Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman named Big 12 Player of the Week

For her efforts, Jayda Coleman was named the Big 12’s Player of the Week after hitting .600 in the Hall of Fame Classic.

She’s been one of the best players in softball for much of the last three seasons, but in 2023, [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] has taken her game to another level.

Already a fantastic leadoff hitter, Coleman has added a power element to her game and is just two home runs away from tying a career-high of nine home runs set in 2021. She was a huge reason Oklahoma went 7-0 last week and 5-0 in the Hall of Fame Classic.

The Sooners picked up four ranked wins last week, beating Florida State, Northwestern, and Auburn twice.

In the weekend sweep in the Hall of Fame Classic, Coleman batted .600 with two home runs, two doubles, a triple, and nine RBIs.

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28 games into the season, Coleman’s tied for the team lead in home runs and leads the Sooners with a .507 batting average, .639 on-base percentage, and a .958 slugging percentage. She leads the Sooners with 23 walks and nine stolen bases on the season.

The junior center fielder is fifth in the nation in batting average and is second in on-base percentage. This is Jayda Coleman’s first Big 12 player of the week award this season and the second in her career.

With the start to the season that she’s had, Coleman has cemented herself as a national player of the year contender.

Coleman and the Sooners travel to Ames, Iowa this weekend to open Big 12 play against the 11-13 Iowa State Cyclones.