Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: May 3, 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

Nick Collins

Nick Collins, Polk State
So. | 1B
Spring Hill, Fla.

  • Batted .667 (6-for-9) with five runs scored, three doubles, one home run, six RBI and one stolen base
  • Helped Polk State to wins against St. Petersburg and Hillsborough to end the season
  • Went 4-for-5, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, with five RBI and scored four runs vs. St. Petersburg
  • Was 2-for-4 and drove in a run against Hillsborough

Other nominees: Edrick Felix, Central Florida; Matthew Corpas, Florida SouthWestern; Jason Blackstone, Eastern Florida State; Gabriel Esquivel, Santa Fe


Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Tobin Moran

Tobin Moran, Santa Fe
Fr. | RHP
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • The last of three pitchers, he pitched six scoreless innings in relief to complete the combined 4-0 shutout vs. Lake-Sumter State
  • Allowed only two hits and one walk with three strikeouts

Other nominees: Ben Peterson, Florida SouthWestern; Jackson Woodward, Eastern Florida State; Colton Bruns, Lake-Sumter State


Softball Player of the Week

Raissa Bianco

Raissa Bianco, Miami Dade
So. | SS
Piraquara, Brazil

  • Batted .474 (9-for-19) with four runs scored, three RBI and one stolen base
  • Led the Sharks to a 4-1 week and a berth in the postseason
  • Hit safely in four of the five games, including three multi-hit games
  • Went a combined 6-for-9 in a doubleheader sweep of Indian River State; was 1-for-4 with a RBI vs. Indian River State to end the week

Other nominees: None


Softball Pitcher of the Week

Kaycee Torres

Kaycee Torres, South Florida State
So. | LHP
Lakeland, Fla. 

  • 2-0, one save, 0.44 ERA in three appearances
  • Pitched a one-hit shutout in Panthers' 6-0 win at Eastern Florida State
  • In the Southern Conference round-robin, she pitched an eight-inning complete game (with seven strikeouts) to earn the win vs. Eastern Florida State; recorded the final three outs vs. Miami Dade to notch the save
  • Totaled 16 innings in the circle, allowing nine hits, two runs (one earned) and three walks while striking out 10

Other nominees: Maria Victoria Navarro, Miami Dade