TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 11, 2017) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for April 11 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 3-9.
The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 18.
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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
April 11, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (20) |
34-7 |
200 |
1 |
|
2. |
Polk State |
35-10 |
169 |
2 |
|
3. |
Palm Beach State |
30-9 |
156 |
4 |
|
4. |
Santa Fe |
31-11 |
141 |
3 |
|
5. |
St. Johns River State |
32-15 |
108 |
6 |
|
6. |
Northwest Florida State |
26-14 |
81 |
7 |
|
7. |
State College of Florida |
28-18-1 |
65 |
10 |
|
8. |
Hillsborough |
28-16 |
48 |
8 |
|
9. |
Gulf Coast State |
29-13 |
12 |
9 |
|
10. |
Eastern Florida State |
23-14 |
11 |
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Also receiving votes: Tallahassee 4, St. Petersburg 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 5 Miami Dade
April 11, 2017
The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2017 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 softball coaches, the FCSAA Softball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts |
Pvs |
|
1. |
Chipola (16) |
49-4 |
178 |
1 |
|
2. |
Florida SouthWestern |
48-5 |
156 |
2 |
|
3. |
Seminole State (1) |
44-5 |
152 |
3 |
|
4. |
Central Florida |
43-10 |
121 |
4 |
|
5. |
Northwest Florida State |
38-12 |
107 |
5 |
|
6. |
Indian River State |
37-14 |
86 |
6 |
|
7. |
Daytona State |
31-15 |
69 |
7 |
|
8. |
State College of Florida |
29-19 |
43 |
8 |
|
9. |
Santa Fe |
28-17 |
25 |
10 |
|
10. |
Palm Beach State |
28-20 |
19 |
9 |
Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 18, St. Petersburg 16, Tallahassee 3, Pensacola State 1.
Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Gulf Coast State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Tyler Schmidt, Seminole State
Sophomore – CF
Croswell, Mich.
- Batted .643 (9-for-14) with four runs scored, one double, two home runs, six RBIs and two stolen bases in three games during the voting period
- Helped Seminole State to a series victory over Florida State College at Jacksonville, taking two out of three against the Blue Wave
- Collected multiple hits in each game and was 4-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs in the opener
- Went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs in game two
Other nominees: Jesse Getford, Lake-Sumter State; Reilly Johnson, State College of Florida; Alejandro Martinez, Hillsborough; Zach Biermann, Polk State; Dillon Reed, Santa Fe; Baylen Sparks, Palm Beach State
NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jackson Tetreault, State College of Florida
Sophomore – RHP
Ruskin, Fla.
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
- Pitched one inning in relief in an extra-inning win vs. Florida SouthWestern then tossed 8.1 shutout innings in the Manatees’ 7-0 victory vs. St. Petersburg, a game in which he struck out 12 and allowed only five hits
- For the week, he totaled 9.1 innings, allowed six hits, one run (unearned) and five walks and struck out 1
Other nominees: Logan Lyle, State College of Florida; Matt Weidenbach, Lake-Sumter State; Orsen Josephina, Hillsborough
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Michalyn Bingham, Indian River State
Freshman – OF
Old Fort, N.C.
- Batted .538 (7-for-13) with six runs scored, one double, four RBIs and eight stolen bases in four games during the voting period
- Led the Pioneers to a 4-0 record in Southern Conference play
- Closed with a perfect 6-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of Eastern Florida State, scoring four runs, driving in three and stealing six bases
Other nominees: Brooke Barlow, Central Florida
NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Krystal Goodman, Chipola
Freshman – RHP
Long Beach, Miss.
- 2-0, 0.58 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
- Tossed a complete-game three-hitter with eight strikeouts vs. NJCAA No. 15 Northwest Florida State
- Allowed one hit over five innings and struck out six in a 2-0 win over Gulf Coast State
- For the week, totaled 12 innings and allowed four hits, one run and three walks while striking out 14
Other nominees: None