2006

EC hires baseball coach, loses Holliman hired for baseball; Hampton resigns F.:n L C't•nltnl CnnHnuntLy lhe skipper ofthe Wan;or baqe– ball team But, the Board's work i8 not yet done, as the resignation of Warriors basketball coach Steve Hampton, who spent just one year at the h elm of the team, was announced on 'fuesday. Applications for the vacated June 13, has Rervcd t he past H'ix y<.'ars us a n assistant bas<'ba ll couch/recruiter at the Umver·Hity of West Alabama. He began h ts conch- ing career m 1997 as a graduate assistant coach at ECCC , where

.6 12 nnd hit five h ome runs. lie was selected Alabama Schools' Ati~:;ocrahon "Player of the Year" in addition to being named All– State and All-County. He a lso rccerved the team's most valu– uhle player award. Holliman was an Academic AII-Conterence third baseman nnrl ptlcher aL UWA (t hen l.•.vrngalnn Unwe rsity), where It(• 1 .-t·PiV('(I a bachelor's degree 111 ph\ ira l education in 1995 II• rs alt~t• n graduate o! Ahtho~mu Sou l hem Communit) i ndependent

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basketba11 position will be accepted through July 21 and lhe Board reportedly plans to name Hampton's s uccessor during its meeting in August. Holliman, whose selection was approved at the Board of '1\-ustees meeting on '1Uesd.1y,

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