Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: February 22, 2022

Region 8 and the FCSAA would like to congratulate all student-athletes who are recognized as part of our Player of the Week Awards. Weekly honorees are automatically submitted for NJCAA Player of the Week consideration on behalf of Region 8 and the FCSAA.

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Hasan Abdul-Hakim, Santa Fe
Fr. | G
Toronto, ONT, Canada

Averaged 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.5 blocks in two games
Shot 53.1 percent (17-of-32) from the floor, hit 6-of-16 threes and 7-of-13 free throws
Scored 27 points on 9-of-15 shooting in road win at Eastern Florida State then tallied 20 points and seven rebounds in win vs. St. Petersburg

Other nominees: Vlad Salaridze, Eastern Florida State; Marcus Niblack, Florida SouthWestern

Women's Basketball Player of the Week

Malea Brown, Santa Fe
Fr. | G
Putnam Hall, Fla.

Averaged 28.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.5 steals in two games
Shot 51.3 percent (20-of-39) from the floor, 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from three and 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the free throw line
After scoring 20 points against Eastern Florida State, she posted a career-high 36 points (and nine rebounds) on 14-of-24 shooting in win vs. St. Petersburg

Other nominees: Kaitlyn Sanders, Eastern Florida State; Morgan Robinson, Gulf Coast State; Avalon Miller, Gulf Coast State; Macarena Retamales, Florida SouthWestern; Maryanne Logsdon, Indian River State; Polina Nikulochkina, Tallahassee

Baseball Player of the Week

Adam Berry, Pasco-Hernando State
Fr. | OF
Spring Hill, Fla.

Batted .375 (6-for-16) with 10 runs scored, two doubles, four home runs, eight RBI and one stolen base in four games
Hit safely and scored in each of the Bobcats' four games (3-1)
Homered in three straight games, beginning with two-homer, five-RBI outing in win vs. State College of Florida
Homered, scored four runs and drove in two vs. Polk State

Other nominees: Kevin Kilpatrick, Central Florida; Hunter Fitz-Gerald, Florida SouthWestern; Dylan Mock, Santa Fe; Cole Griffith, Polk State

Baseball Pitcher of the Week

K.C. Swords, Eastern Florida State
So. | LHP
Vero Beach, Fla.

1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
Against Seminole State, he started and tossed seven shutout innings to earn the win in the Titans' 7-0 victory
He walked none and struck out 11

Other nominees: Brian Holiday, Florida SouthWestern; Glenn Simes, Gulf Coast State; Garfield Johns, Santa Fe; Andrew Spolyar, Seminole State; Ethan Stephens, Polk State; Bryson Schaffer, South Florida State; Alex Burden, South Florida State; C.J. Williams, Indian River State; Channing Young, St. Petersburg

Softball Player of the Week

Laura Vigna, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. | OF
Milano, Italy

Batted .750 (12-for-16) with 10 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, eight RBI and seven stolen bases in six games
She scored in each of the Bucs' games and hit safely in five of the six
Was 4-for-5 in a doubleheader vs. Eastern Florida State; 3-for-4 and stole four bases vs. Santa Fe
In FSW's 13-0 win over nationally-ranked Chipola, she was 4-for-4 with six RBI

Other nominees: McKenzie Wittenburg, Florida SouthWestern; Keeli Zingaro, Santa Fe; Janelle Martinez, Chipola; Kailynn James, Tallahassee

Softball Pitcher of the Week

Savannah Barnett, Central Florida
So. | RHP
Bartow, Fla.

3-0, 0.00 ERA in three games
Totaled 17 innings in the circle, allowing two runs (both unearned), nine hits and four walks while striking out 18
Picked up complete-game victories against Pasco-Hernando State, Tallahassee and Pensacola State
Allowed just two hits and struck out seven vs. Tallahassee then recorded eight strikeouts in five innings against Pensacola State

Other nominees: Belle Sardja, Florida SouthWestern; Zayla McBurrows, Chipola

Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: February 22, 2022

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Hasan Abdul-Hakim, Santa Fe Fr. | G Toronto, ONT, Canada

Women's Basketball Player of the Week

Malea Brown, Santa Fe Fr. | G Putnam Hall, Fla.