TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 3, 2020) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for March 2 and named its Player and Pitcher of the Week recipients for games played February 24-March 1.

The next coaches’ poll will be released March 9 and next Player and Pitcher of the Week selections, March 10. 

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
March 2, 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: State College of Florida 9, Seminole State 9, Pasco-Hernando State 2, Indian River State 2.

Dropped from rankings: No. 9 State College of Florida

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
March 2, 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: Gulf Coast State 28, Eastern Florida State 6, Lake-Sumter State 1. 

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Gulf Coast State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Alejandro Figueredo, Seminole State
So. – 1B
Sucre, Venezuela 

• Batted .556 (5-for-9) with six runs scored, one double, one home run and four RBI in two games during the voting period
• Led Seminole State to a series win over Hillsborough
• Was 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in his first game vs. Hillsborough; went 2-for-4, scored three times and drove in a pair in game two

Other nominees: Jose Marcano, Florida SouthWestern; Christian Rivera, St. Petersburg; Jonathan Hubbard, Eastern Florida State

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Dylan DeLucia, Northwest Florida State
Fr. – RHP
Port Orange, Fla. 

• 1-0, 1.29 ERA in one appearance during the voting period
• Picked up the win vs. Shelton State, allowing two hits, one run and three walks over seven innings of work; he also struck out eight

Other nominees: Brendan Koester, Florida SouthWestern

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

• Batted .611 (11-for-18) with 12 runs scored, two doubles, two triples, two home runs, seven RBI and 11 stolen bases in six games during the voting period
• Helped the Raiders to a 5-1 record last week
• Hit safely in five of the six game and had four multi-hit games; scored in all six games
• Went a combined 6-for-8 with four runs scored in doubleheader vs. Enterprise State
• Stole a base in each game, including three in game one vs. Enterprise State and four in game two vs. Lurleen B. Wallace 

Other nominees: Lindsey Corbin, Florida SouthWestern; Devyn Howard, Central Florida; Liz Cutlip, Seminole State; Geneis Aviles, Lake-Sumter State; Sam Izquierdo, Broward; Madison Neuhaus, Eastern Florida State; Ava Worthy, Chipola; Emily Greek, Gulf Coast State; Abby Sulte, Northwest Florida State 

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

• 3-0, 0.39 ERA in three appearances during the voting period
• Three complete-game victories – two vs. Santa Fe, one vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville
• Totaled 18 innings in the circle and allowed only one earned run and five hits while striking out 37
• Three straight double-digit strikeout games, including 16 vs. Santa Fe

Other nominees: Madison Edwards, Central Florida; Maria Barranco, Broward