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arriors battle first after an intentional one-out walk to load the bases, on a delayed steal.

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Reed turned around and saw Nes ter slowing up going to second, trying to draw a throw. Instead of making a decisive throw or possibly just ignoring Nester, Reed made a late throw to second base. The throw went behind shortstop Brandon Rous– seve who was moving in to make the tag. The errant throw allowed Paul Brown to trot horne with the tying run. Then, Sellers came back drilling a double to left sending Nester in with the eventual winning run at 5-4. ECCC pitcher Jim Tally then completed his effort by retiring MCC in order in the bottom of the sev– enth to record the improbable comeback win. "I was just trying to make something happen," Yarborough said of his seventh inning gamble. 'We were fortunate it that it worked. "Our guys deserve credit. They battled hard all day. They stayed in it." MCC came back scoring seven runs over its final two at bats to beat East Central l0-4 in game two.

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Avoidinc:r v.il.at baj:;peru:d m the eventh inning against L:l5t Cent.r.1l m e one will be crucial. to its lasr strike in a 4-3 game. Warrior batter Ik:rter ~Uers was facing an 0.. 2 count against MCC relie\-eT Lance Reed with two out in the rop of the se\"'enth inning. Justin Darby was on third an.er mo"ring o;;-er from second a fly-out RBI by Destin Moore that made it 4-3. Warrior head coach Jake Yarborough decided to try a gambit b} sending Jake Nester, who was on East Central was d

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The Warriors committed two errors and a wild pitch leading to three Eagle runs. "We're a young, young team and we made some mistakes . there in that inning that h urt · us " Yarborough added. 'East Central tied it at 3-3 in the fifth when Nester singled in Drew Kenna with two out. MCC bounced back scoring two in the bottom of the fifth off a two-run shot by JoshMorgan. The homer was Morgan's lOth of the season and it knocked

out scored Sellers in the sixth to make it 3-2. The Eagles got the run back when Aaron George led off the seventh with a solo home r up. to left It was his seventh homer of the season.

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MCC got RB1 singles from Brad ~1cKee and Ricky Newman to take a 2-0 lead after two complete. East Central made it 2-1 'vhen Brian Mc~eil doubled in a run 1n the iourth. The Eagle-. ansv;ered with Sam Self be.ti.o,_~ a double imo left $COring courte~) runner Corev- littlet n to make it ~1. McXeil • hi-. econd RBI of th game s fl~:.oall

MCC 10 East Central 4

The Eagles trailed 2-0 going to the fourth inning. That's 'l.':"ht:re they got some help from Ezsr Central.

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