1990

WEEK OF

Warriors queeze for win

By Riley Adair Special to the Star

DECATUR- East Central us– ed a safety squeeze in the seventh inning to win a 1-o pit– cher's duel in the first game but, the second game belonged to the bats of Three Rivers Community allege as it earned a split with a 4-1 win Saturday afternoon. The Warriors won the first game when Scott Fulcher bunted home courtesy runner Jeffery Thomas with one out in the top of the seventh. Thomas was runn– m for catcher Scott Allen, who ed off the inning with a double. Stephen Burleigh then reached on a bunt, advancing Thomas to third. Eric Davis then flew out to allow left field setting up Fulcher's heroics. '·It was originally set up to be a suicide _queeze but the batter v.a unsure of the signal so as the pitcher went into the stretch, I told the runner safety squeeze,'' ECCC head coach Jam1e Clark said. "Their defense was playing in so close I didn't know if we could get it down to get the guy home." The run ended a pitchers duel v;hich saw the Warriors use a pair of pitchers - Brian Senn who started the game and went four innings and David Hubbard who picked up the wm. "'Senn has pitched like that every game out the past two )ears, so that was no surprise. Hubbard has the potential and he p1tch v. ell one game and not v. ell th,e nexL Today he pitched P..ll, Clark said. "We used both r •'- 1 ike we did because we

East Central's Eric Davis awaits pitcher's toss to first have a conference doubleheader Tuesday and they will both start then." Welsh was carrying the pitching performance over and throughout the nigt. Welsh allow– ed four hits in five innings and struck out 10.

Despite his performance Scott Simmons sufferred his first loss ·for the Raiders. He allowed six hits, two in the seventh inning, for the game. Clark said beating him was an accomplishment. "He's been drafted and a lot of major colleges have offered him a scholarship." Three Rivers pounded out 14 hits including three home runs in the night cap off five Warri~r pitchers. Shane Eaker, Chrts Unrat and John Moon each had two hits with a two-run homer. Every player in the Raider starting lineup scored. All but one player got a hit in th~ g~me which was called after fiVe mn– mgs because of the ten-run rule. While Three Rivers was show– mg the hitting power which was missing in the first game, Steve

"Scouts and coaches have told me that year in and year out they would be one of the best teams we play and I _believe them." First game 1'1\CC..................... OOO 000 0-0 6 1 ECCC..................... OOO 000 1-1 6 0 \\'P- David Hubbard (1-0). LP -Scott Smmtons C2 1) 28- Richie Wages, Dave Vandeven 2, TRCC: Donald Culberson, Scott Allen, ECCC. 38 - None HR - None. :\lultiple Hitter~ - Wage!', Vandeven 3, TRCC, Culberson, ECCC. Second game TRCC......................... 144 23 -14 14 2 ECCC..................lOO 000 000- 1 6 4 WP - Steve Welsh t2.{}). LP - Jdr etocker ~~0. 28 -Richie Wages,TRCC 38 -l·one. KR- John Moon (1), Sh::.ne Eaker (2), Chris Unrat (1 , TRCC. \lulli– plr. hitters- Moon Wages, Eaker, Unrat Wade Johnson, Mike Breedlove. TRCC

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