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-------- From Page 81 shutout over host Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College on Thursday. "You need great defense and good pitching to win cham– pionships," said ECCC head coach Jake Yarborough. "We have only given up three runs in the last 18 innings. I couldn't be more pleased. "We are in good shape with our pitching," Yarborough said. "We have only used two pitchers, and that is really great for our staff." ECCC answered every Southwest offensive output in Friday's win. The Warriors answered the Bears' run in the top of the first inning with two runs in the bottom of the first, and after Southwest scored twice in the top of the fourth, ECCC tallied six unanswered runs for the win. "We put the ball in play a

its lead in the bottom of the second off an RBI single by Chris Pierce, but Southwest tied the score in the top of the fourth inning. Bears pitcher Tr,.ent Mal– brough drove in a run with an RBI single after Warriors hurler Cody Savell walked the bases loaded, and Pat Barnes drove in another run with a single to tie the score at 3. ECCC retook the lead by a run with two infield hits in the bottom of the fourth . Warriors catcher Taylor Petty brought home Joseph Cavenaugh with a single into the hole that the Bears' short– stop couldn't get to first base in time. Cavenaugh had reached on an infield popup that fell between Southwest's pitcher and second baseman. ECCC increased its lead to 5·3 in the fifth inning as Corey Coward - who led off with a double- scored on a fielder's choice by James Harris. The Warriors scored four runs in the sixth off three hits and an error for a six-run advantage. Coward brought home two runs with a bases-loaded single, and Ross Pine drove home a run with a single. ECCC's final run of the sixth scored on a fielder's choice. "Once we got the lead again, it was like (Southwest) gave up," Davis said. "Our pitching was there, and our defense backed him up. It was a pretty good game." Petty went 3-for-5 for the Warriors, and Cavenaugh, Coward and Van Wilson each had two hits.

lot, and we hit the ball well," 'U_rborough said. "We went out there and~eFe aggressive with the sticks." Southwest third baseman Cody White drove in the game's first run with an RBI single in the top of the first inning. ECCC center field Marcus Davis didn't allow Southwest to hold a 1-0 lead long, as be drove a two-run home run over the right-field wall in the bottom of the first "It was a pretty big hit," Davis said. "It was a bit of a momentum changer." ECCC added another run to