2006

WEEK OF

ECCC, MCC softball teams fall in tourney Lad\' \Varnors move on to regionals

By Marty Stamper

STATE TOURNAMENT

with two runs in the ~eventh inning. Trailing 3-1, MCC scored three times in the sixth to take a brief 4-3 lead. Shannon Vanderploeg (~-3) got the win for the Lady Tigers with Sierra Coltharp getting a save Howard took the loss for i\lCC, which finished its season at 21-23. She gave up just six hits and three earned runs. Moore was 2-for-4 with a double for the Lady Eagles, while Howard went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles MCC lost despite out-hitting North– east 7-6. Maria Goldman tripled for Northeast, 31-20. ECCC lost 4-0 in the semifinals to tournament host Copiah-Lincoln with all four runs coming in the bottom of the sixth inning. Co-Lin, a 4-0 first-round winner over North– west Mississippi, outhit the Lady Warriors 8-3. Christy Corley (15-3) took the loss as Co-Lin beat ECCC for the fourth lime in five meetings this spring. Winning pitcher Emily Horne (15-3), jackie Stowe and Kaylin Burke each had a double for the Lady Wolves as they improved to 33-7 ECCC, 41-7, was already assured of a berth in this week's Region 23 Tournament at the winner of Sunday's game between Co-Lin and Northeast.

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~ -l L nt::-al Community Col– \..., .n-! \1 rid ian l ommunity Col– It c I) th xited tht rain-plagued \l.\L_'L :::-t.. tt> ~~~ftball Tournament at\\ ,, n \\it! losst son Saturday. \fttr hinays games were ra .. i ut the tournament wac; cut ir 111 ,1 d<•ubk-elimination to a - :· t'·t!imination formal. \ILl won its first-round game, ting Gulf Coast 7-2. I t•rme r Clarkdale standout ~-r:lih Heman! got the win on the iii uiHl. to:-~in~ a complete game a· ~·\'ill!! 11p ju-,t one earned run. 'l' ttterl'd st•ven hits and struck • .t pair. c~nd :-he also went 3-for-4 · a triple and an RBI to lead the I d~lt,., ofknsively.

Kt•rstt.:tter was 2-for-3 with :r: .1!ld thret> T runs in the r.1.. and tallit•d twice in :-I and sixth frames. ";:\:'outhit (;ulf Coast - :!t t a triple each from , Pttl .lillian Landry :.t t from .\shlt·y \ rk took the loss .!-

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