JCC's Athlete of the Week ending April 27
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Jefferson Community College's Athlete of the Week for the Week Ending April 27, 2025, Sophomore Catcher/Infielder, Katie Call, of the softball team.
JCC's Athletes of the Week ending April 13
Call, a 2023 graduate of Indian River Central School, is majoring in Physical Education.
Call this past week, averaged 500 with 8 hits in just 16 at-bats and scored eight runs. With her consistent offensive output and relentless pressure on the opposition defenses, Call's play was crucial to the team's victory.
The Cannoneers' next game will be Baseball today at noon at SUNY Broome Community College.
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