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ECCC girls crowned • Region 23 "I'm just speechless," every player."

continue playing at the nationals," Hill &aid. "It's just a great accomplish– ment for our players." It was a slow start for the EC offense in t he title game against Gulf Coast, the same team the Lady Diamond Warriors defeat– ed 3-1 a day earlier in the semi-finals of the three-

way Park in Clinton, praised his team for the historic accomplishment. "This is not only a team with a lot of tal– ent.. .it's a team with even more character," said the seventh-year head coach whose squad finished run– ner-up in the MACJC State Tournament held the previous week."! am very proud of each and Lee, a Leake Academy product from Philadel– phia, also belted a double and had two RBis to lead the offense. Contributing two sin– gles each were Kasie Buckley, Summer Alexan– der and Brittany Cochran. Bailey went the dis– tance for her third– straight win in the region– al tournament. The semi-final battle against Gulf Coast stayed scoreless until the fifth inning when EC pushed one run across home plate

Hill's thoughts quickly turned to the NJCAA Division II Softball Championship, where his Lady Diamond Warriors will carry a 44-9-1 record to the prestigious event, scheduled May 20-22 in Normal, Illinois. "It means a lot to this program and the College to be able to go on and

r emarked East Central Community College head softball coach Scott Hill following his team's 7-1 vict ory over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Saturday, May 8 for the program's first Region 23 championship. Hill, after gathering his thoughts following the historic victory at Trace- day, double-elimination event. After the Lady Bull– dogs went up 1-0 on a home run in the top of the third inning, EC grabbed the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth on Hannah Lee's bases– loaded single that scored two Lady Diamond War– riors for a 2-1 advantage. EC led 3-1 after the fourth frame. East Central tallied four more runs in the sixth inning, following six-straight singles by Lady Warrior batters. APPEARED IN:

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for a 1-0 lead.

Bailey got the win on the mound, allowing one run on five hits. East Central began tournament action by ral– lying for a 4-3 victory over top-ranked Louisiana State University at Eunice. Lady Diamond War– riors, ranked 13th prior to competition, trailed 3-0 until the sixth inning

The Lady Diamond Warriors added two runs in the sixth. Gulf Coast scored its only run in the top of the seventh on a home run. Lee was credit-

when four runs crossed the plate, and EC and held on for the upset win. Bailey got the win, NESH allowing three runs on 1 eight hits. She also SCOT" fanned four batters.

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