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Clark to be inducted into ECCC Fonm:r Diamond Warrior head coach Jamie Clark ''ill become one of from the neWC'il liChOOf members of the reports East Central c.!O.tl h on the tidd but also ..n am~.zing leader oil the field," 'he su1d. ··1 !eel those who played for him left East Central a much better person. He often said that h1s success– es \\ere the successes of thosl' v\hO played for him." She nddc
165-30 1-1 rl!cord. Ht, tiN Diamond Warrior squad '' ent 17-25, then came 11 'tnught non-losing seasons (the 1991 team finishtxl at 20-201. J'he most season wins came m 1997. when the Diamond Wamors led b} current major leaguer Marcus Thames of the !Rtrolt Tigers collected 40 \ ictories and timshl.!d state runnen;-up. Regarding her late hus– band's selection to the n .. cc \thlellc Hall ofFame -\ullrey s;ud. "Jam1e ''ould be so grateful and proud (() be included in the Athkttc IJail of Fame ... but he \\Ould ·nakc <;urc that thi~ prc~tigiou~ recognition would be shared by those who played for him. Th1s IS so wondcrfull) descn– ing .... my feeling:>. ~ '"ell as ow kids' feclmgs, are so O\er– \.,hclming and emotional con– ccming this honor. " Audrey ~aid coaching at ECCC "\\a~ not just a job to .Iamie; 11 \\liS hi:. life living out his dream. He loved coaching baseball at rast Central and loved bcmg a p:n1 ofthe ecce family." Audrey, a fourth-grade teacher in Austin, said Jamie t\)Uched li' es on and olT the licld. "Jamje was an ama7ing
Communllv Colh.:gc \thlet1c Hall or •·•nm; v. hen mduction ceremonies are held during homecmnmg .tcti\ itics Saturda). Sept. 27, on the Decatur campus.
re~pc.!dable ba'ieball progn1m at East Central and I'm sure he is lookmg down sn11lmg at Neal (llolliman) anti all the impro' cmcnts bemg mJde (w1th the baseball progmm). Jam1c hved hts hfe w1th digni– ty and honor. and I am so blessed that he shared hb lite with me I kno\\ he\\ til ah\a) s be remembered anll that ni.., legacy \'Vlll live on through tho-;c whose lives were touchc.!J b) hm1" Ilolliman. \\ho led Eccr to thl' 2007 statc title m h1s first year as head coach. served as one of.lan11c's assis– tants during the I99X season He satd of h1s former coach: ".Jamie was a untqw.. individual. He was very .sen ous and passionate ahout "h.tt he d1d. but \\Us al~o able to keep a sense of humor about him that was great. I truly miss him and 0\\C him a lllt for '"hat he has taught me." Holliman said he leamcd more than just baseball from
Serving n~ FCCC's baseball co.H:h ''a" a "dream job" to the late Clark. accord1ng to his
Jamie Cla rk w1dow. \udrey C I a r k II .Is Icy. who ll\es in Austm. Texa~. Clark·., "dream job" resulted inn "dream s~.:ason" m l99l\ as he led the Diamond Wamors to the1r first stall' championship en route to 1 32-22 record. Clark \\ ~ named "I\ I ACJC Baseb.1ll Coach of the Year.. following the campaign. Clark. who hcgan his tenure in 19XX. led the ECCC ba~cball program through 200 I. ,unassmg an O\erall
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