2005

WEEK OF f\"1{,~ ~

ECCC wins region title

produced the game-winning hit against MDCC on Saturday in the semis, opened the scoring with a two– ron double in the first innine. The shot to left-ce;ter field brought home Van Wilson of Collinsville and ~13rcus Davis of Magee for a 2-0 lead after the first inning ofplay. "It is always imponam to get out ahead in every game," Coward said. "It takes pressure off the defense and hillers." 1l1c Waniors added two more nms lo their lead in the bouom of ti1e sec– ond inning. Wilson hit a sacrilice ny to bring home n nm. and Chris Pierce of Petal scored on a passed ball for a -1-0iead. ECCC third baseman James Harris of Morton brought in another run with n two-out single that scored Davis for a 5.{) lead in the third inning. Waniors left lielder Will Pearson of Decawr drove in another run with a single in the sixth inning. and Pierce followed with a two-run single for an 8-0 lead. MDCC scored one mn in the top of the eight inning off on RBl triple into the right-field corner by Neal Henry. ECCC responded with three runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 10-mn lead. The Warriors scored on a wild pitch. a fielder's choice and an em>r in the etghth. "We hu the ball hard, and we got hits a lot of the time when runners

were in scoring position," said Yarborough, who was named the Region XXUI Coach of the Year. ·we executed well." Warrior closer Kevin Hatch of Canhage, who earned the win over the Trojans on Sarurday in a winners' bracket game. closed tl1e game. The right-hander ~truck out two baners and mduccd a game-ending line dri,·e to Pierce m shonstop. "I don't cure what the score is. I never say il is over against (Delta)," Yarborough said. "It wasn't over until it was over." Harris went 3-for-4 with two sin– gles. u r during the same play to propel East Ccntrn.l Community College to an extra– mnrng "in on Saturday. Coward's RBI single broke a 7-run tie 111 the top of the lOth inning, and ECCC hung on 10 defeat M1ssiss1pp1 See ECCC, page 10A

By TONY KRAUSX Special ro nu! Dtmoemr

Jo~h Miller of Elysi~n Fields. Te1.as, got C\'Cn heuer ~fter two days ofm.1. The E.N Cemral Community Col– lege pitcher went eight strong innings in an Il-l win O\'er Mis,ihip g:unc on Sunday. Miller threw a complete game in the Waniors' tournament opening vic· tory aguinst host-team Mississippi Gull' Coast Community College on Thursduy. "It doesn't get uny bcucr than this," said Miller. who gave up one ron on three hits with ;ix \trikeout' on Sun– . ~1cy took ofl'." ECCC lOOk advantage of a tired MDCC l><.ltou<.l curly in Sunday's title game. The Warnors scored twu nms in the firM inning. two in the second and one in the third hl wkc a 5-0 lead. The Trojan\ (27-24) advancetl 10 the tiilc gam~ by winni ng an 11 - innin~; contc;t agninst Meridian Com· munity Coll~gc that ended at 12: 13 :un.Sun<.lay. "Della tw• a j;re:u program, and they have u gntld ~oach (Tony Hnn– C<>Ck) mrming their prognun," Ynrbor– OU!;h MUd. "They hau lO be a lillie trrcd. They beat Mcriuian (Cornrnuni- 1> College) I\\ICC, and Meridian was pruJCCted a• the No. I seed in the "'um:.mcnl."' C!li'Cy Coward of Noxapater. who

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