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ECCC Baseball Coaches Jake Yarborough Oefl) begins his second year as head coach of the East Central Community College baseball team. Yarborough previously served as an assistant for tbe late Jamie Clark, who led the Diamond Warriors for 14 seasons. Serving as Yarborough's assistant is Reggie Richardson (rigbt),-former head baseball coach at Southeast Lauderdale High School. CEC Phor·'

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ECCC Catchers . Catchers on the East Central Community College baseball team for tbe 2003 c:ampwgn are (from left) Jacob Townsend of Nesboba Central, Joey Holcomb of Locust Fork High School in Ttafford, Ala., and Robby Carey of Ne"1on County. (EC Photo)

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of Neshoba Central and , Jonathan Sigrest of Scon Central Parket and McGehee arc the southpaws in the group Expected to see plenty of act10n in the infield are third baseman \-ficbael Dunn of p,,scagoula, short stop Jacob Da\ is of Biloxi, tirst hac;eman Destin Moore of Kosciusko, short stop Wes 1 umer of ~cshoba Centra] and second baseman/short stop Brian McNeil of Enterprise. Sharing catching duties with Holcomb are lacoh ro\\11Send of Neshoba <::'entral and Robb) Carey o f Newton County. Battling for starting positions in the outfield are Dre\\ Kenna of Forest. Gabc ~now and Kentay il nd both 0f I ouisville: Oavad 1urltn of Water Valle) , Craig Martin o f Lake and Van Wi lson of. West Lauderdale. Assisting Coach '\arb r Uf!h this season is Rt h rdson. former baseball coach at Southeast Lauderdale High chool

locust Fork High School U1 rd. Ala.. and pitchers Shepard of Sebastopol

and Jarrod Vaughn of Lot s ille. Darby batted .291 \"'llh 20 RBls. and Nester - posted a .257 a,·cragc. Shepard had ,1 2.1 L ... amed run av·emge and Vaughn compiled a 4.97 ERA. Other top returnees

an.. first baseman T\ ler Rogers of Louisvtlle and out– fielder Paul BrO\\n of Forest. Newcomer s on the mound include Jim Talley, who post– ed a 19 0 record 111 leadmg !vfoorevi lie to the St~te Class 2A Championship; Jonathon Taylor, a transfer from Delta State University and nati\ e of _ support fur Li,·ingston. A Ia.; and Hunter

our pnc ~ :\e also ha\'C Holley, a southpaw from depth m each po~nron, and Philadclphra High School. pia) _rs are h \ n;;. to compe1c Yarboroucl1 11 for po u s.·· said also expectmg s1.rong p r Yar'>orou~b.. no\\ m h1s sec- fonnanccs from other mem– ond ~ear m leadmg the bers of the p1tching stall~ who D1a.,ond \\arnot~. incl ude Brent McMJllan of \ arborough said top ~e'' ton . Gary Parker of returnees from last yeJr'.s ~1 .. ton. Chri · Midd on o squad •.-elude t nfielder: pitch- Vtcksburg. I lit· er Jusun Darby ofUnion, sec- Louis\ illc, Drew !\.feu hc.:e of ond baseman Jake ~ester of Water Valle} De ·ter Sellers Lake. catcher Joey Holcomb of Bastrop, Ala , ~ es Tum r

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ECCC Duunond \'\arrior:, begin S"ason February 12 b) ho tmg Coahoma Commu– t\ C lc dn

Vaughn of Louisville. Darby battt'!d .291 with 20 RBb, and ester po..,ted a .257 a\'emge Shepard had a 210 amed run a\erage and mp a 497

Ot \\ )arborough top returnee from Ja,t year,s !';quad include mfieldcr I p1tchcr Justin Darbv of Union,"second ba eman jake Ne!>ter of Lake, cah:her Joe) Holcomb of l ocuc:t I·Nk High School in Traff,>rd, Ala., and pitch- ers Alex !:ihcpard of eba· topul .llld Jarrod

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,.-e .LO..::.....L.,.&.Wc,.. .11.-ses:wr;~\eft fidder T~lff R..-s. l...ouis\ille; Otcller raig tartin. Lake; outfielder th:m u!re,t. tt Centn~l: third baseman Michael Dunn, n Jim TaUt:). \ foore\ille:pitcher/right fielder Jarrod Vaugh, epard.Sebastopol. Third ro", from left, arc pitcher Montrakus 111 .,. fief er Paul Brown, Forest; second baseman/third baseman Jamie ~~ rst ba .. cman/tbird baseman Justin Darby, Union; pitcher Ill I. Lhingston.AJa.; catcher Joey Holcomb, Locust Fork High (';t • l\U•ldleton, Vicksburg; first baseman/left fielder Destin ·:oa:tfirlld,er Dexter Sellers, Bastrop (La.) High School; outfielder Ken· omr;dlffr \an '' ilson. West Lauderdale • Jake Ynrborough is head R _ie Richardson serves as an assistant. (EC Photo)

Southea~t Lauderdale 1Iigh School. The Diamond War· rion,, home opener is sched– uled Sunday, February 16 again~t Southwest Ten· ncssee Community College, with double-header action getting underway at 2 p.m. at jam1e Clark Memorial • durn. ..

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cott County lllelllbers of the Dia11zond Warriors d ut atbleres from coli Count\' are members of The East l1l College baseha/1 l eam fo! the 2003 campaign. Seated from d ba{jeman Jake Nester and outficlderlcatcller Craig Martin. and cemafieldcr Paul Brown of Forest. Stand111g from left are ,Parker of Morton. Jonathan Sigrest of Scott Cemral and Ale.\ Sebastopol, and owfielder Drell' Kemw nf Fmr•st . The nwmnml eason action b.' hosting Coahoma ( ommumt; College 111 a 2 1 az Jamie Clark Memorial Stadium. .Jake Yarhorough hegin'> hi~ ECCC head baseball coach and Rcggte Richardson is sen ing l11s 1stant coach. (£ · Photo)

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Da\ d ""..--.. Valle:.. left fielder G Louie;\ illc: short :aoprpn Wes Turner. Ncshoba Cem:tal. second baseman Jake ~e:~.ter.

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Outfielders Outfielders on the East Central Community College base– ball team for the 2003 campaign ·nctude. seated from left, Kentay Eiland and Jarrod Vaughn. both of Louisville; David Martin, Water Valley. and Dexter Sellers, Bastrop, La., and standing from left Craig Martm, Lake; Drew Kenna, Forest; Van Wilson, West Lauderda e; Gabe Snow, Louisville; and Paul Brown, Forest.

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Serving as manage·s :or the 2003 East Central Community Co ege baseoa :earn are Matthew Vance (left) of Conehatta, a graouate c' Sebastopol Attendance Center, and Eric Haro/ o' r~rg. Not pictured is Charlene Foreman o~ Lr: e Roc- , a graduate of Newton County High School.

Pitchers Pitchers on the East Central Community COl ege baseball team for the 2003 season are, seated fro...., e': 811ris Middleton of Vicksburg, Drew McGehee of Wa:er e. ...arrod Vaughn of Louisville, Brent McMillan of Newton, De e~ s~ ers of Bastrop, Ala., and Jonathan S•g~es· o· Scott Central. Standing from left are Montra us ... t. rr:"' an of Louisville. Jim Tally of Mooreville H1gh Sc1100 " Sa:· o Gary Parker of Morton. Alex SheJ:?ard of Ssoas·o Jo.,athan Taylor of Doyle High School n LMngst~ Ala ~oore of Kosciusko. Wes Turner of , esho:Ja Ce,..• a Holley of Philadelphia. CARTHAGINIAN____________ NESHOBA DEMOCRAT______ NEWTON RECORD ---------------- MERIDIAN STAR_____________ CLARION-LEDGER._ _ ____

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Scott County Diamond Warriors These standout athletes from Scott County are members of the East Central Community College baseball team for the 2003 cam– paign. Seated from left are second baseman Jake Nester and out– fielder/catcher Craig Martin, both of Lake, and centerfielder Paul Brown of Forest. Standing from left are pitchers Gary Parker of Morton, Jonathan Sigrest of Scott Central and Alex Shepard of Sebastopol, and outfielder Drew Kenna of Forest

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.e. He's a soph– ·~.'s got a little ng day Rush .· looked to be a after the first a slim 2-1 lead, ... had only com· its of Warriors Shepard and - 'us tin Rayburn. rs notched two ~of fifthinning but the Eagles ·h two runs of t> bottom of the p it a one-run d six runs on rd in the sixth to an error, a away from lhe ·hot over the ~ignated hitter who led off the : hit by a pitch, ...:mer Corey Lit-

tieton both ~ored on an Prror by Warriorf) pitcher Brent Mc.t~iUan for a 5-4 MCC lead. Eagles left fielder Brian Pagt: added another run to the lead scoring on a past ball, wilh one out. MCC first baseman Kyle Ginn, who went 2-for·S at the plate with four RBls, capped the sixth-inning rally blasting a three-run home run over the right-cenrer field wall for a 9-4 lead. "Our dugout was uptight when we were a little behind, and then, we get a six-run inning,p Federico said. "Then you kind of relax, but we almost relaxed too much. I told our guys, 'It's not a high school game. That is a good team over there that is fighting each inning to scratch back.' That is what East Cen· tral did." MCC left fielder Brian Page recorded the Eagles' other RBI, with a tdple in lhe

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Nester paced theWarriors· production allhe platt: g ·.,g 3-for·5 with two RBI.... The second baseman recorded two doubles and a s.ingle in the win. The ending may nv· have been wbal the Eagles desired. but the squad was glad it wa:. able to get in lhe early sea ·on game. "You don't want to 1o~ games early because n i. ::.o hard lo make them up later,– Federico said. ''We can'l con– trol the weather. and we ~ere lucky to get the game.-; ;n today. I know all the teams were happy that we got to pia) today." MCC returns to action against EastMissis ippi Com– munily College at 3 p.m. today, and ECCC takes on Jones County Junior College at noon today in Lhe second day of the Rush Classic.

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E Turner ed the ninth getung hit O) a r>ilch. ~nd Warrior~ ·on baseman Jake Ne ...ter followed v.ith a double. Turner :o;oored from third on a Mid p" bJ MCC Brad ~ ~ ~ .. ter crossed t e after a thr WUlg error b:!i cat her Ric cut ECCC' deficit to 9-S The Warriors ed the J(ame at nine. two batters later after L· e Eagl ... rapped McKee f•x Bryan Eubanks on the mound. Ecce·... \tichad Dunn hit a sacrifice fly to right field to drive home fir-.t ba~ man Justin Darby, who walked during his turn at the platt: m the inning. Eubanks struck out the next batter he faced, but \\ith AF a runner on first base, 'Var· 1 " riors catcher Robby Carey ~ slapped an RBI single lo right S( field with two outs for thl' go· ahead run. UI "Meridian bas a good pro· 1 gram, and it says somelhins:t for our guys to come back late S in lhe game," said ECCC head baseball coach Jake Yarbor· ough. ''It is just a great game , of baseball when you play in

an inlcn--e game like lhis. it's good for our team moral to comeback on a good t~am " ECCC ophomore pitcher jarrod \aughn took rhe mound in the bouom of the ninth to -.hul tCC':- offense down. The Louhville High School graduate struck out two Ea.~les' batter· and induced a ground balllo se(.·ond to pick up the save and <:;eal the vic– torv. \Varriors freshman pitcher Johnathan Sigre~t picked up the \\in. after coming on in relief in the sixth inning. The Scott Central High ..,chool graduate allowed no runs on one hit~ with five strike outs iu 2 1/3 innings of work. "Sigrest is a pitcher who doesn't throw real hard, bul he has a lot of movement on his ball," Yarborough said. "(Sigrest) kept us in the game. Vaughn is our go-to guy

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CLOSE CALL AT THE PLATE East Central's Wes Turner evades the tag ofMeridian's Ricky Newman to score a run for the Warriors.

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right-field wall. The base dearing hit gave the Warriors a 4-2 lead, after they trailed the Uons 2-1 over the first 4 1/2 innings. "'This is a big rivalry, Ea-.t Central and Scooba have always been big rivals. Wilson said. "I knew 1 had to step in because in 1 :e other two games, J haven't done very good. I hw a little extra strength today." ECCC first baseman Ty "'r Rogers added a RBI single in U1e fifth for a 5-2lt d before EMCC could get out of the inJling. The Warriors pressed 1eir advantage in the botlom o~ the sixth inning ~'locking in three runs, on four Juts. and one Uom; :rror for an 8-2 advan– tage. ECCC second baseman Jake 1\fester led off the sixth with a double, and third baseman Justin Darby followed with an inlieJd sing t! to put runners at the corners. Warriors designated hitter Destin Moore drove Nester in from third bas~ with a single to right field. and Wilson picked up his fourth RBI of the game \\ith a single that ~cored Darby. ECCC catcher Jacob Townsed capped the three-

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'Il1e word for the East Central Community Col– lege Warriors for the Rush Classic baseball tourna– ment was perfect. The Warriors entered the three-day tournament at Scaggs Field wilh a spotless 4-0 record, and the squad from Decatur left with a 7-0 record picking up a 12-4 wiu over the East Mississippi Community College Lions (2-5) on Monday. ''It's early in the year, and we are playing some pretly good ball," said ECCC head baseball coach JAke Yarborough. ''It ls good for us to play against these good caliber teams. We are competing and hit– ting balls well right now." Lions right fielder VanWilson led the way for his squad in the decisive end of tournament game. 'l11c West Lauderdale graduate sparkled in the baUer's box going 4-for-4 in the win, with two sin– gles, a double and a three-run homer. The right fielder's round trip blast tilted the scale in ECCC's favor in the fifth inning. Wilson approached the plate with one out and runner:-. on first and second when he smashed EMCC starting pitcher Ryan Clay's offering over the

perfect mark run inning driving in Moore with a sacrifice fly to righl fit:ld . ."We ~:m· work<·d hard in th~: off:-;casoo,'' Wilson satd. "We had a lol of J)('np!e doubting us from last year, becau~e East Ct.>ntml didn't have a very good record. W~ have a Jut ot frl'~hlli

on crui.:;t: control of EMCC m the opening four innings ofthe contest _ The right hamler irorn [>t>.Kalb High School effec– tively shut down ECCC':. oHen:,e allowing just one run, unearned. on fivt> hits over the opening innings of the game. "(Clay) did a good job in the first three or four

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up speeds." RBis. and Moore. catcher Nester went 3-for-6 at the Jacob Townsed and Rogers plate for the Warriors, with two each recorded RBis in the win.

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East Cent. baseball opens 5-0 "V-.' e are a ~-oun-z team thi:; a 19·0 record in leading former head baseball coach at ?.loore\ille to the State Class Southeast Lauderdale High 2A Championship ; Jonathon School.

year with 21 rre.mme~ but I feel really coniiden· m tinE team's abilities We are hlttmg the ball well and the prtmer5 are impronn_ at e,;-ery ounn~ We are a d5'dk'""h·ely : und team and O!II mfense sh uld be able w proud_ 3Upp.m: for our pitcher:;. We alE ha~ dept:. in each po:iiuo~ and p:ayer5 are having ro compe+t for po.::i· tions.- o:aid E ~ Cie."l!rnl ba-:e– ball coach Jake Yarborough. now in h..li 32amd year in lead– ing the Diamon: Warri~ .. Yarboro :,b aid rop returnee' from la"t year's squad include miielde.r~ficher Justin Darby. serond baseman Jake Ne~tcr. catcner Joey Holcomb and p1tcher~ Alex Shepard of ~b~topol and J arrod Y aughn. Darby barr.ed 291 with 20 RBis. and N.::s~er posted a .257 average. Sheparo had a 2 · 0 earned run a\·erage and \'"aughn com· piled a 4.97 ERA. Other top rerurnees are first baseman Tyler Rogers and out– fielder Paul Brorrn. Newcomers on the mound include Jim Talley. who posted

Taylor. a transfer from Delta State University; and Hunter Holley, a southpaw from Philadelphia High School. Yarborough said he is also expecting strong performances from other members of the pitching staff, who include Brent McMillan, Gary Parker, Chris Middleton, Tra Hickmon, Drew McGehee, Dexter Sellers, Wes Turner and Jonathan Sigrest of Scott Central. Parker and McGehee are the southpaws in the group. Expected to see plenty of action in the infield are third baseman Michael Dunn, short stop Jacob Davis, first baseman Destin Moore, short stop Wes Turner and second baseman! short stop Brian McNeil. Sharing catching duties with Holcomb are Jacob Townsend and Robby Carey. Battling for starting posi– tions in the outfield are Drew Kenna, Gabe Snow and Kentay Eiland, David Martin, Cr~ig Martin and Van Wilson. Assisting Yarborough this season is Reggie Richardson,

Young Warriors roll East Central improved to 5- 0 on the young baseball season following Sunday's 11·4 win over Jones County Junior Col– lege in second-round action of the rain-delayed Rush Classic held at Meridian Community College. The Diamond Warriors broke open a tight game by scoring six runs in the top of the ninth to clinch the victory. East Central also scored two runs in the first inning, one in the third, and one in the eighth. Jones, which fell to 0-4 , posted three runs in the first and one in the fifth. Nester had two doubles to lead Warrior sluggers. Darby, Destin and Eiland had doubles each. Turner collected the win. East Central began action in the three-day tournament by rallying from a four-run deficit to defeat host Meridian Community College 10-9 Sat– urday afternoon.

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ECCC Warriors perfect

By Tony Krausz EMG Sports Writer

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::tttr. ~o: a~- tne ... ~ The Warn or-: prb:.c: n :dt: field. and ~\'ilion picked up r~ :tOurth RB1 tne gazr.e ",:i; a~ gle that M:ored Daroy. ECCC catcher jacob Tm..n..;;.ed capped the th.-ee-run tnning dnv:ing in Moore with a saaifire f1) to n._~ ii~ld \'e ha\·e worked hard in the oftsea50n. Wilson said. ''We had a lo t of people doubting us trom l:bt y·ear, becau~ East Cenrral did– n' t have a 'el} good record. \\e ha' e a lot of freshman and hard working people. It's good to come in _here and get off to a good start " tf =""·ore ~1CC could get out

MERIDIAN - The word for the Ea,t Central Co~uu­ nity College Warriors for the Rush Oa ~c ba5eball rotL~ ment was perfect. The Warriors entered the three-day tournament !: ~' - Field with a spotless 4·0 record, and the squad trmrr ?~:o-..:.r left with a 7-0 record picking up a 12-1 wm O\ o?r tnc ca..: Mississippi Community College Lions (2·5) en .'.~aa;. "It's early in the yeat and we are playin

Warriors freshman pitcher Jim Tally picked up the win allowing two runs, unearned, on three hits Wlth two strike outs and one walk. "Jim settled down on the mound," Yarborough said. "He's a freshman and is now 2-0. He started ~:tticking it in there and getting the ball in better spots." O ay appeared to be on cruise control of EMCC in the opening four innin&o of the contest. The right hander from DeKalb High School effectively shut down ECCC's offense allowing just one run, unearned, on five hits over the open– ing innings of the game. "(O ay) did a good job in the first three or four innings," Yarborough said. "He kept the ball down and mixed up speeds." Nester went 3-for-6 at the plate for the Warriors, \>\.'lth two RBb, and Moore, catcher Jacob Townsed and Rogers each recorded RBis in the win.

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Warriors Split Doubleheaders With Pearl River, Gulf Coast

man hurler BrentMcMillan of Newton took the loss. Freshmen Michael Dunn of Pascagoula andDexter Sellers of Bastrop, La., each had doubles in East Central's victory over the Diamond Bulldogs. Freshman hurler Gary Parker ofMorton was credited with the wm. The Diamond Wamors travel to Coahoma Friday for a 2 p.m. single contest on the Clarksdale campus. EC will host Jones Sunday in doubleheader action getting underway at 2 p.m. at Jamie Clark Memorial Stadium.

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sixth inning helped provide The Diamond Warriors lost East Central Communtt) the first game of the twin bill College with an 11 ..J up et of b~ an 8-2 decision. previously unbeaten Pearl ophomore Jonathan Taylor River Communit) Cdlege • 2-l) ofLivingston, Ala., took and gave the D1umond the loss. Warriors a split of thetr dou- The Diamond Warriors also bleheader with the \Vildcat' split their doubleheader with held Saturday on the \ •siring Mississippi Gulf Poplarville campus. Coast Community College Sophomore hurler Alex Fri day afternoon at Jamie Shepard (2-0) of Sebastopol Clark Memorial Stadium. picked up the win for EC. EC was outscored 9-2 in the which improved to 8-6 on the first contest, and rallied for a young season. Pearl RiYer fell 5-4 victory in the nightcap. to 12-1. ophomore Jake Nester of Freshman Van Wilson ot Lake blasted a two-run homer ;vest Lauderdale doubled to in the ftrst game, and fresh-

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2003 East Central Warrior pitching staff Puchers on the East Cemral Communu; College baseball team for the 2003 season are, seatedfrom left. Chris J\1icfclleton ofVicksburg. DrewMcGehee ofWater Valley. Jarrod Vaughn ofLouisville, Brent McMillan ofNewton. Dexter Sellers ofBastrop, Ala., and Jonathan Sigrest of Scort Central. Standing from left are Momrakus Hickman of Louisville, Jim Tally of Mooreville l/igh School in Saltillo. Gary Parker of Morton, Alex Shepard of Sebastopol, Jonathan Taylor ofDoyle Higlz School in Livingston, Ala., Destin Moore of Kosciusko, Wes Turner ofNeshoba Central and Hunter I-lollev ofPhiladelphia. (EC Photo)

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ECCC Diamond Warriors split doubleheaders with Pearl River, Gulf Coast

McMillan ofNewton took the loss. Freshmen Michael Dunn of Pascagoula and Dexter Sellers of Bastrop, La., each had doubles in East Central's victory over the Dtarnond Bulldogs. Freshman hurler Gary Parker of Morton was credited with the win. The Diamond Warriors travel to Coahoma Friday for a 2 p.m. single contest on the Clarksdale campus. EC will host Jones Sunday in doubleheader action getting underway at 2 p.m. at Jamie Clark Memorial Stadium.

The Diamond Warriors lost the first game of the rwin bill by :m -2 decision. Sophomore Jonathan Taylor (2-l) of Livmg~ton. Ala., took the loss. The Diamond Warriors also split their doubleheader with 'tsmng Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Friday after– noon at Jamie Clark Memorial Stadturn. EC was outscored 9-2 in the first contest, and rallied for a 5- 4 victory in the nightcap. Sophomore Jake Nester of Lake blasted a two-run homer m the first game. and freshman hurler Brent

A stx-run outburst m the sixth inning helped pro\'tde East Central Communny College wtth an 11-4 upset ofprevtOusl> unbeat– en Pearl River Connnumt) College and gave the Diamond Wamors :1 split of their doubleheadcr w tth the Wildcats held Saturda} on the Poplarville campus. Sophomore hurler Alex Shepard (2-0) of Sebastopol ptcked up the win for EC, which tmprO\ ed to 8-6 on the young season Pearl River fell to 12-1. Freshman Van Wilson of Wesr Lauderdale doubled to lead the EC offense.

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HEAD FIRST East Mississippi Community College's Josh Snider has his eyes on second base, while East Central Community College's Jake Nester (8) ~nes to make the tag during recent action. MCC women's tennis ·team undefeated

From combined reports The Meridian Community College women s tenni.:::; team b off to a 6-0 .;tart after beating nval Copiah Lincoln 5-4 at the Northeast TennL Complex last 'fuesday afternoon mgles pia) wn where the Lady Eagles ralltcd from a 2-1 d fic1t in double-. • 1 phl) r Ch r1 tt Heidelberg, \\ ho IS :ranked l5thnnuonal w ~omen sjunior co ngl led th me.back \li ith a ds: Pbtlhp . tchal o n ~ n her

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EMCC baseball coach am Baldner

gomg 1-2 in the Rush lm'ltntlqqal at Scaggs Field, wero ~et to fncc thQ No. l draft pick of the Bnltimorc Orioles on Sat· urday in Adam Loewen. -Jeff Byrd East M ississippi Lions head baseball conch Bill Baldner is elated to be heading into sprmg break with a winning record. The Lions made the fir~t

ndtan Community College base– Je, spent the first pnrt of their

hre k 'lD J.•lorida ul Chipola Community Col ege. MCC played Cbipola in a lhree– -game :;eries that began Friday in Man· anna, Fla. The Eagles. 8-3, on the seation af er . . " \

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record. ..-a.• paced by a solid ~±:~·effi n from LeeBovd. who wm a~run:c- Jones. Boyd diEtance allowing just one runt: hit:, and struck out six. :rd throws a lot of strikes," Balldolo- adaed. •rr we play defense, outs.•

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-Jeff Byrd

Pearl River The basketball season continues for Pearl River Community College, after the Lady Wildcats defeated !:iout.hwest 75-66 Thursday in the chrunpionship game of the ~JCAA Reg.on 23 Tournament at Missis– Slppl College in Clinton. PRCC (23-7) earned a berth in the.NJCAANational Tournament, beginmng March 18 at Salina. Kan. Thursday's wtn came one nighL after Pearl River shocked previ– ously-undefeated Copiah-Lincoln 81-70 in the semifinal round. Audosha Kelley scored 34 point,s to lead the Lady Wildcats past Co- Lin, then added 23 in the championship ..,am e. 'She's the real deal," PRCC coach Ed Walley said. "She's not only one of the best players in j unior college, she's one of the best players~ this whole state, senior or junior col– lege." The PRCC men, however, saw their season come to an end at the region semifinals, as Holmes knocked off the Mississippi cham– pions 72-71 on Wednesday. The Wildcats let a 70-Gllead slip through their fingers in the final two minutes of the game against Holmes. Yandell Brown and Keesler Johnson each scored 22 points for

Pearl River, which finished its season 25-5. Jones JC Coach Bobby Glaze's baseball Bobcats lost a 4-1 decision at Ea"t Mississipp1last week. Ty Lawson, 0-2, started and took the loss, allowing four runs on nine hits, with two strikeout!' and two walks. He held the Lions to one run on five hits after the first inning. Donnie Dearman's single scored Nick Chatham with JCJC's only run. The second game was rained out, but JCJC head coach Bobby Glaze said the game will be made up March 19 when the Lions visit Ellisville for a 4 p.m. doubleheader. Coach Mark Easley's tennis teams lost at Meridian last week. Their matches last Wednesday at Hinds were rained out and their scheduled home matches Thursday vs. Holmes were canceled because of a scheduling conflict. The JCJC men's tennis team will be at Southwest Tuesday and both the men a nd women 's teams will host East Cen tral next Wednesday. - Sh awn Wansley

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EC(:C Diamond \\'arriors Above are members of thl! Ea... I Central Community College ba,eball team for the 2003 campaign.

First ro\'. from left. are pncher Drew ~lcGehee. Water \'alley~ :.econd ba,eman -;hort stop outfielder Brian MeNd II, Enter– pnse: catcher Robby Care), Newton County; center fieldt!r Da' td Martt \\'ater Valley: left fielder Gabe Snow. Louts\ tlJe. short stop1pttcher Wes Turner, Ncshoba Central: second baseman Jake 1\oc,t~r. Lake; and pttchers Gary Parker ofMorton. Hunter Holley ofPhJiadelphta and Brent McMillan ofNewton. Second row, from left. are short stop/second baseman Jacob DavJ.S. Btloxt: first baseman/left fielder Tyler Roger:.-, Louis– ' tile~ carcher Jacob Townsend. Ne:.-hoba Cencral; Outfielder catcher Cr:ug Marun. Lake: outfielder Drew Kenna, Forest: pitcherJonathan Stgrest Scon Cencral. thtrd baseman Michael Dunn. Pasca::,oula pttcbemhird basemanJJDlTalley. Mooreville: pttcher right fielder Jarrod Vaughn, Loutsville; and pitcher Ale.>; Shepard ebastopol. Third row, !Tom left, are pHcher Momrakus Hickman, Lou~1lle; center tielder Paul Brown. Forest; second baseman third baseman Jamie Ellmgron, Kosctusko: pllcher/first baseman/third baseman Jusun Darby, Umo~ pttcher Jonathan Taylor. Doyle High 'SChool.Ltvmgston, Ala.; catcherJoeyHolcomb, Locust ForkHigh chool. Ti1i1'rord. Ala.· pitcher Clir~ i 1 ton, Vicksburg; fim ba ·emandeft fielder Destin Moore, Koscmsko; pitcher/outfielder Dexter Sellers, Bastrop (La.) High School, outfielder Kemay Eiland, Loutsvtlle: and outfielder Van Wilson. \\!'est Lauderdale. Jake Yarborough ts bead coach of the Diamond Wamors and Reggie Richardson serves as an assistant

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East Central Community College baseball coaches Jake Yarbrough (left) and Regg ie Rich a rdson (right). and teamcaptains Jake-. 'f.' t~r ~econd fro leO of Lake a nd Justin Darby (third from left) of Union.

- (from left) Jake Nester, Lake and Justin Darby, Union . 2003 Diamond Warriors Captalns.

amond Warrior Schedule naining 2003 Schedule e Day Opponent Location ~ . Coahoma Clarksdale (S) ·n. )un. Jones . Decatar ~ed. Southwest Decatur iat. Northeast Booneville ue. *MCC Decatur lat. *Hinds Raymond on. Judges Cup-EMCC Decatur (S) Decatur Meridia Decatur Decatur Goodm; Scooba ent Dr. Phil A, Sutphin Athletic Director Terry Underwood Head Coach Jake Yarborougb. Assistant Reggie Richardson Managers Cl w Vance, Dana Dickinson mes Are Double-Headers Unless Noted As Single. • Denotes Division Games . ast Central Comm"Qnity Colleg~ WI il. Box 129, Decatur, MS 39327--601-635-2111--1-877-G0-2- ACCREDITATION Easa Cemr.al CoollllUIUty Colle~ ~ accrcd!ted by the COU'fi'IISSJOO on Colleges ofthe Southern Assoc•"•on (1866 Southem Lane. Oei:arur, CieorgJa 30033-4097. Tcltphone Number404-6 79450 I). to award the As NON-DISC'RIMINATION U\onunuml) Colle~ does1101 discnminate on the basis of~. ~olor. oriJPn, sex. age or handiCap. The Collc&e ts tnC0ft111.anc:e "uh Title VI ofthe 1%4 Cl\1l R1ghts Ac1. Tnle IX ofthe 1972 Educational Amendmem tion Act of 1973. the Americans with Disabiltties Act of 1990 and tbe Right to Know CaJ1'4)us Security Act of 19QO Time 2:00P l:OOP l:OOP 2:00P l :OOP l:OOP 6:30P Date Day April 1Tue. 5 Sat. 8Tue. 12 Sat. 15 Tue. 18 Fri. 23 Wed. 26 Sat. Opponent Co-Lin *Holmes *East Mississippi *MCC *Hinds Co-Lin *Hohnes *East Mississippi Locatio Wess:) Deca

1\Iartin and Nester headline ECCC Scott Cotlnty players

l'ltl''it ·.1.11 Hio11t .tthktes from Scott County are members of the East Central Communi ty College hascball team fo1 1111 'OO I t'i llllfMI J'.'' s,·,tll'd lwttt k II .uc "l'llltlll h.hl:IIJ,IIt Jake Nester and outfielder/catcher Craig Martin, both of Lake, and centcrficldcr Paul Brown o f' h ue·..,, 'll.l•tdllll' It 11111 Il l I ·" '' p111 111 , ., c i.11 y PJtlo..c• ul Me ••ton, Jonathan Sigrcst ofScott Central and Alex Shepard of Sebastopol, and outfiekk:r Drew Kcnnu , d I 1111' .1

ECCC n·amond Warriors Begin 2003 Season 5-0

Dexter eller:-; ofBastrop. ,· . \\e~ Turner of ~e .. hoba Ccmral and Jon.t' 1 lan S1grest ot Scvlt Central. Parker and \h;uehee are the south– pa' -; in the ;roup. Ex– pected h.l St!L plenty of ac– tton m the inlidd are third baseman Mtchael Dunn of Pascagoula short stop Jacob Da' i:; ofBiloxi. tirst ba~eman Desttn Moore of Kosciusko. short stop \\'es Turner of Ne:>hoba Central and -;econd baseman short stop Brian McNetl of En– terpnse. hanng catcbtng duues '' nh Holcomb ace Jacob To '" nsend o f eshoba Cent ra l and Robby Carey of Newton County. Banlmg for start· ing positions in the out– field arc Drew Kerma of Forest, Gabe Snow and Kentay Bland . both of Loutsvi lle; David Martin of Water Va lley. Craig Martin of Lake and Van W1lson of West Lauder– dal e . Ass is ting Coac h Yarborough thts season ts Reggie Richardson. fo rme r head baseba ; 1 coach a · Scutheast Lau– derdale l ltg.l SchooJ.

mon. erona Da.:>eman Ja e Ne ter of Lake. catcher Joe) H~.· komb ot Locust Fork Htgl: Sc ool w Trafford . \ Ia.. and pttchers Akx Shepard of Seba~topol and Jarrod vaughn ot Loutsvtlle. ')arb) batted .291 WI h 20 RBis. and Nester posted a .257 a\cragc. Shc:pard had a 2.10 earned run a\erage and Vaughn comp1lcd a 4.97 FRA Other top re– turnees are tirst baseman TylerRogers ofl OUIS\ tile and outfielder Paul Brown of Fore ·t. Newcomer<; on the mound nclude J1m Talley. who posted a l 9-0 record tn leadt ng Mooreville to the State Class 2A Charnp10nsh1p; Jonathan Taylor. a transfer from Delta State Univer– s ity and nat h·e of Liv ingston. Ala.; and llunter Holley, a southpaw from Philadelphia High School. Yarborough said he ts also expecting strong perfonnances from other members of the pttchmg :.ta.-f \\ho mclude Brent McMillan of Ne'' ton, Gary Parker o: \lorton. Chn 11ddleton of \ burg. Tra H1ckmon of L u ~ le Dre\\ IcGehce Q(Wmer \ all~.

A mo:-tl~ freshman squad took the field Febru31) _ when East Cen rat Com· munit} Colle!!e be_an the 2003 ea on at Coahoma Communit~ Colleae tn Cla l .... dalc. The\\ rr1c~~ blasted Coaht"lm< 15 -1 1 he \\ arnor:. '' ent on a string of four more wins posting victories O\'er Northeast \ IS CC 4 2 and Il-l MCC 10-9. Jones Count} JC ll-4. He1d coach Jake Yarborough satd h1s team· s lack of expenence is not an indication of a lack of talent ··w e are a young team this year with 21 freshmen but I feel re– all:y confident tn thi s team's abilittes. We are httttng the ball well and the pttchers are improving at e\el) outing. We are a defensi' el) sound team and our offense should be able to prO\ tde :.upport for our pitchers. \\e abo have depth m eac:h pc Sit! on. and players are ha\in_ to com– pete for posiuons," said Yarborough. DO\\ tn hh second year in leadtngthe Diamond \\'::~&aor:t. Yarborough satd l • 'P re– turnees from last )'ear':> squad mclude infielder pitcher Justin Darby of

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21 . , (from left) Jake ~ester. Lake and Justin Darby, Union. 2003 Diamond Warriors Captains.

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Do.rb~ and Da~id ~artin of Water \'alk~ scored EC's other Lwo runs EC fell 6- I in the first game. Sophomore right-hander Alex Shepard (2-2) took the Jo s. Diamond Warrior nitters were Destin Moore of Kosc iusko, two singles; and Jake Nester of Lake and Jacob Townsend of Neshoba Central, sing les each . Moore also scored the lone run for E a s t Central. Game s

ba:o.c:. loaded pho- more P:1ul Brown of For st to score the w nnmg run Ior the East Centra C mmunuy College D1amon \\arnor~ who c latmed a 3-2 dect ... ton O\ er ri,·al Jones Count) and earned a split of thetr unda} afternoon doubleheader at Jam1e Clark \.1emonal ~, dtum on the Decatur campus Sophomore r ight-bander Jarrod Vaughn (1- 1) of ~

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Mississippi Community College at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 20 in Decatur, and at Northeast Mississippi Commllnity College beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday on the Boonevill, campu s. East Central hosts :Mend1an Community Collegtt at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Marett 25.

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Jo es; get swept by Southwest

scored three times in the top of • liN mrung, but 11 wa\ all do\\nhill from there for the Warrior... Jtm Tally wa.

In the ~cond conll!l>t, EC scored v.wmng run on an error in the sev cnth 1nning. Jarrod Vaughn (1-l) gol the \\Jn on - the hill. \\hile Jusun Darby and Mt hJcl Dunn had two hils aptece to lead the Wamor... Uc.t week. the Wamors lo)>t a dou– bleheader agamst Southwc,t, faJling 10-7 nd2-l In the f~t game, East C'cntral

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,JU:-tin t:nion led bers of the East Central Community Coll.ege baseball team :.e 'r.' ft :wo sm- for the 2003 campaign. Seated from left are outfielder Kentay Dext.,-:- cllers of Eiland and pitcher/right fielder Jarrod Vaughn, and standing B~rrop. La. \"ar. Wtl~on of from left are first baseman/left fielder Tyler Rogers, pitcher We~;. La S'dale. Michael Montrakus Hickman and left fielder Gabe Snow. Dur:.:) ~ca~ula and Rob:--~ : "Kt:wton County, each had singJ~ Oa.:rb\· and David Martin of Water Valley ~ EC.:> oilier two runs. _EC fell 6-1 m :~~: fir~t game. Sophomore righ;.-:wt ~~J'='x 'hepard 2-21 took the loss. Lake (5-1) 201 03- 6 8 3 W - Corey Coward; ; L- EricWatkins (2- 1). 2B - Williamson (L), Ricks (1), Edwards (N). Multiple Hits - Watkins (L) 2 Brown (L} 2. Eichelberger (N) 2, Johnson 00 2. NANIH WAIYA 20, LAKE 0 NanihWaiya <6-2) 255 35- 20 15 3 Lake (7-2) 000 00 -0 0 6 EC Rt th gle:,. B

D1a!':"!ond Warnor hltters were Destin Moore o:.- ~~u~o. two singles· and Jake Nester af Lake and Jacob To~nsend of Nesh :>a Centra! -m!!le~ each. ~loore also ' cored th run for Ea:.r Central.

W- Brent Blackwell;; L- Ryan Sorey (1- 1). 2B - Frey (NW) 2, Hill (NW), Edmondson (NW). 3B - Frey (NW), James (NWl. Multiple Hits - Frey (NW) 5, Hill (NW) 2, Edmondson (NW) 2, Blackwell (NW) 3. NEWTON COUNTY 7, LOUISVTILE 1 Louisville 000 000 1- 1 4 3 Newlon County (6-5) 202 210 X -7 7 2 W- Jared Cavenaugh (3-1); L- Beary Doss 2B - Ezell (NC), Doss (1 ). Multiple Hit" -Avant (NC) 2, Ashford (L) 2.

NOXAPATER 9, L.ua: 6 Noxapater 051 30- 9 10 7

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ECCC nips ]ones 3-2 to gain win From press repor..s A thro·wmg error wtth the base::- 1oaded allowed ho– more Paul Bl"C)Wr. Fi rest to

score the wmnm~ run or the East Cen·rnl Oommumty College Duunond Wamor::> who claimed a a._ deci~on 0\'l'l ,,.al J earn• a spli· ~ ilieir Sui1d~iii afternoon d ublebeader at Jrume Clark Memorial Stadium on dlf' Decatur cam– pus. Sophomore right-hander Jarri"lG \'au~rhn 1 1-1} of Lo~,, .. e-notcbed his first vic- tory of rhe 2003 campaign as East Central improved to 10-9 under , ecood-\·ear head coach

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Jake Yarborotigh. These former standouts at Louisville High School are mem- Justin Darby of Union led bers of the East Central Community Coll.ege baseball team EC at :he plate with two sin- for the 2003 campaign. Seated from left are outfielder Kentay gles. Brown. Dexter Sellers of Eiland and pitcher/right fielder Jarrod Vaughn, and sta11ding Bastrop. La., Van Wilson of from left are.first baseman/left fielder Tyler Rogers, pitcher We::t Lauderdale, Michael Montrakus Hickman and left fielder Gabe Snow. Dunn of Pascagoula and

Lake <5-1) 201 03-6 8 3 W -- Corey Coward; ; L - EricWatkins (2- 1). 2B -Williamson (1l, Ricks (1), Edwards (N). Multiple Hits --Watkins (L) 2 Brown (L) 2, Eichelberger

Robby Carey of Newton County, each had single•. Darby and David Martin of Water Valley scored EC,s other two runs. EC fell 6-1 in the first game. Sophomore right-hander Alex Shepard (2-2) took the loss. Diamond Warrior hitters were Destin Moore of Kosciusko, two singles; and Jake Nester of Lake and J acob Townsend of Nesboba Central. singles each. Moore also scored the lone run for East Central. ~~es s~eduled chis week, weather per– mlttmg, mclude doubleheaders with Southwest 11ississippi Community College at 1 p.m. Thursda~: ~larch 20 in Decatur, and at Northeast l\Ii.ssissippi Community College beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. Local Baseball results (past week)

NOXAPATER 9, LAKE 6 Noxapater 051 30- 9 10 7

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MCC vs. EAST CEN1 u~ I am from Hind-. and pla}ing ag-a me mo:e enthu...cd and ready to pitd w play all seven innings hard... The Eagles will not jus t be lookitJJ rights in the double-header, the gr clad quad will also be try in~ av( ngt this season. The Warriors defeated th<• Ea~lt: opening day of the Rush Cla~sil· < Scaggs Field. MCC led 9-6 entering lhe fiual inm inning contest, but the Eagles couldn'1 the win in the damp. cold condition~. ~e played very well for the fu innings of the game," Federico said. "( in lhe game, and lheir inten"lily was vt are a very energetic team. a11d (head; Yarborough and (assistant) coa Richardson do a great job with tho~e 1 to raise our intensity level

The Meridian Comm nm. C~ ~e ~~ .... te""~ will wade into uniamlitar ~~ :.-.::.rr. a- lhe ~ travels to Decatur to ~e nn Ez:.;: .:&~ :nii'"'J:· nity College For the first time in 12 yea--s. tne fa6le. v.iD ~ opening a conference bast: baD sea5 n MCC joined the nt:wly! :wee \:cnt:'al Df.~.s.ion this year, after being an indepenc.c~: pro~ ioc a little over a decade. "We are real excited: ~d ~iCC ht:ad baseball coach Michael Federico. ·we don·t know a whole lot about going into it (MCC assistant coach Chad) Caillet and I played junior college in ~tississippi, so we are kind of familiar with pia}'ing two double– headers, with each team homt: and away. In years past, we were more three-game sets. and now it will be four-game sets... While being part of a conference may be new for the program, MCC's first opponent is ver y familiar. Decatur is a mere 35 1/2 mile trek from Meridian, and the players on both squads have com– peted against each other through hlgh school. "When they beat us here, they acted like they won the World Series," said MCC pitcher/third baseman Van Pope, who will be starting the first game of the double-heade r. "That was cr ushing to

Eagles----- From Page 81 reaching ba::-e three time-s on a walk and two times being bit by a pitcll. "We need to keep doing some little thmgs right.'' Federico said. "Especially running lhe ba~es, we did a great job of execulin~ on ball... in the din; \Ire ... tole some bags: we stole third base a couple of tune..'-, and v.-e put rome rut-and- ·uns in play. We t'Xecute ~Offil' 6ttle thin{B to get our offense ~oin ::,omt: guys are S"-ingiug the bat... weD right DOV< • The fir:-;1 pnch i sthedult:d to be thrown at 1 p.m. today.

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