1996

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· FormerDiamondWarriors .·SignWith Senior Colleges Eight ~embers . of the 1996 Delta State University; pitCher ECCC baseball team will con- .Kenny Estes of Bastrop, LA and tinue their athletic careers at outfielder Tommy BoSt of Col– various senior colleges and uni- linsville, LA Tech; pitcher Willis -versities, announced Diamond Lally of Breaux Bridge, LA; Warrior head coach JamieClark. Southwestern LA; shortstop . Signees include pitcher Tony Cary Lambert of Gonzales, LA, Perozo of Lake, who inked with Southeastern LA; outfielder

Greg McBride of Newton, Al– corn State Unive~ity; third base– man Jonathan Jones of Philadel– phia, Belhaven; and first base– man Eric Cook of Carthage, Millsaps College. · Retruning sophomore Marcus Thames, a pitcher/outfielder from Louisville, was drafted in the 30th round by the New York Yankees but has decided not to go pro and will return for the 1997campaign. As a team, East Central batted .292 and the pitching staff posted a3.91 ERA. During Coach Clark's tenure at East Central, which began in 1987, 51 of his former players have received senior college scholarshps or have been drafted by professional teams. Concerning the 1996 Diamond Warriors, which registered a re– cord 31 seasorl victories and qualified for their first appear– ance in the Region 23 · Tourna– ment, Coach Clark commented: 'This was another fine group of men who really represented East Central well-in the classroom and on the field. They won 61 games in their two years here and have set a standard for future Warrior baseball teams to try to match." Assisting Coach Cla_rk are Da– vidMartin and Ricky Harrison.

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