Softball
Seward Eliminates PCC from Tournament
(05/20/2010)
ST. GEORGE, Utah—Down 2-1 with two outs in the seventh and facing elimination, Seward County Community College (KS) made the most of a questionable call to tie the game and beat Pitt Community College in extra innings, 5-2.
With the loss, PCC was eliminated from the 2010 NJCAA Fast-Pitch Softball Championship. The Bulldogs, who lost earlier in the day to Salt Lake Community College, finished the season 39-13.
Seward County struck early with run in the top of the first inning on a single by Brianna Baron that scored Alicia Reyes and held the one-run advantage until the fourth inning.
Bulldogs Fall to SLCC in NJCAA First Round
(05/20/2010)
ST. GEORGE, Utah—The Pitt Community College softball program’s first-ever appearance in the NJCAA Division I Fast-Pitch Softball Championship began with an 8-0 loss to top-seeded Salt Lake Community College in five innings.
Though the Bulldogs were within reach of the Bruins after four innings, a lack of execution at the plate and misplays in the field ultimately took away any chance of a comeback. SLCC (59-3) led just 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth but took advantage of a pair of misjudged balls by the Pitt outfield to tally five runs and bring the Mercy Rule into effect.
“The final score really doesn’t provide a true picture of the game,” PCC coach Junior Bailey said. “It was really a 4-0 game going to the sixth with two more chances to battle back. But once the lead got to eight, it was over by rule and there were no chances to come back.
Softball Headed to Utah for National Tourney
(05/07/2010)
WINTERVILLE—After a remarkable regular season that featured a 19-game winning streak, national accolades for pitcher Charity Watson and center fielder Christie Brown and a regular-season conference championship, the Pitt Community College softball team put the icing on the cake this month with the program’s very first Region X Tournament title.
As a result, the Bulldogs (39-11) will travel to St. George, Utah, later this month for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Fast-Pitch Softball Championship.
To earn a national tournament bid, PCC needed four wins in three days in the Region X tourney, including a first-round victory over a pesky Stanly Community College squad. After 12 1/2 scoreless innings, Pitt took advantage of back-to-back hits by Danielle Cassidy and Amy Godley and a Tiffany Frey bunt to finally put the Eagles away, 1-0.
But the win came with a heavy price tag, as the Bulldogs lost right fielder Melissa Avent to a broken left leg.
Watson Is NJCAA's Top Pitcher Once Again
(04/23/2010)
WINTERVILLE—The National Junior College Athletic Association named Pitt Community College freshman Charity Watson its Division I Pitcher of the Week on Wednesday for the second week in a row and third time this season.
Watson, who is 25-4 from the circle, helped PCC top Louisburg, 1-0 and 3-0, just hours after the NJCAA announced its weekly honors. She tallied 25 strikeouts against the Hurricanes to run her season total to 348.
A Washington High School product, Watson has a 0.45 earned run average. In 185 2/3 innings this season, she has allowed just 12 earned runs, and her 1.87 strikeouts per inning is currently the nation’s second-best average among Division I pitchers.
Watson was previously named the NJCAA’s top pitcher on March 10 and April 14. Her latest honor comes less than a week after she tossed a five-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 win over USC-Sumter. She followed that performance with another victory over the Fire Ants in which she allowed no hits and no runs in three innings of work.
Softball Program Garners National Attention
(04/15/2010)
WINTERVILLE—The national accolades came rolling in for the Pitt Community College softball program Wednesday, just 24 hours after the Bulldogs picked up a pair of victories over Wake Technical Community College to go 28-9 overall.
The National Junior College Athletic Association released its Division I softball rankings Wednesday afternoon and the Bulldogs received votes for only the second time in program 
history. With yesterday’s doubleheader sweep of Wake Tech, Pitt has now won 13 straight and 21 of its last 22 games.
Also on Wednesday, the NJCAA named PCC starter Charity Watson the nation’s “Division I Pitcher of the Week” for a second time this season and selected outfielder Christie Brown as its “Division I Player of the Week.”
Watson, who was the NJCAA’s top pitcher on March 10, earned three wins in three outings last week to run her season record to 21-4. In 173 2/3 innings this season, the freshman from Washington has allowed just 12 earned runs for a 0.48 earned run average.
Watson Shutting Down Opposing Hitters
(03/26/2010)
WINTERVILLE— Pitt Community College softball pitcher Charity Watson is having a remarkable first season for the Bulldogs.
In 23 appearances for Pitt in 2010, the freshman’s compiled a 12-4 record to go along with a stellar 0.58 earned run average, which is currently 18th-best among the nation’s Division I junior colleges.
A 2009 Washington High School graduate, Watson is currently second in the country in strikeouts per inning, averaging 1.75 Ks per frame. In 119 innings, she has fanned 209 batters.
Earlier this month, the NJCAA named Watson its “Player of the Week” after she struck out 61 batters and earned five wins within a four-day period.
Watson and her PCC teammates are 16-9 overall, 5-1 Region X Conference this season. The Bulldogs will host doubleheaders against Surry Community College Saturday and USC-Sumter on Sunday. First pitch both days is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Sara Law Softball Complex.
NJCAA Names Watson Player of the Week
(03/23/2010)
Pitt Community College softball pitcher Charity Watson, a freshman from Washington, was named "Pitcher of the Week" March 10 by the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Watson struck out 28 batters in a doubleheader against Surry Community College March 7, helping the Bulldogs earn an 8-0 win in game one before taking game two by a 7-3 count. In 16 innings, she gave up just five hits and three runs (one earned) to go along with five walks.
Leading up to her performance against Surry, Watson tossed a five-inning no-hitter against N.C. Wesleyan on March 4 in which she struck out 12 and gave up just one run on four walks.
Heather Jackson Signs with PCC Softball
By Kevin Travis
Washington Daily News Sports Editor
(03/05/2010)
WILLIAMSTON – Heather Jackson had a couple of tough choices to make. A star athlete for the Williamston Tigers, the senior had to decide where she wanted to play collegiately. And she had to figure out what sport she wanted to play.
The affable, outgoing Jackson, an outstanding softball and volleyball player for the Tigers, decided to play softball at Pitt Community College.
Jackson said she was thrilled to join a strong Bulldogs’ program.
“I’m really excited about it,” said a smiling Jackson, who plans to be a special education elementary teacher. “I didn’t want to go far from home. I knew they had a good school and a good softball program.”
Jackson was joined at the signing, held last month inside the Williamston High School library, by her mother, Donna Bowen, and grandparents, Cubby and Carolyn Arnold.
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