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NEW ORLEANS\u00a0\u2013 Texas State senior first baseman Aiyana Coleman and teammate junior left-handed pitcher Maddy Azua swept the Sun Belt Conference\u2019s weekly softball awards after leading their team to an upset over No. 3 Texas Tech and a series win\u00a0during the season\u2019s sixth week of league competition.
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\nColeman is Texas State\u2019s first Sun Belt Player of the Week since former Bobcat Sara Vanderford on February 27, 2024, while Azua garners her fourth Pitcher of the Week accolade this season. Texas State has received the conference\u2019s top weekly pitching honor in six of 10 weeks in 2026.<\/p>\n
Player of the Week
\nAiyana Coleman, Texas State
\n[Sr. | 1B | College Station, Texas]
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\nColeman recorded three hits this week, all home runs. Because of that, she was walked seven times, including four times intentionally. One of the four intentional walks was with the bases loaded against Southern Miss in the Bobcats 8-1 win against them, where Coleman had already hit a 3 RBI home run previously in the game. Her .769 on base percentage was one of the best in the league this week. Additionally, one of her three home runs came off Nijaree Canady in the Bobcats 3-0 win against No. 3 Texas Tech where the team had its highest-ranked win in program history. To cap it off, she had 6 RBI on the week to help Texas State to a three-win week, including a series win against Southern Miss with the midweek win against Texas Tech.<\/p>\n
Pitcher of the Week
\nMaddy Azua, Texas State
\n[Jr. | LHP | Round Rock, Texas]<\/p>\n
Azua started her week with a complete game shutout against No. 3 Texas Tech for the highest-ranked win in program history. From there, she tallied another win in the series opener against Southern Miss, allowing just one run in that game. Through 21.0 innings, Azua allowed just three runs and walked just three batters, while striking out 13. She allowed just 13 hits throughout the 21 innings, just three for extra bases. She limited batters to a .178 average throughout her three appearances.
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\n2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Players of the Week
\nWeek 1 \u2013 Chloe Hatcher, DP, Georgia State
\nWeek 2 \u2013 Brie Normandin, SS, Coastal Carolina
\nWeek 3 \u2013 Makaley Boswell, UTIL, Troy
\nWeek 4 \u2013 Kayla Christensen, INF, Georgia Southern
\nWeek 5 \u2013 Taylor Schafer, INF, App State
\nWeek 6 \u2013 Kara Wine, C, South Alabama
\nWeek 7 \u2013 Hannah Christian, OF, Southern Miss
\nWeek 8 \u2013 Kiley Huffman, OF, Troy
\nWeek 9 \u2013 Tia Titi, C\/UT, Marshall
\nWeek 10 \u2013 Kendra Lewis, SS, James Madison
\nWeek 11 \u2013 Aiyana Coleman, 1B, Texas State
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\n2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Pitchers of the Week
\nWeek 1 \u2013 Ryley Harrison, RHP, South Alabama
\nWeek 2 \u2013 Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
\nWeek 3 \u2013 Bethaney Noble, RHP, Louisiana
\nWeek 4 \u2013 Makayla Stephens, RHP, Georgia State
\nWeek 5 \u2013 Emma Strood, RHP, Texas State
\nWeek 6 \u2013 Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
\nWeek 7 \u2013 Sage Hoover, RHP, Louisiana
\nWeek 8 \u2013 Ryley Harrison, RHP, South Alabama
\nWeek 9 \u2013 Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
\nWeek 10 \u2013 Emma Strood, RHP, Texas State
\nWeek 11 \u2013 Maddy Azua, LHP, Texas State
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