MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The SSAC announced the 2026 Softball Scholar-Athlete Team. Chloe Davidson has earned the honor of SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for a second consecutive year. Sarah Williams and Addyson Jarman have also earned spots on the team, as all three student-athletes achieved greatness in the classroom as well as the field, where they earned First Team All-SSAC plaudits on their way to helping lead Faulkner to its first NAIA Opening Round bid in eight seasons. 

Maintaining a 3.97 GPA while majoring in Health Sciences, Davidson led the SSAC in batting average for a second straight year as well. The senior second baseman and pitcher hit .442 while missing three games and racked up 72 hits, 36 runs scored and 23 RBI to go with a .552 slugging percentage and .503 on-base mark to also earn SSAC Player of the Year honors for back-to-back seasons in wrapping up her college career. 

Williams holds a perfect 4.0 GPA as a Health Sciences major on the Occupational Therapy track as she has finished her undergraduate studies and will return for her senior year as she begins graduate school. Starting all 53 games at either catcher or first base, she batted .429 with 66 hits, 18 of the extra-base variety, with 47 RBI and 17 runs scored for a slugging mark of .571 and an on-base percentage of .466. 

In her first year of eligibility for the award, Jarman places on the Scholar-Athlete Team, as the sophomore centerfielder holds a 3.98 GPA as an Exercise Science major on the Physical Therapy track. She batted .397 across all 53 games with 69 hits, 52 RBI and 47 runs scored to go for a .421 on-base percentage with 24 stolen bases. However, her biggest impact came in her 29 extra-base hits, including 11 home runs, as she slugged .701. 

The full release from the SSAC can be seen below. 

2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team & Scholar-Athlete of the Year Announced 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 
  
Faulkner's Chloe Davidson repeats as the 2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year after the senior posted a 3.97 GPA as a health sciences major. On the field, she earned SSAC Co-Player of the Year honors after recording a .453 batting average and .512 on-base percentage. She had 68 hits and 11 doubles, while scoring 35 runs. 
  
2026 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team 
Kinley Hogue, William Carey 
Avery Harrell, Mobile 
Chloe Davidson, Faulkner* 
Mikayla McCain, UT Southern 
Jayden Sawyer, William Carey 
Katelynn Kempton, Mobile 
Daryelin Rivas, Mobile 
Sarah Williams, Faulkner 
Addyson Jarman, Faulkner 
Liz Cross, William Carey 
Ryanne Hornsby, William Carey 
  
Additional Notes 

• Many of the honorees have high GPAs, including Faulkner's Sarah Williams (4.0) and Addyson Jarman (3.98), Mobile's Avery Harrell (3.9) and William Carey's Kinley Hogue (3.96) and Ryanne Hornsby (3.96) 

• All of the student-athletes earned All-Conference honors, including Davidson, Daryelin Rivas and Jayden Sawyer earning Co-Player of the Year recognition 

• To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions 

• Graduate students and transfers must have completed one semester at the school