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14 A Wednesday, March 28, 2012 ECCC Softball squad sweeps Gulf Coast

Lajoya of Philadelphia, singles each. Runs were scored by Allen (2), Massey, Peeler and Griffin. Tenna Patterson picked up the win, al– lowing two earned runs on five hits in the seven– inning battle. She fanned five batters. Pat– terson is a product of Lexington (Ala.) High School. In the second game, the Lady DiamondWar– riors once again over– came an early 1-0 deficit with a six-run fourth in– ning. Gulf Coast re– sponded with three runs in the fifth to cut EC's Griffin

sion at 8-2. The Lady Bulldogs are 22-3 over-

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East Central Commu– nity College's fast-pitch softball squad registered a pair of key wins over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Sat– u.rday on the Decatur campus. .:The Lady Diamond Warriors rallied for a 5- 3_ victory in the opener and held on for an 8-6 decision in the second contest to improve to 21- 8 overall and 5-3 in the MACJC South Division under head coach Scott Hill and assistant Kristin Chaney. -Gulf Coast dropped to 15-5 and 6-2. Jones County leads the divi-

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 1-0. She is a product of Neshoba Central High · Other sluggers were Haelie Allen of Leake Academy, three singles; Kaetlen Brown, a prod– uct of Edgewood Acad– emy in Deatsvile, Ala., two singles and an RBI; Haylee Roberts of En- terprise, single and RBI; and Marlee Massey of Neshoba Central and School.

Natchez. Patterson h~rled the final2 1/3 in– nmgs and allowed two earned runs on four hits EC hosts Southwest Mississippi Community College Tuesday, March 27 and travels to ~piah-Lincoln Commu– ruty College Thursday, March 29. Game times ~e. 3. and 5 p.m. for the diVISlon battles. The Lady Diamond Warriors travel to Northwe~t Mississippi Commuruty College Fri– ~ay, March 30. Game tnnes are 2 and 4 p.m. on the Senatobia cam– pus.

Neshoba Central and Kelsi Watson of Smithville, singles each. Massey and Vowell were also credited with two RBis each, and Brown and Allen knocked in a run each. Runs were scored by Griffin (2), Massey, Peeler, Pounders Brown, Vowell and Allen. .Mary Sanders got the wm, allowing four earned runs on six hits through 4 2/3 innings She also fanned thre~ batters. Sa~ders is a product ofAdams Chris– tian Academy m

advantage to 6-4. EC put its final two runs on the board in the fifth in– ning. The Lady Bulldogs responded with two runs in the sixth but could get no closer and EC held on for the vic– tory ~obertsledtheoffense With a double, single and two RBis. Peeler also doubled and sin– gled. Other hitters were Brittany Pounders of Southeast Lauderdale double; and Massey' Griffin, Brown Allen'

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