1990

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ECCC sophomores post winnin mark

From staff reports DECATUR - The sophomore members of East Central Com– munity College's baseball team wanted to be remembered as they took the ECCC diamond for the last time Tuesday. A12-7, 5-4, sweep of South Divi– sion champion Gulf Coast in– sured the ECCC Class of 1990 that it will be remembered in a good light. It gave the team a final season record of 22-21-1 and a career mark of 42-40-1. The 22 wins set a school record, break– ing last season's total of 20. The consecutive winning seasons enables the Diamond War riors to leave as the school's only male athletes to exit with career winn– mg marks since the 1986-87 foot– ball teams went 12-9. A 12-12 mark was good for fourth place in the South Division and left ECCC with a 3-1 edge over Gulf Coast in the season's four meetings. "I thought it was a little bit of 3ustice," ECCC coach Jamie Clark said. "Our guys definitely work hard enough to be remembered as winners. But there's a lot more to it than baseball. Nine of the 14 sophomores will graduate next Friday and the others are close to graduating. "When those sophomores walked up the hill for the last time, they were happy." Neither win came easy. Gulf Coast (30-18, 15-7) led 6-0 after 31r.l innings in the opener before Scott Allen smashed a solo homer. The Warriors scored six runs ua the bottom of the fifth to take a 7·6lead. Scott Hines came off the bench to rip a double to give ECCC the one-run edge. After Gulf Coast drew even in the top of the sixth, Er ic Davis

Jamie Clark singled to drive in two ECCC runs. Athird run scored when the Bulldogs committed a throwing error on the play. Jamey Cham– pion added insurance with a two– run homer. Jeff Crocker (4-2) got the complete-game win. Gulf Coast led 3-1 through five innings in the nightcap. Another pinch-hit double by Hmes and a double from Davis tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth. A walk and a fielding error gave Gulf Coast a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth. Fir<~t g3me GCCC.....................012 301 0- 7 II I ECCC.................... OOO 165 x - 12 9 l WP- Jeff Crocker <4 2) lP -Sum– merlin. 28 - Scott Hines, ECCC. 38 - None. HR- Scott Allen 13), Jamey Cham– pion (2), ECCC. Multiple llitterlt- Chad Boudreaux, Matt Lawton, Rob Holifield GCCC; Destin 3, Allen, Scott Fulcher, Eri~ Davis, ECCC. Second game GCCC..................... 201 000 1 - 4 5 0 ECCC......................OOl 002 2- 5 8 4 WP - Donald Culber:.on (H) LP - Scott Davis. 28- Scott Hines, Er1c Davis, ECCC. 38 - None HR- None :\fultiple hitters - Wendell Whitehead, ECCC.

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