TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 7, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for February 7 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played January 30-February 5. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 14. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
February 7, 2017 

The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Also receiving votes: Eastern Florida State 18, Hillsborough 13, Broward 6, Central Florida 1.

Dropped from rankings: No. 6 Central Florida, No. 9 Eastern Florida State.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
February 7, 2017 

The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 softball coaches, the FCSAA Softball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 15, St. Petersburg 8, Florida State College at Jacksonville 5, Hillsborough 4, Miami Dade 3, Daytona State 3.

Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Daytona State, No. 10 Miami Dade.

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Trevor Jensen, St. Petersburg
Sophomore – SS
Dunedin, Fla. 

• Batted .563 (9-for-16) with eight runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and ten RBIs in four games during the voting period
• Led St. Petersburg to a 3-1 record
• Hit safely in all four games, including three multi-hit outings; and scored and recorded an RBI in three of four games
• Was 4-for-5 with three runs scored, a homer and five RBIs vs. Pensacola State (February 3)
• Homered in game one of a DH with Pensacola State (February 4) and was 2-for-3 with three runs scored
• Finished his week by going 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three driven in vs. Pasco-Hernando State

Other nominees: Ryan Karstetter, State College of Florida; Ivan Nunez, Hillsborough; Drenis Ozuna, South Florida State; Kerry Carpenter, St. Johns River State; Baylen Sparks, Palm Beach State; John O’Connor, Florida SouthWestern

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Davie Inman, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – RHP
Terra Haute, Ind. 

• 1-0, 1.29 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Started and went seven innings to earn the win over Pasco-Hernando State (February 4)
• Allowed only three hits, one earned run and three walks while striking out 12 to run his record to 2-0 on the season

Other nominees: Brendon Little, State College of Florida; Ryan Terry, Hillsborough; Tyler Luneke, St. Petersburg; Jared Johnson, Palm Beach State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Alexis Grampp, Chipola
Freshman – DP
Chattanooga, Tenn. 

• Batted .700 (7-for-10) with six runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs and six stolen bases in four games during the voting period
• Led Chipola to a 4-0 record
• Hit safely and scored in all four games
• Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, a homer and four RBIs in game one of DH with Alabama Southern (February 1)
• Capped her week by going 2-for-2 with a run scored, a homer and four RBIs in game two of a DH vs. Enterprise State (February 4)

Other nominees: Kristin Gunter, Tallahassee; Tiffani Railey, Central Florida; Bri Bennett, Lake-Sumter State; Molly Roark, Florida SouthWestern

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Shayne O’Connell, Central Florida
Freshman – RHP
Tallahassee, Fla. 

• 2-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Pitched a one-hit shutout in game one of a DH vs. State College of Florida (February 2), a game in which she struck out nine
• Was the game one winner in DH vs. Miami Dade (February 4), tossing four shutout innings of no-hit ball
• For the week, totaled 11 innings, allowing one hit, no runs and three walks while striking out 16

Other nominees: Courtney Gettins, Florida SouthWestern State; Morgan Goree, Chipola