2005

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East Central drops pair of The IIolmes Community College Bulldogs took O\'N first place in the MACJC Central Division baseball standings with a by 3-2, 9 6 sweep of East Central five hits in the top of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Jared Elmore had a two-our. two·run triple to right-center and scored on a single by Mario Thomas.

Community College Friday after- Marty noon at Jamie Clark Memorial Stamper Stadium in Decatur. Holmes improved to 4-0 in the division and 22 J 1 overall. while EC fell to 0-2 and 15-13. lhf' Warriors had their chances in both games, but were unable to capitalize. In tht' opener, EC's Josh Miller and Holmes' Brent Telano both turned in solid performances on the mound. Miller (5-I) tossed a five-hitter with no walks and four strikeouts. Telano (2-2) gave up five hits and one walk while striking out $e\'en. Ironically. both ran into the little trouble they faced in the same inning. Holmes got four of its Bulldogs also getting three doubles. Tclano. Marcus Spann, and Thomas Pach had a t\\ o bag ge1 iu the frame "vV(• just didn't get the hits \\hPJl wt• needed tlll'm in tlw first g,mw. ~ EC lu

The Warriors managed three of their five ~its in the bottom of the fifth with Van Wilson getting a leadoff single and scoring on a two-run homer to left field by David Frey. Holmes' Tolliver McMullen was the game's only bauer with more t11an one hit as he had a pair of singles. fn the second game, the Warriors scored twiae in the bottom of th(' second inning and once in both the third and fourth frames to take a 4-2 lead.

A defensive collapse by the Warriors. along with some solid Bulldog hits. enabled Holmes to rack up seven runs in the top of the fifth. EC committed three errors in the rally with the division games to Holmes

(fifth) mnlng When }OU make that man) errors, you give those guys extra tit bats. it makes our pitchers pitch mow pitches, and it put~ them on hasP and e\ entually they're going to score. You cant do that to yolll pile hr1. You've got to make plays h<>hmd him and give him some support. We drfinitr.ly shot ourst>lvcs in the foot. · . Wilson lwei two douhlt>s and 1 single for EC m tlw st•rond game. Marcus Davis had three singles. Ross PinP addNI a pair of doubles llolnws got two doubles from Spann and a pair or singles hom Matt Buchanan. Cody Sa\ ell (3 3) look the loss with Kolby Green getting the win with relief from Caleb Cain. EC n•turn~ to action today when East Mississippi comes to Decatur for a I p.m. divi– sion doubleht"ader Ihe Lions a1 e 1-3 in the divi– sion and 13-17 merall.

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