COLBY, Kan. – Sweeping four games over Lamar Community College to open their 2026 season, Seward County Community College players Taylor Harding and Liberty Sharman have swept the first KJCCC Division 1 Softball Player of the Week awards in 2026.

Taylor Harding – Seward County (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Player of the Week)
Freshman Taylor Harding paced the Saints offensively as SCCC went 4-0 with wins over Lamar CC to open the season. Harding led Seward with eight hits in 13 at bats for a .615 average and .643 on-base percentage. The Liberal, Kansas native also scored a team-high seven runs, drove in three runs and stole two bases. In center field Harding recorded 11 putouts with no errors.

Liberty Sharman – Seward County (KJCCC Division 1 Softball Pitcher of the Week)
Freshman pitcher Liberty Sharman helped Seward get off to a 4-0 start to the season as the Saints won four games over Lamar CC. Sharman threw a team-high 8.1 innings, recording a win and a save. Allowing just two earned runs on five hits across her three appearances, Sharman struck out six. Sharman recorded a 2.1-inning save on Saturday, allowing no runs before tossing 4.0 innings with three strikeouts to earn her first collegiate win on Sunday.

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