TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After shutting down Daytona State College in the Mid-Florida Conference Tournament, freshman pitcher Taylor Barrett of Santa Fe Softball has been selected as the NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Week.

The full FCSAA release is included below. Barrett's weekly award is the first of her inaugural season, and she joined teammate Cris'Deona Beasley on the list of award winners, who has been nominated on two previous occasions.

Barrett, the hard-throwing right-hander from Harmony, Fla., pitched a two-hit shutout against Daytona State in game one of the teams' Mid-Florida Conference Tournament Championship.

It was her 12th complete game of the season from the circle, as she improved to 13-6 with the prolific performance. She struck out ten and walked just two in the 1-0 win. 

On the season, Barrett leads the SF pitching staff with 111.1 innings pitched, 179 strikeouts, and a 3.40 earned run average. 

FCSAA Release: Region 8 Player of the Week HQ