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Bucs Ellis Named NJCAA National Player of the Week February 26, 2020 | Softball Following a dominating week at the plate, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Natavia Ellis has been named the NJCAA National Player of the Week.

Bucs Baseball Pushed Back to Thursday February 26, 2020 | Baseball An early morning shower and more rain forecasted Wednesday evening have forced the postponement of the Florida SouthWestern/Miami Dade Baseball game scheduled to be played Wednesday at 5 PM at City of Palms Park in Downtown Fort Myers. The Bucs and Sharks will now begin their three game series on Thursday at 5 PM at City of Palms and will play again on Saturday at 1 PM in Fort Myers.

Bucs/Silver Storm Postponed Due to Rain February 26, 2020 | Softball The first measurable rainfall in three weeks in Southwest Florida came on the wrong day as the Florida SouthWestern State Softball team was forced to postpone their scheduled doubleheader with ASA Miami Wednesday due to wet playing conditions and future forecasts for more precipitation in the area later in the day. The 3rd ranked Bucs will return to the field on Friday in a huge non-conference doubleheader against #3 Central Florida at 2 PM at City of Palms Park in a rematch of last season’s FCSAA State Championship game.

Ellefson Named FCSAA Pitcher of the Week February 25, 2020 | Softball Ellefson was nearly perfect for the Bucs last week, going 4-0 without allowing a single earned run in 14 1/3 innings pitched. She yielded just seven hits while striking out 20 on the week. Thursday against Ave Maria she struck out seven in three innings of work while Sunday she went 3 1/3 hitless frames to beat Tallahassee. On the season Ellefson is 8-1 with a 0.72 ERA in 38 2/3 innings pitched.

Ellis Named FCSAA Player of the Week February 25, 2020 | Softball Ellis had a monster week for the Bucs, hitting .714 with two home runs, 16 RBIs and nine runs scored in the middle of the FSW order. She had hits in all seven games she saw action in and drove in runs in six of the seven. Her best game of the week came against Ave Maria when she went 3-3 with a single, a double, a home run, and 6 RBIs to lead the Bucs to a run rule win. She wrapped up the week by going 2-3 with two doubles and two RBIs as the Bucs knocked off #5 Chipola in a rematch of the 2019 District H Championship game. On the season Ellis is hitting .583 with four home runs and 29 RBIs.