TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 9, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for February 9 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for all games played through February 7.
The next poll and Player and Pitcher of the week selections will be released February 16.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
February 9, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016 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. |
Tallahassee (15) |
9-1 |
202 |
-- |
|
2. |
Northwest Florida State (7) |
6-1 |
198 |
1 |
|
3. |
Chipola (3) |
5-1 |
171 |
2 |
|
4. |
Broward |
6-1 |
123 |
10 |
|
5. |
Santa Fe |
7-1 |
121 |
8 |
|
6. |
Eastern Florida State |
6-1 |
96 |
-- |
|
7. |
State College of Florida |
5-2 |
82 |
5 |
|
8. |
South Florida State |
8-2 |
77 |
-- |
|
9. |
Polk State |
5-1 |
68 |
7 |
|
10. |
St. Johns River State |
7-3 |
55 |
4 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 54, Gulf Coast State 42, Central Florida 41, Palm Beach State 23, St. Petersburg 16, Florida SouthWestern State 6.
Dropped from rankings: No. 3 Palm Beach State, No. 6 Miami Dade, No. 9 Gulf Coast State.
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
February 9, 2016
The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016 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. |
Central Florida (16) |
8-0 |
230 |
2 |
|
2. |
Indian River State (3) |
9-1 |
198 |
3 |
|
3. |
Chipola (4) |
6-1 |
194 |
1 |
|
4. |
Florida State College at Jacksonville (1) |
7-1 |
152 |
9 |
|
5. |
Northwest Florida State |
6-1 |
93 |
-- |
|
6. |
Gulf Coast State |
6-3 |
75 |
-- |
|
7. |
Florida SouthWestern State |
6-3 |
68 |
-- |
|
8. |
Polk State |
4-2 |
63 |
8 |
|
9. |
Seminole State |
2-2 |
43 |
4 |
|
10. |
Tallahassee |
3-3 |
41 |
5 |
Also receiving votes: Miami Dade 37, St. Johns River State 33, State College of Florida 31, Daytona State 27, Santa Fe 25, Hillsborough 5, St. Petersburg 3, Pensacola State 2.
Dropped from rankings: No. 6 Miami Dade, No. 7 State College of Florida, No. 10 Santa Fe.
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Alex Hanson, St. Petersburg
Sophomore – OF
Lutz, Fla.
- Batted .536 (15-for-28) with 11 runs scored, one double, one triple, one RBI and six stolen bases in seven games played during the voting period
- Led St. Petersburg to a 5-2 record in games in which he played (DNP vs. San Jacinto)
- Hit safely in all seven games, including five multi-hit games and a trio of three-hit performances
- 3-for-6, with a double and triple and scored three runs in an 8-7 win vs. Pensacola State
- 3-for-5, scored a run and stole two bases in 10-9 win vs. Howard (Texas) College
- Also had multi-hit games vs. NJCAA No. 18 Chipola, Blinn and NJCAA No. 7 McLennan
Other nominees: Hunter Tackett, Northwest Florida State; J.D. Dutka, Florida SouthWestern State; Reynaldo Rivera, Chipola; Cole Warken, Polk State; Alfred Brown, South Florida State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Craig Olson, Tallahassee
Sophomore - LHP
Wilton Manors, Fla.
- 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 7 K in two games during the voting period
- Threw consecutive (seven inning) complete-game two-hit shutouts vs. NJCAA No. 5 Chattahoochee Valley and East Georgia State
- Came within two outs of a no-hitter in the Eagles’ 5-0 win vs. Chattahoochee Valley
- Went the distance in a 1-0 victory over East Georgia State, the Eagles’ eighth straight win to start the season
Other nominees: Willie Rios, Florida SouthWestern State; Louis Pulisese, Broward; Chris Hopkins, Santa Fe; Clayton Moran, St. Petersburg; Justin Tworek, Polk State; Tucker Smith, Lake-Sumter State
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Jess Delawder, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Sophomore – 2B
Farmington, Conn.
- Batted .600 (15-for-25) with nine runs scored, four doubles, two home runs (1.000 slugging percentage) and 16 RBIs in eight games during the voting period
- Led Florida State College to a 7-1 record
- Hit safely (five multi-hit games) and drove in a run (seven multi-RBI games) in all eight games
- 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in win vs. NJCAA (DII) No. 8 Illinois Central and 2-for-3 with a run scored, double and two RBIs in win vs. NJCAA No. 12 Wallace State-Hanceville
- Was 8-for-10 with four runs scored and six RBIs over her final three games, all on February 6
Other nominees: Courtney Bunker, Miami Dade; Brianna Surrentino, Chipola; Criza Bulanadi, Florida SouthWestern State; Hannah Sparks, Northwest Florida State; Haley Wildes, St. Johns River State; Shailyn Morales, Polk State; Kelsee Cullop, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Kalen McGill, Central Florida
Sophomore – RHP
Gainesville, Fla.
- 4-0, 0.00 ERA, 20 IP, 1 R (UER), 6 H, BB, 18 K in four games during the voting period
- Complete-game victories vs. NJCAA No. 10 Odessa (2 H, UER, BB, 5 K) and Region 8 No. 5 Tallahassee (4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K)
- Pitched three innings against both Georgia Highlands and Region 8 No. 8 Polk State, allowing a combined one hit with eight strikeouts
Other nominees: Ilona Andringa, Chipola; Courtney Gettins, Florida SouthWestern State