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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) head softball coach Robert Iamurri has added Team USA pitcher Jackie Traina to his staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach.

“We are excited to have Jackie working with our pitching staff,” said Coach Iamurri. “The presence of a 4-time Alabama All-American and USA National Player adds energy and competitive experience to a brand new program. It’s great to see a past local youth player become a mentor to the next wave of pitchers playing in Southwest Florida.”

Traina, a 2014 graduate of the University of Alabama, finished her collegiate career with 106 wins, making her just the third player in school history and ninth in Southeastern Conference (SEC) history with more 100 career wins. She also was named a Top 10 Finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award. Traina was named a First-Team All-American in 2014, making her the fifth four-time All-American in school history, and the only one to earn three First-Team honors. She earned her second career SEC Pitcher of the Year award in 2014, suffering just one loss in conference play en route to the team's fifth SEC Championship.

She also ranks third in career strikeout average (7.91), third in saves (10), third in games started (130), third in innings pitched (863 2/3), sixth in career opposing batting average (.199) and sixth in earned run average (2.03).

The Naples, Fla. native has also pitched professionally in Japan and is a member of the USA Softball Women's National Team. She has won a pair of International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championships silver medals and been a part of two squads that won gold at the World Cup of Softball (2012, 2014).

The 2016 season kicks off on January 30 when the Bucs head to Clearwater, Fla. to play in the JUCO Kickoff Classic. FSW will play three games (Pensacola State College, Georgia Highlands College, Chipola College) with the first contest starting at 9 a.m. The Buccaneers will host their home opener at City of Palms Park on Feb. 4 (4 p.m. and 6 p.m.) against Palm Beach State College. Free admission will be granted to fans bringing a non-perishable food item to the game. The canned goods will then be collected and donated to Community Cooperative – The Soup Kitchen. Admission for fans without a canned good for the food drive is $5.00, but current FSW students, faculty and staff get in FREE to all home baseball games with a valid BUC Card.

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The Jackie Traina File
TEAM USA EXPERIENCE
2014 Women's National Team Member

• World Cup of Softball Gold Medalist
  • Pitched 3.1 innings for the U.S. with a 4.20 ERA and four strikeouts
• ISF Women's World Championship Silver Medalist
  • o    Went 3-0 in the circle with a .84 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 16.2 innings
    
    

2012 Women's National Team Member

• World Cup of Softball Gold Medalist
  • Went 1-0 in the circle with a .68 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 10.1 innings
• ISF World Championships Silver Medalist
  • Went 2-1 with a .51 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 17 innings pitched
    
    

AT ALABAMA

• 2012 NCAA National Champion & WCWS MVP
• Four-time NFCA All-American
• Two-time SEC Pitcher of the Year
• Two-time All-SEC
• 2012 NFCA First Team All-South Region
• 2012 NCAA WCWS MVP
• 2011 NFCA First Team All-American
• 2011 NFCA First Team All-South Region

FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN
The Florida SouthWestern State College athletic program is a member of the Florida College System Athletic Association (FCSAA) and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Buccaneers are one of 25 schools in the NJCAA Region 8 and are one of six schools in the Suncoast Conference. Florida SouthWestern State College currently supports four intercollegiate athletic programs (Baseball, Softball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball), with Volleyball coming in the fall of 2017.

Baseball and Softball will begin their regular season competition in 2016 at the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Located on the Thomas Edison (Lee) Campus in Fort Myers will be the brand new Suncoast Credit Union Arena (set to be completed by fall 2016), where FSW’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams will compete.

THE NJCAA
The movement to form a unique sports association dedicated to America’s two-year colleges arose in 1937 when several track and field coaches gathered in Fresno, California. A year later, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rejected a petition from 13 two-year colleges in California to grant their teams and athletes permission to compete at the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

In the spring of 1938, following the NCAA’s rejection, those same 13 two-year colleges gathered again in Fresno to organize and form an association that would promote and supervise a national athletics program exclusively for junior and community colleges…and the rest is history.

On May 14, 1938, the first constitution of the National Junior College Athletic Association was accepted by its charter members and the organization held its first national championship event a year later in May 1939.

The NJCAA has played a vital role in collegiate athletics for the past eight decades and continues to be the leader in championing academic and athletic opportunities for student-athletes. This section of the association's website is dedicated to celebrating the NJCAA's rich history and tradition as the national governing body of two-year college athletics.

For more information on the NJCAA log on to www.NJCAA.org. 

THE FCSAA
The Florida College System Activities Association, Incorporated (FCSAA) is a statewide non‑profit corporation regulating, coordinating, and promoting intercollegiate activities in: Athletics, Brain Bowl, Forensics, Music, Student Government, Student Publications, and Theatre.

Membership in the Florida College System Activities Association is open to any of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. Each member institution is represented in the policy‑making deliberations of the Association through that institution's President or other designated representative. The institutional representatives constitute the FCSAA Presidents Assembly, the ultimate authority in FCSAA.

For more information on the FCSAA log on to www.TheFCSAA.com.  

NJCAA REGION 8 & THE SUNCOAST CONFERENCE
Member colleges of the NJCAA are allotted to a specific NJCAA Region upon membership to the association. Unlike other collegiate organizations that defer to conference affiliation, the NJCAA guarantees each member college's membership within the regional structure of the association. In most cases, region assignment is based upon geographic location of the college. 

The region structure of the NJCAA is the primary method used by all sponsored sports of the association in determining qualification for national championship tournaments. In certain sports, two or more regions are partnered to form a competition 'district', which is then used for national championship qualification. The organization of districts varies per sport and is formulated every two years under the authority of the association's board of directors. 

FSW is in Region 8 and is joined by ASA College Miami (Region 8 only; non-FCSAA member), Broward College, Chipola College, College of Central Florida, Daytona State College, Eastern Florida State College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Gulf Coast State College, Hillsborough Community College, Indian River State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Miami Dade College, Northwest Florida State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pensacola State College, Polk State College, Santa Fe College, Seminole State College of Florida, South Florida State College, St. Johns River State College, St. Petersburg College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota and Tallahassee Community College.

The Bucs are also in the Suncoast Conference with Hillsborough Community College, Polk State College, South Florida State College, St. Petersburg College and State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota.

For more information on Region 8 log on to www.TheFCSAASports.com.