Vote: Who is the Alabama High School Softball Player of the Week? - Feb. 23, 2026

We have selected 13 individuals as nominees for the first poll of the 2026 season

Alabama High School Softball Player of the Week / High School On SI

With the completion of week one of the high school softball season in the state of Alabama, it is time to look at some of the outstanding performances from a week ago.

Krimson Calhoun of Thompson headlines our list of nominees after she batted .867 in five games. Along, with Calhoun headlining the list of nominees, Baker High School and Helena High School each lead the way with two nominees for this week.

Meanwhile, the rest of our nominations include some outstanding offensive offensive and pitching performances from the first week of the season.

As always, we ask you, the fans, to vote for who you think is the High School on SI Alabama high school softball player of the week.

Send future player of the week nominations to reed_green1582@hotmail.com or reach out to him on X at @reed_green7.

Voting will close on March 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Here are this week's nominations:

Krimson Calhoun, Thompson

In the first five games of the season, Calhoun went 13/15 from the plate with an on-base percentage of .875. She drove in six runs, stole six bases, scored seven runs, and she also hit a bases clearing, game-winning triple in one of the Warriors victory.

Brooke Norred, Smiths Station

In the 16-6 win over Valley, Norred finished with three hits, one home run, one double, five RBIs and two runs scored.

Lexie Thornton, Athens

In the first three games of the season, which includes two wins over Huntsville and Hamilton, Thornton finished with four hits, three home runs, one triple, 10 RBIs, one stolen base and five runs scored.

Nola Havard, Baker

In the first four games of the season, Havard tallied eight hits, two home runs, four doubles, 10 RBIs, one stolen base and four runs scored.

Kherington Keith, Pell City

Keith is another player who enjoyed immense offensive success in week one. In four games, she went 8/11 with two home runs, four doubles, nine RBIs, one stolen base and five runs scored.

Henley Traywick, Helena

In the 21-9 win over McAdory, Traywick was 3/5 with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored.

Madison Smith, Baker

Smith pitched 13 combined innings over the course of two games last week, and she picked up the win versus Long Beach. Her ERA was 0.54 with one earned run allowed, five total hits allowed and struck out 21 batters. Offensively, she tallied five hits combined in the wins over Long Beach and Petal.

Lily Brewer, Auburn

Brewer got the season started off with two wins from the circle over Helena and Huntsville last week. Her ERA is currently at 2.55, and she allowed four earned runs and struck out 13 batters. Offensively, she tallied three hits, one RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored.

Carrington Schiefer, Helena

Schiefer appeared in four games from the circle last week, and she went 2-1 on the week. She pitched 14.2 innings, allowed eight earned runs, seven walks and struck out 17 batters. Offensively, she tallied six hits, two doubles, three RBIs and scored one run.

Anna Cate Henderson, Northridge

In four games, Henderson finished with four hits, one home run, two doubles, nine RBIs and scored four runs.

Briley Bolden, Fairhope

In the 10-0 win over Foley and the 4-3 win over Tate, Bolden tallied five combined hits, one home run, one triple, one double, five RBIs, two stolen bases and scored three runs.

Jaidyn Simmons, Montgomery Catholic

In three games last week, Simmons tallied four hits, one double, five RBIs, one stolen base and four runs scored. She also went 1-0 in two appearances with 3.2 innings pitched. She allowed three hits, one earned run and struck out four batters.

Ralee Dunagan, Curry

In the 9-1 win over Handley, Dunagan finished with three hits, one home run, one double, two RBIs, three stolen bases and scored three runs.

Editor’s note: Our corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. This poll is specifically for fans to vote on the players that have been nominated and in no way discredits any other player that may not be mentioned in our poll.