TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 19, 2016) – The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) has released its NJCAA Region 8 Baseball and Softball Coaches’ Polls for April 19 and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for games played April 11-17.

This is the final poll for softball. The next poll and Player and Pitcher of the Week selections for baseball will be released April 26.

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NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll
April 19, 2016 

The NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016 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: Northwest Florida State 32, State College of Florida 21, Tallahassee 8, Palm Beach State 6.

Dropped from rankings: No. 7 State College of Florida, No. 9 Tallahassee.

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll
April 19, 2016 

The NJCAA Region 8 Softball Coaches’ Poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, 2016 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: Florida State College at Jacksonville 20, St. Petersburg 6, Tallahassee 1.

Dropped from rankings: No. 10 Florida State College at Jacksonville.

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Player of the Week
Rhett Aplin, Seminole State
Sophomore – DH
Fleming Island, Fla.           

• Batted .833 (10-for-12) with two runs scored, one double, one home run and two RBIs in three games during the voting period
• Had at least three hits in each game
• Was 4-for-4 against St. Johns River State (4/11/16); 3-for-4 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (4/13/16) and 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a win vs. Central Florida (4/16/16)

Other nominees: Mijon Cummings, St. Petersburg; Yieson Gomez, Polk State; Andres Lopez, Broward

NJCAA Region 8 Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Cooper Wallace, Central Florida
Sophomore – LHP
Jacksonville, Fla. 

• 2-0, 1.80 ERA in two appearances during the voting period
• Earned the victory vs. No. 1 Santa Fe (4/11/16) with seven innings of one-hit ball, allowing only one run
• Defeated Florida State College at Jacksonville (4/17/16) with a 12-strikeout effort over eight innings
• In 15 total innings, he allowed three runs (all earned) and nine hits, walked three and struck out 14

Other nominees: Chris Jordan, St. Petersburg; Ronny Orta, State College of Florida; Louis Pugliese, Broward; Joe Strzelecki, Polk State

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Player of the Week
Caeley Nix, Central Florida
Freshman – SS
Ocala, Fla. 

• Batted .609 (14-for-23) with 12 runs scored, one double, two triples, nine RBIs and five stolen bases in six games during the voting period
• Led Central Florida to a perfect 6-0 week
• Hit safely and scored in all six games; had multiple hits and scored multiple runs in five of the six games
• Was 7-for-8 with five runs scored and four RBIs in a doubleheader vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville (4/12/16)
• Was 2-for-4, scored twice and drove in three runs in game two vs. Lake-Sumter State (4/14/16)

Other nominees: Kayla Rangiawha, Florida SouthWestern

NJCAA Region 8 Softball Pitcher of the Week
Kalen McGill, Central Florida
Sophomore – RHP
Gainesville, Fla. 

• 3-0, 0.00 ERA in three appearances during the voting period
• Recorded complete-game victories vs. Florida State College (12-0, 4/12/16) and Hillsborough (11-0, 4/16/114)
• In 13.2 total innings, she allowed no runs, six hits and two walks and struck out four

Other nominees: Courtney Gettins, Florida SouthWestern; Nikkie Kovalsky, St. Petersburg