2014 Combined

12A

THE NEWTON CO Warriors crush Baton Rouge 16-7

From school reports

Mary G. Montgomery High School in Mobile. Whitten was also credited with two RBis. He hails from South Panola High School. Other sluggers were Cody Daigie, a product ofParkview Baptist High School in Addis La., double and RBI; Jake Bush of Brookwood (Ala.) High School, single and two RBis; Will Myers of Leake Academy, singJe; Lane Fazende of Pearl River Cen tral, singie and RBI; and Zach May of Newton County, single and three RBis. Also scoring runs were Ben Cooley (two) of South Jones, DaigJe (two), Myers, May and Todd Hughes of Clarkdale. Starter Ryan Ward was credited with the win. He hurled one-third inning and allowed one run on one hit. He also walked a batter. Ward ls a right-hander from Madison Ridgeland Academy. Also appearing on the mound were Zach Mowdy of Union, who allowed four runs on two hits and fanned a bat ter during one-third inning; Ty Hendrix of East Webster, who hurled five scoreless in nings and allowed two hits, fanned seven and walked one; Kale Fultz of Covington (Tenn.) High School, who

went one inning and allowed one run, fanned one and walked two; CourtneyForbes of Columbia, who hurled one inning and allowed one run; and Conner West of Tay lorsville, who pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and walked a batter. The Diamond Warriors began tournament competi tion earlier in the day with a 5-2 loss to Faulkner State Community College. EC had the potential "in ning run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded but Thrower grounded out to third to end the game. The Diamond Warriors managed just four hits in the setback - a double by Mc Cullough and singies from May, Fazende and Caleb Woods of Leake Central Starter Mason Woodrow went 4 2/3 innings and al lowed two earned runs on four hits. He fanned five bat ters and walked a pair. Woodrow is a product ofTay lorsville High School. Bush went 2 2/3 innings and allowed one earned run on five hits. He fanned two batters and walked two. West burled the final 1 2/3 innings and fanned a batter.

A 16-7 blowout over Baton Rou® Community College late Saturday night com pleted competition for East Central Community College's baseball squad in the annual Ru b Imitational held this weekend at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on the De catur campus. A 'ix-run seventh inning rued the \\in for the Dia nd Warrior , who im- "ed to 3-1 on the young n under head coach Holliman. K~1e McCullough and ter'I'hrower led the offen attack 1'ith three hits cClllJougb belted a double and lwo ... ingles. He also red three runs and col lected an RBI. McCullough is a product oi Madison Ridge d Academv. Thrower hSd three singies and ~ credited With two RB He aJ,o ..;cored twice. a former standout thea. .. 1 Lauderdale

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