Week 9: GPAC Softball Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the softball player and pitcher-of-the-week for contests played March 30-April 5, 2026. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2025-2026 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program. 

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Softball Weekly Honors

Player – Isabelle Pagan, Midland University (Infielder)

Isabelle Pagan of Midland University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports softball player-of-the-week.  Pagan, a senior from Elkhorn, Nebraska, went 4-for-6 with 4 RBIs last week as Midland split its road doubleheader at Hastings. She had three RBI singles in game one and then blasted a solo home run in the second game of the day. For the season, she is hitting .343 at the plate with eight homers and 30 RBIs.

Pitcher – Alison Ernsberger, Dakota Wesleyan University

Alison Ernsberger of Dakota Wesleyan University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports pitcher-of-the-week.  Ernsberger, a sophomore from Granville, Ohio, grabbed a win in the circle in the first game of Tigers' doubleheader against Briar Cliff. She tossed a complete game, going all seven innings, tallying 11 total strikeouts while only giving up one earned run. It was her 10th win of the season as a pitcher.