1998

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EC Dia ond • arrtors clinchpia ff berth

Tue!Sday, Apnl 21, Gulf Coast on ThursJay, Apnl 23; Co-Lin on Satur– day, Apnl 25. The contests with Pearl R1ver and Gulf Coast will e in Decatur and begin at 4 PM. The ECCC-Gulf Coast double-header was ongmally scheduled to be pla)cd April IS but \,·as rescheduled due to inclement weather. lhc 1997 D~mond Warriors p laced .,ccond in the !>late tourna– ment and advanc~d to reg10n play befo re endmg th e season w1th a record 40 wins and 18 losses. East Central is led by coach Jamie Clark and a:;sbtant;. l\:eal Holliman and Lt:'C Eady

\\ ere Brodte Meadow of Brandon. home run Bo Grace of Mendtan, ~ o doub e$ G~ \\ ood of Decatur and Jay McLendon of Belzont. dou– bleseach In game h~o sophomore pitcher Dan GI'e'-.Sett of Lake earned the wm and ~mpro"ed tu~ record to 1. The Dtamond \\ arnors "ere led at the plate b) Bo Grace and Clark Ty

Thanks to a double-header sweep of Jones on April14, the East Central Commumty College Diamond War– riors have qualified for post season play for the thud stra1ght year. East Central, 25-17 overall and 1:!- 6 in division action, clinched a play– off spot in the Region 23 Tourna– ment following the 7-6 and 2-1 \'icto– ries in Ellisville. The key wins alc;o put the Diamond Warriors atop th~ South Division standmgs with one week remaining m regular season competillon. Sophomore hurler Bnan Hardy of Philadelphia got the win in game one. Key hitters for East Central

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