Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: March 28, 2023

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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DI Baseball Player of the Week

Kevin Karstetter

Kevin Karstetter, State College of Florida
So. | 3B
State College, Pa.  

  • Batted .529 (9-for-17) with six runs scored, one double, two triples, two home runs and 10 RBI in four games
  • Had four multi-hit outings to In addition to run his hitting streak to a school-record 28 games, eclipsing a mark that had stood since 1967
  • Finished the week by going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Polk State

Other nominees: Andrey Martinez, St. Petersburg; Derek Williams, Florida SouthWestern; J.P. Herrholz, Santa Fe; Jhoander Irigoyen, Seminole State


DI Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Tobin Moran

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

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Tossed a four-hit shutout at top-ranked Central Florida
  • Walked only one and struck out 10

Other nominees: Ed Wagner, State College of Florida; Lucas Hartman, Florida SouthWestern; Blake D'Arville, Seminole State


DI Softball Player of the Week

Cassidy Boltz

Cassidy Boltz, Gulf Coast State
So. | 3B
Tallahassee, Fla. 

  • Batted .467 (7-for-15) with six runs scored, two home runs and five RBI in four games
  • Helped Gulf Coast State to a 4-0 week and doubleheader sweeps of Pensacola State and Chipola
  • Hit safely and scored in each game
  • Was 4-for-7 in the doubleheader vs. Pensacola State; went 3-for-8, scored four runs and drove in three vs. Chipola

Other nominees: Shenita Tucker, Florida SouthWestern; Jayelyn Carter, Santa Fe


DI Softball Pitcher of the Week

Belle Sardja

Belle Sardja, Florida SouthWestern
So. | RHP
Tampa, Fla.

  • 2-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances
  • Earned a pair of complete-game shutout victories vs. Miami Dade
  • Totaled 12 innings in the circle, allowing just three hits, one run (unearned) and three walks with five strikeouts

Other nominees: Alina Varga, Indian River State; Haley Guffey, Central Florida


DII Baseball Player of the Week

Kaleb Freeman

Kaleb Freeman, St. Johns River State
So. | C
Flowery Branch, Ga.

  • Batted .500 (8-for-16) with five runs scored, one double, four home runs and nine RBI in four games
  • Homered in each game had three multi-hit outings 
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. Central Florida
  • Was 6-for-12 in a three-game series vs. Pasco-Hernando State, including 3-for-4 with three RBI in game two

Other nominees: Ryan Monaghan, Lake-Sumter State; Carson Russell, Lake-Sumter State; Ian Anderson, South Florida State


DII Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Logan Adams  

Logan Adams, South Florida State
So. | RHP
Arcadia, Fla.   

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Started and got the win vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville with six shutout innings of two-hit ball
  • Walked none and struck out four

Other nominees: Sebastian Miller, Lake-Sumter State


DII Softball Player of the Week

Brielle Rosa

Brielle Rosa, South Florida State
Fr. | UTIL
Orlando, Fla. 

  • Batted .400 (6-for-15) with six runs scored, three doubles, one triple, one home run, 11 RBI and one stolen base in four games
  • Finished the week with a strong effort vs. St. Johns River State, going 5-for-7 with 10 RBI in the doubleheader
  • In game two vs. St. Johns River State, she was 3-for-4, finishing a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, with a home run and six RBI

Other nominees: Raquel Camuglia, Lake-Sumter State


DII Softball Pitcher of the Week

Ali Shenefield

Ali Shenefield, Lake-Sumter State
So. | RHP
Brooksville, Fla.

  • 2-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances
  • Was the winning pitcher in both games of a doubleheader vs. Pasco-Hernando State
  • Started and went the full eight innings in game one's 3-0 win, striking out nine
  • Got the game two win with two scoreless innings in relief
  • Totaled 10 innings in the circle, allowing six hits, no runs and one walk with 11 strikeouts

Other nominees: Vivian Gorey, Florida State College at Jacksonville


Women's Tennis Player of the Week

Esmee Andresen

Esmee Andresen, Hillsborough
So.
Rijswijk, The Netherlands

  • Helped top-ranked Hillsborough remain undefeated, including a Region 8 win vs. State College of Florida
  • Against SCF, she was victorious at #2 singles and #1 doubles 

Other nominees: None


Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week

Amanda Pizzol Yeva Serdiuk

Amanda Pizzol (L), State College of Florida
So. | Sao Paulo, Brazil

Yeva Serdiuk (R), State College of Florida
So. | Chornomorsk, Odessa, Ukraine

  • Playing as the Manatees' #1 pair, the duo scored a pair of Region 8 wins over Lake-Sumter State (21-18, 21-12) and Palm Beach State (21-12, 20-22, 15-11)
  • Also picked up wins vs. Florida Southern and Jacksonville State

Other nominees: Cassidy Rountree/Kaylin McCann, Lake-Sumter State; Alison Bryant/Anna Paula Fallas Cruz, Palm Beach State