2011

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EC had only five hits with Kasie Buckley getting a double and Abbie Joiner, Lauren Nicholas. St:mmer Alexander, and Haylee Roberts each getting a single. Heather He~ ter bad a double and two ~inglc." for Pearl RiYer. 21-21. v.ith AJv.;sa Graeter !!"et– ting a two-:run homer. and Brandy Re-..ter a pair of singie::.. HeSler (9-12) took the lo" in relief. She allowed five hit-.. and four w~lk... to go with three strikeouts. EC 7 Gull Coast 6 Chelsea Jonec;:· run-...corlng fielder's choice in th · top of the eighth scored Haelie Allen v.ith what turned out to be the v.in– ning run in Friday'-. champi– onship game. EC had 13 hits mth Kasie Buckley getting a double and two singleR to drive in three runs and Abbie Joiner and Brittany Pounders both getting three singles. The Lady Warriors, 32-11, also got two singles from Lauren Nicholas and one single each from Taylor Bailey and Haylee Roberts.

NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at Traceway Park In Clinton, May 5-7 Thursday's games

the tournament with a shutout of the Lady Rangers on Thursday. Bailey (25-6) needed only 0 pitches to get the win. She struck out seven with no walks. The only hit she surrendered was a single by Lindsey Brewer. Offensively, EC scored once in the first, twice in the second, and once in the third for a 4-Q Jead. The Lady Warriors had nine hits with Abbie Joiner andKasie Buckley both getting a pair of singles. Summer Alexander had a double and an RBI. Lauren Nicholas and Haylee Roberts both had a single and an RBI. Magen Fullwood (10-8) took the loss for Northwest, 23-17. EC 4 PearlFtiver 3 It took 10 innings, but the Lady Warriors came away with Friday's semifinal win over Pearl River to improve to 31-11. Taylor Bailey (26-6) threw all 10 innings for EC, allowing eight hits to go v.ith six strikeouts and no walks. APPEARED IN:

4 p.m.- Jones (33-13} vs. Pearl River (21-21) 4 p.m. - LSU-Eunlce (48-9) vs. East Mississippi (23-21) 6 p.m.- East Central (32-11) vs. Jones/Pearl River winner 6 p.m. - Mississippi Gulf Coast (34-11) vs. LSU-Eunice/East Mississ– ppt winner

Friday's games

noon - consolation bracket game noon - consolation bracket game 2 p.m. - winners bracket game 2 o.m. -Winners' bracket game .! p.m - consolation bracket game

Saturday's games

noon - ~ll'St champ10nsh p game 2 p.m - • necessary Top rwo reams ad'.rance to NJCAA Division II Softball National ChamP rJSr o In Normal, Ill., May 19-21.

Tourna-ment this week." Gulf Coast, 34-11, had 11 hits with Courtney Moore getting two doubles and two RBI. Kayla Herbert had a single and a dou– ble. Katy White added a pair of singles. Lindsey Dickerson (16-7) took the loss, despite giving up just one run in 6 1/3 innings of relief.

Bailev (2i.:6) -..truck out three and '" :__-eJ three in ei~ht innim.' he allo" ed 11 hits. "Tn~. r v-a imply outstand– in!r in ull three game .·· EO coach Scott Hill aid. WShe is such a remarkable athlete and very competitive, just like her teammates. "Her arm may be sore for a while, but I know she will be ready to go for the Region 23

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