2007

I WEEK OF rt t 1 ~~ _) l I East Central hopes to continue

from school, staff reports With only one s tarter returning from last year's championship squad that also set a school record for team wins, fourth-year head coach Scott Hill said a return to postseason play will depend on how quickly this year's version of his East Central Community College fast-pitch softball can come together as a team. If the past is an indicator for success, the Lady Dia– mond Warriors will be cele– brating a fourth-straight win– ning campaign in 2007. Their

quest for another champi– onship season begins today against Pearl River, with dou– bleheader action set for 3 p.m. in Decatur. Outfielder Loren Kennedy of Union is the lone starter from the 2006 squad, which captured a second-straight MACJC Central Division title while also posting a record of 41-6. In addition to Kennedy - who was a second team, All-Central Division selection last year - other returnees who saw significant playing time include )nfielder Amanda Schmidt of Carthage

and catcher Tiffany Thomas of Union. Other returnees include outfielder Jessica Shannon of Carthage, infielder I outfielder Candace Griffin of Philadel– phia and catcher/infielder Kayla Mullinax of Stringer. Freshman team members are outfielders Sondreia Hillie of Neshoba Central and Andie Easom of Sebastopol; infielder/pitcher Chasity Yates of Union; out– fielders/pitchers Lindsey Stevens and Lindsey Little, both of Newton County; out– fielders/ pitchers Whitnee

White of Neshoba Central and Kimbo Seale of Clark– dale; pitcher I outfielder Kady Chandler of Neshoba Central; and infielders Shenique Brass of Philadelphia and Laura Smith of Neshoba Central. Hillie was The ~1eridian Star's 2006 J\11-Area Player of the Year, while Chandler was selected an all-state selection sat out last season. Both were integral parts of Neshoba's last two Class 4A fast-pi tch state championships. 'This team should oos~t· .s speed throughout the'"fine-up. Hopefu}Jy this will allow us to

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softball success JUCO SOFTBALL Season-openers for the area's junior college softball teams:

~ East Central: Today vs. Pearl River ~ Meridian: Feb. 18 at Bishop State. . ~ East Mississippi: Feb. 20 vs. Cop1ah-Lincoln • ECCC Schedule, page 82.

are former Lady Diamond Warriors Jennifer Smith and Dominique Mapp, who were standouts on the 2005 and 2006 ECCC squads.

be aggressive enough to make some things happen and put up sufficient offen– sive numbers," Hill said. Serving as Hill's assistants

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