2005

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EC's Yarborough gets national award • Leading the East Central Community College baseball program to its first Region 23 title has resulted in a national honor for Diamond Warrior head coach Jake Yarborough. Yarbor·

ough, who earlier was named

NJCAADivi– sion 1 Region 23 Coach of the Year fol– lowing his 2005 squad's successful

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season, was recently notified by letter that he has been selected American Baseball Coaches Associa· tion/Diamond Sports Company NJCAA Division 1 Region 23 Coach of the Year. Yarborough will receive the award during the ABCA Nation– al Convention in Chicago, Jan. : 5·8, 2006. The award ceremo- • ny takes place on Friday, Jan. 6 at the Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year Banquet at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. 'We had a great bunch of kids on the team who worked very hard all year. I certainly giv~ credit to them and my assrstant (Dusty Hillman) for our success," Yarborough said. The Diamond Warriors, who adv~nced to the NJCAASuper 1 season with a 29·23 record. \ Regronal after winning the Region 23 title, finished the

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