1995

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East Central finds cure in Three Rivers

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By MARTY STAMPER Democrat soorts ed1tor ~

ECCC 8·3, THREE RIVERS 0-2: The Warriors got a three-hit shutout from Hank Thoms in the opener of Friday's doubleheader sweep. Thoms <2-1> struck out nine and walked four in keeping the Missouri squad off the scoreboard. Brooks Bryan led EC's offense with two singles and a double. Chris Ezelle. Ron Cook, Kenyon Gardner, and Will McLeod each had one single. Bryan had a two-run double in the first inning and a one-run s ingle m the fifth. He ended the contest by throwing out a Raider at the plate from center field. Handy Jackson (1-2) took the loss. In the nightcap, Chris Bond had a two-run single in the fourth to erase n 1·0 deficit on a home run by Aaron ~ew of the Raiders. New tied the game at2-2 with a solo homer in the sixth. Cook drove in the winning mn with a double in the bottom of the scvcntl . as EC completed the sweep. l\Iark Davis< 1·0> got the win with an inning of relief of starter Mitch Covington. Bryan Bagley < H 1 took the loss. .EC improved to to-8 w1th the sweep, while the Raiders dtpped to 69 ECCC 19, THREE RIVERS 15: The Warriors racked up 12 runs 111 the first inning and then held on lat e to

The East Central Community('.()) lege Warriors broke out of a five– game losing skid with a four-game sweep of the Three Rivers Raiders from Poplar Bluff, Mo., in last week's baseball action. EC improved to 11·8, while Three Rivers fell to 6-10 on the year and 3•9 on their southern tour that included games with Meridian, Muscatine , and Florida powers Pens a– cola and Okaloosa-Walton "It gave us a big, big lj(t,'·' ~C: head coach Jamie Clark Said of the four wins, "and it was needed after a rive-game losing streak. We went three games in the series without r .. kmg an error." ECCC 2, THREE RIVERS 1: Jason Wilkins ( 4·1) struck out 11 and rlid not allow a walk as the Warriors took a nnrHun win in the mne-inning serit:s opt!IH'I' 1111 Thursday. Wilkins allowed only five hits ns I~C evened i I s n:<•nrd nt 11·8 Hun Cnuk wus hit by a pitch and scored on n double by llnnk Thoms as I

East Central catcher Will Mcleod tags a Three Rivers runner at the plate for the final out in the Warriors's 8-0 win Fnday. Brooks Bryan's throw from center field preserved the shutout

or an inning. Cook went 4-for-5 with two singles. a double, and a triple. ·Gardner ,-,a~ :Hor-4 with two doubles to go witt hts homer. Nelson was 3-for·3 witll two singles and a double. Bryan ami Ricky John both had a single and a double. LeRoy McCauley bad a 5-for-{ afternoon to lead Three Rivers.

complete the four-game sweep. Ron Cook had a single and a double :n the mmng to dr1ve in a pair of run$,. "When you gel 12 in the first , it lakes a lot of the pressure off," EC coa{·h .Jam•<• Clark s:11d 1-:c had spotted the H.,tdt•rs a :1·0 lt•ad 111 till' top of tht• fu-st w1th two t'mlung on ~t't nnotlwr honw r un hy ,\a rem 1\J('\\

The Wamors held a 15-6 advan tage through six frames after a two· run s ingle by Kevin Nelson and a solo homer by Kenyon Gardner. A three-run double by Brooks Bry– an in the scn•nl11 c.xlended the lead to 19-7. J oey Rigdon 12·0> got the win, while Bill Collvntt '1·2> took the loss as he gave up '11 runs tn only a third

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