TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 13, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for March 13 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played March 5-11.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released March 20.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
March 13, 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. |
Santa Fe (15) |
22-4 |
202 |
2 |
|
2. |
Broward (3) |
20-5 |
181 |
1 |
|
3. |
Chipola |
20-7 |
163 |
3 |
|
4. |
State College of Florida |
20-7-1 |
151 |
4 |
|
5. |
Miami Dade |
17-7 |
102 |
5 |
|
6. |
Central Florida |
16-6-1 |
93 |
10 |
|
7. |
Northwest Florida State |
19-7 |
76 |
7 |
|
8. |
Palm Beach State |
18-8 |
66 |
9 |
|
9. |
St. Johns River State |
17-7 |
62 |
6 |
|
10. |
Gulf Coast State |
15-9 |
30 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Tallahassee 9, Eastern Florida State 3, Polk State 3.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Tallahassee
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
March 13, 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 (20) |
28-0 |
200 |
1 |
|
2. |
Florida SouthWestern |
33-2 |
174 |
2 |
|
3. |
Gulf Coast State |
27-1 |
149 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
29-7 |
139 |
4 |
|
5. |
Seminole State |
28-5 |
116 |
6 |
|
6. |
Indian River State |
28-10 |
108 |
5 |
|
7. |
State College of Florida |
26-10 |
60 |
8 |
|
8t. |
St. Johns River State |
22-9 |
54 |
7 |
|
8t. |
Northwest Florida State |
22-12-1 |
54 |
9 |
|
10. |
Santa Fe |
22-9-2 |
39 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: St. Petersburg 3, Lake-Sumter State 3, Pensacola State 2.
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Adam Mitchell, South Florida State
Sophomore – UTIL
Hobe Sound, Fla.
- Batted .667 (10-for-15) with five runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run, seven RBI and two stolen bases in four games during the voting period
- Posted four straight multi-hit games, scored at least one run in each game and drove in at least one run (had three multi-RBI games) in each game
- Closed the week with back-to-back three-hit games against Hillsborough (3-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI) and Florida SouthWestern (3-4, 2 RBI)
Other nominees: John Pichman, State College of Florida; Aldrich DeJongh, Hillsborough; Brad Hession, Pasco-Hernando State; Josh Crouch, State College of Florida; Brock Edge, Santa Fe; Sam Freitas, Florida SouthWestern; Tanner May, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Fernandez, Hillsborough
Sophomore - RHP
Tampa, Fla.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
- Threw a two-hit, complete-game (seven innings) shutout at St. Petersburg
- Walked two and struck out eight
Other nominees: Vince Vannelle, Florida SouthWestern; Zach Attianese, State College of Florida; Josh Bobrowski, South Florida State; Chavez Fernander, Polk State
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Takiya London, Central Florida
Freshman – SS
Chiefland, Fla.
- Batted .600 (12-for-20) with ten runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI and three stolen bases in six games during the voting period
- Hit safely in all six games for the Patriots, who were 5-1 during the week
- Had her best performances in a doubleheader sweep against St. Johns River State when she homered in both games and was a combined 5-for-7; she scored three runs and drove in four in game one, scored twice and drove in three runs in game two
Other nominees: Bailee Moll, Santa Fe; Emily Yakel, Santa Fe; Mikenzie Vaughn, Florida SouthWestern
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lindsay Markham-Rosario, Central Florida
Sophomore – RHP
St. Cloud, Fla.
- 3-0, 1.06 ERA in three appearances during the voting period
- Picked up complete-game wins vs. Wallace State-Hanceville and St. Johns River State
- For the week, she totaled 17 innings in the circle and allowed eight hits, two runs (both earned) and three walks while striking out 14
Other nominees: Sarah Lawton, Florida SouthWestern; Raquel Galvan, Broward; Giovanna Watts, Florida SouthWestern