Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: March 15, 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.


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Baseball Player of the Week

Caleb Cali

Caleb Cali, Central Florida
Fr. | 3B
Montverde, Fla.

  • Batted .833 (5-for-6) with four runs scored, three doubles, one home run (1.833 slugging percentage), seven RBI and five walks (.909 on-base percentage) in three games
  • Hit safely in each game, all wins against Mid-Florida Conference foes
  • Homered and drove in five runs in a 12-2 win against Daytona State

Other nominees: Drew Stubbs, Eastern Florida State; Gabriel Esquivel, Santa Fe; Luke Hatcher, Seminole State; Satchell Norman, Florida SouthWestern


Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Magnus Ellerts

Magnus Ellerts, Florida SouthWestern
So. | RHP
Woodbridge, Va.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Threw a complete-game, seven-inning one-hitter in the Bucs' 12-0 win vs. Hillsborough
  • He walked none and struck out 12

Other nominees: Ben Chestnutt, Central Florida


Softball Player of the Week

Janelle Martinez

Janelle Martinez, Chipola
Fr. | OF
Ponce, P.R.

  • Batted .615 (8-for-13) with four runs scored, three doubles, 10 RBI and three stolen bases
  • Hit safely in three of the Indians' four games and drove in at least one run in each
  • Was 4-for-4 with five RBI in game one vs. L.B. Wallace; finished the week by going 4-for-6 with four RBI and three stolen bases in doubleheader vs. Lansing

Other nominees: Raquel Camuglia, Lake-Sumter State; Kayla Domon, Eastern Florida State; Story Giebeig, Santa Fe


Softball Pitcher of the Week

GraceAnne Spears

GraceAnne Spears, Gulf Coast State
Fr. | RHP
Opp, Ala.

  • 1-0, 1 save, 0.00 ERA in two appearances
  • Against seven-time defending D3 national champion and top-ranked Rock Valley, she pitched a scoreless inning in relief to record the save in game one
  • In game two, she pitched a five-inning no-hitter (nine strikeouts) in the Commodores' 8-0 win
  • In six total innings, she allowed no hits, no runs and one walk while striking out 11

Other nominees: Darian Pippin, Lake-Sumter State; Darian Ingram, Santa Fe; Mandy Hedetniemi-Taylor, Eastern Florida State; Zayla McBurrows, Chipola