2004

ECCC ladies -win three-of-four vs~ Co- Lin

day (April 6), U1e Lady Warriors go to Meridian Community College. • Copiah-Lincoln 8-3, East Cen– tral 0-5: In last Monday's split, Mar– ley Smith picked up the win on the hill in Game 2. dropping the Lady Wolves to 9-l. Shelly Ferguson and Kristin Chaney had a double apiece to lead ECCC, which scored three times in the sixth inning to overcome a 3-2 deficit. In the opener, Co-Lin got four runs in the first inning and two each in the second and third to make a loser of Lauren Banen. The Lady Warriors managed just three hits. • East Central 7-2, Copiall-Lin– coln 5-1: Two days;later at ECCC, the Lady Warriors swept Co-Lin. In the opener, EC scored at least one run in every inning and won despite being out-hit 11-8. Banell got her second victory of the season ont11e hill, while Smith - the freshman from Union - got the save. Ferguson had a single and double and former Philadelphia standout

Jhaun Sparnecht had two singles. In the second contest, Smith improved to 5-2 on the hill by scatter– ing seven hits. EC got single runs in the second and si.xU1 innings. • Northeast Tournament: The Lady Warriors won two contests against out-of-state competition Fri– day in tournament action at Booneville, then lost a pair Saturday. ECCC opened the event with a 12- 3 win over Dyersburg State, then held off Southwest Tennessee for an 11-6 victory. Against Dyersburg, Barrett improved to 3-4 with the win and Obreisha Davis collected three sin– gles. Smith and Sparnecht both had a pair of hits. while Ferguson, Suzanne Chancy and Krissi Harris ali had dou– bles. ECCC then jumped out to an I I -I lead over Southwest Tennessee and

coasted to the win. Lisa Wolf (2-0) g< the victory, while Kristen Chaney ha a single, double and Ltiple. Fergdson had a single and doublt Davis had two singles, Sparnccht ha a uiple and Harris a double. On Saturday, the L1dy Warrior were blanked 1-0 by host Northeas then they lost a 17-6 decision to Jack son (Tenn.) State. Against Northeast, Spamecht an• Hanis had East Central's only two hit with a-double and single. respective!) Smith (5-3) took the Joss despite giv ing up just Uu·ee hits. In the loss to Jackson (Tenn.) State ECCC fell behind 4-0 in the f'i.P.; inning and spent the rest of the cont~ playing catch-up. Banet! (3-5) took the loss, whil• Kristin Chaney had a double and tw' singles and H.atris chipped in two sin gles.

By ROCKY HIGGINBOTHAM Sport.\ Editor - ---- East Central Community College took three of four contests from previ– ously-undefeated Copiah-Lineoln. then split four contests in a loaded Northeast ~1tssiss1ppi tournament in junior-college softball action last week. The Lady Warriors split a makeup doubleheader at Co-Lin last Monday, winning 5-3 in the second contest and handing the Lady Wolves their first loss of the season after nine straight wins - including an 8-0 victory in Game 1 of the twinbill. In a rematch at Decatur on Wednesday, homestanding East Cen– tral swept Co-Lin, dropping the Lady Wolves 7-5 and 2-1. EC went on to split four contests in Booneville over the weekend, and the Lady Warriors entered this week with a record of 10- 8. ECCC will go to Mississippi Della today, then host Holmes Friday in a Central Division doubleheader. Tues-

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