2012

ECCC softball earns big from .~chool TPports ---- East Central Community Bobcats are 22-3·overall. Griffin.

A.J. Peeler belted a three-run homer to lead EC's offense in the opener. Peeler's blast came in the third inning when EC trailed l-0. She is a product of Neshoba Central High School. Other sluggers were Haelie Allen of Leake Academy, three singles; Kaetle~ Brown, a prod– uct of EdgewOod Academy in Deatsvile, Ala., two singles and an RBI; Haylee Roberts of Enterprise, single and RBI; and Marlee Massey of Neshoba Central and Lajoya Griffin of Philadelphia, singles each. Runs were scored by Allen (two), Massey, Peeler and

Tenna Patterson picked up the win, allowing two earned runs on !ive hits in the seven-inning hat– tie. She fanned five hatters. Patterson is a produ t of Lexington (Ala.) High School. In the second game, the Lady Diamond Warriors once again overcame an early 1-0 !dicit with a six-rw1 fourth inrlint'. Gulf Coast responded with thrL... nms in the fifth to cut EC's advantage to 6-4 EC put i' finalt\\o runr; on the board in the fifth inning. The Lady Bulldogs re<>ponJcd with two runs in the .,il(th but could get no do,cr and EC held on for the victory

College's fast-pitch softball .;quad registered a pair of key wins over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Saturday on the Dec.ttur c.1.mpus The Lady Diamond Warriors Iallied for a 5-3 vtcmry in the opener and held on for an 8-6 c.leci,ton in the second contest to improve to 21-8 overall and 5-3 in the MACJC South DiVIsion und!!r head cO

division sweep Roberts led the offense with a

also fanned three batters. Sanders is a product of Adams County Christian in Natchez. Patterson hurled the final2 113 innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits. EC was to host Southwest Mississippi Tuesday and travels to Copiah-Lincoln Thursday and Northwest Mississippi Friday.

double, smgle and two RBis. D~.:eler also doubled and singled. Other hitters were Brittany Pounders of Southeast La~rderda1e, double; and Massey, Gnffin, Brown, Allen, Dakota Vowell of "lesboba Central and Kclsi Wat~on of Smithville, sin– g.b ea~:h. \1.ts~ey and Vowell \\ere also credited wrlh two RBJs each, and Brown and Allen knocked in ;1 run each. Run. were '>Cored by Griffin (t\\o), .1\faso,l.!y, Peeler. Pounders, Brown Vowell and Allen. Mill) Sanders got the win allowin,_ four earned runs on s; hits through 4 2/3 innings. She