Lady Pirates of CVCC

This team is full of new faces - 18 freshmen.
Nikki Palmer, of Moody High School, is expected to add a lot of power at the plate. Carla Smith, from Ranburne High School, will continue a winning tradition as she has her eyes set on third base. Kelli Pickard, from Beulah High, will bring new life to the outfield. Tori Walls, also from Beulah High, is a hard nosed third baseman with the tools to go after a number of other positions. Courtney Chancellor, of Slocomb High School, will give much-needed strength behind the plate. Kristy Lambeth, from Robert E. Lee of Montgomery, is a critical utilit

Expectations are high for the 2009 season. The Lady Pirates are returning five sophmores and have eighteen high sprited freshman. A large freshman class will make for an exciting year as these eager athletes are ready for practice to begin. With the talent that this class brings, every position will be up for grabs.
Returning lefthander Jessica Harvey is healthy again and should continue to be a dominate force on the mound. Harvey, from Stanhope Elmore, throws very hard and she is definately a take charge pitcher when she enters a game. To add to the pitching, the Lady Pirates have freshman Christina Nolin from Eufaula High School.

It will be three years before the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Lady Pirates have another opportunity to play in a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Classic. It only takes place once every three years.
This past weekend, CVCC joined 23 other teams, including three from Alabama, at the event in Panama City, Fla. The Lady Pirates were 1-4 at the tournament, but finished in a tie for third place in the Bronze Division.
“There’s a lot of great competition at an event like this one. I’m glad we had the opportunity to participate. I wish we had done better, but I do think it will make us better in the long run,” said CVCC Coach Steve O’Steen.

It took more years than anyone would care to remember, but the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Lady Pirates fastpitch softball team finally brought home the gold – make that bronze.
Not once, until last weekend, throughout the history of the program had the Lady Pirates won a trophy. That dry spell ended last weekend when the team won the Bronze Division of the Ringor Fastpitch Invitational in Aiken, S.C.
“This is great. The girls have worked hard. They deserve this moment,” said CVCC coach Steve O’Steen after his team defeated Cleveland (Tenn.) State 9-1 in five innings to claim the trophy. “We’ve had a rough start to the season with the weather keeping us off the field until it was time to play. It took us a while to get going like I expected.”

The annual Chattahoochee Valley Community College Lady Pirates fast-pitch softball camp was a big success. With over 50 participants from ages 5 through 20, the event was held Saturday June 16 at the Lady Pirates' softball facility on campus. The girls participating were instructed in prepractice stretching, proper techniques of throwing, proper fielding techniques and instruction in hitting. At the camp's conclusion, the girls received a final lesson in sliding which turned into the most popular portion of the day. See photos of the final event in the Photo Gallery section.