batted just .172 against her. On March 25, the Fairhope, Ala., native tossed three innings of scoreless relief and allowed an unearned run at Auburn. In the Sun Belt series opener at James Madison on March 27, Harrison fired a complete-game, two-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and just two walks in a 6-0 victory. She earned a save with three scoreless frames in a 5-2 win over the Dukes in game two of the doubleheader. Harrison helped complete the series sweep in game three with three more scoreless innings of one-hit ball in a 6-1 win to earn her second save in as many games.
2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Players of the Week
Week 1 – Chloe Hatcher, DP, Georgia State
Week 2 – Brie Normandin, SS, Coastal Carolina
Week 3 – Makaley Boswell, UTIL, Troy
Week 4 – Kayla Christensen, INF, Georgia Southern
Week 5 – Taylor Schafer, INF, App State
Week 6 – Kara Wine, C, South Alabama
Week 7 – Hannah Christian, OF, Southern Miss
Week 8 – Kiley Huffman, OF, Troy
2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Pitchers of the Week
Week 1 – Ryley Harrison, RHP, South Alabama
Week 2 – Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
Week 3 – Bethaney Noble, RHP, Louisiana
Week 4 – Makayla Stephens, RHP, Georgia State
Week 5 – Emma Strood, RHP, Texas State
Week 6 – Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
Week 7 – Sage Hoover, RHP, Louisiana
Week 8 – Ryley Harrison, RHP, South Alabama