2007

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L__ _____ ECCC Diamond Warriors split pair with Gulf Coast

From Press Reports Sophomore John Harris of Morton collected three hits, an RBI and scored a run in lead– ing East Central Community College to 6-2 victory\ in the first game of a doubleheader with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Thursday in Perkinston. The host Bull– dogs took the nightcap by an 8-3 margin. In addition to Harns, other top hitters were Brian Jones, a product of Allen County High School in Adolphus, Ky, and Adam Griffin of Neshoba Cen– tral. Jones homered and col– lected two RBis, and Griffin doubled, singled and had one RBI. Joe Patterson uf Morton got the win for EC, as he pitched three scoreless innings and fanned two batters Starter Terrell Hendrix, a product of East Oktibbeha High School in Starkville, hurled three innings, allowing one run on four hits. Hendrix fanned three batters and walked

three. Josh Sheehan ofNewton Count y pitched the final inning, allowing one run on two hits. He also fanned one batter. In the second contest, George Washington was the offensive standout as he belted a two– run homer. Washington, a Demopolis, Ala., native, is a transfer from Central Alaba– ma Community College. Josh Denson of Carthage picked up the loss for EC. Den– son, whose record evened at 1- 1, pitched just one inning, allowing three runs on one hit. He also walked three batters. The Diamond Warriors, whose record stands a 4-6 under first-year head coach Neal Holliman, travel to Southwest Mississippi Com– munity College Saturday afternoon in doubleheader action getting underway at 1 p.m. on the Summit campus. EC hosts Bevill-Fayette beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday and will be looking to avenge a doubleheader loss earlier in the season

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