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Diamond Warriors Post 9-3 Fall Record If their fall season record is any indication of what to expect in the spring, then the ECCC Diamond Warriors, led by third-year head coach Jamie Clark, should be one of the top contenders for state champ– ionship honors. Chatham, NY who led the squad in home runs with four; second base– man Scott Fulcher of Louisville; short stop Jimbo Patterson ofDemo– polis, AL who started last season at third base; outfielders Ken Williams of LittleRock and Donald Culberson of Neshoba Central; and the War– riors' top pitcher from last season, Brian Senn ofDemopolis, AL. gers during the fall season were Hines, .367; andChampion, .353. Coach Clark said the "biggest plus" during the fall campaign was the excellent pitching ofDavid Hub– bard of Baton Rouge, LA who was expected to produce last season but was unable to perform because of a knee injury which required surgery. He finished the season as the number two hurler behind Scnn.

The baseball squad, which fea– tures seven starters from last year's 20-19 team, compiled a 9-3 record and lost only once to a community/ junior college during the entire fall schedule. Returnees from the 1988-89 squad, which also posted a 12-12 South Division mark, include desig– nated hitter Joey Boykin of Winston Academy who led in team batting this fall with a .494 average; catcher Scott Allen of Livonia, LA; first baseman Eric Davis of East

Coach Clark said new signees who "stood out" during the fall sea– son include infielders Cliff Moncrief of Westlake, LA and Jamie Champ– ion of Demopolis, AL, outfielders Wendell Whitehead of Newton and Scott Hines ofNeshoba Central, and pitchers Brian Jones of Neshoba Central and David Luke of Nanih Waiya. Besides Boykin, other top slug-

The Warrior head baseball coach said the team is now involved in off– season workouts. Clark said his primary concern is to get two of the top pitchers- Donald Culberson and Jeff Crocker of Thomaston, AL - who are "excellent prospects" that did pitch in the fall because of arm soreness.

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