TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 6, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for February 6 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played January 29-February 4.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 13.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
February 6, 2018
The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (10) |
5-1 |
185 |
1 |
|
2. |
Santa Fe (6) |
8-1 |
169 |
5 |
|
3. |
Miami Dade (1) |
6-0 |
165 |
4 |
|
4. |
State College of Florida (2) |
7-1 |
162 |
2 |
|
5. |
Broward |
7-0 |
123 |
-- |
|
6. |
Northwest Florida State |
6-1 |
115 |
8 |
|
7. |
St. Johns River State |
6-1 |
107 |
6 |
|
8. |
Palm Beach State |
5-1 |
101 |
3 |
|
9. |
Central Florida |
4-3 |
34 |
-- |
|
10t. |
Polk State |
3-4 |
14 |
7 |
|
10t. |
Eastern Florida State |
3-3 |
14 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 8, Tallahassee 5, Florida State College at Jacksonville 2, St. Petersburg 1, Indian River State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Tallahassee
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
February 6, 2018
The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 softball coaches, the FCSAA Softball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (14) |
5-0 |
175 |
1 |
|
2. |
Central Florida (3) |
8-0 |
160 |
3 |
|
3. |
Indian River State |
10-1 |
135 |
5 |
|
4. |
Florida SouthWestern |
9-2 |
133 |
2 |
|
5. |
Gulf Coast State |
7-1 |
82 |
9t |
|
6. |
Seminole State |
5-2 |
70 |
4 |
|
7. |
Santa Fe |
7-2 |
55 |
9t |
|
8. |
St. Petersburg |
7-3 |
36 |
-- |
|
9. |
St. Johns River State |
5-2 |
32 |
-- |
|
10. |
Northwest Florida State |
5-5 |
27 |
6 |
Also receiving votes: Pensacola State 17, Daytona State 13, Hillsborough 3, Miami Dade 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Daytona State, No. 8 State College of Florida.
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Alec Aleywine, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – 1B
Panama City, Fla.
- Batted .750 (9-for-12) with four runs scored, four doubles, one home run and six RBI in three games during the voting period
- Led Gulf Coast State to wins in two of its three games
- Posted three straight three-hit games – included a solo homer vs. St. Johns River State; three doubles vs. Andrew; and a double and three RBI vs. Bevill State
- Also pitched five innings and struck out seven to get the win vs. Bevill State
Other nominees: Andrew Eyster, Santa Fe; Corey Armstrong, Northwest Florida State; Brock Meier, Pasco-Hernando State; Kerry Carpenter, St. Johns River State; Austin James, State College of Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Grant Stewart, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore - LHP
Paxton, Fla.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
- Complete-game, seven-inning, four-hit shutout vs. East Mississippi
- Allowed no walks and struck out 13
Other nominees: Mitch Campion, Santa Fe; Andrew Jones, State College of Florida; Alec Barger, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Michalyn Bingham, Indian River State
Sophomore – OF
Old Fort, N.C.
- Batted .579 (11-for-19) with seven runs scored, one double, six RBI and seven stolen bases in six games during the voting period
- Led Indian River State to five wins in six games
- Hit safely and scored in five of six games; was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in 8-4, game one win vs. Florida SouthWestern; went a combined 6-for-8 with four RBI in doubleheader sweep vs. Santa Fe
Other nominees: Karli Woolington, Central Florida; Riley Russell, Florida SouthWestern; Christian Quinn, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Liz Gollin, Indian River State
Freshman – RHP
Boca Raton, Fla.
- 3-0 with one save and a 1.78 ERA in four appearances during the voting period
- Picked up game one wins over South Florida State, Florida SouthWestern and Santa Fe; recorded the game two save vs. Santa Fe
- In the win over Florida SouthWestern, she threw a complete game and struck out eight
- In 19.2 innings in the circle, she allowed 16 hits, five runs and nine walks while striking out 24
Other nominees: Lindsay Markham-Rosario, Central Florida; Abbey Primavera, Lake-Sumter State; Giovanna Watts, Florida SouthWestern