2005

.;.EEK odJpU.J // Lady Warriors -take two from Lady Lions By Marty Stamper staff writer DECA l'UR - East Central Community enth. Kristi Tomlinson flew out to Shelly Fer– guson in center field. Ferguson fired the ball back to Chaney at shortstop and her diving tag doubled off Allison Morgan at second base.

College snapped a scoreless tie with four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Lady Warriors took a 4-1 win in the opener of Tuesday's ~tACJC Central Division double– header with East Mississippi Community Col– ll'~W The leaJ.!Ut'·leading Lady Warriors com– pleted the sw(•ep with an 8-1 victory in the sL·cond game. FCCC improved to 6-0 in the division and 19-:{ Lverall I \1CC dropped to 4-2 in the divi– sion. Kristin Chaney started the big inning in tht opener and she hit a one-out single to left field, then promptly swiped second base. Chaney scored the game's first run on Abby MilJpr's single to center field. Winning pitcher Marley Smith reached on a fielder's choice that saw both Lady Warriors advance. Dominique Mapp made it 2-0 with a single to left and Lauren V\l'hite's single to center field t·xtcnded the lead to 4-0. 'J he Lady Lions thn.•atened as they loaded the bases with no outs in: the top of the sev-

ECCC had nine hits with Miller and White both getting a pair of singles. Chaney, Smith, Mapp, Jenn ifer Smith, and Ferguson each had one hit. .Six players each had one hit for the Lady Lions. Getting hits were Monique Truman, M~rgan, Tomlinson. Kirby Rutledge, and Kr1sta Merrifield. \1arley Smith (10-0) got the win. with Libby Denny taking the loss. In the second gam<>, the Lady Warriors padded a 3-llead with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Lindsey Smith (5-2) got the win with Charly Speed laking the loss. Smith thre.w 64 of her 98 pitches for strikes. She strnck <:>ul six and allowed five hits. Erica Hardin had a single and a double to d~ive in one run for ECCC. Ferguson had a tnple and two RBis. Chancy had a pair of sin– gles and one RBI. Miller had an RBI single, while April Boyd, Allison McDaniel and Joy

APPEARED IN:

CARTHAGINfAN _ _ _ _ _ _ NESHOBA DEMOCRAT _ ___ NEVflONRECORD ___________ MERIDiAN STAR-e-o(/~____,---­ CLARION-LEDGER ------

LAKE MESSENGER--- --- – SCOTT COUNTY T~MES -----– UNION APPEAL---- - - - - - WlNSTON COUNTY JOURNAL ____ SPIRIT OF MORTON-------- rMPACT ________________________