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CC Lady Warr·ors finish

fourth in state tourney Special tC? The Record

Ea::.t Central Communi– ty College'::. fast-pitch :soft– ball team won one contest and lost two decisions in the 1\lAC.JC State Softball Tow·nament held ~1a} 4-6 at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia. The Lady DiamondWar– riors - who entered the four-day tournament as Central Divbion champi– ons - lost a 6-5 heart· breaker to Pearl River to begin tow·nament action, defeated Northwest 9-3 and fell 8-6 to Hinds Com– munity College. conclud– ing play on Sattu·day. In the Pearl RiYer game, EC rallied from a 4-1 deficit by scormg four runs in the seventh for a 5- 4 lead but the Lady Wild– cats responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame to take the win. EC hitters were Son– dreia Billie of Neshoba Central, triple; and Loren Kennedy and Tiffany Thomas, both of Union, Shenique Brass and Can– dace Griffin of Philadel– phia. \Vhitnee White of Neshoba Central and Linrbe\' Ste\ ens of New– ton Count}: singles each. White al o had two RBis and Bras knocked in a run. Ruru: re ::.cored by Kenne

Region 23 • The £CCC women. whose rf.cord now stands at 29·20 under fourth-year head CO::!Ct Scott Hill, advance to the Region 23 Tournament scheduled May 10·12 at the C1nton City Park EC. the fifth-seed, beg1ns the double-elimlna· tion tournament by chal· !engmg Pearl River (no. 4) at noon Thursday. Roundmg out the six-team field are state champion and top seed Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Hinds Community College (no 2), Northwest Mississippi Commumty College (no. 6) and LSU· Eunice (no. 3). the first inning, four in the second. tvvo in the third and one m the s ixth. Northwest tallied its three runs in the third. Chandler was the win· ning pitcher, allowing three runs on 11 hits. She fanned four batters and \\·alked two. In the loss to Hinds. EC held a 5·2 advantage tmtil the fifth inning when the Lady Eagles scored four runs and took a 6·5 lead. EC tied the contest at 6-6 in the top of the sixth but Hinds added two runs in the tt m of the frame

of ...h a C ntral took the loss on the mound, allow– ing five earned runs on seven hits She fanned three batters and walked one. In the win over host Northwest. Hillie led the offensJ\e attack with a home run and single and had three RBis. Other hit· ters were Smith and Stevens, double and single each; Brass. double; and Kennedy and White, sin· gles each. Brass. White and Smith also had two RBis each. Runs \\ere scored by Hillie (3). Kennedy (2). Brass (2), Stevens and Kayla Mulli– nax of Stringer. EC scored two runs in

-lillie, Brass. 1\lullinax and Stevens had two sin· gles each to lead EC. Kennedy and White had singles each Brass and Htllie

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