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The 2026 softball season ended two weeks ago, but after giving it some time to breathe, there’s one more question that needs answering.
Who was the MVP of the postseason?
There were a lot of terrific individual efforts that led to champions, so finding five nominees for the Longplex Softball Postseason Most Valuable Player wasn’t difficult, but narrowing the list to five was. We picked five players we think were most important to their teams postseason runs and while not every player won a title, it was clear their team wouldn’t have had a chance to compete without them.
To pick a winner, we’ll hand the baton to our readers. To vote for the Longplex Softball Postseason Most Valuable Player, check out the bios of the five nominees and then cast your ballot at the bottom of the page. We do not take email submissions - and reserve the right to make internet jokes about those who ignore this sentence – but you can vote as many times as you’d like between now and when the poll closes on Friday.
While the Providence Journal named Chariho’s Adriana Jeanenot the 2026 Softball Player of the Year, the fan voting for the honor went a little different and it’s clear Pawtucket appreciates softball a little more than the rest of the state.
St. Raphael star Izzy Sousa ran away with the regular-season honor, amassing over 53 percent of the total vote. La Salle All-Stater Nikki Pallotta was the only player within shouting distance, earning over 34 percent of the vote, and Johnston’s Haley Boudreau was the only other nominee to pick up more than 10 percent of the votes cast.
Congratulations to Sousa and the St. Raphael faithful!
The prize for Longplex Postseason Most Valuable Player is simple – a big bucket of internet clout.
The award is designed to be an interactive way for the state’s most passionate softball communities to show support for their local stars. We want schools, teams and players to create social media campaigns to drive interest and show how much their community cares about the sport and its players.
When a player wins, the community does as well – and that shows us which parts of the state are truly passionate about high school softball.
Now that you have everything you need to know, the only thing left is to get out there and vote. Check out the nominees and get those social media campaigns humming!
The poll will close Saturday night, at midnight.
No player dealt with more pressure in the circle than Boudreau, who went on a terrific postseason run that ended just short of a title. The senior threw 27 2/3 innings in four games, giving up 19 hits and 10 earned runs while striking out 46 batters. Boudreau – who will play for Assumption next spring – had a nine-strikeout game in a walk-off loss to eventual champ Lincoln in the winners’ bracket final before striking out 14 in the losers’ bracket final to Ponaganset in her final appearance for Johnston.
The freshman was simply fabulous in and out of the circle during the Lions’ run to the Division II title. Ganim started three games, came out of the bullpen in one and did both in the championship game, where she threw a total of 6 1/3 innings while giving up one earned run. Ganim’s four-game stretch saw her throw 20 innings while giving up 15 hits and allowing just one earned run with 20 strikeouts, guiding Lincoln to the title and making a name for herself in the process.
The 2026 Gatorade Player of the Year proved why she’s Rhode Island’s top softball talent, even if the postseason didn’t end the way she envisioned. The Chargers’ ace left it all out in the circle and was instrumental in the return trip to Rhode Island College, throwing 26 innings with a 1.62 earned run average and 23 strikeouts. Jeannenot was also a beast with the bat, going 6-for-10 with five RBI, two coming on a home run in Chariho’s championship-game loss to La Salle.
Pallotta swung the best bat in the state this spring and as good as she was in the regular season, she was even better in the playoffs. The junior shortstop hammered the ball in all four of the Rams’ wins, going a combined 9-for-14 with four home runs, seven RBI, nine runs and two doubles. She had a home run in La Salle’s winners’ bracket final win over Chariho, then followed it with a 3-for-4, two-RBI performance in the championship game.
All Vigneau has done in the playoffs is win and that didn’t change in her senior season. The Marist-bound All-Stater was her usual self in the circle, keeping opposing offenses guessing while leading the Rams to another state title. In her four starts, Vigneau amassed 23 innings while giving up 18 hits, eight earned runs and finishing with 23 strikeouts. She threw a complete-game four-hitter in the title-game win over Chariho.
Who should be the Longplex Softball Postseason MVP? Vote now to decide
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Vote for Providence Journal 2026 Softball Playoff Most Valuable Player
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Who was the MVP of the postseason?
There were a lot of terrific individual efforts that led to champions, so finding five nominees for the Longplex Softball Postseason Most Valuable Player wasn’t difficult, but narrowing the list to five was. We picked five players we think were most important to their teams postseason runs and while not every player won a title, it was clear their team wouldn’t have had a chance to compete without them.
To pick a winner, we’ll hand the baton to our readers. To vote for the Longplex Softball Postseason Most Valuable Player, check out the bios of the five nominees and then cast your ballot at the bottom of the page. We do not take email submissions - and reserve the right to make internet jokes about those who ignore this sentence – but you can vote as many times as you’d like between now and when the poll closes on Friday.
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Who was the regular season MVP?
While the Providence Journal named Chariho’s Adriana Jeanenot the 2026 Softball Player of the Year, the fan voting for the honor went a little different and it’s clear Pawtucket appreciates softball a little more than the rest of the state.
St. Raphael star Izzy Sousa ran away with the regular-season honor, amassing over 53 percent of the total vote. La Salle All-Stater Nikki Pallotta was the only player within shouting distance, earning over 34 percent of the vote, and Johnston’s Haley Boudreau was the only other nominee to pick up more than 10 percent of the votes cast.
Congratulations to Sousa and the St. Raphael faithful!
What does the Postseason MVP receive?
The prize for Longplex Postseason Most Valuable Player is simple – a big bucket of internet clout.
The award is designed to be an interactive way for the state’s most passionate softball communities to show support for their local stars. We want schools, teams and players to create social media campaigns to drive interest and show how much their community cares about the sport and its players.
When a player wins, the community does as well – and that shows us which parts of the state are truly passionate about high school softball.
Now that you have everything you need to know, the only thing left is to get out there and vote. Check out the nominees and get those social media campaigns humming!
The poll will close Saturday night, at midnight.
Softball Postseason MVP Nominees
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Haley Boudreau, Johnston
No player dealt with more pressure in the circle than Boudreau, who went on a terrific postseason run that ended just short of a title. The senior threw 27 2/3 innings in four games, giving up 19 hits and 10 earned runs while striking out 46 batters. Boudreau – who will play for Assumption next spring – had a nine-strikeout game in a walk-off loss to eventual champ Lincoln in the winners’ bracket final before striking out 14 in the losers’ bracket final to Ponaganset in her final appearance for Johnston.
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Molly Ganim, Lincoln
The freshman was simply fabulous in and out of the circle during the Lions’ run to the Division II title. Ganim started three games, came out of the bullpen in one and did both in the championship game, where she threw a total of 6 1/3 innings while giving up one earned run. Ganim’s four-game stretch saw her throw 20 innings while giving up 15 hits and allowing just one earned run with 20 strikeouts, guiding Lincoln to the title and making a name for herself in the process.
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Adriana Jeannenot, Chariho
The 2026 Gatorade Player of the Year proved why she’s Rhode Island’s top softball talent, even if the postseason didn’t end the way she envisioned. The Chargers’ ace left it all out in the circle and was instrumental in the return trip to Rhode Island College, throwing 26 innings with a 1.62 earned run average and 23 strikeouts. Jeannenot was also a beast with the bat, going 6-for-10 with five RBI, two coming on a home run in Chariho’s championship-game loss to La Salle.
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Nikki Pallotta, La Salle
Pallotta swung the best bat in the state this spring and as good as she was in the regular season, she was even better in the playoffs. The junior shortstop hammered the ball in all four of the Rams’ wins, going a combined 9-for-14 with four home runs, seven RBI, nine runs and two doubles. She had a home run in La Salle’s winners’ bracket final win over Chariho, then followed it with a 3-for-4, two-RBI performance in the championship game.
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Hailey Vigneau, La Salle
All Vigneau has done in the playoffs is win and that didn’t change in her senior season. The Marist-bound All-Stater was her usual self in the circle, keeping opposing offenses guessing while leading the Rams to another state title. In her four starts, Vigneau amassed 23 innings while giving up 18 hits, eight earned runs and finishing with 23 strikeouts. She threw a complete-game four-hitter in the title-game win over Chariho.
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Who should be the Longplex Softball Postseason MVP? Vote now to decide
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Vote for Providence Journal 2026 Softball Playoff Most Valuable Player
Continue reading...
