Feb. 8-9: Whitecaps Baseball vs. North Central Texas College
The Galveston College Whitecaps baseball team will take on the North Central Texas College Lions in a three-game series Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at Bernard Davis Field in Galveston, Texas. Game times at 12 p.m. on Saturday. The Office of Student Activities and Student Government Association will provide free hot dogs, chips and drinks while they last for the Friday game.
Feb. 8-9: Whitecaps Softball at 2019 San Jacinto Round Robin
The Galveston College Whitecaps softball team will make an appearance at the 2019 San Jacinto Round Robin tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at Scrap Yard Sports, 29607 Robinson Rd, Conroe, Texas. On Friday, the Whitecaps will take on Temple College at 10 a.m. and McClellan College at 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 8-9: Whitecaps Baseball vs. North Central Texas College
The Galveston College Whitecaps baseball team will take on the North Central Texas College Lions in a three-game series Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at Bernard Davis Field in Galveston, Texas. Game times are 2 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Saturday. The Office of Student Activities and Student Government Association will provide free hot dogs, chips and drinks while they last for the Friday game.
Feb. 8-9: Whitecaps Softball at 2019 San Jacinto Round Robin
The Galveston College Whitecaps softball team will make an appearance at the 2019 San Jacinto Round Robin tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at Scrap Yard Sports, 29607 Robinson Rd, Conroe, Texas. On Friday, the Whitecaps will take on Team Japan at 10 a.m. and Ranger College at 12:15 p.m. On Saturday, the Whitecaps will play Temple College at 10 a.m. and McClellan College at 2:30 p.m.
The Galveston College Whitecaps softball team will host the 2019 Galveston College Island Invitational on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. each day at the Lassie League Complex, 2506 83rd St., Galveston, Texas.
The Whitecaps will take on Northwest Florida State College of Niceville at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at field 2 in the first round of the tournament, which will feature teams from throughout Texas and the southern U.S.
Teams in the round-robin tournament also include Alvin Community College; Blinn College, Brenham; Chipola College, Marianna, Florida; Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois; Louisiana State University Eunice; Navarro College, Corsicana; San Jacinto College, Pasadena; Snead State Community College, Boaz, Alabama; Temple College; and University of Houston-Victoria.
Admission is $10 for a tournament pass or $5 a day.
Christa Hartnett is entering her first season as head softball coach and director of athletics at Galveston College and second season on the Whitecaps coaching staff. She was promoted upon the retirement of Ken Delcambre, who spent 20 years at Galveston College.
During Coach Hartnett’s time as an assistant, she helped coach the Whitecaps to the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIV Conference Championship in 2018 and a NJCAA National Tournament appearance in St. George, Utah, last May with an overall record of 35-11.
Prior to joining the Whitecaps coaching staff, Coach Hartnett served as an assistant softball coach at The University of Texas at Tyler. In two years at UT Tyler, she helped coach the Patriots to the program’s first NCAA Division III National Championship in 2016 and a third place finish in 2017.
Coach Hartnett helped coach three All-Conference players, two All-West Region award recipients, two All-Americans and a HERO Player of the Year. During her time as an assistant, the Patriots posted a combined record of 95-11.
As a collegiate player, Coach Hartnett split her career between Blinn College and UT Tyler. At Blinn College, she was named second team NFCA All-Midwest Region, second team All-Conference, NJCAA Academic All-American and NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.
She went on to UT Tyler where she was named All-Conference Honorable Mention and to the NCAA DIII Championship All-Tournament Team. She finished as NCAA National Runner-Up with a record of 50-5 while making “The Catch” (#1 play on ESPN Top 10 and Best of the Best).
Coach Hartnett graduated from the UT Tyler in December 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Athletic Administration in August 2018.
Assisting Coach Hartnett is Alexandra Holland, who joined the Whitecaps coaching staff as assistant coach after spending four years as an assistant coach for the Texas Glory fast-pitch organization.
Coach Holland is a 2016 graduate of the University of Houston-Victoria. In 2014, she was named NAIA Player of the Week, NAIA All-American second team and the A.I.I. All-Conference first team. She played in 53 games and compiled a .377 batting average with 47 RBI, 29 runs, 12 doubles, two triples and six homes runs. She compiled a 9-3 record with a .295 ERA.
Coach Holland has a Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in communication. She is an Arp, Texas, native.
For more information on Galveston College Athletics and the complete Whitecaps softball schedule, please visit the official website at https://gc.edu/athletics/whitecaps-softball/.
The Galveston College Whitecaps baseball team will take on the Temple College Leopards in its season opener Friday, Jan. 25, at 3 p.m. at Bernard Davis Field, 83rd Street and Frank Giusti Drive, Galveston, Texas.
At 2:45 p.m. prior to the game, the Galveston Kiwanis Club will make a presentation in honor of Andre DeRouen, a member of the Whitecaps baseball team from League City, Texas, who drowned last year while rescuing his brother from a neighborhood pond.
Houston Astros announcer Bob Ford will emcee the event. Admission is free.
For more information on Galveston College Athletics and the complete Whitecaps baseball schedule, please visit the official website at https://gc.edu/athletics/
The Galveston College Whitecaps softball team will host the 2019 Galveston College Island Invitational on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, beginning at 9 a.m. each day at the Lassie League Complex, 2506 83rd St., Galveston, Texas.
The Whitecaps will take on Northwest Florida State College of Niceville at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at field 2 in the first round of the tournament, which will feature teams from throughout Texas and the southern U.S.
Teams in the round-robin tournament also include Alvin Community College; Blinn College, Brenham; Chipola College, Marianna, Florida; Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois; Louisiana State University Eunice; Navarro College, Corsicana; San Jacinto College, Pasadena; Snead State Community College, Boaz, Alabama; Temple College; and University of Houston-Victoria.
Admission is $10 for a tournament pass or $5 a day.
Christa Hartnett is entering her first season as head softball coach and director of athletics at Galveston College and second season on the Whitecaps coaching staff. She was promoted upon the retirement of Ken Delcambre, who spent 20 years at Galveston College.
During Coach Hartnett’s time as an assistant, she helped coach the Whitecaps to the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIV Conference Championship in 2018 and a NJCAA National Tournament appearance in St. George, Utah, last May with an overall record of 35-11.
Prior to joining the Whitecaps coaching staff, Coach Hartnett served as an assistant softball coach at The University of Texas at Tyler. In two years at UT Tyler, she helped coach the Patriots to the program’s first NCAA Division III National Championship in 2016 and a third place finish in 2017.
Coach Hartnett helped coach three All-Conference players, two All-West Region award recipients, two All-Americans and a HERO Player of the Year. During her time as an assistant, the Patriots posted a combined record of 95-11.
As a collegiate player, Coach Hartnett split her career between Blinn College and UT Tyler. At Blinn College, she was named second team NFCA All-Midwest Region, second team All-Conference, NJCAA Academic All-American and NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete.
She went on to UT Tyler where she was named All-Conference Honorable Mention and to the NCAA DIII Championship All-Tournament Team. She finished as NCAA National Runner-Up with a record of 50-5 while making “The Catch” (#1 play on ESPN Top 10 and Best of the Best).
Coach Hartnett graduated from the UT Tyler in December 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Athletic Administration in August 2018.
Assisting Coach Hartnett is Alexandra Holland, who joined the Whitecaps coaching staff as assistant coach after spending four years as an assistant coach for the Texas Glory fast-pitch organization.
Coach Holland is a 2016 graduate of the University of Houston-Victoria. In 2014, she was named NAIA Player of the Week, NAIA All-American second team and the A.I.I. All-Conference first team. She played in 53 games and compiled a .377 batting average with 47 RBI, 29 runs, 12 doubles, two triples and six homes runs. She compiled a 9-3 record with a .295 ERA.
Coach Holland has a Bachelor of Science in psychology with a minor in communication. She is an Arp, Texas, native.
For more information on Galveston College Athletics and the complete Whitecaps softball schedule, please visit the official website at https://gc.edu/athletics/whitecaps-softball/.
The Galveston College baseball team will begin fall play on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. when the Whitecaps take on the Wharton County Junior College Pioneers in Wharton, Texas.
Under the leadership of Coach Chris Joblin, the 2018 Whitecaps were very competitive, besting Wharton in the last game of the team’s final series to make it to the Region XIV Tournament, where the Whitecaps finished fourth overall.
During Coach Joblin’s six years at Galveston College, the Whitecaps have continued academic excellence with an impressive cumulative team GPA, over 3.0 every year. Over the course of the last six years, the Whitecaps have sent 31 players on to the NCAA Division 1 level and had seven players drafted in the MLB draft, and another player sign as a free agent.
Fall 2018 Whitecaps Baseball Schedule
Day/Date Opponent Location Time
Saturday, Sept. 8 Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX, 2 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 14 Wharton County Junior College Houston, TX 12:30 p.m.
Blinn College Houston, TX 5:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 16 Laredo Community College Houston, TX 1:30 p.m.
Alvin College Houston, TX 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 18 Alvin College Galveston, TX 3 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 21-Sept. 22, All-Star Weekend Brenham, TX TBA
Tuesday, Sept. 25 Blinn College Galveston, TX 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3 South Texas Scout Team Houston, TX 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 5 Wharton County Junior College Sulphur, LA 1:30 p.m.
Delgado Community College Sulphur, LA 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 6 Bossier Parish Community College Sulphur, LA 10:30AM
LSU-Alexandria Sulphur, LA 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 9 San Jacinto College Houston, TX 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 13 Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19 Blinn College Brenham, TX 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23 Alvin College Alvin, TX 1 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 27-Oct. 28, Texas Scout Association Tournament, Austin, TX, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 3 Coastal Bend College Galveston, TX 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 6 San Jacinto College Galveston, TX 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 Wharton County Junior College Galveston, TX 2 p.m.
The Galveston College Student Activities office will sponsor free hotdogs, chips and drinks while they last at the Whitecaps softball game on Wednesday, April 25, at 2 p.m. at Lassie League Field, 2506 83rd St., Galveston, Texas.