FCSAA Notebook: April 15

Photo courtesy of Eastern Florida State College Athletics
Photo courtesy of Eastern Florida State College Athletics
Posted: Apr 15, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida College System Activities Association has announced its Weekly Awards in Baseball, Softball, Beach Volleyball and Women's Tennis.

April 14, 2025, Coaches' Polls

FCSAA Weekly Awards

Congratulations to the following student-athletes who received recognition for their outstanding performance in athletic competition:

  • FCSAA DI Baseball Player of the Week: David Alvarez, Northwest Florida State
  • FCSAA DI Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Michael Benedict, Eastern Florida State
  • FCSAA DI Softball Player of the Week: Anyela Gomez, Chipola
  • FCSAA DI Softball Pitcher of the Week: Mallory Baker, Northwest Florida State
  • FCSAA DII Baseball Player of the Week: Dominic Masto, Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • FCSAA DII Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Riley Fisher, Pasco-Hernando State
  • FCSAA DII Softball Player of the Week: Kierstyn Aumua, State College of Florida
  • FCSAA DII Softball Pitcher of the Week: Alyssa Vallad, St. Johns River State
  • FCSAA Women's Tennis Player of the Week: Catherine Goldman, Hillsborough

Visit the Weekly Awards HQ to read more about this week's honorees. The NJCAA's Weekly Awards will be announced Wednesday. 

Sports Updates

  • The All-America page has been updated to reflect the NJCAA's Winter Sports
  • Women's Basketball
    • DI: The FCSAA swept the NJCAA's individual year-end awards, with Chipola's Kanija Daniel being named NJCAA Player of the Year and Northwest Florida State's Bart Walker garnering NJCAA Coach of the Year honors.
  • Baseball
    • DI rankings: (7) Indian River State, (10) Florida SouthWestern, (15) Northwest Florida State, (16) Gulf Coast State, (22) Central Florida, (RV) State College of Florida
    • DII rankings: (1) Pasco-Hernando State, (13) St. Johns River State, (22) South Florida State
    • Lake-Sumter State's Rich Billings picked up career win No. 300 on Saturday vs. St. Johns River State
  • Softball
    • DI rankings: (2) Florida SouthWestern, (3) Indian River State, (4) Northwest Florida State, (7) Seminole State, (8) Miami Dade, (12) Daytona State, (18) Eastern Florida State, (19) Santa Fe, (21) Chipola
    • DII rankings: (1) St. Johns River State, (15) Lake-Sumter State
  • Women's Golf
    • Daytona State has a four-stroke lead over Eastern Florida State following the first day of play at the NJCAA Southeast District Women's Golf Championship. The Falcons shot a -4 on Monday.
  • Women's Tennis
    • Hillsborough completed an undefeated FCSAA regular season schedule by beating Eastern Florida State on Friday. The Hawks will host the FCSAA Women's Tennis Championship on April 17-18. 
  • Women's Flag Football
    • Florida Gateway clinched the #1 seed in the FCSAA Women's Flag Football Championship with wins over Daytona State (42-6) and Pasco-Hernando State (41-0). The three schools will vie for the champions trophy on April 26 in Lake City - Daytona State and Pasco-Hernando State will play in the semifinal with the winner facing Florida Gateway.
  • Beach Volleyball
    • The FCSAA Beach Volleyball Championship will take place at UMR Sports Complex in Bradenton on April 19-20. Palm Beach State is the No. 1 seed in the four-team, double-elimination event.

 

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