TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 10, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for April 10 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 2-8. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 17. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
April 10, 2018 

The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 baseball coaches, the FCSAA Baseball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Also receiving votes: Gulf Coast State 10, Northwest Florida State 8, Pasco-Hernando State 2.

Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Gulf Coast State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
April 10, 2018 

The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2018 record, previous ranking and total points in voting by Region 8 softball coaches, the FCSAA Softball Chair and the FCSAA Scoreboard Coordinator.

Also receiving votes: Lake-Sumter State 17, Northwest Florida State 16, Santa Fe 14, St. Petersburg 6, Florida State College at Jacksonville 5.

Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Santa Fe, No. 10t Lake-Sumter State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Andrew Eyster, Santa Fe
Freshman – LF
Ocala, Fla. 

• Batted .579 (11-for-19) with eight runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI in four games during the voting period
• Hit safely in all four games, all victories for the Saints
• Had a pair of four-hit games, one coming against Daytona State when he was 4-for-5, scored four runs, homered and drove in three

Other nominees: C.J. Alexander, State College of Florida; Gus Cunningham, Florida SouthWestern; Danny Berg, Polk State; Alex Carballo, Broward; Brock Edge, Santa Fe; Brian Rey, Miami Dade

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Sam Prince, Pasco-Hernando State
Freshman - RHP
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Threw a complete-game, six-hit shutout against St. Johns River State in the Bobcats’ 6-0 win
• Walked only one and struck out five

Other nominees: Forrest Theune, Florida SouthWestern; Ryan Fernandez, Hillsborough; Jake Kinney, Tallahassee

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Madison Johnson, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – LF
Lake Wales, Fla. 

• Batted .778 (7-for-9) with five runs scored, three doubles, one home run, seven RBI and one stolen base in four games during the voting period
• Hit safely in all four games, all wins for the Bucs, who clinched a third straight Suncoast Conference Championship
• Was a combined 3-for-3 with two runs scored, two doubles, one homer and five RBI in doubleheader sweep vs. Polk State

Other nominees: Caitlyn Berry, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Anina Fernandez, Central Florida

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Lindsay Markham-Rosario, Central Florida
Sophomore – RHP
St. Cloud, Fla. 

• 3-0 and 0.95 ERA in five appearances during the voting period
• Picked up complete-game victories against Mid-Florida Conference foes Florida State College at Jacksonville, Seminole State and Daytona State
• Against nationally-ranked Seminole State, she tossed a (five-inning) complete-game, two-hit shutout
• For the week, she totaled 22 innings in the circle and allowed 10 hits, three runs (all earned) and 10 walks while striking out 18

Other nominees: Sarah Lawton, Florida SouthWestern; Caitlyn Berry, Florida State College at Jacksonville