
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week
Games April 22-28
Jose Alonzo, Pasco-Hernando
Freshman - OF
Spring Hill, Fla.
Pasco-Hernando Community College’s Jose Alonzo is this week’s NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week. Alonzo, a freshman from Spring Hill, Fla., batted .625 (5-for-8) with two runs scored, one home run and two RBI in three games during the voting period. Alonzo enjoyed a solid weekend against NJCAA No. 1 (D1) Tallahassee on April 26-28, hitting safely in all three games. He was 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored in the opener. He had another multi-hit effort in game two, going 2-for-2 with another run driven in and a pair of walks. In the series finale, he was 1-for-2 and walked twice more.
NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week
Games April 22-28
Matt Pearce, Polk State
Freshman - RHP
Bonita Springs, Fla.
Polk State College’s Matt Pearce is this week’s NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Pearce, a freshman from Bonita Springs, Fla., was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in one appearance during the voting period. Pearce pitched a three-hit shutout in the Eagles’ 4-0 win over South Florida State on April 26. He walked none, struck out two and faced only one batter over the minimum en route to his third straight complete game.
Previous NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Player of the Week selections
April 30: Jose Alonzo, Pasco-Hernando
April 23: Reid Love, St. Johns River State
April 16: Jarred Smith, State College of Florida
April 9: Eric Myskowski, Palm Beach State
April 2: Daniel Sweet, Polk State
March 26: Trent Higginbothem, Tallahassee
March 19: John Gandolfo, Seminole State
March 12: Trevin Hall, Gulf Coast State
March 5: Mike Stemle, Palm Beach State
February 26: Victor Caratini, Miami Dade
February 19: Trevin Hall, Gulf Coast State
February 12: John Underwood, Palm Beach State
February 5: Tyler Dial, Gulf Coast State
Previous NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Pitcher of the Week selections
April 30: Matt Pearce, Polk State
April 23: Matt Pennington, St. Johns River State
April 16: John Underwood, Palm Beach State
April 9: John Underwood, Palm Beach State*
April 2: Ryan Etsell, Hillsborough*
March 26: Reid Love, St. Johns River State
March 19: Brooks de Montluzin, Florida State College*
March 12: Kuehl McEachern, Lake-Sumter State
March 5: Ryan Pitsey, Palm Beach State
February 26: Ben Ancheff, State College of Florida
February 19: Ryan Etsell, Hillsborough
February 12: Jordan Nolan, Pasco-Hernando & Trey Norris, Polk State
February 5: Joe Marotta, Central Florida
* - also named NJCAA Player/Pitcher of the Week
NOTE: Ryan Hutson (Pasco-Hernando) was named NJCAA DII Player of the Week on March 13; Bob Peck (Pasco-Hernando) was named NJCAA DII Pitcher of the Week on March 20.