2023 Pasadena City College Softball News
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After 9 Seasons, Monica Tantlinger Ends PCC Softball Head Coaching Run
May 09, 2023Monica 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. -
Softball Season Closes, But Lancers Push Cypress to Limit in 2 Defeats
May 07, 2023The #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.
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Softball Back In Postseason, Harris Chosen All-State
May 03, 2023After 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.
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Harris Selected 1st South Coast Conference Softball MVP From PCC Since 2005
April 29, 2023Pasadena 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.
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Softball's Harris Shatters 19-Year-Old PCC RBI Record
April 25, 2023Already 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.
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Helmuth Pitches Gem In Citrus Walk-Off Win
April 20, 2023In 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.
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Harris Rockets PCC Softball Record-Breaking 11th Home Run
April 15, 2023History 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.
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Harris Ties PCC Single-Season HR Record, Softball's SCC Win Streak at 5
April 13, 2023On 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.
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Halfway Through Softball's "April Marathon" Ends With Twinbill Sweep Over Compton
April 08, 2023With 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.
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Softball Rebounds From Tough SCC Stretch
April 06, 2023After 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.
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Home Run Harris Hits 2 More But Softball's SCC Win Streak Stopped By LBCC
March 29, 2023Jaimie 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.
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Best SCC Start Ever By Softball, In 1st Place Tie At 7-0
March 27, 2023The 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.
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Helmuth, Harris Power Softball To 5-0 SCC Record
March 15, 2023Three 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.
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Softball Excited About 4-0 Start In South Coast Conference Play
March 10, 2023Off 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.
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On-Base Success Leading To More Wins For Softball
March 04, 2023One 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.
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Another 1-Run Decision As Softball Wins Conference Opener
March 02, 2023For the fifth straight game, one run separated the Pasadena City College softball team from its opponents. The Lancers edged Cerritos, 3-2, on Thursday at Robinson Park in the South Coast Conference opener for both teams.
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Softball Wins Walk-Off Over Orange Coast
February 22, 2023Every game for the Pasadena City College softball team of late seems to go to the wire. Jaimie Harris singled in Jennie Chacon with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for a 4-3, walk-off victory over Orange Coast at Robinson Park on Monday.
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Softball Needs 10 Innings For 4th Straight Victory
February 12, 2023The Pasadena City College softball team had a win snatched from its fingertips in the bottom of the seventh only to score two runs in the 10th inning in outlasting host Santa Ana College, 6-5, on Friday. The Lancers (5-3) picked up their fourth consecutive victory.
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The Natural: Harris Launches 3 Home Runs As Softball Sweeps DH At Moorpark
February 08, 2023Jaimie Harris enjoyed a power clinic in belting three home runs, driving in eight RBI, and collecting 14 total bases to lead the Pasadena City College softball team in a doubleheader sweep at Moorpark College, 8-2 and 11-3, on Tuesday.
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Softball Split v. Southwestern: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
February 04, 2023Rarely do you see doubleheaders with the bizarro results that occurred in the non-conference twinbill played on Friday between host Pasadena City College and Southwestern. A winless Jaguars team looked like a state contender in the opening game v. a shocked Lancers squad, mercying PCC, 13-1, in five innings. The Lancers then took control of the second game and showed some resiliency in winning 6-2.
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Eleven-Run, 3rd Inning Ignites Softball's Home-Opening Win, 17-3
February 01, 2023The Pasadena City College softball team offense exploded for 11 runs in the third inning and went on to rout Glendale, 17-3, in the team's home opener Wednesday at Robinson Park. The Lancers improved to 1-2.
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COVID-19 Season Returners Bolster 2023 PCC Softball
January 26, 2023In recruiting mode following a subpar 2022 season, Pasadena City College softball head coach Monica Tantlinger got an unexpected group of blue-chippers---the return of five starters from the 2020 COVID-19 shortened season and one other from her 2019 squad. Add in a few top lettermen starting players from last year and the program suddenly has high aspirations entering the 2023 season.
