TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 16, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches' Polls for April 16 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 8-14.

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released April 23.

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches' Poll
April 16, 2019 

The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 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: Eastern Florida State 23, Tallahassee 2.

Dropped from rankings: No. Eastern Florida State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll
April 16, 2019 

The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2019 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: Santa Fe 11, St. Petersburg 5, Florida State College at Jacksonville 2.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Santa Fe.

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
James Nix, Central Florida
Fr. – RF
Huntsville, Ala. 

• Batted .750 (9-for-12) with 14 runs scored, one double, three home runs, seven RBI and six stolen bases in four games during the voting period
• Helped the Patriots to a 4-0 week, including a pair of Mid-Florida Conference wins
• Hit safely, including three multi-hit efforts, and scored at least twice in each game
• Scored six runs and had five stolen in 17-8 win at Seminole State

Other nominees: Austin Bates, Eastern Florida State; Robbie Scott, Lake-Sumter State; Dustin Harris, St. Petersburg; Tommy Joseph, Florida SouthWestern; Brady Gulakowski, Polk State; Rafael Marquez-Acosta, Hillsborough

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Connor Brian, Eastern Florida State
Fr. - RHP
Coral Springs, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Tossed six scoreless innings of one-hit ball in Titans' 10-0, seven-inning win vs. ASA Miami
• Allowed no walks and struck out six

Other nominees: Jacob Kelchner, Northwest Florida State; Thomas Haggerty, Florida SouthWestern; Damien Torres, Hillsborough

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Pallas Potter, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. – 1B
Wellington, New Zealand 

• Batted .889 (8-for-9) with six runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI in five games during the voting period
• Hit safely and drove in a run in each game, all victories for the Bucs
• Was a combined 5-for-5 with four runs scored, two homers and five RBI in doubleheader against State College of Florida

Other nominees: Gretchen Ebert, Central Florida; Lexi Heiberline, Eastern Florida State; Madison Headley, Indian River State; Madison Boren, Daytona State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Barbara Cook, Central Florida
Fr. – RHP
Tequesta, Fla. 

• 2-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Threw a no-hitter vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (no-hitter) and a two-hit shutout vs. Lake-Sumter State
• Totaled 13 innings in the circle and allowed no runs, two hits and one walk while striking out 12

Other nominees: Sarah Lawton, Florida SouthWestern; Dawn Bodrug, Indian River State