Alabama softball is backed with an extra pep in its step heading into theSEC Softball Tournamentsemifinals.
TheSoutheastern Conferenceannounced its postseason softball awards Friday, May 8, naming Alabama softball juniorJocelyn Briskias SEC Pitcher of the Year and coach Patrick Murphy as SEC Coach of the Year.
Briski and Murphy also earned the same honors in theUSA TODAY Sports Network All-SEC awards, where Briski was also named to the first team.
Briski and Brooke Wells were also named First Team All-SEC, while Marlie Giles and Alexis Pupillo earned Second Team All-SEC honors. It is the first career All-SEC recognition for all four Alabama players.
Advertisement
Briski’s Pitcher of the Year honor is the eighth in Alabama program history, giving theCrimson Tidethe most SEC Pitcher of the Year selections of any team in the conference. She is the first Alabama pitcher to win the award since Montana Fouts in 2021.
Murphy earned SEC Coach of the Year honors for the sixth time in his career, the most by any coach in league history. He previously won the award in 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2019.
The No. 2-seeded Crimson Tide (48-6, 20-5 SEC) faces No. 3 Florida (48-9, 17-7) at 4 p.m. CT Friday in the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament semifinals. Alabamaopened tournament playwith a 7-1 win over No. 7 Arkansas (42-11, 15-10), using four home runs and acomplete gamefrom Briski to move past the Razorbacks.
Alabama softball SEC awards, All-SEC selections
-
SEC Pitcher of the Year: Jocelyn Briski
-
SEC Coach of the Year: Patrick Murphy
-
First Team All-SEC: Jocelyn Briski
-
First Team All-SEC: Brooke Wells
-
Second Team All-SEC: Marlie Giles
-
Second Team All-SEC: Alexis Pupillo
Amelia Hurley covers high school and college sports for The Tuscaloosa News and USA TODAY Network. You can find her on X atameliahurley_or reach her at ahurley@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News:Alabama softball's Jocelyn Briski, Patrick Murphy earn All-SEC honors