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Sharks’ Fernandez Earns Citrus Conference First-Team Honors

Nikole Valiente , 

Miami Dade College sophomore Juan Miguel Fernandez was tabbed to the Citrus Conference First-Team by the Florida College System Athletic Association.

The right-hander posted a 9-3 mark for MDC this season and struck out 83 batters while posting a 3.95 earned run average. 

Sharks third baseman D’Angelo Ortiz, catcher Geremy Garcia and outfielder Michael Petite were named to the Citrus Conference Second-Team.

Ortiz posted a team-leading .467 batting average, Garcia led the team in RBI with 52 and added seven home runs and Petite was the team leader in home runs with nine while boasting a .291 batting average. 

Outfielder Maikol Perez was named to the All-Defensive Team. 

Nikole Valiente

Nikole Valiente, 21, is a mass communication/journalism major at North Campus. Valiente, who graduated from City of Hialeah Educational Academy in 2022, will serve as managing editor for The Reporter during the 2024-25 school year. She was the paper's editor-in-chief last year and aspires to work as a journalist.

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