Softball is in Meghan Moore’s blood. She said she got a lot of it from her grandfather, and that she practically grew up on the softball fields.

“Softball was my competitive sport. I played it with all my friends and it’s what I grew up on,” she said.

Moore is a three-sport athlete. She played volleyball in the fall and basketball in the winter, but softball was her passion. She realized she wasn’t ready for her playing career to end. After committing to play for Pitt Community College on Wednesday, it won’t.

Moore contacted Haley Wright, who graduated from Washington in 2015. The two of them played together during what was Moore’s sophomore season before Wright went on to become a Bulldog. Wright put Moore in contact with coach Jennie Harp.

“She set up a date to come see me at practice and came,” Moore said. “We talked and she said she liked me. I went to Pitt and toured there.”

Softball had been a part of Moore’s life a long time before she took Washington’s varsity team by storm with a near-.300 batting average as a sophomore.

“She’s played travel ball forever and has really contributed here for four years,” coach Doug Whitehead said. “It’s great to see her move on. It’s a great representation of our program if we have girls advancing beyond the high-school level.”

Moore is a versatile player that has a lot to offer at the collegiate level. She’s batting an even .400 thus far in the season. In the field, Moore generally mans the important shortstop position, but can realistically play about anywhere.

“She’s got hitting skills, fielding skills and she’s a leader on the team. Girls look up to her,” Whitehead said. “Her mood sometimes turns their mood. She’s very outspoken and just, overall, a really good ball player. She’s grown up at the ball field. … She knows the game.”

Staying close to home was a priority for Moore. Between that and having friends at PCC, she believes the transition to college will be a bit smoother.

“Going into college is scary enough, but knowing people there will be comforting,” she said.

The Lady Pack’s senior night is a week away. Southwest Edgecombe comes in on Thursday for the regular-season finale. Even though Moore’s career will continue, she doesn’t see the game being any less emotional.

“The girls I’ve been playing with, I’ve been playing with my whole life,” she said. “Even carrying on the game, it’s not going to be the same without who I’ve been playing with my whole life. We’re like a family. It’s going to still be emotional.”

Moore and the Lady Pack hope that they’ll have many games after next Thursday. After making it to the 2-A regional-championship series a season ago, Moore feels like there’s unfinished business in the postseason.