2007

Holliman honored as state's top Juco coach nl( ,.c- ,, . ., &. 1 East Central Commu– nity College's Neal Holli– man was named the MACJC Baseball Coach of the Year for the 2007 season. In his flrst year as head coach, led the Diamond Warriors to the MACJC State Championship and a 31·23 record, after start– ing the year with a 12·18 record. "It just took us a while for things to come togeth– er." Holliman said. "You never know what the magic formula is. People talk about having 'it' and you know what 'it' is when you see it We found out what 'it' is. In the middle of the season, we became a close nit group, accepted their role and understood it. They

EASI CENTRI\L ~41, vN'T)' COLLEGE PHOTO ECCC head baseball coach Neal Holliman displays the plaque he received for being named MACJC Base· ball Coach of the Year for 2007.

ting a group of players who wanted to be at East Central. "We weren't the most talented team in the con- See HOUIMAN, Page 2B

understood what they had to do to help us win." Holliman was hired late in the recruiting process but hit the ground working, bring– ing in his people and get-

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