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right fielder Erica Hardin (.386, 11 RBls) of Louisvi11e and sophomore third baseman Kotreecc Bender (.207) of Newton. Bender played on ECCC's 2004 region champion and 2005 region runner-up basketball squad. "If we can get players that have already played in big games, that make~ it~ wh~le lot easier for us, Htll satd. "These kids have played in good programs. Not o';llY do we have good players m our district, we've complemented themwith some good players from out of district that have provided some help for us." Marley Smith leads the LadyWarriors on the mound with a perfect 15-0 mark to go with a 1.04 ERA: In 94 innings, she has 80 stn~eouts and only 15 walks. Lmdsey Smith is 8-2 with a 2.92 ERA. Walker is 4-0. "We've got to get the same kind of performances on the mound that we've had throughout the season," Hill said. "If we get those per– formances, then defensively, we've got to make the plays behind our pitcher. "If we can do those two things and get some good clutch hitting, I think that we can be successful here," Hill added. "We're going to have opportunities to drive 'l: run in here or there. The dtffer– ence is whether you get that big hit or not." Co-Lin was ranked No. 5 nationally in the NJCAA Divi– sion n poll entering this week. Gulf Coast and North– west received votes, but ECCC did not. "Hopefully, we can con– tinue to sneak up on folks," Hill said. "That's something for us to shoot for. Maybe we can end in the poll, and that's where you want to look at a poll."

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and I think they will also be ready to go at the plate. We've got to make the plays defensively." ECCC has a .353 team bat- ting average, while opponents I are hitting just .202 off Lady Warrior pitchers. Having players come in I from solid high school pro– grams hasn't hurt ECCC's success. Sophomore shortstop/ catchPr Kristin Chaney (.508, 11 RBls, 15 SB), sophomore second baseman Suzanne Chaney (.366), freshman outfielder Joy Cavenaugh (.257, 12 RBis), sophomore right fielder Obreisha Davis (.341), freshman third baseman Dominique Mapp (.377, 21 RBis), sophomore center fielder Shelly Ferguson (.333, 14 SB) and freshman catcher Jennifer Smith (.284, 13 RBls) saw action on Newton County's 2002 and 2003 Class 3A state championship teams. Freshman left fielder Allison McDaniel (.333) and freshman pitcher Lindsey Smith played on Neshoba Central's 2004 qass 4A state runner-up team. Freshman second baseman Abby Miller (.330, 21 RBls, 10 SB) played on Madison Central's 2004 Class SA state runner-up team. Freshman shortstop April Boyd (.403, 13 RBls, 18 SB) played on a slow-pitch state championship team at Adams County Christian School, as did freshman pitcher Lindsay Walker (.250), sophomore pitcher Marley Smith (.458, 17 RBls) and freshman first baseman Lauren White (.311, 17 RBls) at Union.

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