Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: March 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.

Baseball Player of the Week | Baseball Pitcher of the Week | Softball Player of the Week | Softball Pitcher of the Week

Baseball Player of the Week

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

Enjoyed another monster week offensively, batting .667 (8-for-12) with eight runs scored, one triple, three home runs and seven RBI
Posted a 1.583 slugging percentage and, with six walks, had a .778 on-base percentage
Was a combined 7-for-8 in his final two games of the week, including 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBI vs. Lake-Sumter State
In his only hitless game (0-for-1 vs. Lake-Sumter State), he drew three walks

Other nominees: Victor Castillo, Central Florida; Braden Forchic, Florida SouthWestern; George Davis, Polk State; Drew Cavanaugh, Eastern Florida State; Luke Hatcher, Seminole State; Tyler Shelnut, Santa Fe

Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Carson Dorsey, Gulf Coast State
Fr. | LHP
Panama City, Fla.

1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
Threw a seven-inning, two-hit shutout against NJCAA #7 Northwest Florida State
Walked one and struck out 13

Other nominees: Ben Chestnutt, Central Florida; Alejandro Valiente, Florida SouthWestern; Skylar Gonzalez, Polk State; Tyler Van Dyke, Seminole State; Mitchell Gross, Santa Fe

Softball Player of the Week

Emily Greek, Gulf Coast State
Fr. | SS
Thomasville, Ga.

Batted .444 (8-for-18) with seven runs scored, three doubles, three home runs (1.111 slugging percentage) and six RBI
Went 3-for-6 and homered in a doubleheader sweep against NJCAA #1 Florida SouthWestern
Was 3-for-3 with a homer against Tallahassee; drove in two runs in win over NJCAA #17 Northwest Florida State and homered and scored twice in victory over NJCAA #7 Chipola

Other nominees: Caroline Figueroa, Florida SouthWestern; Kayla Domon, Eastern Florida State; Jayelyn Carter, Santa Fe

Softball Pitcher of the Week

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

3-1, 0.00 ERA in four appearances
Complete-game victories against NJCAA #1 Florida SouthWestern (with 7Ks) and #7 Chipola (6Ks); also picked up the win in relief against #17 Northwest Florida State
Totaled 21.1 innings in the circle, allowing only eight hits and three runs (unearned) while striking out 22 to run her NJCAA-leading total to 158

Other nominees: Samantha Smith, Florida SouthWestern; Amber Griffin, Lake-Sumter State

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

Baseball Player of the Week

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