1995

WEEK OF

ECCC experiences both ends of twinbill sweeps

ECCC had a double and a home run. Ivy was 2-for-2 with a double, while Ron Cook added a tnple. Willis lAlly < 1-0) allowed only one run over the first five innings to get the win. The Warriors improved to 6-3 with the sweep, while ltawamba fell to 2-8.

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The East Central Community Col– lege Warnors were swept by Xorth– east in doubleheader action Friday in Decatur before coming back to take two wins from visiting ltawam- . ba on Saturday. The Warriors brought a 6-3 record into this week's action. The Warriors were slated to open South Division play at Gulf Coast on Thesday before hosting 1994 Region 23 runnerup Bossier Parish in a 3 p.m. double– header Thursday. EC then visits Pearl River Saturday before hosting Three Rivers (Mo.l in a three-game set, March 16-17. "It's probably the toughest two weeks we've had since I've been here," EC coach Jamie Clark said of the nine games. NORTHEAST 4-10, ECCC 2-3: The Tigers of Northeast limped into Decatur Friday afternoon with an 0-8 mark, but swept the Warriors as EC fell to 4-3. Mitch Covington !0-1) took the loss in the opener despite allowing only one run through four innings before being lifted for this week's con– ference action. Jason Wilkins (2-U suffered the same fate in the nightcap as he was lifted after giving up only one run through four frames. Brian Reid of Northeast no-hit EC over the first six innings of the se– cond contest ECCC 10-10, ITAWAMBA 9-1: The Warriors trailed 9-2 after s• 2 innings before rallying to take Saturday's opener in extra innings. A four-run sixth brought EC to within 9-6 and a three-run rally in the seventh forced an extra inning. Brooks Bryan. who went 4-for-5, singled home Chris Ezelle. who had walked, with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Bryan <1-11 also was the winning pitcher with two innings of scoreless relief. Dusty Ivy was 3-for--t with a homer for EC. while Kevin Nelson had a pair of doubles. In the nightcap, the Warriors led 2-1through 3• ~innings and broke the

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