1999

EC quintet to extend baseball careers It\ L' lllL'IllbL•r-. ol the 199';) Ea-.t \\ 1lh'> ''a.., ta ...en b} the )ankeeo; lenlt-.ll C11mmunitv Coll~ge in tht.' ::!-lth round or thL 199 b.bt.•b,tllleam ''ill continue their ~ra;l He '-Ig;r ed ''1th Ole \.1...,s in CtlrL't.'r" eitlwr m the pro- ~ ~ the fal )t 199~ but elected te-.'>ioll.ll r.1nk.., or \\it~ "\~ ~ t ink a ... ix-fi~ure deal with ltlllr· \''-''u ....dllltll.., ""£~ · 1e 'tanke<> t\1 the top of the li... t j.., ~o..9 Al..,o tapped b\' the l'ltdll'r / fir..,t b,l..,t.'man ::../" 't nkee-. m the Jun~ 199Q Ja-.nn \\'illi.., \\ ho ha.., :I raft j, fre,hman pitcher ..,igm•d <1 contract with the \:e\\ Allen Bud:lt:•\ of Brandon. A 35th \ork Yanki.'L'"· rhe t:'>ho'ba round pick, Buckle\ has deaded lcntr.11 product po.,ted a 11-5 to return to ECCC for hi" ..,opho– rewrd thi., ..,pring and led Rt.'gion more) ear. 21 in -.trik,·,nth with 127 AP \II- mcc 19 - 12 member... of the baseba ll organizations. Four members of the 1999 Region 23 Tournament runner– u p squad will con tinue their careers at four-year schools. Catcher Brodie Meadows of Brandon and pitcher I outfielder Chad Champion of Holt, Ala., have signed with the University of Wes t Alabami. Pitcher I outfielder Joey Allen

of Junction City, Ark., inked with the Univers ity of Arkansas– :\1onticello and second baseman juc;,tm Chaney of Newton County inked with Belhaven College.

Re~iun and \ll-StatL' .,eJectil , for ECCC team ha\e been dratted the "L'COnd con..,cculin' ear, Or ha\e a~ned w1th profes-.ional

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