2007

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By Marty Stnmpor Special to The Star

G:\mf• I, the· II!clr Wnrriors got t•ighl hits in •the s('l'OJHI innin~ ancl took advantage of four l!rrors by thl~ Lady Eagles. two coming on dropped fly balls in the outfield. Not that ECCC didn't have its own problems defensively as the Lady Warriors had three passed balls- two coming on strikeouts– in the top of the second inning as MCC tallied three times. De':vtir– ade Biggs had a two-run single to put the Lady Eagles up 3-0. ''Neither team played well the first game," said MCC coach Robert Eakins. 'They donated us all our runs and then w~ donated them 10 in one inning and then they got a couple earned runs, enough to win the game. "If you're going to be a champi– onship caliber team, whether it's us or them, you've got to learn to play defense and play with your head in the game. I was not proud of my group as far as that is concerned. "Both of us have ba5ically got our back against the wall." What the Lady Warriors did do

DECATUR- East Ct•ntral Com– munity Collegt~ maintained .a prc– cariou:o; lead in the ~tACJC Central Division fast-pitch softball standings with a 13-H win over Meridian Com– munity College in ....-------, \Vednesday's - ·- -",.. .,.--; opener. :.\1eridian led :i- route to the victory. The Lady Warriors rallkd from a Il-l deficit in Gaml' 2 to pull even at 6-6 when rain suspended play with ECCC batting in tlw bottom of the fifth inning. Game 2 will be rcsunwd tenia· tively on Friday at 4:30 p.m. With the win, ECCC improved to l0-3 in the division and 26-17 overall. MC'C ft·ll to K-4 and 19·20. Also firmly in thl' playoff hunf is Hinds with a 10·4 league mark ~oming into Saturday's double· headcnlf ECTC. - ~ ' - In cra$ing t\1CC's early lead in 0 before ECCC put up 10 run~ in the bottom of !IH' Sf'concl inning en I' ~- · I

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BATTLE CRY ' East Central Community College's Shenique Brass is welcomed to home plate by her celebrating teamm; after hitting a grand slam in the second innmg of Game 1 aQainst Meridian Community College Wednesd<

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