2004

Meridian cc takes two from East Central ··

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By Marty Stamper EMG sports asststant DECATUR-The ~leridian Community College Eagles had no problem with East Central Community College on the baseball diamond Tuesday afternoon, sweeping the War– riors 14-3 and 9-0. MCC, ranked third in the March 24 NJCM Division I poll, improved to 28-5 overall and 6-2 in the MACJC Central Division. ECCC fell to 1~22 and 1-7. A new poll will be released today.

The Eagles extended tl(r,ir lead with three runs on fou.r hits in the third. Van Pope llE!li his second RBI double ofil"ll: game in the inning. : ... Meridian took a 14-1 lt>a

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allowed only Eagles played long ball, \\1lh five hits in each game at Jamie Pope ripping a pair of o~.;> Clark Memorial Stadium. In the homers and John:-on launchmg opener, Chris Moffett (4-0) a two-run blast in the 9 0 tossed a five-inning, five-hitter. blanking. . . In the second game, Chad Cata- Johnson wa~ 3-for-4 m the lano _(6-1) went 5.1 innings,: second game w1th three R~I~. allowmg three hits. The War- : Murray, Pope, and Kyle Gmn riors added two more hits off ' each had two hits for the Dusty Davis in the seventh. Eagles. . .. "We pitched well, and that Leadmg 3-0, MCC usea

was probably the most impres- homers from ~ohnson and Pope sive thing," MCC head coach to go up 6-0 m the top of the Mike Federico said. ''You've got fourth. to be able to do that in confer- T~e Eagles got one run in ence games. You've got to show ~he sixth and added two more up on the mound. That gives m the seventh on RBI singlt:s you confidence. f~om Johnson and Jo~y ''\Ve had the big first inning Lteberman. in the first game, and that gives Brent McMillan took the your pitchers a little bit of con- loss. fidence. I think it carried over . The sweep leaves the Eagk s to Catalano in the second game. ~n pretty good shape heading He pitched well, and Moffett 'J?tO the second half of the divi– gave us a chance to win as well. s1on schedule. "Any time you score runs ."We f~el good about it," Fed- like that, it helps." enco sa1d. "Hinds is playing MCC put up seven runs in really well right now, and CARTHAGINIAN the ~rst inning of the opener, there's ~orne other team~ th.at gettmg seven hits, three of a:e p~aymg.well. East M1s~Js· 'NESHOBA DEMOCRAT which were of the infield sipptiS,playmg well. pair of RBI singles in the frame. of ourselves and nol won y ECCC got one r un back in ab?ut wh~t ?ther teams are MERIDIAN STAR the second on an RBI single by domg. We ve JUSt got to win as variety. Toddrick Johnson had a "We ve JUSt got to take car( NEWTON RECORD

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