2006

ELLC

of tht: afternoon in the bottom of the sixth as the Lions put up thrct' runs to go up 4-3. ~lt'vcn Cruey had an RBI single and scored on an error in left field on a double by Thomp'lon Thompson scored on a ~uicide squeeze by Dn•w Harper The Warriors struck fo r thn•e run" in the top of the -:.eventh to complete the ::-weep. ( CCC had seven hits with James Harris getting l\\0 Petty star ted the winning rally with a one-out walk. Gordon reached on a fielder's choice when an attempt to get Petty at second was dropped by the EMCC short· $lOp. "All it was \\a-.. a simple force play at second and our shorbtop tries to turn a double play on what was nothing but a force play and drops it," Baldner said. "Now, we're t-:t" Jame~ Harris delivered the lying single and Pine came off the bench to deliver a seventh-inning single for the -..econd time on the after– noon. EMCC had six hits with Cruey. Thompson and freeman each getting two Chancc CO-l) took the loss in relief in his first mound appearance thb spring.

couldn t catch up - E;M C head coat h Bill Baldo r ~ud. ~·we bauled back. but dtdn t pitch wdl earl)•. We thrrw ,1 lot of tat pitche....." Baugh Wt'nt 3·for·5 lor ECCC. whil Pett), ~leAl· lister. Robin:-on and Jnhn Harris each had t\\O hil-.. In the -.econd R:ame. James Harri-.. tied the ~allll' for the Warrior... at 4-4 with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. Pinch hitter Ross Pine lashed a t\\o·out. 0-2 fa:;t– ball into ri~ht tield to drive in a pair ol run~ for a 6-.J ECCC lead. Keith Edwards then retired thret' -..traight Lion<> in the bottom of the ~eventh to earn his "cc.ond l:>ave as Maurice Banbton improved to 2-2. Bankston stnu.·k out three and walhd one in six innings. He allowrd six hits. ECCC look a 1·0 lead in the first inning a<; Raugh drew a leadoff walk and scored on a fielder's choice by Gordon. The Lions drew even in the second inning as Thompson reaclwd on an error and scored when Freeman's in1ield hit was thrown away at fir-..t bast!. Gordon staked the War– riors to a 3-1 lead with a two– run homer to left-center in tht: filth. EMCC took it:> onh lead

Robinson added a -.acrlfice fly. McAIIbtcl had a two-out ·olo homer in lht top of the second. Ronnie McCullum reached on an error and scored on a double b\' Robin~on to put the Warrior; up 8-0. The Lions got one run b,tck in the second on singles by Pat Thonw'\on and Cory Chance. John Harris doubled and "'cored on a ·inglc by Petty 111 the top of the third for ECCC. WaJI Love cut the gap to 9-2 in tlw third a.... he walked td scored on a sacrifice fly b', Chris Owe~. \ J. Fret'man pulled EMCC to within 9·3 with an HBI singll' in tlw sixth The Lions ralli<'cl to within 9-6 on a three-run homer by Joe Nickels in tht• st'venlh. John Fortenberry (2-2) got the win with Lucas Poole ~ettin~ the final out for his second save. Fortenberry allowed five hits and five walks while striking out two. E:\ICC -.tarter Lance lrby (0-2 t:>ok the loss. allowing 11 of thc Warrior-.,' 13 hits. lie "'truck out ix and walked four. MWc got bl'ltind and