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EC eliminated in state/region play Lady Tigers moved to 34-ll. Northeast scored two runs each in

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_ _!rom sraffreports Ea~t Central Community College wrapped up its first season of fast· pitch !>Oftball under new bead coach Scott Hill with an earlier-than-expect· ed exit from the MACJC State/Region 23 Tournament last weekend. The LadyWarriors, who wound up 26-16. got a tough draw as the Central Division runnerup in the tourney, tak· ing on host Northeast Mississippi in Friday's opening-round action in the double-elimination event The result was l.l S-0 loss to the Lad)' Tigers. then ECCC also fell7-5 to Pearl River in an elimination game Saturday. Central Division champ Meridian Community College went on to win the tourney, beatmg Northeast in the championship. In East Central's Friday opener, the

the first and third innings to take con– trol, with EC's Marley Smith taking the loss on the hill. ln Saturday's game, ECCC got on the board with a pair of runs in the fm.t inning. one of them on an RBl fielder's choice from former Philadel– phia standout Jhaun Spamecht. Pearl River answered with two runs in the top of the second, but EC got a two-run single from Kristen Chaney in iL'> next at-bat to go up 4-2. The Lady Warriors pushed that lead to 5-2 with a smgle run in the sixth, only to sec Pearl River go off for five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the eome-from-belund win. Shelly Ferguson had a double and Kristin Chaney two singles for East Central, while Suzanne Chaney and former Neshoba Central standout Alana Moore each had one h1t.

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Lady Warriors were no-hit by North– cast pitcher Josie Lindgrin. as the

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