Last 5 Winners: 2021 - Miami Dade, 2020 - Covid, 2019 - Chipola, 2018 - Chipola (National Champs), 2017 - Chipola (National Champs)
Florida has become one of the top spots to find Junior College Tallent over the last few years. They have played in 5 of the last 10 National Championships (2018 - Chipola, 2017 - Chipola, 2015 - Northwest Florida State, 2014 - Miami Dade, 2013 - Palm Beach State) winning 3 of them (2018 & 2017 - Chipola, 2015 - Northwest Florida State).
Last year saw the end to what would have been a 4-peat of State Championships in Chipola after a controversial end to the season. That opened the door for a new champion to come out of Florida which was a surprise to many in Miami Dade.
This year they have also updated how they are going to proceed when it comes to the post-season play. This year they are going to more of a Sub Regional, Regional, Super Regional style of play. With the winners of each Conf. during the regular season playing the runner-ups of the other conferences in a best 2-out-of-3 series with the winners then playing into the FCSAA State Tournament in Lakeland to then decide a winner of the Region and a chance to go to Grand Junction.
The talent in Florida this year is as always amazing. From the top teams down to the ones many people probably have not heard of unless you are in the state. Talent is in Florida and it is going to be fun.
Top Players/Draft Prospects in the Region
*These are in no order
Connor Godwin - RHP - Central Florida
Caleb Cali - 3B - Central Florida
Cam Collier - 3B - Chipola
David Castillo - C - Chipola
Sean Sparling - Daytona State
Dylan Dieguez - LHP - East Florida State (Bethune-Cookman Commit)
Aaron Saltsman - East Florida State
Magnus Ellerts - RHP - Florida Southwestern (Florida Commit)
Frank Elissalt - RHP - Florida Southwestern (Nova Southeastern Commit)
Josh Bostick - RHP - Hillsborough
Andre Vidal - Hillsborough
Ryne Guida -Indian River State
Andy Rodriguez - RHP - Miami-Dade
Jose Hernandez - OF - Miami-Dade
Jake Madden - RHP - Northwest Florida (Alabama Commit)
Dalton McNamera - SS - Northwest Florida
Jeffrey Wilson - RHP - Pensacola State (Troy Commit)
Alec Gonzalez - SS - Pensacola State
Dakota Harris - SS - Polk State (Tennessee Commit)
Nick Collins - 1B - Polk State (Houston Commit)
Mitchell Gross - LHP - Santa Fe (Georgia Southern Commit)
Andrew Spolyar - Seminole State (Charlotte Commit)
Carson Crossley - RHP - Seminole State (West Georgia Commit)
Ian Anderson - South Florida
Logan Adams - South Florida
Tanner Bauman - LHP - St. Johns River (Auburn Commit)
Angelo Scionti - St. Johns River
Logan Sanders - OF - St. Petersburg
Jake Mummau - St. Petersburg
Owen Ayers - C/OF - State College of Florida (Marshall Commit)
Kevin Karstetter - SS - State College of Florida (Houston Commit)
Jayson Zmejkowski - SS - Tallahassee
Carlos Rodriguez - RHP - Tallahassee
Teams/SnapShots
Region 8
Central Florida
Chipola
Daytona State
Eastern Florida State
Florida Southwestern State
Gulf Coast State
Hillsborough
Indian River State
Lake-Sumter State
Miami Dade
Northwest Florida State
Pensacola State
Polk State
Santa Fe
Seminole State (FL)
South Florida State
St. Johns River State
St. Petersburg
State College of Florida
Tallahassee
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