TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 12, 2019) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches' Polls for March 12 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played March 4-10. 

The next poll and player of the week selections will be released March 19. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches' Poll
March 12, 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: St. Johns River State 13, Palm Beach State 12, Miami Dade 11, St. Petersburg 1, Indian River State 1.

Dropped from rankings: No. 7 Palm Beach State, No. 8 St. Johns River State, No. 10t Tallahassee

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll
March 12, 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: Eastern Florida State 11, Northwest Florida State 10, St. Petersburg 4.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10t Eastern Florida State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Tim Dixon, Seminole State
So. – LF
Debary, Fla. 

• Batted .467 (7-for-15) with seven runs scored, one home run and nine RBIs in four games during the voting period
• Led Seminole State to a series victory over top-ranked Central Florida and a game one win at St. Johns River State
• Hit safely in each game and was a combined 3-for-7 with five RBIs in two wins vs. Central Florida

Other nominees: Nolan Machibroda, Central Florida; Will Moriarty, Northwest Florida State; Trey Spratling-Williams, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Warner Rinconnes, Florida SouthWestern; Justin Rodriguez, Daytona State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Jeremy Adams, St. Petersburg
So. - RHP
Seminole, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Threw a four-hit shutout in the Titans 6-0 win vs. Hillsborough
• He walked one and struck out five

Other nominees: Jacob Kelchner, Northwest Florida State; Thomas Haggerty, Florida SouthWestern; Zach Henderson, Daytona State; Haden Erbe, Seminole State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Rebeca Laudino, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. – SS
Sao Paulo, Brazil 

• Batted .629 (22-for-35) with 17 runs scored, two doubles, one home run, nine RBIs and 12 stolen bases in ten games during the voting period
• Hit safely in each game as the top-ranked Bucs remained undefeated
• Against Jones and LSU-Eunice, she was a combined 6-for-7 with six runs scored and five stolen bases and was named to the All-Tournament team at the NFCA Leadoff Classic

Other nominees: Candela Figueroa, Chipola; Makiya Giles, Northwest Florida State; Allie Farrow, Gulf Coast State; Alexis Baker, Daytona State; Morgan Arcia, Daytona State; Paris Woods, Florida SouthWestern; Devyn Howard, Central Florida

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Hannah Poole, Gulf Coast State
Fr. – RHP
DeFuniak Springs, Fla. 

• 3-1, 1 save, 0.73 ERA in six appearances during the voting period
• Threw no-hitters vs. Kankakee and Chattahoochee Valley
• Recorded the save vs. Des Moines Area at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and was named to the All-Tournament team
• For the week, she totaled 28.2 innings in the circle, allowing 12 hits, six runs (three earned) and seven walks while striking out 43

Other nominees: Brianna Bailey, Chipola; Cloee-Anna Smith, Daytona State; Kelsi Collins, Florida SouthWestern; Caroline Hoppe, Central Florida; Dawn Bodrug, Indian River State