Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: March 29, 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

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Baseball Player of the Week

Josh Pigozzo

Josh Pigozzo, Tallahassee
So. | OF
Palm Harbor, Fla.

  • Batted .600 (9-for-15) with six runs scored, one double, two home runs, 10 RBI and one stolen base
  • Had multiple hits in each of his four games, all against Gulf Coast State
  • Was 3-for-3 with a homer and four RBI in game one of the series; finished the week by going 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in the Eagles' wild 21-10 win

Other nominees: Jose Izarra, Florida SouthWestern; Satchell Norman, Florida SouthWestern; Caleb Cali, Central Florida; Gabriel Esquivel, Santa Fe; Tyler Shelnut, Santa Fe; Jovanni Canegitta, Pensacola State; Luke Hatcher, Seminole State


Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Jeffrey Wilson

Jeffrey Wilson, Pensacola State
So. | RHP
Pensacola, Fla.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Threw a seven-inning, four-hit shutout against NJCAA #7 Northwest Florida State
  • Walked two and struck out 12

Other nominees: Chase Chatman, Florida SouthWestern; Ben Chestnutt, Central Florida; Breton Cusic, Polk State; Hayden Henry, Daytona State; Lance Bolton, Santa Fe; Jack Sokol, Pensacola State; Carson Crossley, Seminole State


Softball Player of the Week

Feline Poot

Feline Poot, Florida SouthWestern
So. | 3B
Almere, Netherlands

  • Batted .750 (6-for-8) with five runs scored, three home runs (1.875 slugging percentage) and nine RBI in two games
  • In a doubleheader sweep against Hillsborough, she went 2-for-4 with with two runs scored, a homer and four RBI in game one; in game two, she was 4-for-4, homered twice, scored three runs and drove in five

Other nominees: Janelle Martinez, Chipola; Story Giebeig, Santa Fe


Softball Pitcher of the Week

Zayla McBurrows

Zayla McBurrows, Chipola
So. | RHP
Lake Wales, Fla.

  • 2-0, 1.27 ERA in two appearances
  • Picked up wins against conference-foes Tallahassee and NJCAA #13 Gulf Coast State, the latter in the form of a two-hit shutout in the Indians' 6-0 victory
  • She totaled 11 innings in the circle, allowing six hits, two earned runs and four walks while striking out nine

Other nominees: Darian Ingram, Santa Fe