2011

Mitchell receives NJCAA honors Lake native excels as ECCC Warrior Baseball Decatur.

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The southpaw fanned six Bulldogs and allowed no walks in the five-inning matcbup. He only allowed two base runners, both of whom reached base after being bit by a pitch. Mitchell improved to 5- 1 following the MACJC South Division contest. The Diamond Warriors are currently 22-14 overall and 9-7 in league play.

SPECIAL TO THE TlMES

DECATUR- East Cen– tral Community College Diamond Warrior Colton Mitchell of Lake has been named NJCAA Division II Pitcher of the Week. Mitchell, a 6-1 sopho– more, received the presti– gious honor after hurling a no-hitter April 9 in an 11-0 victory over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College at the Clark/Gay

East Central's baseball program is led by head coach Neal Holliman and assistants Michael Avalon, ~~ Hunter Vick and Jesus Ale-

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SPORTS BRIEFS East Central travels to Jones County Junior Col– lege Friday, April 22. The division doubleheader gets under way at 2 p.m. on the Ellisville campus. ECCC, Pearl River softball squads split doubleheader

ECCC, Co-Un split baseball twin bill

South Division. The Lady Diamond Warriors are cur– rently third in the division standings. The top four teams advance to the state tourna– ment. EC's softball program is led by head coach Sc<>tt Hill of Forest and assistant Kristin Chaney. Tryouts Set for ECCC Tennis Teams DECATUR - Tryouts

DECATUR -After ral– lying for a 7-3 win in the opener, East Central Com– munity College's baseball squad was unable to hang on to an early 5-0 advan– tage and fell 8-7 in the sec– ond contest to split a dou– bleheader with Copiah-Lin– coln Community College

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Saturday, April 16, in Wes- Alexander's homer provided East Cen- EC's record currently tral Community College's stands at 23-15 overall and softball team with a 3-0 win 10-8 in the MACJC South in tb ftrst ontest with Division. The Diamond Pearl River Community Warriors are fourth in the College but the Lady Wild- division standings. cats rallied to take the sec- Southpaw Colton ond game by a 2-0 margin Mitchell of Lake went the in doubleheader action Sat– distance to get the win. urday, April 16 on the Mitchell allowed three Poplarville campus. earned runs on eight hits. Following the split, EC's He also fanned three batters record stands at 25-11 over– and walked one. all and 12-7 in the MACJC MERIDIANSTAR------ three-run son.

for East Central Communi– ty College's Lady Warrior and Warrior tennis teams in 2011-12 will be held May 23 on the Decatur campus. Activities are scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the "HO ECCC tennis courts. ~ )

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