2005

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Warriors pound out 15 runs, sWeep Jones Junior Coll~ge K .a wild pitch, a hit batter, a fielder's choice By Tony rausz ~ and a sacrifice grounder. sports editor . ( h b ll) · pl In the second game, ECCC's first two DECATUR- East Central Commun~ty We put t e a m ay. runs came off of a wild pitch and a sacrifice College has enjoyed instant success on 1ts Baseball is a crazy game, grounder, as the Warriors took a 2-0 lead home field to start the 2005 baseball and when you put the ball after two innings. season. "We put (the ball) iq play," Wilson said. The Warriors (4-0) swept their second in play anything can happen. "Baseball is a crazy game, and when you home doubleheader on Saturday, defeating put the ball in play anything can happen." Jones Junior College 8-0 and 7-5. ECCC ecce ri&ht fielder ECCC started producing runs with its swept Copiah-Lincoln on Thursday to open Van Wilson bats midway through the second game, as the season. Chris Pierce drove in a run with a single "We have felt good about our defense, "We made a lot of errors, hit a lot of and Corey Coward brought home another and our pitchers are giving us a chance to batters and walked a lot of batters," said run with a double in the fourth inning for a make plays in the field," said ECCC head JCJC head coach Bobby Glaze. "I feel we 4-0 lead. coach Jake Yarborough, whose team played passive. You can't take anything JCJC's offense, which only recorded travels for one doubleheader- Gulf Coast away from East Central. They played great <::even hits in the doubleheader, also started on Feb. 17 - in its first seven playing They put the ball in play, scored runs and working in the second game. dates. "We have a lot of improvements we made all the plays." Bobcats shortstop Fernando Goldmon still have to .make, but I'm very proud by ECCC had no such fielding or pitching produced his team's first runs with a~<>: how my team is playing." . problems in getting its seco!Jd s~ecp of run homer in the fifth to cut the Warnors Warriors right fielder Van W1lson may the year. The Warriors commlttt'd JUsl one lead in half but ECCC tallied two runs in be enjoying the friendly confines of error in 14 innings of play, and both of the bottom'of the inning off an RBI triple ECCC's home field the most. EQCC's starting pitchers made it to at k•ast from Joseph Cavenaugh and a wild pitch The West Lauderdale product hit his the fifth inning. . . for a 6-4 lead. third home run of the season, a two-run Andre Coleman picked up the w1n 111 The Bobcats pulled to within one run of shot in the third inning of the first game, the first game, allowing n~ ru~s

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