2004

.Lady Warriors advance to postseason' action day at Northeast Mississippi Commu– nity College in Booneville.

ECCC snapped a 1-1 tie wtlh two runs in the bottom of the second inning, then put the game away with six runs iq the home half of the fourth. Kotrcece Bender had a double for the Lady Warriors. 1n the second game. Krissi Harris had a triple and Lauren Barrett picked up the win on the mound. The Lady Warriors erupted for nine runs in the second inning and led 12-C before E..\KC got on the board. East Missis:.ippi actually out-ht East Central 7-5. but the Lady War nors took ad\antage of a little EMCC wildness and five error:, b} the Lad: L10ns.

- and that's what the Lady Warriors got after earning a split of their Satur– day twinbiU at Decatur. The Lady Warriors, led by first– year head coach Scott Hill, posted a 4- 3 victory in the first game before falling 10-0 in the second contest. East Central completed regular ioeason action with a 26-14 overall record and flnished se.cond in the Cen– tral Division with an 11 -5 mark behind first-place finisher Meridian Community College. The top two teams in the North, Central and South divisions each qual– ify for the state and region competi– tion, which runs Friday through Sun-

East Central Community College's fast-pitch softball team needed just one win Saturday against Hinds Com– munity College to earn a benh in the Region 23/MACJC State Tournament

The Lady Warriors begin action in the double-elimination tournament at 3 p.m. Friday against the host Lady Tigers. The winner takes on Copiah– Lincoln at 7 p.m. Friday, while the .loser will play at noon Saturday. Last Tue!.day, East Central elimi– nated rival East Mississippi from post– season consideration with a double– header sweep at Decatur - winrung the ftrst game 9-1 before taking a 12-4 victory in the nightcap. ln the ftrst conte t, Marley Smith picked up the vtctory on the mound by tossing a two-lutter.

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