1990

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By Marty Stamper Special to The Star

DECATUR - East Central's Warriors celebrate their wins by pla}ing James Brown's "I Feel Good" over the public address ;y tern at Chris Gay IV Field. It was Del Shannon's "Runaway" in the middle of the fourth inning that set the tone tond ay night as East 1issis:>ippi 's Lions soundly panked the Warriors, 13-0. The 19-12 Lions had just racked up five runs off only three hits in the top of the fourth to turn a 2-0 lead into a 7-0 runaway. Three walks and a pair of ECCC errors aided the big inning. Joe Wofford made it 3-0 with a bases-loaded fielder's choice. After Alex Mears and Wofford scored on a pair of throwing er– rors, Tom Slovick added an REI– single. Mike Deavers doubled to drive in the final run of the frame. EMCC had 14 hits in the game with each starter, except one, getting at least one. Five Lions had two hits each. "We've been hot and cold, "

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Graves had RBI•singles. Kentry Adams singled in two runs, while Deavers drove in another with an infield out. Slovick <2-0) got the win, allow– ing no hits in his four innings. Five walks and one error gave ECCC several scoring oppor– tunities, but each time the Lions escaped unharmed. ECCC had the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the fourth , but Slovick struck out Clay Courville

EMCC coach Bill Baldner said of his team that came in with a .317 batting average. " It was good to break out after \\e didn' t prac– tice yesterday and then hit it today. "We're happy \\itJ:t a win. We've got those t\\ o btg ones on Wednesday and t\\O big ones on Thursday, weather pending.'' The "big ones" are North Divi– sion doubleheaders against Coah;,ma at Scooba Wedne:sday and <>t ltawamba Thursday.

EMCC is tied for third in the North. ECCC, 14-16-1 and tied for third in the South Division, hosts Copiah-Lincoln in a key league doubleheader Wednesday. EMCC had taken a 1-0 lead in the second on a solo homer by Will Arnett. Deavers extended the lead to 2-0 in the third with an RBI-single. The Lions racked up six more runs on five hits in the sixth. Wof– ford, Keith Terry, and Lawson

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