RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the softball weekly award winners for the opening weekend of the 2025 season. Southern Nazarene’s Liana Heshiki won Player of the Week and Henderson State’s Jersey Cabana earned Pitcher of the Week.

#theGAC SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Liana Heshiki, C/INF, Southern Nazarene, Sr., Pearl City, Hawaii
Heshiki helped the Crimson Storm go 3-1 at the Leadoff Classic after she hit .615 across the four games. She collected five extra-base hits – four doubles and a home run – as she slugged 1.154. She scored four runs and drove in five. She registered the second four-hit game of her career – and first since February 2022 – when she went 4-for-5 against Missouri Southern State.

#theGAC SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK – Jersey Cabana, RHP, Henderson State, Jr.,San Dimas, California
Cabana sparkled in debut weekend with the Reddies. She won all three of her starts, threw three complete games and registered two shutouts. She struck out 11 and walked only one. She held the opposition to a .133 average. She struck out seven against Northeastern State. In 16.0 innings against Missouri S&T, she surrendered a total of three hits.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Sammie Greene, CF (Oklahoma Baptist), Elyse LeClair, SS (East Central), Cassidy Lear, 3B (Southern Arkansas), India McMurray, UTL (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Jadyn Muns, SS (Northwestern OKlahoma State), Zoey Neal, IF (Harding), Katelyn Provence, OF (Ouachita Baptist), Sadie Turner, RF (Arkansas Tech), Ashlynne Vote, 2B (Arkansas-Monticello)

Catie Amador, RHP (Ouachita Baptist), Chloe Brown, RHP (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Alexis Findley, RHP (Arkansas Tech), Ronnie Johnson, RHP (Arkansas-Monticello), Lindsey Mauppin, RHP (East Central), Riley Price, RHP (Harding), Jaycee Shaffer, RHP (Oklahoma Baptist), Emily Simmons, RHP (Southeastern Oklahoma State), Alexis Taylor, RHP (Southwestern Oklahoma State)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athlete of the Week awards

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