2001

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Jamie Clark's fight ov r

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Jamie Clark, E Community College h coach for 14 year; lost his battle \\ tth cancer last week. v. tth an inoperable bram tu night at his home in De at Funeral services \\ Saturday at C1.1rkc-\c Church in Decatur. Bu Caile Cemeterv in Belzoru Clark, 49, ·had led th baseball program mce th 1987. ECCC v,·as 5-c:;7 o th the two years prior to h In 1995, the Warriors for the progr.1m's ttr-.t 30-\ in school history. The 19% \'Vnrrtors t string of five straight appe r the Region 23 Div1sion I ament a::. they turned 1n mark. Diagnosed r January, Clark died 1, -.t \\ d

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31·21 40·18 32-22 28·27 20-29 19-27

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

17-25 20-19 22-21·1

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

20-20 29-19 29-15 28-20 30-19

365--302-1

Total

Clark led the Warrior<; to their · onlv state championship in 1998. ECCC ;;;wept through the tourna– ment at Scooba undefeated, beating Ea ... t 1ississtppi 13-6, and Gulf • C ast twtce, 9-7 and 15-8. The 1999 team finished third in the state tournament at Perkington be ore placing second in the Region 23 Tournament at \1eridian. Clark career leaves him a') ECCC'5 all-ttme winningest coach \ th a 365-302-1 record. He wac. a graduate of West Point Htgh School and Delta State Umversity Oark t" c;urvtved bv his witc, Audrey, daughter, Nick( and ;;;ons, Billy, Kevin, and Daniel.

The 1997 ~quad qualif ed ECCC's first ap~w<~ranc~ m th MAC]C state tournament ,md ished state runnl'r-up to Gulf Co " In the tournament at Perkinc;ton. ECCC defeated Mis-.i:ssippi Delta Itawamba, and Gulf Coast, '' htle losing to Delta and Gulf Co

Jamie Clark

APPEARED IN: LAKE MESSENGER

CARTHAGINIAN

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