2010

WEEKOF.v' L 4' 11 ~otO I • of season

Warriors record 31st

A split \\ith Hinds College and a doubleheader sweep of Mississ1ppi Delta gave the East from C e n t r a 1 combined Community reports College Warriors a 31-9 record head– ing into this week. The Warriors, who are currently t1ed with I hnds for first place 111 the MACJC South D1vision with an 11-5 record, return to league play today by battling Southwest Miss1ss1ppi Doubleheader action begins at 3 p m. on the Summit campus. ECCC hosts Pearl R.tver Cornrnuruty College Saturday in a doubleheader beginmng at I p m. at the Clark/Gay B~eball Complex. Hinds 7-1 ECCC S-4 The top two teams in the MACJC South Division split a doubleheader on April 13. in Raymond. The diVISIOn-leading Hinds bagles, I0-4, with– stood a Warrior rally to win the first game by a 7-5 mar– gin, and ECCC, l l-5, posted a 4-l victory in the nightcap. The two squads also split a doubleheader held earlier in the season on the Decatur campus. In the first game, ECCC trimmed a 7-l defic1t by scoring four runs m the fifth inning. but could get no clos– er. The Warrior ofTen e was led by Donnie Tabb of ~ Neshoba Central, who belted two singles Qum Stokes (contributed a double. and singles each were recorded ~by Andre Yates and Blake Lawson. Charles H1ll led in ~I 11'1 I ~I I WI'\JI' I""''

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Starter Colton Mitchell of Lake took the loss. allowing two earned runs on three hits through l 2/3 ianings. The southpaw also walked three. Tyler Dalton hurled I 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on five hits. Barry Meeks hurled three scoreless innings and allowed three hits. Stokes had two singles to lead the EC offense in the second contest. Yates belted a double, and Tabb. Richie Long. Ernie Tnplett, and Vincent Kortbawi each had a single. Right-hander Allen Johnson of Leake Academy went the distance in record– ing the victof). Johnson allowed seven hits, fanned seven. and walked one in the seven-inning matchup. ECCC 11-14 Miss. Delta 6-1 The Warriors improved to 31-9 fonowmg a double– header sweep of Mississippi Delta Saturday afternoon in a non-division battle held at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on the Decatur campus. Several Warriors had multiple hits in the opener and the EC offense kept rolling in the second contest in a 14-l blowout. The EC pitching staff allowed just two hits in shutting down the Trojan offense to complete the sweep. Donnie Tabb was one of the top sluggers in the first contest, as he collected three doubles, a single, and knocked in a run. Also hav– ing productive outings at the plate were Jerrod Myers w1th

East Central's Brandon Meeks fires to the plate in a recent doul}leheader sweep of Mississippi Gulf Coast The Warriors brought a 31-9 record into this week after sweeping Mississippi Delta Saturday in Decatur.

Photo by Marty Stamper also fanned two and walked three. Starter Willard Bacon pitched 3 2/3 mnings. allow– ing five runs on nine hits. He fanned one and walked two. Tyler Dalton hurled 2/3 of an inning and fanned one and Joel McKee hurled the fmal two inmngs and allowed one run on one hit.

a double and two singles, Ernie Triplett with a home nm. single. and four RBI; Vincent Kortba\\ i with two doubles and five RBI. Richie Long \\Jth a double. a single. and an RBI; Ricardo Velez \l.lth two singles; and Quin Stokes with a single. Right-hander Cal Cossich of Ocean Spnngs was the winning p1tcher. hurling 2 2/3 scoreless illnings in relief and allowing just one hit. He

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