Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: April 18, 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

Andrey Martinez

Andrey Martinez, St. Petersburg
Fr. | OF
Barranquilla, Colombia   

  • Batted .563 (9-for-16) with five runs scored, one double, two home runs, nine RBI and one stolen base in four games
  • Hit safely in all four games, which included a pair of games against both State College of Florida and Polk State
  • In game two vs. State College of Florida, he was 4-for-4, homered twice and drove in seven runs in the Titans' 13-11 win

Other nominees: Edwin Toribio, Central Florida; John Marant, Central Florida; Wilfredo Maldanado, Eastern Florida State; Brantley Willis, Chipola; Colby Jones, Northwest Florida State; Lucas Ismaili, State College of Florida


DI Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Drew Howard

Drew Howard, Chipola
So. | RHP
Whitby, ONT, Canada

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Tossed seven shutout innings and earned the win against nationally-ranked Gulf Coast State in game two of an April 15 doubleheader
  • Allowed five hits and one walk with six strikeouts

Other nominees: Kader Rabaugh, Miami Dade; Austin Asbill, Tallahassee; Tyler VanDyke, Seminole State; Evan Koehler, Polk State; Tobin Moran, Santa Fe; Kyson Witherspoon, Northwest Florida State


DI Softball Player of the Week

Sierrah Snook

Sierrah Snook, St. Petersburg
So. | 2B
Palm Harbor, Fla.

  • Batted .923 (12-for-13) with four runs scored, two RBI and four stolen bases in four games
  • Went 6-for-7 in a doubleheader vs. State College of Florida
  • Stole three bases in game one vs. Polk State, in which she was 2-for-2, then went 4-for-4 in game two vs. the Eagles

Other nominees: Feline Poot, Florida SouthWestern; Sydney Fowler, Santa Fe; Keeli Zingaro, Santa Fe; Janelle Martinez, Chipola; Kassidy Hood, Northwest Florida State


DI Softball Pitcher of the Week

Justice McCraine

Justice McCraine, St. Petersburg
So. | RHP
Pinellas Park, Fla.

  • 2-0, 1 save, 0.45 ERA in three appearances
  • Earned complete-game victories against State College of Florida and Polk State then recorded the save with 3.2 innings in relief against State College of Florida
  • Totaled 15.2 innings in the circle, allowing 15 hits, two runs (one earned) and seven walks while striking out four

Other nominees: Kensley Durrance, Santa Fe; Allison Brunson, Northwest Florida State


DII Baseball Player of the Week

Pedro Moreno

Pedro Moreno, South Florida State
So. | SS
Caracas, Venezuela

  • Batted .583 (7-for-12) with four runs scored, one double, three home runs and seven RBI in three games
  • Hit safely and drove in a run in each game of a three-game series with Palm Beach State
  • Was 3-for-4 with a home run in game one vs. Palm Beach State; in game two, was 3-for-4, scored three times, homered twice and drove in four

Other nominees: Max Rivas, Palm Beach State; Kohl Robertson, Pasco-Hernando State


DII Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Noah Wood

Noah Wood, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Fr. | LHP
St. Augustine, Fla.    

  • 0-0, 1 save, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Inherited a 1-0 lead vs. nationally-ranked Pasco-Hernando State and protected the lead with 3.2 scoreless innings in relief to notch the save
  • Allowed only one hit and struck out two

Other nominees: Logan Jones, Pasco-Hernando State


DII Softball Player of the Week

Alexis Joy

Alexis Joy, Pasco-Hernando State
Fr. | C
Port St. Lucie, Fla. 

  • Batted .667 (6-for-9) with four runs scored, one double and three RBI in four games
  • Hit safely in both games of a doubleheader vs. both Lake-Sumter State and Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • In game two vs. the Blue Wave, she was 3-for-3, scored a run and drove in one

Other nominees: Candice Winder, St. Johns River State; Taylor Tremmel, Pasco-Hernando State; Alexis Adams, Lake-Sumter State


DII Softball Pitcher of the Week

Emily Proctor

Emily Proctor, Pasco-Hernando State
So. | RHP
Land O'Lakes, Fla.

  • 2-0, 1.17 ERA in two appearances
  • Earned complete-game victories vs. Lake-Sumter State and Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • In 12 total innings in the circle, she allowed 11 hits, three runs (two earned) ane seven walks with 11 strikeouts

Other nominees: Ali Shenefield, Lake-Sumter State