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ty and Shana Easley of Flo- . renee; outfielders Genny Free– man of West Jones, Kristen Pillsbury of Newton County, Allison Phillips of Leake Acad– emy and Nichole Ball of Win– ston Academy; catchers Leah Dennis and Amy Sharp, both of Neshoba Central; and pitchers Codee Russell of Leake Acade– my, Amber Smith of Union, and Erin Breland of Philadel– phia. Numerous freshmen come to EC following award-winning high school careers.

get a little better as the season goes on." He added, "We know that the division schedule is as tough as it has ever been. We will have to play well throughout the entire season." Hill said this year's squad fea– tures a "good mixture" of returnees and newcomers. Hill said he is "very pleased" with tlie' freshman squad mem– bers, who include infielders Emily Thrash of Sebastopol, Haley Chipley of Carthage, Megan Munn of Newton Coun-

son action, which gets under– way at 1 p.m. Friday, February 15 against visiting Southwest Mississippi Community Col– lege. And as in the past, he anticipates another trip to the state and region playoffs. "Our team will definitely be focusiiig on some specific team and individual goals," Hill stat– ed. "We go into each year with some general goals like finish– ing with a winning record and competing in the post season. We want to play hard each time we take the field and hopefully

After winning three-straight MACJC Central Division titles, fifth-year head coach Scott Hill stopped short of predicting any type of championship for the 2008 version of East Central ' Community College fast-pitch softball, but it is quite obvious that expectations are high for another successful campaign. Hill, whose overall record at EC stands at 130-47, said he feels "real good" about the way this team is preparing for sea-

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