WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.: Polk State College (5-7, 0-0 Citrus Conference) at Daytona State College (16-6, 1-1 Citrus Conference)

Friday, Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.: Grand Rapids Community College (0-0) at Polk State (5-7)

Saturday, Feb. 28 at Time TBA: St. Petersburg College (9-7, 0-0 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (5-7, 0-0 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Polk State freshman Lacey Osborne ended the first game of last week's doubleheader with John Melvin Christian College with a walk-off three-run home run to give the Eagles a 5-2 victory. It was the first walk-off home run for a Polk State player since Destinee Jackson ended a contest against Hillsborough Community College with a three-run bomb on March 21, 2019.

• Polk State freshman pitcher Layla Hinojosa is now the FCSAA leader in ERA. The freshman is posting an 0.53 ERA and hasn't allowed an earned run since the season opener against Parkland College on Jan. 23. She leads Polk State with eight appearances this season.

• Polk State will open Citrus Conference play on Tuesday with a doubleheader at Daytona State College. The Eagles went 0-4 against Daytona State last season. Polk State is looking for its first win in a conference opener since 2022 when it was a member of the Suncoast Conference.

• Daytona State pitcher Ava Unser is 8-1 this season with a 2.09 ERA. She ranks second in the FCSAA in wins and strikeouts (61). Leala Kloewer is the FCSAA leader with two saves.

• Polk State will take on Grand Rapids Community College on Friday as part of The Spring Games. The Eagles are 14-5 against out-of-state competition under Head Coach Kevin Lewis and 3-1 this season.

• Polk State went a perfect 4-0 against St. Petersburg College last season. St. Petersburg's Jensen Nelson is tied for fourth in the FCSAA with 15 stolen bases this season.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 5 p.m.: Polk State College (11-8) at University of Tampa (B) (2-4)

Thursday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m.: Seminole State College of Florida (12-7, 2-4 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (11-8, 3-3 Citrus Conference)

Saturday, Feb. 28 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.: Polk State (11-8, 3-3 Citrus Conference) at Seminole State College of Florida (12-7, 2-4 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Polk State will look to end a four-game losing streak on Tuesday when it visits University of Tampa (B). Polk State had a rough weekend with two losses to Florida SouthWestern State College by a combined 44-10 margin.

• Polk State's Roman Corinti remains tied for the FCSAA lead with four victories this season. Teammate Carson Montsdeoca is tied for fifth with three.

• Polk State and Seminole State College of Florida are two of the three teams in the FCSAA with multiple players who have multiple saves. Polk State's Hayden Porter is tied for the FCSAA lead with three saves – one ahead of teammate Anthony Schatz. Alex Arciniegas and Chris Zupito each have two for the Raiders. Gulf Coast State College is the other school to have two players with multiple saves.

• Polk State lost to University of Tampa (B) 7-2 in the only meeting between the teams last season. Zach Lester finished 2-for-5 with an RBI in the loss. The teams will meet again in Winter Haven on March 17.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m.: Miami Dade College (16-12, 7-7 Citrus Conference) at Polk State College (4-22, 0-13 Citrus Conference)

Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.: Hillsborough College (11-5, 3-10 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (4-22, 0-13 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Polk State will play its final three games at home. The Eagles finished without a win in a true road game this season.

• Isaiah McCray finished two points shy of a career-high with 29 in Saturday's 99-77 loss at Indian River State College. It was a nice bounce-back after being held to a season-low two points in the game prior against St. Petersburg College.

• Miami Dade College has clinched a berth in the FCSAA Tournament, but will look to avoid the play-in. Saturday's contest will be the regular season finale for the Sharks. Miami Dade won the first meeting between the schools earlier this season 76-58 on Jan. 24. Anthony Breland, who leads the FCSAA in free-throw percentage (.871), led Miami Dade with 20 points in the first meeting. Eric Dailey paced Polk State with 18 points.

• Like Polk State, Hillsborough College has been eliminated from FCSAA competition. The Hawks are led by Chandler Davis, who ranks second in the FCSAA, averaging 21.2 points per game. Davis finished with 21 points and seven assists in Hillsborough's 81-77 win over Jan. 28. Nicholas Womack led the Hawks with a game-high 23 points. McCray paced the Eagles with 21 points.