Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: March 12, 2024

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

Danny Ramirez

Danny Ramirez, Seminole State
So. | 1B
Kissimmee, Fla.  

  • Batted .529 (9-for-17) with 10 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI in four games
  • Helped Seminole State to a 3-1 week, including a series victory over Central Florida
  • Hit safely, scored and drove in a run in each game
  • Reached base six times (4-for-4, 2 BB) and scored six runs, doubled twice, homered and drove in four runs in game one vs. Central Florida; ended the series with another 4-RBI effort (2-for-5, HR)

Other nominees: Roberto Odor, Polk State; Jordan Smiley, St. Petersburg; Victor Figueroa, Florida SouthWestern


DI Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Mack Estrada

Mack Estrada, Northwest Florida State
Fr. | RHP
Valrico, Fla.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Started and earned the win vs. Chipola with 7.2 innings of work
  • Allowed only one run (unearned), three hits and three walks while striking out 10

Other nominees: Trevor Caldwell, Polk State; Justin Jackson, Santa Fe; Jordan Huskey, Florida SouthWestern


DI Softball Player of the Week

Kiara Beltre

Kiara Beltre, Seminole State
Fr. | OF
Orlando, Fla.

  • Batted .688 (11-for-16) with eight runs scored, three doubles, six RBI and five stolen bases in four games
  • Scored twice, had 2+ hits, drove in a run and stole a base in each game
  • Went 5-for-7 with four RBI in a doubleheader sweep vs. Polk State
  • In game two vs. Eastern Florida State, she was 4-for-5

Other nominees: Ariana Wright, Santa Fe; Erica Ramsey, Chipola; Ella Moore, Florida SouthWestern


DI Softball Pitcher of the Week

J'dah Girigorie

J'dah Girigorie, Indian River State
Fr. | RHP
Willemstad, Curacao

  • 2-0, 1 save, 0.86 ERA in three appearances
  • Went the distance and won a 1-0, 9-inning pitchers' duel vs. Florida SouthWestern, allowing just one hit and three walks, while striking out 12
  • Picked up the Game 1 win and Game 2 save vs. State College of Florida
  • In 16.1 total innings in the circle, she allowed six hits, three runs (two earned) and four walks while striking out 25

Other nominees: Mallory Forrester, Santa Fe; Anyela Ruiz, Chipola; Esmee Ames, Florida SouthWestern


DII Baseball Player of the Week

Daniel Villafane

Daniel Villafane, Palm Beach State
Fr. | SS
Wellington, Fla.

  • Batted .583 (7-for-12) with six runs scored, two doubles, one triple and six RBI in three games
  • Hit safely and scored in each game of a three-game series vs. South Florida State
  • In the series finale, a 16-1 win, he was 4-for-4 with a double, triple and five RBI

Other nominees: None


DII Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Brady Ellison

Brady Ellison, Florida State College at Jacksonville
So. | LHP
Jacksonville, Fla.  

  • 1-0, 0.00 in one appearance
  • Tossed a four-hit shutout in a 4-0 win vs. Pasco-Hernando State
  • In seven innings, he allowed four hits and two walks while striking out three

Other nominees: None


DII Softball Player of the Week

Princess Arredondo

Princess Arredondo, St. Johns River State
Fr. | C
Bushnell, Fla. 

  • Batted .600 (12-for-20) with six runs scored, four home runs, 12 RBI and one stolen base in seven games
  • Hit safely in each game, including four multi-hit efforts
  • Had two hits in each game of a doubleheader vs. East Georgia State
  • Drove in three runs in game one of a three-game series vs. Lake-Sumter State; went 3-for-4 with two RBI in game three

Other nominees: Peyton Hatcher, Florida Gateway; Emma Chisholm, Lake-Sumter State


DII Softball Pitcher of the Week

Amy Bak

Amy Bak, Lake-Sumter State
Fr. | RHP
Plant City, Fla.

  • 1-0, 1.00 ERA in two appearances
  • Complete-game victory vs. Trinity Baptist
  • In eight total innings, she allowed two runs (one earned), five hits and three walks while striking out five

Other nominees: None


Women's Tennis Player of the Week

Yoana Dudova

Yoana Dudova, Hillsborough
So. 
Vila Real de San Antonio, Portugal

  • Was victorious at #6 singles and #2 doubles vs. Region 8 foe St. Petersburg
  • Won at #5 singles and #2 doubles vs. NCAA opponent Fairleigh Dickinson 

Other nominees: None


Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week

Ana Paula Fallas Cruz Zuzanna Michalska

Ana Paula Fallas Cruz (L), Palm Beach State
So. | Costa Rica

Zuzanna Michalska (R), Palm Beach State
So. | Mazovia, Poland

  • Playing as the #1 pair for the Panthers, went 7-0 in match play over the last two weeks
  • In addition to wins against FCSAA opponents State College of Florida and St. Johns River State, the duo picked up wins vs. NJCAA opponents Wake Tech, Spartanburg Methodist and Richard Bland, NAIA Ave Maria and NCAA Huntingdon College
  • Dropped only one set and helped the Panthers hand Richard Bland its first NJCAA loss of the season

Other nominees: None