2010

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Diamond Warriors sweep Marion • In season opener Baseball ~'Oil began on a successful note for the East Central CommWlll) College Diamond Wan:iors who notched a pair of vic– tone..., \\'edne-;da> from Marion (Ala) Military at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on the Decatur campus. Ea.... t Central cruio;ed to a 12-2 decision in the opener and rallied from a 4-0 deficit to clip the visiting Tigers 84 in completing the sweep. Fre-.blncn Charles Hill ofCarthage and DonnieTabb, a Neshoba Central product. led Diamond Warrior sluggers by accounting for five of the team's e1ght hits. Hill, wbo was tw~for-four at the plate, blru.ted u rv.~run homer and was credited with fo'tlr RBls. He also scored two runs Tabb went three-for-three with a double and knocked 10 n' o runs. He also scored three times. Abo n:cording hits were Ricardo Velez, fromTujilloAlto, Puer- to Rico: Richie Long ofCarthage; and Ernie Triplett of Louisville. On. ·' Wll.son. a sophomore southpaw from Newton County High S..n XII. piCked up the win. In the -.a;nnd game. ErnieTnplett was three-for-three at the plate and had .m RBI He abo scored once. Hill bad another productive outing b) poundmg a uiple and double and collecting an RBI. He also '-COred a run. %1eent Kortbawi, a product ofHaleCounty High School in ~toundville. Ala.. went tw~for-three from the plate and also had an RBI and -cored once. Long bad a double and three RBis and scored once. Sophomore Allen John'>Oil. a Leake Academy product, was the winning pitcher The Diamond Warriors bosl Alabama-Southern Sarurday in dou– bleheader action begmning at noon at the Oark/Gay Baseball Com– plex. •ECCCHosts Annual BaseballTournament:A full weekend of community college baseball competition IS scheduled Feb. 19-21, 2010, when the annual East Central Community College Wl.lson/Dem.'lrini Tournament i.s held at theClrukiGay BaseballCom- See ECCC, page 1OA

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plex on the Decatur campus.

In addition to the ECCC Dia– mond Waoiors, otherJUCO teams participating in the three-

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NESHOBA DEMOCRAT-~-- SCOTT COUNTY TIMES___ _

CARTHAGINIAN--- - - – NEWTON COUNTY APPEAL --- SPIRIT OF MORTON----- - - MERIDIAN STAR____ _ _

WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL ---

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