2008

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ECCC Diamond Warriors remain atop division race East Central Communit)

on Diamond Wamon, clipped the Eagles 7-6 in extra innings n the fll'it game and fell 12-5 in the nrghtcap. Follo\ving the 'Piit. Ea!>t Central·, record -.tood at 25-17 overall dlld 7-3 Ill league play under second-year head coach

Neal Holliman.

College's baseball team remain atop the MACJC Central Division ~tandings followmg a doubleheader split with Meridian Communi[) College Saturday in Meridian. The defending state champi-

ln the tir!.t game, EC scored two run~ in the top of the fi~t as Jacob Ca. ey of Union scored on a double b} Deon Wilham, of Tuscaloo!>a (Ala.) County. who later tallied on a single by Brian Jones, a product of Allen County High School in Adolphu~. Ky. \1CC would later take a 4-2 lead but the Warriors rallied to tie the contel>t m the thmJ inning on Jones' two-run homer. East Central added runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a 6-4 lead only to have MCC lle the contest in the sev– enth. !lending the game into extra innings. EC tool-. the lead for good in the ninth mnmg when Terrell Hendrix. a product of East Oktibbeha County Iligh School drove in Clint Coleman of Louiwille for the margin of victOl). In the second game. the Eagles pounded 12 bits in earn– ing the split. MCCs record stood at 23-18 and 5-5 follow– ing the doubleheader. East Central continues divi sion action by traveling to Hinds Community College on Tue~day, April 15. The Diamond Warriors will honor sophomore players during Saturday's doubleheader with Copiah Lincoln Communi!) College

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