TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 5, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for February 5 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played January 28-February 3. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released February 12. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
February 5, 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: Central Florida 26, Northwest Florida State 10, Tallahassee 7, Florida State College at Jacksonville 1.

Dropped from rankings: No. 5 Northwest Florida State, No. 6 Hillsborough, No. 9 Tallahassee, No. 10 Central Florida.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
February 5, 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 1. 

Dropped from rankings: No. 5 Indian River State, No. 10 Northwest Florida State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Drake Dobyanski, Florida SouthWestern
Freshman – CF
Naples, Fla. 

• Batted .667 (4-for-6) with four runs scored, two home runs and nine RBIs in four games during the voting period
• Helped FSW to a 4-0 week, including a win vs. No. 2 Walters State and two over No.1 Chipola
• In the Walters State win, he hit a 3-run homer with his team clinging to a 5-3 lead
• In the second game vs. Chipola, his seventh-inning grand slam broke a 3-3 tie and was the difference in the 7-3 win

Other nominees: Clayton Stanley, Eastern Florida State; Tim Dixon, Seminole State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Co-Pitchers of the Week

Anthony Arguelles, Santa Fe
Freshman - RHP
Miami, Fla. 

D.J. Wilkinson, Pensacola State
Sophomore – RHP
Monticello, Fla.

Anthony Simonelli, St. Johns River State
Sophomore – RHP
Winchester, Va. 

• Arguelles and Wilkinson tossed no-hitters in their lone appearance during the voting period while Simonelli tossed all but one inning in his team’s no-no last week
• Arguelles faced only one batter over the minimum in a 1-0 win, seven-inning win vs. South Florida State – 7 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 10 K
• Wilkinson walked two and struck out four in a 5-0, seven-inning win over Central Alabama – 7 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 4 K
• Simonelli walked one and struck out five in six no-hit innings of a 10-0, seven-inning win over Gulf Coast State

Other nominees: Ryan Gusto, Florida SouthWestern; Billy McKay, Polk State; Will Moriarty, Northwest Florida State; Haden Erbe, Seminole State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Kaylee Raines, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore – UTIL
Geneva, Ala. 

• Batted .833 (10-for-12) with seven runs scored, two doubles, three triples and six RBIs in four games during the voting period
• Hit safely, scored and drove in a run in all four games, helping the Commodores to three wins
• Was 4-for-4, finishing a home run shy of hitting for the cycle, and drove in three runs vs. Coastal Alabama-South
• Was a combined 5-for-6 in a doubleheader against Georgia Military College

Other nominees: Madison Johnson, Florida SouthWestern; Adriana Garip, Santa Fe; Ashley Autuori, Northwest Florida State; Ashley Valencia, Pensacola State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Shayne O’Connell, Pensacola State
Sophomore – RHP
Tallahassee, Fla. 

• 2-0, 0.50 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Picked up complete-game victories against Roane State and Bishop State
• Tossed a no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in 7-0 win over Bishop State
• For the week, totaled 14 innings in the circle, allowing five hits, three runs (one earned) and two walks while striking out 22

Other nominees: Kelsi Collins, Florida SouthWestern; Brittany Crowson, Gulf Coast State