2013 (Senior Year): Played in 27 games and made 11 starts on the season, including 10 in right field and one in left … Hit 6-for-28 (.214) on the year with seven runs, four RBI, three walks and a stolen base … Had her best game of the year on March 17 against Villanova, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI … Drove in a run with a single in her only at bat and also scored a run while walking twice against Hartford on March 16 … Had a pinch-hit single on March 30 against Howard, driving in a run and later scoring in the same inning.
2012 (Junior Year): Played in 30 games and made 16 starts on the year … Made 13 of those starts in left field and the other three in right … Batted .151 on the season with eight hits in 53 at bats … Scored four runs and added two RBI … Had a pair of multi-hit games on the year, including a 2-for-3 effort with an RBI March 18 versus Western Michigan … Also went 2-for-3 in Game 2 of a doubleheader March 19 against Central Connecticut State … Drove in a run March 8 in her first start of the year at South Carolina State in Game 1 … Played in her first game Feb. 18 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
Louisburg College: Competed for two years for coach Monica Gordy … Led team to a third-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 10 tournament … Batted .283 as a freshman … Two-time Lee-Fowler Scholar-Athlete Award winner … Also a member of the Dean’s List both years.
High School: Competed on the JV softball team as a freshman and the varsity team as a sophomore and junior … Earned second-team All-Beach District honors sophomore year … Hit .298 with eight doubles and two home runs as a junior … Hit .303 sophomore year and .325 freshman year on the JV team … Also competed on the field hockey team all four years … Was the team’s leading scorer junior and senior years … Earned second-team All-Beach District honors as a sophomore and junior … Also won the Most Improved Dolphin Award as a junior … A member of the Honor Roll … Received the President’s Award for academic excellence junior year.
Club: Two-year member of the U-16 Virginia Lady Eagles … Led the team to the 2006 ASA State Championship … Also played for the Orion Hunter U-18 team for two years … Finished third in 2008 at the Fast Nationals.
Personal: Full name is Marjorie R. Pettitt … Born on Dec. 24, 1990 … Daughter of Mary and Michael Pettitt … Has three older brothers, Michael, Matthew and Mark … Majoring in business marketing … Wants to be a sales rep and work for IBM … Enjoys fishing, cruising the beach and different boating activities.
Pettitt's Career Hitting Stats
|
YEAR |
AVG |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
BB |
SO |
SB-ATT |
|
2012 |
.151 |
30-16 |
53 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
11 |
0-1 |
|
2013 |
.214 |
27-11 |
28 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
1-2 |
|
Totals |
.173 |
57-27 |
81 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
3 |
16 |
1-3 |
