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Region XXIII Baseball Tournament on Friday. Savell pitched a com– plete game in the War– riors' 9-3 victory over Southwest Mississippi Community College (19-24) to advance in the regional winner's bracket. The loss eliminated Southwest from the tournament. Savell gave up three runs off eight hits with one strikeout in the win, as the Warriors' defense didn't commit an error and executed two double plays in the win. "The defense made all the plays today. I can't take any of the credit," Savell said. "The defense and hit– ters did it all." ECCC answered every Southwest offensive out– put 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. Petty went 3-for-5 for the Warriors, and Cavenaugh, Coward and Van Wilson each had two hits. Barnes was the Southwest player to record multiple hits with two.

to a Super Regional in Fort Smith, Ark., on May 20.22. ECCC will face the win– ners from Region ll and XVI in the three-team tournament

Meridian was projected as the No. 1 seed in the tour-

nament." EC 9, Delta 7 Corey Coward of Noxap- Corey Coward ripped a ater, who produced the single up the middle for game-winning hit against' one run andMarcus Davis MDCC on Saturday in the scored on an error during semis, opened the scoring the same play to propel with a two-run double in East Central Community the first inning. College to an extra-inning The shot to left-center win on Saturday. field brought home Van Coward's RBI single Wilson of Collinsville and broke a 7-run tie in the top Marcus Davis of Magee of the lOth inning, and for a 2-0 lead after the first ECCC hung on to defeat inning of play. Mississippi Delta Commu- "It is always important nity College 9-7 in 10 to get out ahead in every innings. game," Coward said. "It . "It was overwhelming," takes pressure off the said Coward, who went 2- defense and hitters." for-6 with two RBis, of the The Warriors added two game winning hit. "We more runs to their lead in came back and got control the bottom of the second of the game, and we got inning. Wilson hit a sacri- the lucky, winning hit." fice fly to bring home a East Central Communi– run, and Chris Pierce of ty College fmally had to Petal scored on a passed diP. into its bullpen to win ball for a 4-0 lead. a game in the regional. ECCC third baseman The Warriors, whose James Harris of Morton first two starters in the brought in another run tournament went the dis– with a two-out single that tance, used four pitchers to scored Davis for a 5-0 lead top theTrojans, withECCC in the third inning. closer Kevin Hatch of Warriors left fielder Will Carthage earning the win Pearson of Decatur drove in three innings of relief. in another run with a sin- "(Hatch) just did his job gle in the sixth inning, and again for us tonight," said Pierce followed with a two- Warrior head coach Jake run single for an 8-0 lead. Yarborough, whose team MDCC scored one run in improved to 28-21. "When the top of the eight inning we get into a tight situa– ofi on RBI triple into the tion, he is the guy we go to." right-field corner by Neal The Warriors didn't Henry. ECCC responded appear to be in any need of with three runs in the bot- the late-game heroics they tom of the eighth for a 10. used to win early in the run lead. The Warriors game. scored on a wild pitch, a - - ----– fielder's choice and an error in the eighth. "We hit the ball hard, \.L and we got hits a lot of the ----- time when runners were in scoring position," said ------- Yarborough. who was named the Region XXIll ------ Coach of the Year. "We executed well."

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