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ed pitcher from Madison– Ridgeland Academy. His high school coach is Allen Pavatte. McCullough's parents are John and Cheryl McCullouch of Madison. Coach Holliman said of McCullouch: "He also played on the state championship team at Madison-Ridgeland Academy. Kyle is a big physical player that hits from the left side and runs well. He has a very good upside and we expect him to provide sta– bility to the middle of the lineup as a freshman." • Hunter 'lluQwer, a 5-9, 165- pound middle infielder from Southeast Lauderdale High School. Honors include Best Infielder Award 2012 and All– District. He also helped lead Southeast Lauderdale to the Oass 3A State Championship. His high school coach is Shay Cooper. Thrower's parents are Troy and Shannon Aaskamp ofMeridian. Coach Holliman said of Thrower: "He played shortstop for Southeast Lauderdale when they won the State3Atitle his jun– ior season. He keeps things really simple and just catches the ball and throws it to first. He is a very consistent fielder and is a tough out at the plate." • Colby Eaves, a 6-5, 230- pound right-handed pitcher from Nanih Waiya High School. Honors include selection as Class lA Player of the Year. He also helped lead Nanih Waiya to two state championships. Tyler Rogers serves as head coach. FA . es' p.aetlts are Gail and Richard £ayes of Louisville. Coach Holliman said of Eaves: "He played on back-to– hack state championship teams in 2011 and 2012 at Nanih Waiya. Colby was a very heavily sought after pitcher throughout the state by several community colleges and universities.We expect Colby to provide immediate stability within the pitching rotation as we lose several starters on the mound next year. He also has the ability to be a dual player as a pitcherlhft– ter."

Numcrou" high ~hool base– ball s out'> ha\e signed nation– al lettt ofmtentto continue their aililct ~.:.ueer.> ut East Central Con t ) College in Decatur. 11te II student :tthletes were rerogmz.cd during a ~pecial cere– moo) held Jan . 15 m the Molly Mc(jce Cil ld Room in Mabry Memonal Cafeteria. El ' ' head baseball coach Neal ! loUiman said he is "very plea d" with the recent additions to the Diamond Warrior program. ..., his is a tremendous start on our str,ning class for 2013," said Coa~.:h IIolii man. "We are very exc1tcd about these young men as addtttons to ow- baseball program as 'A ell .ts their ability to succeed in th cbs"nlOlll The total pack– age 1 ~cry itnf"'lrta.rlt to us at East Central and our past has shown !>U" in both areas as we have beet tanked natiOnally both ath– loticall) and academically. These aJdu n~ are a tnbute to the hard \\ork f a ststant coach~ Justin Bre\\er and J,~ek Edmon.'-On." Joining the Diamond Warriors rn 2013·14 urc as tollows: • Z tch Mowdy. a 6'. 190- pou d -.outhpaw from Union HigJ, dtllOI. Honors include the AU IJ ~tricl Pitcher Award. His high school coach is Dustin Hrunnck Mowdy's parents are Sean and Amanda Mowdy of Uninn (. (1 ch Hoi!Jman said of MO\\d) : "He has the ab11ity to throw !nun ~.lttlcrent arm angles thai \\C bclieH! \\Ill be VItal tO his He 1 a 'Cl)' detenruned

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from t: !ell side. The best way to deSt'' 1ht: Nick is that he is a base– ball player." • Ryan Ward, a 5-10, 170- pound right-handed pitcht!r/infielder from Madison– Ridg bnd Academy. Honors inclu.t · 20 l2 MAIS First Team All-( onference and 2012 MAIS First t~am All-State. His high sch('

school coacn lS Josh Ray. Myers' parents are Tun and VickieMyers of Philadelphia. Coach Holliman said of Myers: "Without a question, Will has a tremendous work ethic and strength. He provides pop from the left side of the plate as well as a strong arm that allows us to use him in both aspects on the field. For more information on the ECCC Baseball Program, contact Coach Neal Holliman, 601-635- 6374 or call toll free, 877-462- 3222,ext. 374. His e-mail address is nholliman@eccc.edu.

' . ECCC baseball season begiris with First Pitch Dinner Feb. 2 I > . " . ' ' ~4· ~ . ; .. .. \. . - . From press reports well ~oun~.ed tp~r~on I World Series. have ever coached, and .:Phillips was a sev- East Central Com.mu- been around." · enth:rouhd draft pick nity College's baseball A · fo\rr-year. letter by the New .York Yan– program. officially ush - winner (1996-99) and kees in 1999. He made ers in the new season first-team 'All-Ameri" his Major League debut . with the annual First can for Alaoam~ (1999), on Sept. ·14,·2004, and Pitch Dinner scheduled Phillips played for the in his first at-bat, he at 6:30p.m. Saturday, New York Yankees belted a home run over Feb. 2, 2013, in Mabry (2004-07), New York t he Green Monster · in Memorial Cafeteria on Mets (2008) and Fenway Park on the t he Decatur campus. Cincinnati Reds (2008) first pitch from Terry Andy Phillips, an as- during his Major Adams. sistant baseball coach League Baseball ca- He is one of seven at the University of Al- reer. players (EC alumnus abama, will serve as In his four seasons at Marcus Thames of . guest speaker. Alabam~ 4 "" Phillips Louisville is also ·in- · "Coach Phillips is an posted a career .356 eluded in the presti– except ional person who batting average with 61 gious group) to homer also experienced sue- home runs, 224 RBis in his first at-bat as a cess as a collegiate and and 322 hits. Yankee and became the professional baseball He ended his car eer 21st player in MLB his– player, and · now as a as the all-time leader in· tory to hit a home run coach ," said ECCC home runs, RBis and on the first pitch of his · head baseball coach hits, and currently career. Neal · Holliman. "We holds the school record Phillips is a native of look forward to hearing in home runs, hits and Tuscaloosa but later about his experiences total bases (590). moved to Demopolis, as well as his guidance In t he history of the where he played baseball and motivation on what Alabama baseball pro- for the Demopolis Acad– it takes to be a success- gram., Philips is one of emy Generals. He was a ful baseball player ." three players with 50 41st-round selection out Phillips is a former home runs and 200 of high school by the Mil– baseball standout for RBis, and one of four waukee Brewers as a ·· the Crimson Tide and players with 300 hits. shortstop in 1995 but in- followed that success The Crimson Tide ad- stead joined the Crimson with a five-year stint in vanced to the NCAA Tide baseball program. Major League Baseball. Tournament all four He and his wife, . He is in his third year years of Phillips' ca- Bethany, have a daugh– as hitting and infield reer, including three ter, Isaiah. coach for Alabama College World Series Tickets to the ECCC head coach Mitch Gas- appearan-ces: He iS one First Pitch Dinner are pard. of two players to make $26 for adults and $15 APPEARED I "We are very fortu- three CWS appear- for children age 12 and nate to have Andy on ances. As a freshman in under. · our staff," said Coach 1996, Phillips 'was ·part · For more information, CARTHAGINI Gaspard. "He was~ a of a 50-19 sq~ad that contact Coach Neal Hol- player captured the South- liman, 601~635-6374 or .T NEWTON CO here, and I couldn't be eastern Conference reg- call toll free, 877-462- ------ 8 . ' happier with his deci- ula1· season and 3222, ext. 374. The e-!8 1 PIRIT OF Mt sion to return to Ala- tournament titles and mail address is ----+-.- MER bama. Andy is t he most advanced to the Cpllege nholliman@eccc.edu. lURNAL _ IDIAN StAR .· CLARION·LI5DGER -- - ·,. .. ... . I · :~·t ·~ .. · . " phenomenal

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Numerous high school baseball standouts have signed national letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at East Central Community Col– lege in Decatur. The 11 student-ath– letes were recognized during a speCial cere– mony held Jan. 15, 2013, in the MollyMcGee Gold Room in Mabry Memo~ rial Cafetena. E CCC head baseball coach Neal Holliman said he is "very pleased" with the recent additions to t he Diamond Warrior program.

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New members of the East Central Community College baseball team for 2013-14 are shown signing natiooalletters at Intent duringa special ceremony held Jan.15 on ''This is a tremendous the Decatur campus.~ and their respective h~ schools Include (seated from left) left-handed pitcher Zach MoNdy, Union; left-handed pitcher Nick Wilson, Terry; start ?n our signing class right-handed pitcher/Infielder Ryan Ward andOlrtfielder/ right-handed pitcher Kyle McCullouch, both of Madison-Ridgeland Aeudemy; middle Infielder HunterThmwer, SOUth– for 2013," said Coach east Lauderdale; right-handed pitcher Colby Eaves, Nanih Waiya; first baseman/outfielder ChanceWhitten,South Panola; r1ptlt handed pitcher Blake Pugh, watoe Academy; Holliman. "We are very Infielder Dylan Uttle, Mary G. Montgomery HS, Semmes, AL; middle infielder/ outfielder Reagan Warren, Newton County; and outfielder/left-handed pitcher Will Myers, excited about these Leake Academy. Staoolngfrom left are ECCC baseball coaches Justin Brewer, NealHoUiman (head) and Jack Edmonson. Regarding the si~. Coach Holliman said, '1his young men as additions · is a tremendous start on our signing class for 2013. We are very excited about these youngmen as additions to our baseball program and as well their ability to succeed In to our baseball program 1he classroom. Thetotal package is very important to us at East Central and our past has shown success in both areas as we have been ranked nationally both athletically as well as their ability to and academically. These additions are a tribute to the hard WOf1( of our assistant coaches.• (EC Photo) , succeed in the clas~room. hitter and will contribute from the left side and pionship teams in 2011 Academy. HiE- high ~e total package lS very to our team in a very pos- runs well. He has a very and 2012 at Nanih school coach i~ ,Justin rmportant to us at East itive manner. He pos- good upside and we ex- Waiya. Colby was a very Ainsworth. Pugh'>J par– Central and our l?ast has sesses a loose arm an d pect him to provide sta- heavily sought after ents are Evan I' ugh and shown success m both has a solid breaking ball bility to the middle ofthe pitcher throughout the Crystal Bnnhton of areas as w~ have been from the left side. The lineup as a freshman." state by several commu- Waynesboro rahfe~callationdlly joth best way to describe Nick HunterThrower, a 5-9, nity colleges and univer- Coach Hollimn n saidof at eti Y an a~ em- is that he is a baseball 165-pound middle in- sities. We expect Colby to Pugh; "Blake i. another Jcally. ':f'~ese additions player ." fielder from Southeast provide immediate sta- player that Wl' ft>el pas– nrc n tnbu!e to ~~e hard Ryan Ward, a 5-10, Lauderdale High School. bility within the p1tching sesses trem nci•Hts up– wor k of as~IStant coaches 170-pound right-handed Honors include Best In- rotation as we lot:.e sev- side. He throw{clownhill .J,us tm Bro~~cr and Jack pitcher/infielder from fielder Award 2012 and eral starters on the very well and j,(,~l:lesses l!.dmon~on. · . Madison-Ridgeland All-District. He also mound next year. He an out pitch in ;t l-llider. ,Jo: nmg . t.he Diamond Academy. Honors in- helped lead Southeast also has the ability to be With continutl!l consis– W :u 1101 ~ m 201.3-14 are elude 2012 MAIS First Lauderdale to the Class a dual player as a tency, Blake \\til be an n~ follows: . . . Team All-Conference 3A State Championship. pitcher/hitter:· impact pitchel'. II is was Zal'h Mowdy, a 6• 190- and 2012 MAIS First His high school coach is Chance Whitten, a 6-5, another arm I h. tt was po~nrl ~mtthpaw from 'l'cnm AlJ-Stat.e. Hif; high Shay Cooper 'l'hrower'A 195-pound first b~so- HO~tght, nf11)r hy .ht ht•l'a in Uplc!n Hu-:! 1 Srhool. Uqn- school coach is Allen Pa- parents are Troy and man/outfielder from thll tlmumlni ty. 1 collt•t.v• ors 11 H:ludrUhc. Ail"D~- vatte. Ward's parents Shannon F1askamp of .South ~ Panola _High nmks." Valuable Defensive Player Award. His high school coach is Wyatt Tullos. Warren's parents are Greg and Becky Warren ofDecatur. Coach Holliman said of Warren: "Reagan is an athletic playex that is still growing into his ability. He has a tremen– dous motor and with strength will continue to develop . He also hits from t he left side of the plate and h as the ability to play infield and out– liP lrl " W tll Myers, a 6 2, 205- poun.d~ __:_._southpaw

trict Pitcher Award. His high school coach is Dustin Hamnck. Mowdy's parents are Sean and Amanda Mowdy of Union. Coach Holliman said of Mowdy: "He has the abil– ity to throw from differ– ent arm angles that we believe will be vital to his success. He is a very de– termined person and pitcher that will continue to unprove and be a qual– ity addition to our pitch– ing staff." N1ck Wilson, a 5-7, 190-pound southpaw from Terry High School. Honors include second team All-District. His high school coach is Jerry Gibson. Wilson's parents are Jay Wilson and ShelleyWilson, both of Byram. Coach Holliman said of Wilson: "He has the abil– Ity to .be .a pitcher and

Dylan Little, a 6', 170· ~ htfrler/outfielder from pound infielder from Leake Academy. Honors Mary G. Montgomery include All Conference High School. Honors in- fught Fielder· (twice), elude Most Valuable Of. Batting Average Award fcns1vc Player 2012. His (A52) and Honorable lugh coach is Terry Mention Pitching Dixon. Little's parents Award. His high school are Patsy Little and Ken~ coach iP~JoshRay. Myers' Little ofSemmes, AL. parents are Tim and Coach Holliman said of VickieMyers ofPhiladel– Littlc "Dylan was an- ph1a. other very heavily re- Coach Holliman said of cruited infielder from Myt>rs: "Without a ques– Mnry G. Montgomery tion, Will has a tremen– High School in Semmes, .. dou~ work ethic and AL. He possesses tpe ~trength. He provides ability to play all three pop from the left side of positionA on the infield the plate as well as a and will also have an im- strong arm that allows mediate·impact from the us to use him in both as- left side of the plate.'' pects on the field . Regan Warren, ;;t 6', .. For c~ore information 165-poun.d middle in- , OJ). the ECCC Baseball fielder/outfielder from Pr9gram, contact Coach Newton County High ·Neal Hollinlan, 601-635- School. Honors include · 637 4 or call toll free, 877- 300 Club (2012), Second 462-3222, ext. 374. His Team All-District, Hard e-mail address is nholli– Work 'Award and Most man@eccc.edu.

arc Robert and Joann Ward ofMadison. Coach Holliman saidof Ward: "He played on a state championship team at Madison-Ridge– land Academy as a jun– ior. He possesses a very good breaking ball that allows him to have a strikeout pitch . We look for special things from Ryan" Kyle McCullouch, a 6- 2, 200-pound outfielder/right-handed pitcher from Madison– Ridgeland Academy. His high school coach ~ Allen Pavatte. McCul– louch's parents are John and Cheryl McCullouch of Madison. Coach Holliman said of McCullouch: "He also played •on the state championship team at Madison-Ridgeland Academy. Kyle is a big physical_player that hits

Meridian. Coach Holliman said of Thrower: "He played shortstop for Southeast Lauderdale when t hey won the State 3Atitle his junior season. He keeps things really simple and just catches the ball and throws it to first. He is a very consistent fielder and is a tough out at the plate." Colby Eaves. a 6-5, 230-pound right-handed pitcher from Nanih W aiya High School. Hon– ors include selection as Class 1A Player of the Year. He also helped lead Nanih Waiya to two state championships. Tyler Rogers serves as head coach. Eaves' par– ents ru:e Gail and Richard · Eaves of Louisville. C.oach Holliman saidof Eaves: "He played on back-to-hack state cham-

School. Honors include District Player of the Year and Best Offensive Player Award. His high school coach is Justin Reed. Whitten's parents are Jim and Melanie Whitten ofBatesville. Coach Holliman said of Whitten: "Chance is an– other . physical young man with the frame to be a very impressive player. With Continued strength and ~eight, he will max– imi7.e, his ability as a hit– ter working at first base and the outfield." Blake Pugh, a 6-2, 182- pound right-handed pitcher from Wayne Academy, Honors ,in– clude District Most V alu– able Player (twice), State Runner-Up m Strikeouts as a sophomore and se– lected ''King of the Hill" for three consecutive years at Wayne County High School and Wayne

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MCC splits with Faulkner State

In the opening game of batters.

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the 2013 season East Cen- tral Community College

After the sweep, the Warriors move to 2-0 on

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The Meridian Commu- nity College Eagles returned to the baseball afternoon at Scaggs Field and came away with a Faulkner State Commu- nity College. MCC moved its 2013 record to 4-2 after while the Sun Chiefs are now 2-1 for the season. Uons split doublehead er at Wallace CC Selma The visiting Uons of East Mississippi Commu- nity College split a pair th :.pllt, 2) against

took down Southwest Ten- the season and will play nessee 3-0 at home on Sat- Tuesday at noon against

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then later at 6 p.m. against ketball team beat Rebul

Academy 47-34 Saturday

Anderson led the Warriors Northwest. In event of in Game 1going 3/4 with a rain, both games will be

in the consolation game of doubleheader split (3-7, 3J

single, double and triple. Ruebert Alcantara also had a productive day at the plate, batting 2/ 4 for the Starting pitcher Caleb McKee (1-Q) earned the win for East Central Warriors.

the MAIS District 5-1A

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Bounds scored 24 points, while! Faith HollJng:.worth :.cored NCA will be the No. 3 seed in the South Central

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Academy could not over- points in the win.

come the loss of both Nate Johnson and

pitching 4 2/3 innngs while Chance Collins Saturday Tournament. striking out five batters and night, as the Generals fell

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to Mt. Salus 71-67 in the consolation game of the

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strong in relief for the War- MAIS District 5-lA lour-

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rion:;, going 2 1/3 innings without giving up a hit and striking out four batters. Conner West earned the

Academy boys basketball oflow-scoring baseball con-

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tests Saturday afternoon

Johnson left the game team fell in the champi-

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ambulance after

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court while diving for a loose ball. Directly after head when anonther player landed on him. causing him to hit his The junior was taken to a hospital in Jackson were he was listed in

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3ARegion 3 championship Friday (Feb. 8). Tean1 metal winners were a" fol- Jakobe Wibon 1st place Trent Hudson 3rd place Amari Horton 2nd place Javaris Deloach 1st place Johnny Robinson 3rd Dawyll Hopson l<~l place Dylan Willis 3rd place 198 Hezekiab \1oss 2nd place Mignon Madison 1st place Habib Ruffin 2nd place Dewayne Smith 1!\t place lows:

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singles each. Domino led in RBls with two. Bush, Ander– son, Alcantara, May and Jordan Mixon of East Webster knocked in a run each. EC scored two runs in the first, one in the third and added four runs in the eight h. Lincoln tallied one run in the fourth inning and

Mter dropping their from Neshoba Central two Friday matchups in allowed four earned runs the annual Rush Invita- on four hits through 4 113 tional, East Central innings. McKee fanned Community College's 10 batters and walked baseball squad rallied to two. In the setback to win one of two contests Faulkner State, Ander– in Sunday competition of son led the EC offense the three-day event held with a solo homer in the at the Clark/Gay Base- fifth inning. Shotts, Har– ball Complex on the De- moo, Kali.k May of catur campus. Tuscaloosa Cotmty, Jake In games played Fri- Bush of Brocton (Ala.) day, the Diamond War- High School and Caleb riors were defeated 10-3 Woods of Leake Central in the tournament contnbuted

three runs in the ninth. Right-hander Blake Dubuisson went the dis– tance in earning the vic– tory. Dubuisson allowed four runs on seven hits in the nine-inningbattle. He also fanned eight bat– ters. Dubuisson is a product of Long Beach High School. Tournament action concluded Sunday with

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singles each. EC trailed 5-1 but nar– rowed the advantage with two runs in the sixth and one in the sev– enth and final inning. Starter Severino Signa took the loss, allowing three earned runs on eight hits through 4 1/3 innings. He also fanned four batters and walked one.

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Newton County IDgh School baseball standout Reagan Warren (seated center) of catur is shown signing a national letter of intent to continue his career at East Cen CommunityCollege inDecatur.Warren Is a 6', 165-poundmiddle infielderwhose hoi! includeMost Valuable Defensive Player, Hard Work Award and Second Team All-l trlct. Pictured with the new DiamondWarrlor are (seated from left) ECCC headbase coach Neal Holliman and Newton County baseball coach Wyatt Tullos and (stan( from left) Warren's parents, Becky and Greg Warren, and his sister, Bailey War: Warren was among 11 student-athletes with signed with East Central during a spe ceremony in the MollyMcGee Gold Room in Mabry Memorial Cafeteria. - ECp

Union High School baseball standout Zach Mowdy (seated center) is shown s1gning a national letter of intent to continue his career at East Central Community College in De-– catur. Mowdy is a 6', 190-pound southpaw pitcher whose honors include All-District Pitcher Anrard. Pictured with the new Diamond Warrior are (seated from left) his par– ents, Amanda and Sean Mowdy ofUnion, and (standing from left) ECCC head baseball coach Neal Holliman and Union baseball coach Dustin Hamrick. Mowdy was among 11 student-athletes who signed with East Central during a special ceremony in the Molly McGe.e Gold Room in MabryMemorial Cafeteria. EC plloto

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Starter Caleb McKee took the loss ·on the mound, as the southpaw from Neshoba Cen– tral a!Jowed fow· earned runs on fou•· bits through 4 1/3 in– nings. McKee fanned 10 bat– ters and walked two. In the setback to Faulkner State, Anderson led the EC of– fense with a solo homer in the fUlh inning. Shotts, Harmon, Kalik May of 'ruscaloosa County, .Jake Bush of Brocton (Ala.) High School and Caleb Woods of Leake CentraJ con– tributed singles each. Runs were scored by Anderson and Shotts. Starter Fernado Gonzalez of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico took the loss. The right-hander hurled 5 2/3 innings and al– lowed five earned runs on 11 hits. He fanned six batters. EC's offen~e came alive against Lincoln Land Sunday afternoon, with Anderson ag-ain leading the offense. The sophomore shortstop doubled in the third inning and singled in the first, fifth and seventh in– nings. He also scored three runs and knocked in a •·un. AJso having productive out– ings at the plate wer e Alcan– tara. double and two singles; •'··· .·· .. ·

Shotts and Chase Domino of Fairhope (Ala.) High School, double and single each; Bush, two singles; and McKee and May, singles eacb. Domino led in RBls with two. Bush, Anderson, Alcantara, Mayand Jordan Mixon of East Webster knocked in a run each. EC scored two r·uns in the first, one in the third and added four runs in the eighth. Lincoln taJlicd onerun in the fom1h inning and th1·ee runs in the n.intb. Right-bander Blake Dubuis– son went the distance in earn– ing the victory. Dubuisson allowed four runs on seven hits in the nine-inning battle. He also fanned eight batters. Dubuisson is a product of Long Deach High School. Tow·nament action con– cluded Sundaywith EC's rally falling short in a 5-4 loss to Baton Rouge. Anderson led EC sluggers with a home run, double and single. He was also lhe lop run producer with two RBls. Otbm· hitters were Zach May and Xavier Franklin, both of Newton County, doubles each; and Shotts, Domino and

Harmon, singles each. EC trailed 5-1 but narrowed the advantage with two runs in the sixth and one in the sev– enth and final inning. Starter Severino Signa took the loss, allowing three earned runs on eight hits through 41/3 inning'S. He also fanned four batters and walked one. Signa is a product of DeeJ' Creek High School. Hinds Community College also participated in the Rush Invitational. TheDiamond Warriors, now 3...3 on the young season, host Shelton State (AJa.) Commu– nity CollegeWednesday, Feb. 20, beginning at 3 p.m. at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex. The first contest is a nine-in– ningbattle and will be followed by a seven-inningmatchup. Home games are also sched– uled Saturday, Feb. 23, with · Lawson State (Ala.) Commu– nity College at 3 p.m. followed by a matchup with Kaskasia (Ill.) Commtmity College at 6 p.m. Both are nine-inning con– tests. EC's baseball program is led by head coach Neal Holliman and assistants Justin Brewer and Jack Edmonson.

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Afte•· dropping their two Fri– day matchups in lhe annual Rush Invitational, East CentTal Community Colleg-e's basebaU squad rallied to win one of two contests in Sunday competi– tion oft he throe-day event held at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on tho Decat1n· cam– pus. In games played Friday, the Diamond Warriors wore de– feated 10-3 in the tow·nament opener by Southeastem Iowa and were outscored 15-2 by Faulkner (Ala.) State in the nightcap. Maxwell Harmon Jed EC hit– ters in the loss to Southeast– em , as the Enterprise lligh Scqool p•·oduct belled two sin– gle~ and was cr edited with two RBls. Tim Anderson, a former standout at Hillc•·est rligh School in Tuscaloosa, also pounded two singles. Other hitters were Rubet·t Alcantara of Saint Geo•·ge HS in the Dominican Republic, John Mol'gan Berry ofMadison Central and Ryan Shotts of Louisville, singles each. Runs were scored by Alcan– tara, Berry and Harmon. .· ..

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the save. Gonzalez fanned two batters and allowed no bits or runs. He is a sopho– more right-bander from Cole– gio San Ignacio High School in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. EC travels to Pensacola Junior College Feb. 27 in doubleheader action getting under way at 2 p.m. on the Pensacola, Fla., campus. The Diamond Warriors will be guests of rival East Mississippi Community Col– lege Satmday, March 2. A nine-inning opener wi.Jl be followed by a seven-inning battle on the Scooba campus. East Central's baseball program is led by head coach Neal Holliman and assistants Justin Brewer and Jack Ed– monson.

In the second contest, EC grabbed the lead in the third inning after Alcantara's RBI double scored Anderson, who had a perfect day at.the plate with a triple in the third inningand singles in the first and fifth frames. Anderson was also credited with an RBI and scored a run. Alcantara added a single to his totals for tbe day and finished with tv.ro RBls. Other hitters were Jake Bush of Brookwood High School in West Blocton, Ala., two singles; and Shotts and Henson, singles each. Bush also scored two runs. Blake Dubuisson picked up the win for EC, as the sophomore right-hander from Long Beach allowed .·

and eighth innings en route Laurel, slapped three singles to an 11-6 victory in the first and was credited with two game with Lawson State RBis. He also scored tw"ice. (Ala.) Community College .Other ·hitters included Feb. 24 at the Clark/Gay Chase Domino of Fairhope Baseball Complex in De- (Ala.) High School, lwo sin– catur. gles and one RBl; Rubert Al- EC completed the sweep cantara of Saint George High with a 4-2 decision in the School, Dominican RepubUc, nightcap to improve to 5-4 on ,triple and thTee RBis; Tim the young season. Anderson of Hillcrest High Terrance Steele homered School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., A:d Zach May and Deion double and RBI; and Kalik Ulmer contributed three hits May of Tuscaloosa County, eacb to lead EC's offense in Xzavier Franklin of Newton the opener. County, John Morgan Berry Steele's solo shot came in of Madison Central, Maxwell the three-J·un eighth inning. Harmon of Enterprise, and The sophomore outfielder is Kyle Henson of Starkville a product ofNeshoba Central Academy, singles each. High School. Starter Severino Signa May tripled in the fifth in- recorded the win for EC, ai– Dingand belted sing1es in the lowing six earned runs on

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College Saturday, March 9 on the Booneville campus. EC managed two hits - a double byDomino and a singie by Kalik May. Starter Mason Woodrow took the loss. The right-hander allowed three earned runs on five hits through three innings. He also fanned two batters. ,• Woodrowis a product of Tay– lorsville High School. TheDiamondWarriors,now 9-12 overall and 2-2 in league play, host Southwest Missis– sippi Community College Wednesday, March 20. Dou– bleheader action begins at 3 p.m. at theClark/GayBaseball Complex. EC travels to Itawamba Community College Saturday, March 23. The twin bill starts at 2 p.m. on the Fulton cam– pus.

Other hitters were Tim An– dersonofHillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa and Maxwell Harmon of Enterprise, double and single each; Xzavier Franklin of Newton County, double; Jake Bush of Brook– wood (Ala.) High School, RBI double; andTerranceSteele of Neshoba Central and Deion Ulmer of Law'el, singles each. Runs were scored py Shotts (2), Anderson (2), Harmon (2), Bush, Domino, Steele and May. . Right-handerBlake Dubuis– son picked up the win, allow– ing one earned run on seven hits in the seven-inning con– test. He also fanned four bat– ters and walked one. Dubuisson is a product of LongBeach High School. In the .first game with Jones County, EC was edged 3-2 but responded with a 9-0 shutout to earn a split. Rubert Alcantara led EC's offense with a double and sin– gle. The Dominican Republic native also scored two runs. Domino also contributed a double and knocked in a run. Other hitters were May,An– derson, Mixon and Steele, sin– gles each. Right-hander Severino Signa of Stoneville took the loss, allowingtwo earned runs on five hits. He also fanned three batters and walked two. Signa is a product of Deer Creek High SchooL EC' offense got untracked in the nightcap as seven runs cro sed the plate in the first three innings. Anderson ledDiamondWar– rior sluggers \"\ith three sin– gle and two RBis. Domino and Franklin con– tributed two singles each.

Domino also knocked ina run. Other hitters were Shotts, double; Alcantara, singie and two RBis; Kalik May and Ulmer, singles each. Bush was credited with two RBis. Runswere scored byAnder– son (2), Franklin (2), Shotts, Kalik May, Harmon, Steele and Zach May. Right-hander Fernando Gonzalez picked up the win. The Puerto Rico native al– lowed just one hit during five innings of work. He fanned a batter and walked one. Mitchell Wooten, a right– hander from Edinburg, hurled two scoreless innings to earn the save. Prior to beginning league action, the DiamondWarriors were blanked 10-0 by North– east Mississippi Community

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East Central Community College's baseball squad began MACJC South Division competition by splitting dou– bleheaders with visitingPearl River Community College on March 12 and home standing Jones County Junior College onMarch 16. The Diamond Warriors fell 10-0 in the opener with PeaTl River but rallied for a 10-l de– cision in the nightcap. EC managed just one hit in the first contest - a singie by Chase Domino, a product of Fairhope (Ala) High School. Southpaw Caleb McKee took the loss, as the Neshoba Central High School producl allowed five earned runs on six hits through fow· innings. He also fanned sixbatters and walked four. Rigbt-hander JordanMixon of Maben hurled the final two innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits. He also fanned two batters. Mixon is a product of East Webster High School. In the second contest, EC's offense came alive with six runs in the first three innings and cruised to the easy vic– tory. A two-run singie by Domino and a three-run homer by Kalik May of Tuscaloosa County during first-inning ac– tion helped set the tone for the scoringonslaught. {) 1mino and Rvan Shorts of Louisville had three hit each J to lead EC sluggers. Domino collected three sin– gles and two RBis wlille Shotts C belted two doubles and a sin– f gle and was also credited with twoRBis. BPIRIT.QF MORTON

East Central Community College head baseball coach Neal Holliman provides instruction in hitting to partici– pants of the annual H1tting and Pitchlog Indoors for Youth held recently on the Decatur campus. The hitting clinic was held on Jour consecutive Thursdays at the Indoor Practice Fa.ctii~ located in Founders' Gym. Approximately 70 youngster participated ln both clinlcs, which were conducted bY Coach Holliman, assistant coaches Justin Brewer and Jack Edmonson. Llolld Diamond Warrlor team members. · --- ..... .. ._ .. _..., -----~ . WJNITOM COUNTYJOURNAL-- CLARIDN-l.EDCI!R __....,.....__ . :- l. .·

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