TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 18, 2020) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches' Polls for February 17 and named its Player and Pitcher of the Week recipients for games played February 10-16.

The next coaches' poll will be released February 24 and next Player and Pitcher of the Week selections, February 25.

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches' Poll
February 17, 2020 

The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2020 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: Indian River State 9, Polk State 4.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll
February 17, 2020 

The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches' Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2020 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: State College of Florida 20, Eastern Florida State 5, Lake-Sumter State 3, Hillsborough 2.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 State College of Florida

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Chris Williams, St. Petersburg
Fr. – 2B
St. Petersburg, Fla. 

• Batted .500 (6-for-12) with five runs scored, one double, one triple, two home runs and ten RBI in three games during the voting period
• Hit safely, scored and drove in a run in each game, helping the Titans to two wins in the three games in which he played
• Was 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI vs. Pasco-Hernando State; also drove in four runs against Seminole State

Other nominees: Noah Bailey, Northwest Florida State; Nick Wells, Polk State; Troy Hamilton, Indian River State; Connor Bagnieski, Florida SouthWestern; Richard Rodriguez, State College of Florida

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Robb Adams, Santa Fe
Fr. – LHP
Arcadia, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• In his only outing of the week, he started and threw seven no-hit innings against Hillsborough to earn the win in Santa Fe's 3-1 victory
• Allowed no runs, walked two and struck out nine

Other nominees: Beck Way, Northwest Florida State; Eric Linder, Central Florida; Andrew Long, Polk State; Eli Ellington, Gulf Coast State; Brooks Walton, Santa Fe

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Lele Martinez, Northwest Florida State
So. – SS
Ponce, P.R. 

• Batted .500 (10-for-20) with 11 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, two home runs, 11 RBI and three stolen bases in seven games during the voting period
• Helped the Raiders to six wins, including two over nationally-ranked opponents
• Had five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games
• Was 4-for-5 with five runs scored and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of John A. Logan; 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI vs. No. 9 Wallace-Dothan

Other nominees: Jessica Neadown, Central Florida; Latricia Richardson, Daytona State; Casey Allen, Lake-Sumter State; Owen Bowers, Florida SouthWestern; Giovanna Auricchio, Daytona State; Summer Johnson, Gulf Coast State; Susanna Soldi, Pensacola State; Tammie Lijbers, Chipola; Katelyn Hobbs, Tallahassee

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Brianna Bailey, Chipola
So. - RHP
Wewahitchka, Fla. 

• 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearances during the voting period
• In her only outing, she tossed a five-inning, one-hit shutout against Abraham Baldwin with no walks and 13 strikeouts

Other nominees: Madison Edwards, Central Florida; Katelyn Wilfert, Eastern Florida State; Jorja Barrett, Pensacola State; Emily Perrin, Florida SouthWestern