Junior catcher Brittany Marcet has started 28 games for the Colonels this season. Marcet leads the team in RBIs with 16. She spoke to the Nicholls Worth after a victory over Stephen F. Austin.

Q: What made you decide to come to Nicholls?

A: I first started coming to Nicholls because me and my sister were both coming, and it was close to home. It’s a small school, and I like how small it is.

Q: Where are you from?

A: I am from Houston, Texas.

Q: When did you started playing softball?

A: I started playing when I was 10.

Q: When did you realize that catcher was your position?

A: I started playing it when I was ten, so I just continued with it.

Q: Is there some added responsibility being a catcher?

A: Yeah, you are supposed to be a leader on the field. You have to help the pitcher and the rest of the team know where to go.
Q: What’s the number one fundamental about catching?

A: You have to keep the car in front of you.

Q: How does it feel being on such a young team?

A: It is difficult sometimes, but I help them out because I’m older. They look up to me because I’m older, so I help them.

Q:What is your major?

A: My major is general studies.

Q: What do you want to do in the future?

A: I want to be a firefighter.

Q: That is an interesting choice. What do you do for that?

A: You just have to go to the academy, and you pick what department you want to go to.