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ECCC Diamond Warriors Sweep MS Delta Offenses dommated fOf both teams 10 the opener and ECCC bats remarned hot rn the nightcap as the hcime standing Diamond wa~ reg1stered a paar ofVICtOries over MissisSippi Delta COmmun.ty College. Reporter: East CE ntrnl -:om•nun1ty Colleqe

Offenses dominated for botllceams In the opener and East Central Community College bats _t.J rema1ned hot In the n9htcap as the home stand1ng Diamond Wam()(S rejjistered a pa" of VICtOries over MISSISSippi Delta COmmunity College Sunday afternoon at tile Oark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur. The twin bill was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved to Sunday due to wet field conditions. EC cnu1sed t~9 •n the first contest and posted an 8-3 victory In the nightcap to even 1tsrecord at 7-7 under head coach Neal Holliman and C~SS~stants Juson Srewe.- and .Jad( Edmonson. MS Delta, led by former EC assistant Michael Avalon, dropped to 3-10-1. Avalon was honored prior to tile opener by Coach Holliman and Atllletic Director Chris Harris who presented the first-year Trojan coach witll a framed jersey he wore during his fiVe years as a Diamond Warrior asSiStant. In the opener, EC spotted Delta a 1-0 lead in the top of tile second inning bot the Diamond Warrior offense rallied for nine runs in tile bottom of the frame to take a commandng 9-3 advantage. The vtsltOfS later trimmed tile deficit to 12-9 In tile fifth bot EC responded wltll SIX runs In the bottom of the inn1ng and added another run In the sixth fOf the easy victory, which was called after SIX 1nn1ngs due to the 10-run rule In the scheduled nine-.mtng contest. Kalik May ofTuscaloosa County (Ala.) and Newton County HIQh School product Xa111er Franklin each had two hits and three RBis to lead the offense. May, who doubled and singled, also scored three runs. Franklin was credited with two singles and also scored a run. Also wtth multiple tots were Tim Anderson of Hillcrest (Ala.) and Ricardo Velez of Puerttl Rico, two singles each. 800l also scored three runs and Velez was credited with two RBls. Anderson added an RBI. Other Diamond Warrior hitters were Carlos leal of Puerto Rico, Rubert Alcantara of the Dominican Republic, Jared Seymour of St Martin HIQh School and Ryan Shotts and David McAdory, both of Uusvtlle, singles each. leal and McAdory were also ored1ted with two RBis each, and Alcantara, Shotts, Seymour and Fred Hampton of Nanth Watya each knocked In a run. Alcantra and Seymour also scored two runs each. Also scoring were Leal, Shotts, Hampton, McAdory and Terrance Steele of Neshoba Central. Starter Shawn Wiseman of Richton pocked up the wtn. Wiseman went 4 1/ 3 1nn1ngs and allowed Six eamed runs on seven hits. He fanned three batters and walked one. Brief appearances on the mound were made by southpaw COy Sorenson of Kosciusko, and right-handers Brock Ward of Louisville and Marc Cruso of Harrison Central. In the second contest. EC jumped out to a 2-o flfSt-IIYllng lead and added a pa1rof rvns in the third, one in the fourth and three 10 the fifth to capture the seven-lming matchup. Delta SCOfed once 1n the second and added two runs in the fourth. Velez homered and doubled to lead the offense. He was also credited with four RBls and scored twiCe. Hampton also had two hits -a pa1r or Singles - and knocXed 111 two runs. Other h1tters were May, Alcantara, McAdory and Franklin, singles each. Each also scored a run. May and Franklin also knocked In a run a piece. Starter Blake Duboosson of L()(IQ Beach got the win. Duboosson went 3 2/3 Innings and allowed three eamed rvns on SO< Ms. He fanned two batters and walked one. Right-hander .lo

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