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Carthage was the . winning pitcher, allowing four runs on four ruts through 4 1/3 innings. Right-hander Tyler Dalton of Winston Academy was credited with the save. He hurled 2 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit. Tabb and Long also home– red, and Tabb added a double and single and had two RBI. Kortbawi contributed two singles and led in RBis with three. Moore and Ernie Triplett of Louisville had two singles each. Freshman southpaw Colton Mitchell of Lake got the win, allowing four runs on four hits through four innings. He also fanned four and walked three. Cal Cossich of Ocean Springs hurled three score– less innings in relief and fanned five. ECCC 11-6 Gulf Coast 7-5 The Diamond Warriors overcame a late 6-1 deficit in the first game to post an 11-7 victory, and scored three runs in the bottom of the sev– enth for a 6-5 squeaker in the nightcap to c_-nplete 'le :ttp Sam:tb

munity College Warnors used MACJC South Division sweeps of Jones (6-4 and 12- 4) and Miss- from issippi Gulf combined Coast (II-7 reports and 6-5) last week to improve to 28-8 overall and I0-4 in league play. The Diamond Warriors are currently in second place behind Hinds, which leads the division at 9-3. The two squads were set to battle Tuesday on the Raymond campus. ECCC 6-12 Jones 4-4 The Warriors took sole possesston of second place in the MACJC South Dtvtston standings following a doubleheader sweep of Jones on April 7 in Decatur. Quin Stokes' three-run homer helped lead the Diamond Warriors to a 6-4 decision in the opener, and the Carthage product belted a home run and two doubles in the second contest as EC ral– lied from an early 4-0 deficit to clatm a 12-4 victory. With the pair of wiru., ECCC lDlpro..: ed to 2 of "''e~hoba Central. double ..~nd stngle; Darrnaal Moore of Stone County. two smgles; Vincent Kortbawi, a product of Hale County High School ' in Moundville, Ala., double; and Charles Hill and Richie ~ Long, both of Carthage, sin– gles each. Kortbawi was also " credited with two RBI. Southpaw Pervis Mann of .. ere: n, 1n c Tabb

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After managing JUSt one run in the ftJSt four innings rn the opener, the EC offense got rolling by scoring four runs in the fifth inning and six runs in the sixth frame to notch the comeback victory. Quill Stokes and Ricardo Velez ofTrujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, each homered in the