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ECCC players join all-stars By Marty Stamper Special to The Star

"He was our conference-game pitcher for two years. Every time we sent him out, it was against a quality opponent. He has ~ood movement on his fastball. He throws 78·79 mtles per hour, but could set people up and still throw the ball by them.'' Taylor was offered a scholarship by NCAA Divi– sion II power North Alabama, but has chosen to walk on at Mississippi State, Clark said. McGee (5-foot-10, 165) batted .321 (42-for-131) his sophomore season. His 42 hits wer e a team best while his three triples led area jucoflayers. Me~ also had eight doubles and 19 RB and scored 20 runs, while stealing a team-high 19 bases. He played every inning at shortstop except one. The Morton High School graduate was an All– South Division pick as well. " His arm got considerably better during his stay here," Clark said. "A lot of it was his getting two years older, but he worked really hard to strengthen his arm through conditioning. " He played every inning except one at shortstop. That says a lot for his conditioning as many doubleheaders as we play." McGee also improved his batting after hitting .250 as a freshman and missing the last half of tha t season with a leg injury. Clark added that McGee was being recruited by Belhaven College, NCAA Division I South Region participant Nicholls State, and Mississippi College.

East Central Community College's Corey Taylor and Keith McGee will represent the school in the Mississippi Junior College All-Star baseball game today at Mississippi College's Frierson F ield. The game will begin at 2 p.m . The South team will be at a disadvantage because all-star s from state champion Hinds will not play - Rick Clarke's Eagles open play at the junior college World Series today. Both played integral roles as the Warriors finish– ed 20-19, setting a single-season record for wins and posting the school's first winning record in recent history. Taylor , a left-handed pitcher from Philadelphia High School, finished with a 6-5 mark and an ERA of 3.86 in 72% innings. He was also 6-5 as a freshman. After dropping his first two decisions in which the team scored a total of three runs, Taylor responded with a 5-l three-hitter against Three Rivers (Mo.), an 8-3 win over Holmes 8-3, a four-hit 5-l win over Hinds, a 4-2 win over Jones and a 5-1 conquest of Copiah-Lincoln. He ended his ECCC career with a 7-3 nine-inning complete game win over Clarke. "He's the typical crafty left-bander," ECCC coach J amie Clark said of the 6-foot-1, 175-pounder .

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CARTHAGENIAN HORTON TRIBU:~E NESHOBA DEHOCRAT

SCOTT COUNTY TD1ES UNION APPEAL

HINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL l1ERIDIAN STAR

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