TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 27, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for March 27 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played March 19-25.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 3.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
March 27, 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. |
State College of Florida (12) |
28-7-1 |
212 |
2 |
|
2. |
Chipola (9) |
26-8 |
211 |
1 |
|
3. |
St. Johns River |
25-8 |
151 |
7 |
|
4. |
Santa Fe (1) |
27-6 |
150 |
4 |
|
5. |
Broward |
24-9 |
117 |
5 |
|
6. |
Palm Beach State |
22-11 |
93 |
3 |
|
7t. |
Central Florida |
19-11-1 |
47 |
6 |
|
7t. |
Gulf Coast State |
21-13 |
47 |
10 |
|
9. |
Northwest Florida State |
23-11 |
39 |
9 |
|
10. |
Hillsborough |
17-16 |
27 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Tallahassee 6.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Miami Dade
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
March 27, 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 (18) |
38-0 |
180 |
1 |
|
2. |
Florida SouthWestern |
38-3 |
157 |
2 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
36-8 |
138 |
4 |
|
4. |
Seminole State |
36-7 |
111 |
5 |
|
5. |
Indian River State |
31-11 |
109 |
6 |
|
6. |
Gulf Coast State |
34-4 |
105 |
3 |
|
7. |
State College of Florida |
29-13 |
54 |
7 |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
22-15 |
37 |
10 |
|
9. |
Santa Fe |
25-16-2 |
32 |
8 |
|
10. |
Hillsborough |
16-20 |
14 |
-- |
Also receiving votes: Lake-Sumter State 10, Eastern Florida State 8, Northwest Florida State 3, St. Petersburg 3.
Dropped from rankings: No. 9 St. Johns River State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Jaren Shelby, State College of Florida
Sophomore – RF
Lexington, Ky.
- Batted .474 (9-for-19) with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and 13 RBI in four games during the voting period
- Three straight multi-hit games to end the week, all against St. Petersburg, and included a five-RBI game and six-RBI game
Other nominees: Andrew Eyster, Santa Fe; Abdel Guadalupe, Broward; Bryan Lavastida, Hillsborough
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Nick Davila, Hillsborough
Freshman - RHP
Miami Lakes, Fla.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
- Threw seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball and earned the win vs. Florida SouthWestern
- Walked two and struck out eight
Other nominees: Zach Attianese, State College of Florida; Mario Lopez, ASA Miami
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Caitlin Meyer, Eastern Florida State
Freshman – 1B
Palm Bay, Fla.
- Batted .750 (6-for-8) with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and five RBI in four games during the voting period
- Homered in game two of doubleheader vs. Broward
- Was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in game two win vs. nationally-ranked Indian River State
Other nominees: Bobbie Morris, Chipola
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Krystal Goodman, Chipola
Sophomore – RHP
Long Beach, Miss.
- 3-0, 0.37 ERA in three appearances during the voting period
- Three complete-game victories in Panhandle Conference play, including a 14-strikeout effort No. 4 Gulf Coast State
- For the week, she totaled 19 innings in the circle, allowing eight hits, one run and one walk while striking out 28
Other nominees: Shelby Griffin, Pensacola State