2005

Warriors Finish Third on Emily LeBlanc's solo homer. Abby Miller blasted a two-run shot in the bottom of the first to give East Central a 2-1 lead. Gulf Coast rallied for three runs in the third but EC tied the contest when Kotreece Bender of Newton doubled, scoring two Lady Warriors. both Newton County products. Marley Smith allowed just three hits in picking up the shut– out victory. She fanned five bat– ters and walked two. ECCC 3, Coplah-Uncoln 1

East Central began tourna– ment action by slipping past the Lady Wolves on Marley Smith's two-hitter. EC was led at the plate by Mapp and Suzanne Chaney, who each recorded two singles; and April Boyd of Adams Christian and Jennifer Smith, singles each Mapp, Smith and S. Chaney also scored for the Lady Warriors. Tournament scores: Friday– Meridian 2, Northwest 1; ECCC 3, Copiah-Lincoln 1; Meridian 1, Gulf Coast 0; Northeast 5, East CentralO; Saturday- Gulf Coast 2, Copiah-Lincoln 1; East Central3, Northwest 0; Meridian 1, Northeast 0; East Central 5, Gulf Coast 4; Sunday- Northeast 8, East Central 1; and Meridian 4, Northeast 2 (championship game).

Chaney le'd EC hitters with three singles and scored twice. Bender added a double and sin– gles were recorded by Miller, Mapp, Lauren White of Union, Erica Hardin of Louisville and Joy Cavenaugh of Newton County. Miller, Jennifer Smith and White also scored for EC. Marley Smith went the dis– tance for EC on the mound, allow– ing four runs on six hits. She fanned seven and walked three. ECCC 3, Northwest0 The Lady Warriors scored twice in the third and once in the sixth in recording the shut out victory. EC hitters were Chaney, Miller, Jennifer Smith and Shelly Ferguson and Suzanne Chaney,