1999

Willis no-hits Southwest 3y • ~ ~-y STAMPER Dmtot-1i .., Editor Page had a single and a double. Allen, Willis, and Jud Sanborn had two singles each while Champion had a double. EC had 13 hits in improving to 17-16 overall and 9-3 in the South Division.

If ~ou·re no- !!Oing ;o win them all, make :>Ure ~ou vun the one, that count. ~ That -eem.~ to be the pattern the Ea,t Ca1tcal Commuruty Col- ;,._ · le2e ba,ebaH i<:am 15 following ""' 11 _ tht, !':pnng The Wamor., swept a South Dh,·lon d

The doubleheader blankings were EC's first since Corey Taylor of Philadelphia and John Mark Williams silenced Jones in a pair in 1988. • Itawamba 6-8, E C 2-3: The Warriors dropped two in Fulton on Friday to fall to 17-18 overall. Joey Allen (3-3) took t he loss in the opener while Allen Buckley (4-4) was the loser in the nightcap. In the second game, Chad Champion hit his fifth homer of the season. EC hosts Mississippi Delta today at 4 p.m. in a single game and Jones on Satur day in a South Division doubleheader at 1 p.m.

bl.,.~earler at Southwest to improve :.a 9-3 m league play. Gulf Coast leads at 10-2. Also in the playoff hunt are Jones (8-6), Copiah– Lincoln (I-5 1, and Hinds (6-8). EC then lost a non-division double dip at Itawamba on Fri– da• tO fall to 17-18 overall. • ECCC 11·8, Sou thwest 0 - 0: The Warriors improved their

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5 playoff hopes with the March 30 sweep at Summit. Pitching was the key as the Warnor- allowed no runs to t he Bears in 13 mninz,_ Ja-on Wtlh· (5-3 tossed a no-hitter in the opener . Wxlli- ·truck out 10 and walked only one. The shutout was the fourth in Willis' cAreer. ,etti.m! a ... chu •l record for the Neshoba Central ~ad The old record of three belonged to Jn,on \Vilkms . Chad Champion and Brodie Meadows both had a double and two smgles to lead EC's 13-hit attack Joey Allen had a single and a double while Justin Chaney had a pair of singles. Southwe,..t al:.o committed six errors. EC scored in each inning of the six-inning run-rule contest. ChampiOn 2-1) tO... sed a two-hit shutout in the mghtcap The Holt. Ala., native struck out 12 and walked only two Through 25 innings, Champion has a 0.36 ERA to lead Region 23. A four-run first inning was all the Warriors would need. Patrick Ferris had two doubles while Brent

Brent Page trots home safely during a recent wtn over Pearl River.

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