TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 17, 2018) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for April 17 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 9-15. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 24. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
April 17, 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: Pasco-Hernando State 11, Gulf Coast State 2, Northwest Florida State 1, Eastern Florida State 1.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
April 17, 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: Hillsborough 24, Northwest Florida State 20, Lake-Sumter State 7, Florida State College at Jacksonville 4, Santa Fe 3.

Dropped from rankings: No. 8 Hillsborough

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Tanner May, Central Florida
Sophomore – SS
Orlando, Fla. 

• Batted .375 (6-for-16) with four runs scored, one double, four home runs and nine RBI in four games during the voting period
• Hit safely in the final three games of the week, all wins for the Patriots, who went 4-0 for the week
• Was 3-for-4 with three home runs and five RBIs vs. Daytona State

Other nominees: Aaron Greenfield, State College of Florida; Nico Limoncelli, Polk State; Alex Mangome, Pasco-Hernando State; Victor Florentino, Florida SouthWestern; Joe Randa, Northwest Florida State; Bryan Lavastida, Hillsborough

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Nick Ferngren, Broward
Sophomore – RHP
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Pitched seven-inning complete game vs. Miami Dade in which he allowed only one hit and struck out 13

Other nominees: Justin Sorokowski, Tallahassee; Chavez Fernander, Polk State; Vince Vannelle, Florida SouthWestern; Franklin Hernandez, Central Florida; Matt Sellers, Hillsborough; Devin Hemenway, Santa Fe

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Chelsea Peace, Seminole State
Freshman – DP
Orlando, Fla. 

• Batted .412 (7-for-17) with seven runs scored, five home runs and eight RBI in six games during the voting period
• Helped the Raiders to a perfect 6-0 week, hitting safely in four of the six games
• Home runs came in four different games, including a two-homer, three-RBI game vs. St. Johns River State

Other nominees: Brooke Diaz, Eastern Florida State; Riley Russell, Florida SouthWestern; Takiya London, Central Florida

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

• 2-0 and 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Picked up complete-game victories Lake-Sumter State and Santa Fe, helping the Patriots clinch the Mid-Florida Conference Championship
• For the week, she totaled 10 innings in the circle and allowed no runs, three hits, two walks and struck out 10

Other nominees: Giovanni Watts, Florida SouthWestern