2010

Leake County Diamond Warriors These baseball standouts from infielder/catcher/outfielder Charles Hill, catcher/outfielder/first base– man Quinn Stokes and first baseman Richie Long, all of Carthage; and right-handed pitch er Allen Johnson, Leake Academy. The Warriors improved to 4-0 Monday. (EC Photo) EC sweeps 'Barna Sout~ern East Central Commu– Ernie Triplett of three runs. Yates scored Louisville scored two runs one and collected an RBI. and Donnie Tabb of Long and Drew Wil– Leake County are members of the 2010 East Central Community College baseball team. From left are outfielder Tyler Neal, a product of Edinburg High School; left.handed pitcher/outfielder Pervis Mann,

nity College's Diamond Warrior s improved to 4-0 on the young season fol– lowing a doubl eheader sweep of Alabama South– ern Community College Monday at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur. East Central rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to win the opener by a 10- 7 margin, and overcame an early 3-1 deficit to cap– ture the nightcap, 10-4. Vincent Kortbawi, a

Neshoba Central and Dar- son, a product of Newton maal Moore of Stone County High School, had County each scored once. two hits each. Both also Right-hander Cal Cos- scored a run and knocked sich of Ocean Springs was in a run. the winning pitcher in Stokes also had a hit relief. He fanned five bat- and collected two RBis. ters, walked two and Freshman southpaw allowed two hits in two- Pervis Mann of Carthage and one-third innings of was the winning pitcher. work. Mann pitched the first Allen Johnson of four innings, allowing Leake Academy was the four runs on four hits. He starter. Johnson pitched fanned nine batters and four innings, allowing walked three. three runs on six hits. He Willard Bacon, a fresh– fanned one batter and man southpaw from walked one. Choctaw Central, hurled In the second game, the final three innings, Hill and Yates led Dia- allowing just one hit. He mond Sluggers with three . fanned three batters and hits each. Hill also scored walked three.

freshman from Hale County High School in Moundville, Ala. , led EC APPEARE at the plate with three hits and five RBis . He also scored twice. CARTHAC Collecting two hits NEWTON each were Richie Long and Quin Stokes, both of SPIRIT 0 Carthage. Long was also credited with two RBis MERlO IP and scored a run. Stokes knocked in one run and also scored. Charles Hill of

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Carthage and Andre Yates of Grenada had one hit each. Both also scored a