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DiamondWarriors sweep Lawson After trailing 4-0 in the third and sixth innings to first inning, East Central complete a perfect day at the Community College's Dia- plate. The Newton County mond Warriors rallied for High School product also four runs in the third and scored two runs. added three runs in the fifth Ulmer. a freshman from nine hits through six innings. He fanned six batters and walked two. Signa is 'right– handed sophomore hurler from Deer Creek High School. two earned runs on six hits through 5 2/3 innings. He fanned three batters and ~· walked one. Right-hander Fernando Gonzalez hurled the final11/3 innings to earn

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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