Hinnant becomes the first Red Hawk softball player to earn a weekly honor from the NJCAA.
“I am really proud and honored to be named Pitcher of the Week,” Hinnant said. “I definitely could not have done it without our defense and team playing behind me.”
A Kings Fork, Va. native, Hinnant has been dominant on the mound so far this season for CVCC, striking out 34 batters in 20 innings.
The right-hander recorded a one-hit, 12-strikeout performance in her first-ever start on Jan. 29 against Surry Community College, and she followed that up with a two-hit, 12-strikeout outing on Feb. 9 at Fayetteville Tech.
CVCC Bass Fishing Competes in First 2021 Event
CVCC Bass Fishing Competes in First 2021 Event
February 14, 2021
The Catawba Valley Community College bass fishing team started its 2021 calendar year off with solid finishes during the Abu Garcia College Series on Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida on Friday.
The Red Hawks competed in a field of 150 total boaters, and four of the five competing CVCC teams placed within the top 100.
Lane Bailey and Adam Seagle paced the Red Hawks with a 21st place finish, catching five bass for a total weight of 17 pounds, 12 ounces. The tandem missed making the cut for day two by just six ounces.
CVCC Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
With the victories, CVCC improves to 5-1 on the season.
Game one: Catawba Valley 9, Fayetteville Tech 0 (six innings)
The Red Hawks tallied nine hits, including three off the bat of shortstop Grace Andrews, in a run-rule win in game one of the twin-bill on Tuesday against the Trojans.
CVCC center fielder Lillie Pennington added a three-run home run on offense during the sixth inning of the contest her second long ball of the season, while Cali Hinnant was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
On the mound, sophomore pitcher Payton Goble allowed just five hits, no walks and struck out three batters to earn her second win of the season for CVCC.
Cheyenne Sandoval was 15 when she started taking classes at Catawba Valley Community College through the schoolâs Career and College Promise Program.
She originally planned to pursue cosmetology but was unable to sign up for the classes in time. Looking for another field, she landed on welding.
She figured it was something she could do professionally, and she might even be good at it.
What started out as a backup soon became a passion.
âWhen I was welding, it just sort of, it had a rhythm to it and it was kind of peaceful,â Sandoval said. âThen the colors started showing up and I started getting better at welding and I was like, âYou know what? This is what I want to do.â