2006

Sweep at cooba leaves Waniors 3-1 in division

field to drive in a pair of runs for a 64 EC lead. Keith Edwards retired thrPe straight Lions in the bottom of thl' seventh to earn his second save as Maurice Bankston improved to 2-2. Bankston struck out three and walked one in six innings. He allowed six hits. EC took a 1-0 lead in the first inning as Baugh drew a leadoff walk and scored on a fielder's choice by Gordon. The Lions drew even In the second inning as Thompson reached on an error and scored when Freeman's Infield hit wa~ thrown away at flrst bal>r Gordon staked the Vvarriors to a 3-l lead with a two-run homer to left-center in the fifth. EMCC took ils only lead of the afternoon in the bouom of the sixth as the Lions put up three runs to go up 4-3. Steven Cruey had an RBI single and scored on an error in l£>ft field on a double by Thompson. Thompson scorl'd on a ~uicide squeeze by Drew llarper. The Warriors struck for three runs in the top of the sevemh to compll'te the sweep. EC had seven hits with Jame~ Harri~ getting two. Petty started thl' winning rally with a one-out walk. Gordon reached on a fielder ·~ choice when an auempt to get Petty at second was dropped by the EMCC shortstop. James Harris delivered thP. tying single and Pine came off the bench to rip a seventh– inning single for the second time on the afternoon. EMCC had six hits with Cruey. Thompson and Freeman each getting two. Chance (0-l) look thl' loss in tAT relief in his first mound appear

MACJC Central Division Standings Through March 26

All 15-11

Dlv. 2-0 3-1 1-1 1-3 1·3

'Merid1an East Central Holmes Ea t M1ss Hmds

6-18

24-6

7-13 7-15

McAllister had a two-out olo hQmer in the top of the sec– ond Ronnil' McCullum reached on atl etTor and scored on a dou– ble by Robinson to put the \V;urlors up 8 0. I he Lions got one run back in th1 <;econd on singles by Pat Thon pson and Cory Chance. jo m Harris doubled and ')COrt> 13 hits Hl' truck out ')ix and walked four. Baugh \\em 3 for-5 for EC. while Petty. McAllister, Robin'>on and John Harris each had t\\ o hits In the second game, James Harris LiPci the game for the \\arriors at 1 4 with an RBI sin– gle in the top of the seventh. Pinch hiller Ross Pine lashed a l\\()-out. 0-2 fastball into right

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