Knox shining again for Trojans|Watson, Beirne doing well on the mound

Published 4:10 am Thursday, March 11, 2010

By By KEVIN TRAVIS
Sports Editor

Meredith Knox has had knocking the softball around once again this season.
Knox, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing with the Anderson Trojans.
Knox is hitting .361 with five home runs and 18 RBIs. The senior has four doubles and one triple among her 22 hits. Knox has scored a team-high 23 runs and stolen four bases.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CHARITY WATSON
Charity Watson, a former star at Washington High School, is playing with the Pitt Community College Bulldogs.
The freshman pitcher is 10-5 with a 0.55 ERA this season. Watson has fanned 170 and walked 60 in 101 innings. She has allowed just 22 hits in 19 games.
AMANDA BEIRNE
Amanda Beirne, a former star at Northside High school, is playing at Meredith.
Beirne is 2-2 with a 1.67 ERA this season. The freshman has fanned 29 and walked nine in 25 1/3 innings.
She is hitting .091 (1 for 11). Beirne has scored one run.
TIFFANY FREY
Tiffany Frey, a former standout at Jamesville High School, is playing with the Pitt Community College Bulldogs.
Frey is hitting .176 (6 for 34) this season. She has scored a team-high 10 runs and has four RBIs.
NICOLE JORDAN
Nicole Jordan, a former star at Jamesville High School, is playing with the East Carolina Lady Pirates.
Jordan is hitting .143 (1 for 7) this season. The senior has scored one run.
BRINKLEY JOHNSON
Brinkley Johnson, a former standout at Pungo, is playing at Pfeiffer.
The freshman is 0 for 1 with two runs scored this season. She has one stolen base and four putouts.
DONECIA EBRON
Donecia Ebron, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Fayetteville. Ebron is 0 for 5 on the season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
TRENT WHITEHEAD
Trent Whitehead, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at East Carolina.
The junior leadoff batter is hitting .325 with six RBIs. Whitehead has two doubles among his 13 hits. Whitehead has scored four runs and has one stolen base.
STYRON BARFIELD
Styron Barfield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing at Elizabeth City State University.
Barfield is 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA this year. He has fanned 14 and walked 10 in 20 2/3 innings.
BRANDON THOMAS
Brandon Thomas, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing with the College of Albemarle Dolphins.
Thomas has pitched one inning of hitless ball. He has also played some at first base, and is 0 for 1 at the plate.
TRACK
JESSICA ROGERS
Jessica Rogers, a former star at Washington High School, is on the track team at North Carolina A&T.
The sophomore specializes in distance events.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
COR-J COX
Cor-J Cox, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing at Mississippi Valley State.
Cox is averaging 4.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.
BRADLEY VAN STAALDUINEN
Bradley Van Staalduinen, a former star at Terra Ceia, is playing at Wingate.
Van Staalduinen is averaging 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.
DAMIEN WILKINS
Damien Wilkins, a Washington native, is playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Wilkins is averaging 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game.
OVERSEAS BASKETBALL
ELTON COFFIELD
Elton Coffield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing for the BSW Sixers in Germany.
Coffield is averaging 19.6 points, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
JOSEPH BARBER
Joseph Barber, a former standout at Terra Ceia, is playing for CS Energia Rovinari in Romania.
Barber is averaging 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals per game.
RALPH BIGGS
Ralph Biggs, a former star at Washington High school, is playing for Krasnie Krilya Samara in Russia.
Biggs is averaging 8.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game.