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Bucs Remain #1 in National Poll April 23, 2019 The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers continued their reign atop the NJCAA National Poll on Tuesday as they were ranked #1 in the country for the eighth straight week as announced by the national office. Full Story

Lucky 13, Bucs Up Two Spots in National Rankings April 23, 2019 After a perfect 4-0 week to reclaim first place in the Suncoast Conference standings, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers jumped two spots in the NJCAA National Rankings to #13 as released by the national office on Tuesday. Full Story

11 Bucs Named All-Conference, Laudino/Collins Earn Player/Pitcher of the Year April 23, 2019 Following their fourth straight Suncoast Conference Championship, 11 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers have been named to the league’s All-Conference team as announced by the conference on Tuesday. Rebeca Laudino was named the Suncoast Conference Player of the Year and Kelsi Collins was honored as the Pitcher of the Year. Full Story

Gusto Grabs Second Pitcher of the Week Honor April 23, 2019 For the second time this season, Florida SouthWestern State fireballer Ryan Gusto has been named the FCSAA/Region VIII Pitcher of the Week by his peers. Full Story

Woods Named FCSAA Player of the Week April 23, 2019 Wrapping up the regular season with another big week, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Paris Woods has been named the FCSAA/Region VIII Player of the Week as announced by the state on Tuesday. Full Story

Myers' Shutout Leads Surging Bucs to Seventh Straight Win April 22, 2019 Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Mitch Myers came up big when his team needed him the most on Monday, tossing a complete game shutout in a 2-0 Buccaneer win over Hillsborough to give FSW first place in the Suncoast Conference all to themselves with five games left to go in the regular season. Full Story

Bucs Complete Second Straight Sweep April 20, 2019 After weather forced them into a doubleheader Saturday at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, the #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers took care of both ends of the twinbill against St. Petersburg, getting a complete game shutout from Ryan Gusto in a 5-0 game one win and timely hitting and a big effort in game two from their bullpen in a 5-3 win to finish off the sweep and remain in first place in the Suncoast Conference standings with six games to go. Full Story

Bucs Back in First After Fourth Straight Win April 17, 2019 Just when it looked like their fairytale season was headed in the wrong direction, the #15 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers turned the tide and have now won four in a row to work themselves back into a three way tie for first place in the Suncoast Conference standings. Wednesday night the Bucs brought home an 8-3 win over St. Petersburg in the series opener behind seven strong innings from Rafael Santos and three RBI’s apiece from Nathan Kinsch and Jose Marcano. Full Story