2009

Juco Baseball: ECCC PrevieVi Warriors expected to be faster, more athletic

makin~ the playofl Not a s ingle starte1 rl'lurns from the infield. Holliman said Maloney had a "bright.. fall campaign on the mound and "con~istentlv had quality outing after outing.;, Also recognized by the ECCC head roach for having producliw fall campaigns were Ekhelberger. !\ling and freshman right-h~tndt'd • ' ' , • ..._ ••• I It • J.llll:Jit;l J left-hanr. Ala. and Patrician Academy, and Tyler Nichobon of Neo.;hoba Central; right-handed pitcher/infielder Tyler Davis of Nc•wton County; first basemen Callop Hampton ; Scka York of Choct aw Central: outfielder ldael Pt!slaua: and catchu/infielder Jordan ~mith of Union. R<'lurning as a~sistant coaches an \lit:hael Avalon and Roberto fo.larlmez.

By Bubby Johnston · ECCC Public Relations DECATUR- A"more athletic" and "faster" Ea~t Central Conmm– nity Collcgt~ baseball lt•am will tpk1• the field in 2009. ~aid head roach Neal Ifolliman, whose Dia– mond Warriors ..-------....

ECCC Warriors Schedule

Feb.4 Feb. 7

Bevill-l::ayette

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at Gulf Coast at L.B. Wallace

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at Manon Military Faulkner State ECCC Invitational

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Hinds

Apr 1

Pearl River Southwest

at Wallqce·Hanceville Apr. 4

Kaska;kia, 111.

Apr. 7

Copiah Lincoln at Jones County

begin act ion by ho~tinj.! Bevill Fayette (om mttnity College on Wcdne.,day. Double– header action gds under way with a nine– inning match up at I p.m. at the Clark/Gay

atMIS!;issippi Delta Apr. 10

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Gull Coast

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at i..SU-Eunice

at Southwest

at Hinds

at Coi71lah-Lincoln- jones County ~· -

at Pearl River

at Baton Rouge, La

continually a regional r hampioh .:;h ip anver be~·n to a W1>rld '~eries does not lllt'C\Il that it cannot be done. "Our goal will

nwnt each day." Holliman nol('d that th e streng-th of this year's squad is llH' rtturning players "\\'p will depend n lot on ou1 sophomore players and their lead ership. I fl'Pi we haw ~ood leadt•rs and. as always. time will tell onr1• the seas (;ibson, a lransft-r from l~B. \\'allan Community Colll t•c:; uuU1cldcr-. Allen Cheek, Dt'lla Stair I lniwrsity transler uanH'! EiciH"IIwr~l·r and Clint Coleman. both of I oubville, and ZeErkka Hall; infit' lders jack Edmonson of Nanih Waiya, ITolmt•s l ommunity Colll'ge transfer John Micha<'l Williamson and catcher/in fi<•ldel K) lit• !\ling of Louisville. Barnes and 1\.laloney are tlw onl} rl'lurning starters on thl' mouiHI from la'>l year'.:; squad. which finished 28-21) overall and ~- 8 in league play and barely missed

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Baseball Com- plex. A st>Vt•n-inning contest will loll ow. "I fct·l we arc mon! athletic I han in the past m1<1 our overall kam speed is tlw ht'SI -.inn \H' have bl>t:ll hn 1•," said llollimau , who kd EC lolhc 20117 .tat1 litiP in his first yt.•: tr as head coach . "The plavers IHtvf' also di s played a quality worlt t!thit: and a positive aiiitude," IH: said . "Lilw other teamo.;. we havt• clays that art• not satislying bul our jobs as coaches is to have our lt'am pn•– pared every day wlwtlwr in prac lice or in a ganw." Holliman said thl.~ goal for this year's squad is Lhe sanw for his previous squads, which is "to max– imize our poll ntial." "Sw·t.· we an· fighting, clawing and strivinv for every dJance and opportunity to be a program that

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