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Warriors' comeback. ECCC's other run came in the top of the seventh. Brian Jones (1-0) got the win with the use of an effective sinker that forced the Panthers to hit ground ball outs. Yarbrough had two hils for ECCC as did Jon Powers . Greg Perry picked up the save. Curt Belton (0-1) took the loss. Jody Kyzar had three singles for Clarke, while Steve Cochran had a pair of hits. Clarke outhit ECCC, 9-6. The Panthers jumped on ECCC for five runs in the bottom of the first inning in the second giUllc. ECCC issued three walkS" lQ Clarke's first four batters. KyLU' and Joel Keller followed with run– scoring singles. ~ Keith Smith added a two-t~tn homer for Clarke in the botto!Tl Of the sixth. Sheldon Stribling (1-0) got.t.he win, while Powers (0-1) tookth~ Joss. Keller picked up the save. Clarke outhit ECCC, 9-4. "Stribling threw pretty well," ECCC four th-year coach Jamie Clark said. "Considering we had only been outsi~ three times in the Iastl5 days and Clarke about the same. it really wasn't t hat badly played. It's the firs t time since I've been at ECCC that we've started the season with a win." Clarke's win in the nigh tcap was the first for new coach Bryan Burt. Clarke travels to Cop i ah– Lincoln Thursday for a 1 p.m. twinbill, :while ECCC hosts Ita– w am.ba~aturday i n a 1 p.m. ~ou hkJ1endY.. h • '"'""""of'

From staff reports

The Meridian Community Col– lege Eagles saw their early base– ball record drop to .500, with a doubleheader loss to Gulf Coast Community College in Perkinston Tuesday. MCC lost a one-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game, falling 6-5. The Bulldogs made it a rout in the nightcap, winning 9-1. Relief pitcher Randy Farmer came inherited a one-out, one-man on situation in the seventh inning of the opener. Farmer forced the 1ust out with a fly ball, butGCC's Teddy Bishop tagged Farmer ~1) with a game-winning homer LO end the game. MCC's Scott Finley was 3-for-3 in the opener, with a homer, double and four RBis. Far– mer, the third MCC pitcher of the game, was 2-for-4. The Eagles had no multiple hit– ters in the nightcap. MCC got dou– bles from Andy Hall and Trey Pace. David Utz took the loss. The Eagles play at Delta • Thursday. • EAST CENTRAL S-2, CLARKE 2-9: East Central Com– munity College and Clarke Col– lege opened their 1991 baseball seasons with a split ofTuesday's doubleheader at Clarke. Clarke's Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fust inning of the opener before ECCC rallied for four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Jue Yarbrough's two-out, • two- run double off the right – center field wall highlighted the

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