2023 Pasadena City College Softball News
Monica Tantlinger has chosen to step down as Pasadena City College softball head coach, but will continue her full-time position as an instructor and chairperson in the Kinesiology Health & Athletics Division.
The #14-seed Pasadena City College softball team made life difficult for #3 host Cypress in two fiercely played 1-run games, but in the end the Chargers were able to pull out wins with seventh-inning heroics. PCC's season came to an end at 24-18.
After missing out last year, the Pasadena City College softball team qualified for the 2023 Southern California Regional Playoffs led by All-State third baseman Jaimie Harris.
Pasadena City College sophomore third baseman Jaimie Harris was chosen as Co-Player of the Year of the South Coast Conference by coaches at their annual postseason coaches meeting held Friday at Rio Hondo College. Harris becomes the first Lancer conference MVP since Traci Trujillo in 2005.
Already the school's all-time home runs leader, Jaimie Harris set the Pasadena City College softball team's single-season record for runs batted in with 46 in the team's loss to Chaffey on April 20. Her first-inning, run-scoring triple in that home game broke a 19-year-old record of 45 RBI set by Tiffany Peterson in 2004.
In her last three starts, Austyn Helmuth showed the mastery in the pitching circle she performed in 2019 as a freshman and 2020 in the pandemic season cut short. The veteran sophomore used her arsernal of different pitches to befuddle Citrus batters and Jaimie Harris delivered a walk-off RBI line drive single to right to give the Lancers a 3-2, non-conference win on Wednesday at Robinson Park.
History accomplished for Pasadena City College softball team sophomore Jaimie Harris on Friday. The Lancers third baseman crushed a third-inning drive over the left field fence to become the Lancers single-season home run record holder with 11 during PCC's 12-0 victory at East Los Angeles College.
On Wednesday, sophomore third baseman Jaimie Harris became just the third player in Pasadena City College softball history to hit 10 home runs in a season. Harris' 2-run, first-inning bomb tied the mark as the Lancers stretched their South Coast Conference win streak to five games with a 7-2 win over visiting LA Harbor.
With several postponements due to the heavy rain in March, the Pasadena City College softball team was given the task of make-up mode while also honoring its regularly scheduled games for this month. This has resulted in an April marathon of games. From April 1-April 15, the Lancers will have played 13 games over 15 days.
After posting the best start in its South Coast Conference history at 7-0, the Pasadena City College softball team ran into a downturn. The Lancers lost three straight in conference play from Mar. 28-April 3, but have since righted their ship with back-to-back, SCC wins on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jaimie Harris continued her pursuit of the Pasadena City College softball team single-season home run record by slugging two on Tuesday but Long Beach City College rallied to beat the Lancers, 6-4, at Robinson Park. PCC's 7-game win streak to open South Coast Conference play ended.
The Pasadena City College softball team continues to keep up with 5-time defending champion Mt. San Antonio as the Lancers' 7-1 victory Monday at Cerritos lifted them into a first-place tie in the South Coast Conference with the Mounties, both perfect at 7-0.
Three years ago, Austyn Helmuth was pitching her second season for the Pasadena City College softball team. Jaimie Harris was playing high school softball at Glendale High in her important senior season. Then COVID-19 hit, cutting short important milestone years for the two players.
Off to its best start in South Coast Conference play since 2004*, the Pasadena City College softball team stands at a perfect 4-0 in league play. PCC picked up wins this week v. Long Beach and state #12-ranked El Camino.
One big reason the 2022 Pasadena City College softball team had an off year with just 14 victories was the squad's inability to reach base. That PCC team had a woeful .331 team on-base percentage, or 62nd in the state. Fast forward to 2023, and now on-base percentage has become a team strength at .434, good enough for 12th in the current state statistics.
