TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 28, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for March 28 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played March 20-26. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 4. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
March 28, 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: Hillsborough 28, St. Petersburg 15, Daytona State 7.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Eastern Florida State. 

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
March 28, 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: St. Petersburg 14, Santa Fe 11, Pensacola State 4, Tallahassee 3.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Santa Fe.

• Batted .533 (8-for-15) with three runs scored, one double and three RBIs in four games during the voting period
• Helped the Manatees pick up Suncoast Conference wins over Hillsborough and NJCAA No. 6 Polk State
• Finished the week with consecutive 4-for-4 games vs. Polk State; in the final game vs. the Eagles, he also scored three runs and drove in two
• Reached base in nine consecutive plate appearances over the final two games – eight hits and a walk – before recording a sac-fly in his final AB of the week

Other nominees: Jonah Garrison, Polk State; Keith Stevens, Hillsborough; Trenton McGhee, St. Petersburg

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Robert Girgis, Santa Fe
Sophomore – LHP
Orange Park, Fla. 

• 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Tossed eight shutout innings in the Saints’ 6-0 win at Central Florida; followed that with six shutout innings in an 8-2 win over Seminole State
• For the week, he totaled 14 innings, allowing nine hits, no runs and three walks while striking out ten

Other nominees: Jordan Spicer, Polk State; Colton Chupp, State College of Florida; Dominick Stefanacci, St. Petersburg; Gio Arrierra, Palm Beach State; Chris Kachmar, Palm Beach State; Scott Kobos, St. Johns River State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Kyaira Brown, Chipola
Freshman – DP
Tallahassee, Fla. 

• Batted .727 (8-for-11) with three runs scored, two doubles, one home run, five RBIs and one stolen base in four games during the voting period
• Hit safely in all four games, all wins for Chipola
• Was 3-for-3, finishing a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs in game one vs. ABAC
• Was a combined 4-for-6 in a doubleheader vs. Pensacola State

Other nominees: Kendall Arcia, Daytona State; Marta Fuentes, Florida SouthWestern

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Krystal Goodman, Chipola
Freshman – RHP
Long Beach, Miss. 

• 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Picked up wins over ABAC and Pensacola State
• In the win vs. Pensacola State, she tossed a two-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts
• For the week, she totaled 11.1 innings, allowing three hits, one run (unearned) and one walk while striking out 21
• She anchored a staff that allowed one run over four games last week

Other nominees: Courtney Gettins, Florida SouthWestern; Kyra Gipson, Seminole State; Morgan Goree, Chipola; Devyn Terry, Chipola; Meaghan Grah, Chipola