2003

MCC destrO)'S ECCC

By Tony Krausz

assistant sr-orts The Me ridian Cu'""':.:.:...·~-J College softball team resistance pu bing two game:. abo\ e ..500.. The Lady Eagles mated the Ea t Cen munity College Lady ,...-_.....;.__ (5-10) in a doub e-"".,...""'"""" and 10-0 Saturda} Park. "It mean... a I t t team," said MCC has hurt u" some, get a chance to p games. Right no" beginning to form concept. \\'e are n t season form ~ et. t beginning to look MCC snatched th back wins in the u ........ ~., game, as the of clicking on all q linders.. The Lady Eagles ~ nded out eight run:. in the t p the first inning of the seco d game for an earlv b-0 lead MCC game two tarring pitcher Amanda ~tricklin started the pu:-h "ith a three– run double down the left field line. Stricklin's tv;o bagger brought home ~ond baseman Lindsey Stamm, right fielder Morgan Wright and catcher Gillian Loughead for a 3-0 advantage, with one out. Lady Eagles right fielder Sheena Evans brouJtht home the next run earn"r>g a walk, and shortstop Ashlte Cofield hit a bloop single to ld t field to bring home the next run for a 5- 0 lead. MCC Stamm followed \\ith a single up the middle for another run. Loughead hit an RBI c;ingle. and first baseman Kay Bingham was hit by a pitch to cap the scoring for the inning. MCC added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth in the second-game win. Lady Eagles center fielder Kenya Smith belted an RBI double to left field, and Stamm coach Robert Eakins two game:. o,•er 500

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• DECATUR - The Gospel Train \\ill be pre:.ented at 6 p.m. in H ( uditorium on the East Central unity Con~ campus. F atured performers will include lim Hunt and The Supreme Angels of ~ tlwaukee: the Junior Angeles of wt n; RC. Williams of Forest; the E CCC Go,pel Choir. the Tr uelight Mis- 1 Dar) Baptist Church Male Chorus and the Rev. Larrv Weathers of Walnut Gro\e: the Rev. Veronica Davis ofWay– ne:.boro;The Sunset Jubilee<~ of Newton; and Tun and Ruby Wamsley of WQST AM Radio, Forest. Admi,,ion is $10. For ticket informa– tion, call (601) 469-2548 or e-mail tom_ruby@bellsouth.net. The fax • number b (601) 469-5043.

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•Kothing was n-o->............. today, -..o you are all ha\e to work for me,' th~ did.M In the opening game, MCC bla ;ted ECCC for seven runs on fue bit!; and one error in the third inning to seal the win. The Lad~ Eagles entered the third leading 4-0. and catcher Kate Bergin started the rally by getting hit by a pitch to bnng m the home team's first run of the third. MCC right fielder Morgan Wright, Loughead, Bingham and third baseman Jennifer John-..on each recorded RBis in the inning. fCC pushed its last two runs across the plate on wild pitches ECCC relief pitcher Krissi Harris for an 11-0 advan– tage. '"The pitchers struggled to find the strike zone today," said ECCC head softball coach Mike Anderson. "We just didn't hit the ball well today. We are just not playing well right now." MCC allowed two runs in the opening game win on two errors. ECCC righ t fielder Tina Robbins hit a sharp ground ball to third base. with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning. A~hley Frazier picked up the game one win for MCC allowing two runs, both unearned on two hits, with two strike outs and two walks. The Lady Eagles return to action against Pensacola at 1:30 p.m. today at Pensacola, Fla.

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