2011

Splits keep Lady Warriors in By Marty Stamper Appeal Sports Editor with Pearl River.

and Chelsea Jones MACJC South with no walks and each getting two sin- allowed 11 bits. 10 gles for EC. Jfaylee Through April 11 of which were sin- Roberts had a dou- Gulf Coast 14-3 glcs. East Central 11-6 ble. Jones 10 _6 In the second Taylor Bailey Pearl River 9 _7 game, a two-run (17-4) took the loss. c o-Lin 8 . 10 double by Kelsi She gave up 11 hits Southwest 6-1 o Watson in the top and one walk to go Hinds 1-17 of the eighth car- with three strike- ._____ _____, ried EC past the outs. Lady Bobcats. Stacia Whitaker bad two EC had 14 hits with Summer doubles and a single to lead Alexander getting a triple and Jones. Heidi G'arcich had two two singles. Nicholas, Abbie singles. Mallory Cowart had a Joiner, and Brittany Pounders triple. each had two hits \\ith one of Ginger Lonergan (13-2) got Pounders' being a double. the win. She struck out five Bailey (18-4) got the win,

The top four teams in each division qualify for the eight– team, single-elirnil)ation, MACJC State Tournament, which will be held April28-30 at the South Division champion. Jones 5-4 EC 1-6 The LadyWarriors bounced back from a 5-1 loss in the opener to salvage a split with a 6-4 win at Ellisville on April 5. In the opener. Jones built a 5-0 lead over the first six innings. Both teams had 11 hits with Lauren Nicholas. Kasie BuckJey,

East Central Community College remained in second place in the .MACJC South Division softball standings as the Lady Warriors split dou– bleheaders with Jones and Mississippi Gulf Coast last week. EC entered this week H-6 in the division and 24-10 over– all This week, the Lady Warriors have the whole week to prepare for Saturday's key doubleheader at Poplarville

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with one of Alexander's being a double. Bailey (19-5) took the loss, allowing eight hits and one walk to go with a pair of strikeouts. EC's record went to 24-10 over– all and 11-6 in the division with the split. Britton Ross had a single and a double to drive in three runs for Gulf Coast, 26-10 and 14-3. Courtney Moore also bad a single and a double. Linsey Dickerson (12-6) got the win, striking out three to go with nine hits and one walk.

Bailey (19-4) got the win as she tossed a two-hitter with six strike– outs and no walks. Kris Albritton doubled for Gulf Coast. Bayleigh Babin (12-4) took the loss. She gave up a dozen hits and one walk to go with two strikeouts. In the second game, ECwent up 3-0 on a two-run homer by Pounders in the first inning, but Gull Coast scored twice in the third and once in the fifth, then took the ~in with a pair of runs in the top of the eighth. Alexander , Bailey, and Abbie Joiner each had two hits for EC .

day's opener with league-lead– ing Gulf Coast, but were unable to hold a 3-0 lead in the second con– test as they came away with a split in Decatur. EC had a dozen hits in the open– er with Kasie Buckley getting a single, a doub~e, a home run, and two RBI. Summer Alexander bad two doubles and a single. Chelsea Jones added a single and a double. Brittany Pounders ·and Taylor Bailey both had a dou– ble.

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allowing six hits and no walks in 7 2/3 innj.ngs. She struck out three. ShannonMosley had a double Wid two singles for Jones. K T. Perkins had two singies. with six strikeoutsand nomilh. EC's record went to 23-9 over- an and 10-5 in the division. while Jones' went to 26-8 and 10-6. Q-5 The Lady Warriqrs needed only 4 1/2 innings to take Fri– Continued on 6B... See Second... EC 8-3 Gulf Coas t

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