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WEDNESDAY APRIL 4 2007 . THE~ "' Lady Diamond Warriors Win Sl-Veeps In Softball SPECIAL TO THE TIMES .

ed by Hillie, Brass, Smith and Whituee White. Ru~s were scored by Kennedy, Hillie, Brass, Easom. Stevens and j Jessica Shannon of Carthage. EC 'tallied four runs in the third ~and two in the sixth. De)ta scoreg one run i~ the third, four in th~ fifth and two in the sev- enth. ,_ · · Chandler went the distance for EC on the mouncl. allowing seven runs (four earned) on 10 hits. She also fanned three bat– ters ahd walked three. In the second game. Brass col· lected three hits-including a second-inning grand slam home run as the ECCC women easi– ly woh the contest, which was called ·after five innings due to the 10-run rule. Brass, who also tripled and singled. was joined in the three– hit column by HiUie, who dOU· bled and had two single~. Other sluggers 'in the 13·hit attack were 1 \vhite. two singles: Kayla Mullmax, double.: and Laura SmitlL Candace Griffm. Tiffany Thon1as and Lindsey Stevens, singles each. Brass also led in the RBI totals'with five and scored t)lree runs. Also collecting RBis were

Mullinax (2), Kennedy, Hillie and Brass. EC scored two runs in the first inning. one in the third and two in the fourth. East Mississippi scored its lone run in the seventh. Chandler .was again the win– ning pitcher,. allowing one r'un on just two hits though seven innings. She fanned ·eight bat– ters. ECCC Splits With Miss. Delta In doubleheader action with visiting Mississippi Delta Community College on Thursday the Lady Diamond Warriors fell 7-6 in the opener but rallied for a 10-0 victory in the second contest of the non- division battle. ··· .. East Central led 6-1 alter four innings in the first contest, but the Lady Trojans rallied for four runs in the flfth .and tWo in the seventh to post the victory. Loren Kennedy had two:sin– gles and an RBI to lead the EC offense. Sondreia Hillie, Andie Eason of Sebastopol , and Lindsey Stevens had doubles each, and smgles were recorded by Shenique Brass and Candace Griffin; Laura Smith and Lindsey Smith. Additional RBis were record-

Hillie. White, Smith and Andie Easom of Sebastopol. , Additional runs were scored by Brass (3); Kenn~dy (2). White and Mullinax. EC scored three runs in the first, five in the fifth and two in the fourth. Kimbo Seale went the dis· tance in earning the victory, as she allowedjust two hits while pitching a shutout. She fanned one batter. "" ECCC Sweeps Holmes East Central began MA,CJC Central Division competition by sweeping Holmes Community College in double– header action held Tuesday, March 27 on the Decatur cam– pus. EC's women won both games by 12-2 margins. which were called after five innings due to the 10-run rule. In the first contest. East Central pounded 11 hits with Sondreia Hillie of Neshoba Central and Candace Griffin of Philadelphia leading the offen– sive attack. Hillie hit a grand slam home run and Griffin recorded a homer, single apd three RBis as the Lady Diamond Warriors _pbsted the E. M, L"- u .:::;. z = ...L. <( 0 z - a.. 1-– u (/) :Jl !"$; (/) 0

Thomas and Stevens each had an RBI. Runs scored _ White (2), Kennedy, Hillie, Brass, S m -i t h , Gr ifrm and Stevens. EC scored one run in the fust

DECATUR-East Central Community College's fast-pitch softball team improved to 4-0 in MACJC Central Division com– petition by sweeping East Mississippi Community College in doubleheader action Saturday. The Lady Diamond Warriors posted an 8-0 shutout in the first contest and claimed a 5-l deci– sion to complete the sweep. With the victories, the East Central women moved above the .500 mark and are now 16-14 under fourth-year head coach Scott Hill. The Lady Diamond Warriors are the two-time defending MACJC Central Division champions. In the first contest, Shenique Brass and Lindsey Stevens each homered to lead EC's 11-hit attack. Brass also singled and Whitnee White contributed a double and single in the easy victory. Other sluggers were Loren Kennedy, Sondreia Hillie and Laura Smith; Candace Griffin, Tiffany Thomas and Jessica Shannon, singles each. Brass and Shannon collected two RBis a piece, and Griffm,

Easom inning, five in the third, one in the fifth and one in the sixth. Kady Chandler was the win– ning pitcher, allowing just one hit through five innings of work. She fanned seven batters and walked one. Kimbo Seale pitched one inning in relief and allowed one hit. In the second contest, the EC offense posted 10 hits with Stevens and Kayla Mullinax leading the offense with three hits each. Stevens doubled and had two singles and Mullinax recorded three singles. Other sluggers were Hillie, Brass and Smith, doubles each; and White, single. Kennedy, Hillie, Brass and Smith recorded an RBI each. Runs were scored by

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