WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 24 at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.: Polk State College (13-17, 5-9 Citrus Conference) at No. 9 Indian River State College (23-8, 7-6 Citrus Conference)

Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.: College of Central Florida (12-18, 3-11 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (13-17, 5-9 Citrus Conference)

Saturday, March 28 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.: Polk State (13-17, 5-9 Citrus Conference) at No. 6 Santa Fe College (24-5, 9-4 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Polk State picked up its first true road wins of the season on Friday with a doubleheader sweep at Hillsborough College. The 16 runs in the second game equaled a season-high.  After a 1-9 start to conference play, the Eagles have now won four of their last six conference games. 

• Polk State will face two top-10 teams this week in No. 9 Indian River State College and No. 6 Santa Fe College. The Eagles already have two wins this season over nationally ranked opponents, including a 3-2 win over then No. 3 Florida SouthWestern State College on March 14. Polk State went 1-3 against both Indian River and Santa Fe last season. It went 2-2 against College of Central Florida.

• Freshman Calonnie Holmes continues to be the big bat in the lineup. She leads the Eagles in batting average (.452), home runs (6), RBIs (20), triples (2) and stolen bases (18). 

• After finishing second on the team with five home runs last season, Leia Hurst hit her first long ball of the season in Tuesday's 13-9 win over No. 11 Seminole State College of Florida. She's the sixth Polk State player to homer this season. 

• For the year, Polk State is 6-4 in games decided by one run. The Eagles have won their last four such contests. 

• Indian River State pitcher Emma Eekhopff leads the FCSAA and ranks third in the nation with 109 strikeouts. She's 3-1 with a 1.15 ERA this season.

• Freshman Hope Jordan is the bat to watch for College of Central Florida this season. Jordan leads the Patriots with a .415 average, seven home runs and 25 RBIs.

• Santa Fe's Makenzie Cox is tied for second in the FCSAA with nine home runs this season. Teammate Molly Bender is tied for second with 34 stolen bases.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 24 at 5 p.m.: Warner University JV at Polk State College (20-15)

Thursday, March 26 at 5 p.m.: Hillsborough College (20-15, 9-9 Citrus Conference) at Polk State (20-15, 9-9 Citrus Conference)

Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.: Polk State (20-15, 9-9 Citrus Conference) at Hillsborough College (20-15, 9-9 Citrus Conference)

PREVIEW

• Freshman catcher Marvin Montenegro became the first Polk State player to earn FCSAA Player of the Week honors last week. Montenegro leads the Eagles in triples (2), RBIs (33) and slugging (.605) this season.

• After homering twice in Saturday's 17-9 win over Indian River State College, Kevin Brunet now leads Polk State with seven home runs this season. Twelve of Brunet's 21 hits this year have gone for extra bases.

• Tuesday's contest against Warner University JV will be the final game this season for Polk State against non-NJCAA competition. The Eagles are 4-0 so far this season in those contests.

• Despite neither picking up a win last week, Polk State starting pitchers Carson Montsdeoca and Roman Corinti remain tied for fourth in the FCSAA with five victories apiece this season.

• Polk State and Hillsborough College are tied with Seminole State College for fifth in the Citrus Conference at 9-9. The top five teams in the conference will advance to the FCSAA Tournament. The Eagles beat the Hawks in their home opener, a non-conference contest, earlier this season in seven innings, 18-7. Jack Muller finished with five RBIs in the Jan. 27 win. Polk State has won four straight in the series and seven of the last eight meetings.

• Nick Palmi is the bat to watch for Hillsborough College this season. Palmi leads the Hawks in batting average (.417), hits (50), home runs (7), RBIs (45) and stolen bases (17). He ranks fifth in the FCSAA in RBIs. Palmi went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored against Polk State on Jan. 27.