2010

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ECCCLady Diamond Warriors Lead Division Following GulfCoast Sweep East Central Commu- RBis.

nity College's ~oftball squad took sole possession of first place in theMACJC SouthDi– vision following a double– header sweep ofMississippi Gulf Coast Communit) Col– lege Friday afternoon on the Perkinston campus. The Lad) Diamond Warriors held cth for a 2-1 de– cision in the opener and cruised 12-3 in the second contest, improving to 37-8-1 o-.erall and 15-7 in league play. The Lady Bulldogs are second at 14-8, followed by ~Lin (13-9), Pearl River(l2- l 0). Southwest (I I-ll). Jones County (6-16) and Hinds (5- 15). The top four teams from the South and North divt– sions qualify for the MACJC State Softball Tournament scheduled April 29-30 at ItawambaCommunity College in Fulton. In the ftrst win over Gulf Coast, sophomore Hannah Lee's two-run homer in the top ofthe eighth inning broke a scoreless tie and pro– vided EC with the win. Lee, a LeakeAcadem) product from Philadelphia, leads the team in homers \\ith 12 and is the top run producer with 49

Other EC hitters in the first contest were Hailey Chisolm ofNeshoba Central, double; and Morgan Malone ofMadison Central and Tay– lor Bailey, a product ofBowie High School inAustin, Texas, singles each. Bailey was also the winning pitcher and improved to 17-6. She allowedjust three hits m the eight-inning battle and fanned two batters. In the second con– test, the Lady Diamond War– rior:. jumped out to a 9-3 lead after two innings and coasted to the easy victory. Chisolm and Kasie Buckley, a product ofNewton County High School, led the offense with a double and two singles each, and Paige Holsen of Union belted a three-run homer. Buckley led in RBis with four andChisolm knocked in three nms. Other sluggers were Bailey, Lauren Nicholas of Neshoba Central, Summer Alexander and Brittany Cochran, both of Newton County, two singles each; and Lee and Malone, singles each. Cochran \\as nJ;;o red– itc-d vo nh t'' o'RBJ-:. Buckley was the winning pitcher and improved tol6-2. She hurled 4 2/3 in- nings and allowed five hits.

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pletes regular season action (JOURNAL by hosting Southwest Missis- --- sippi Community College at 3 EDGER_______

p.m. today (Monday) in De- catur. A sophomore recogni- ~ tion program will be held prior to the doubleheader and be– gins at 2:30p.m. The Lady Diamond Warriors are led by head