2007

EC goes two-and-out in Region 23 tourney

the bottom of the sccond on a 1\\o-run single h~ i'lick Cupps. Casey tied the game at 2-2 with a solo homer in the top of the third. GulfCoa.,t, however. took control by play1ng long ball to get s1x run-. in the bottom of the third. four came on a grand slam by Bo Bell and two more went on the board on a two-run bla:-.t by Jake Olier. CC tallied(\\ 1cc mthe fifth. \\ashington':-. triple pla ted I kndrix and an RBI single by Adam Griflin scored Wash– ington. The Hulldogs, howe\ er. inm:ased thdr lead with three more run-. in the bottom of the fifth. I he Warriors .tdded two more runs in the ~eYenth. Griftin doubled homc \\'a~hington and scored on a ~ingll! by Bnan Jones. Gulf Coa..,t brought the cight-nm rule mto play with

By Marty Stam per Appeal Sports Editor After winning the MACJC ')tate Championship the pre\ I– ous week. the East Centrul Community College Warriors were never able to get untracked in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament last week at Meridi~m Communityfollege. The Warriors finished 2007 with a 31-23 record. The Warriors fell I0-2 m the regiOn opener wtth l\orthwest 'Vfississippt. then were run ruled again \\tth n 14-6 loss to Gulf Coa~t on t-tay 15. EC jumped out to 1-0 first inning lead against Gulf Coast ''hen Terrell Hendrix scored from third on a wild pitch . l lendnx had walked. mo,·ed up on a smgle by Jacob ca~cy. and took third on a sacritice by George Washington. GulfCoast took a 2-1 lead in

East Central Communit) College's Josh Denson makes a pitch in the Region 23 Tournament. Photo b.l lllarly Stamper 1