Chipola Indians to Host St. John's River in Marianna Regional

The #3 Chipola Indians (#1 FCSAA) will host the St. John's River State College Vikings (29-26) in the newly-created regional format of the FCSAA/Region VIII Tournament on May 6-7, 2022. The winner of the two-out-of-three regional format will advance to the four-team double elimination championship round in Lakeland on May 12-15.

Chipola finished the regular season at 39-12-1 and won the Panhandle Conference Championship with an 18-6 record. This was the 14th conference championship in Coach Jeff Johnson's 26-year tenure at Chipola. The Indians are making their 19th appearance at the State Tournament under Johnson.

After beginning 2022 outside the Top 20 in the NJCAA Preseason Rankings, the Indians jumped into the first regular season poll on February 28 at #4 with a 16-5 start to the season. Among the 16 wins were victories over preseason ranked teams including #6 Wabash Valley College (current #2), #8 Miami-Dade College (current #18), #3 San Jacinto College (current #14), and #5 Walters State Community College (current #1). The Indians finished the regular season with a 7-3 record over teams ranked in the Top 20.

Chipola finished the regular season winning ten of their last eleven games to distance themselves from the rest of the teams in the Panhandle.

The Indians are batting .288 this season with Tucker Flint posting a .374 average to lead the team. Flint also leads the team in doubles and shares the home run lead with Shane Lewis.

On the mound, the Indians have posted an ERA of 3.57, 12th lowest in the NJCAA and 3rd in the FCSAA. Drew Howard is 7th in the FCSAA with a 2.52 ERA followed by Cedric DeGrandpre at 10th with an ERA of 2.89. Chipola's opponents are batting .236, 16th in the NJCAA.

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