1990

WEEK OF

Iarke College falls • I By Marty Stamper Special to The Star

reported. • East Central's Lucille Wood was recently honored a t the NJCAA's annual convention in Colorado Springs, Col., for mak– ing significant contributions to junior college athletics on a na– tional level. • Area baseball stat leaders through Monday: East Mississippi - Joe Wof– ford (.373), Lawson Graves (.360), Scott Istre (.349, 6 2B, 26 RBI), Kentry Adams (.348, 19 RBI, 35 SB), Tom Slovick (.347, 6 2B, 4HR, 28 RBI) , Mike Deavers (.330, 4 HR, 28 RBI), Scott Ed– wards (.321), Brad Nester C5-l, 2.16ERA), and ClintMinear (6-4, 4.05).

·Jucos (Ga.) leads the NJCAA in homers with 12. Hinds catcher Todd Mardis would be tied for fourth with 10 if his stats had been reported. • Former University of Miami hurler Alex Fernandez is 11th in ERA (1.39), fifth in RBls (44), and tied for lOth in homers (8). He's 8-2 with 96 strikeouts. Fer– nandez transferred from UM to Miami-Dade South in order to be draft eligible this summer. • Meridian's Bradley Taylor would be tied for sixth nationally in RBis with 43 had his stats been

Clarke College's Panthers dropped from 15th to 19th in this week's NJCAA baseball poll after losing two of their three games over that voting period. Middle Georgia, 34-2, remains No. 1, followed by 58-3 Seminole

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April12 wereWallace-Hanceville (19-5), Southern Union (18-5), Calhoun (19-9), Wallace-Selma (19-10), and Patrick Henry (20-14). • Sean Starratt (3-2) of Jeff Davis has Alabama 's top ERA (0.68, 52% IP) . Faulkner's Doug Banks (6-o, 0.97) and Dewayne P-atrick (6-1, 2.17), and Jeff Davis' Randy Gravett (6-0, 1.62J have Alabama's most wins. • Calhoun outfielder Mark Phillips ( .463) and second baseman Steve Gongwer <.449) are Alabama's top batters. Calhoun third baseman Jorge P.osada leads the state in homers ~7) doubles (16) and RBls (37) in 27 games.

East Central - Scott Hines (.333, 4 3B, 19 RBI) , Donald Culberson (.302, 5 2B, 6 HR, 23 RBI), Joey Boykin (.301, 11 2B, 5 HR, 21 RBI), David Hubbard (4-2), and Brian Senn (3.38 ERA, 41 strikeouts). Senn has picked off 19 baserunners this season. • The Region 23 golf tournament will be held April26-27 at Hickory Hills Country Club in Gautier. • In games through last Thurs– day, Jeff Davis (then 24-5-1) had the best overall record among Alabama jucos, yet trailed Faulkner State (25-8) by 31-'l games in the Southern Division race. Faulkner was 11-1 in league play, while Jeff Davis was 7-4-1. Other top Alabama teams as of

-~ 2.5 RBI - SB), Brad Cohen 1 5 2B 5 l":l, 28 RBI), Randy Farmer , 10 2B, 32 RBI, 29 SB 3-1, 0 -5 ERA), Bradley Taylor .Sl 11 2B, 4 HR, 43 RBI , Moms Etheridge (.373, 6 2B, ~ · ~ .....: Troy Adams (20 RBI, 1 ~h Wade Truett (6-1, 2 64 ERA 2nd Scott Patrick i-1, 2.38 E RA I Clarke- Lincoln Gumbs (.458, 52B,l7RBI, !2SB>, Jack Deason .371. 10 2B 7 HR, 29 RBI), Richard \\illis (.300, 7 2B), Deiter Gillson .305J, Keith Smith (27 RBI) K~:ith Hawsey (21 RBI), Mike McNeer (8-1, 1.71 ERA, 64 str eouts), and Derek Gibson (5-2, 2 53).

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