TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 12, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for February 12 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played February 4-10.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 19.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
February 12, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 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. |
Florida SouthWestern (14) |
10-0 |
204 |
1 |
|
2. |
Santa Fe (5) |
13-1 |
203 |
2 |
|
3. |
State College of Florida (1) |
8-2 |
152 |
3 |
|
4. |
Seminole State |
10-1 |
122 |
7 |
|
5t. |
Central Florida |
9-1 |
101 |
-- |
|
5t. |
Northwest Florida State |
7-3 |
101 |
-- |
|
7. |
Palm Beach State |
6-2 |
77 |
8 |
|
8. |
St. Johns River State |
8-3 |
74 |
4 |
|
9. |
Miami Dade |
7-4 |
56 |
5 |
|
10. |
Pensacola State |
7-3 |
44 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Chipola 34, Tallahassee 32, Polk State 3.
Dropped from rankings: No. 6 Chipola, No. 9 Polk State.
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
February 12, 2019
The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 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. |
Florida SouthWestern (18) |
13-0 |
207 |
2 |
|
2. |
Chipola (3) |
11-2 |
183 |
1 |
|
3. |
Central Florida |
11-2 |
175 |
3 |
|
4. |
Gulf Coast State |
10-3 |
125 |
4 |
|
5. |
Seminole State |
7-2 |
115 |
5 |
|
6. |
State College of Florida |
6-1 |
102 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
7-0 |
71 |
8t |
|
8. |
Pensacola State |
7-5 |
57 |
7 |
|
9. |
Indian River State |
4-2 |
36 |
-- |
|
10. |
South Florida State |
8-4 |
16 |
10 |
Also receiving votes: Broward 15, Eastern Florida State 14, St. Petersburg 4, Hillsborough 1, Polk State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8t Eastern Florida State.
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Jake Randa, Northwest Florida State
Sophomore – 1B
Prairie Village, Kan.
- Batted .722 (13-for-18) with four run scored, one home run and six RBIs in four games during the voting period
- Hit safely in all four games, including a pair of 4-hit games vs. Miami Dade
Other nominees: Denis Filipovski, St. Petersburg; Brian Dillingham, State College of Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Brett Wisely, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore - RHP
Jacksonville, Fla.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
- Pitched a three-hit shutout against Broward in which he walked none and struck out 14
Other nominees: Mitch Myers, Florida SouthWestern; Quinton Martinez, St. Petersburg; Nick Long, State College of Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Kristina Warford, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – SS
Kirkland, Wash.
- Batted .625 (10-for-16) with four runs scored, one double and 11 RBIs in four games during the voting period
- Hit safely in each game with three multi-hit games
- All 11 RBIs came over the last three games including a 6-RBI effort (was also 4-for-5) vs. Snead State
Other nominees: Casey Allen, Lake-Sumter State; Haley Profeta, Eastern Florida State; Madison Johnson, Florida SouthWestern; Mikayla Lewin, Chipola; Venice Sanders, Northwest Florida State; Megan Donahue, Daytona State; Giavonna Auricchio, Daytona State
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Amy Woodham, Chipola
Sophomore – RHP
Slocomb, Ala.
- 3-0, 1.17 ERA in four appearances during the voting period
- Tossed a complete game and was the winning pitcher in Indians’ 8-3 win over Salt Lake
- Recorded complete-game victories vs. Columbia State and Snead State
- Totaled 18 innings in the circle, allowing 12hits, three runs (all earned) and five walks while striking out 26
Other nominees: Kelsie Rivers, Central Florida; Sarah Lawton, Florida SouthWestern; Brookelyn Sweeney, Northwest Florida State; Cloee-Anna Merritt, Daytona State