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ECCC s Fultz delivers pitch Sophomore pitcher Kale Fultz delivers a pitch in the first game of East Central Community College's twin bill with Hinds Community College Tuesday, April 1 at the Clar1

EC cut the deficit to ll-7 in the. seventh but Gulf Coast responded with five runs in the eighth and held on for the victo ry. Little had two sin2les and knocked in three runs and \\'hineo wa: credited with mo singles and two RBis to lead the offense. Daigle had two singles and one RBI and Bush was credited with an RBI sin gle. Other sluggers were Harmon, two singles;

(La.) High School, two singles; and Ryan Ward of Madison Ridgeland Academy, Zach May of Newton County High School and McMillian, singles each. Runs were scored by May (2), McMillian (2). Ward. Hannon and Bush. Will Myers picked up the v. m in relief. The southpaw from Leake Academy went 2 l/3 innings and allov,ed one earned run on one hit. He fanned cwo batters and walked one. Starter Mason Woodrow went five innings and allowed three earned runs on seven hits. He fanned four batters and walked five. Woodrow is a right-hander from Taylorsville. Bush was on the mound for two-thirds of an inning and allowed two hits. He also walked a batter. In the first game. the visitors held an 11-0 lead in the third inning until the Diamond Warriors pushed across three runs in the bottom of the frame.

After nine lead changes, Cojuante McMillian gave East Central Community College the game-winning run as the Hamilton High School product crossed home plale following an error by the Missi"sippi Gulf Coast Communit' Colle~e .Bull 'lg 111 a 7-6. eight-inning \'ictof) Saturday on the Decatur campuc;. EC rallied from a 16-7 loss in the nine-imting opener to gain a split of the MACJC South Division doubleheader at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex. A seven-inning battle was scheduled in the second game but the contest went into extra innings tied at 6-6. In the nightcap, Jake Bush led the offense with a two-run single. Max well Harmon of Enterprise and Dylan Little of Mary G. (Montgomery) High School each contributed run scoring singles. Other hitters were Cody Daigle of Parkview Baptist

McMillian and Lane Fazende of Pearl River Central, singles each. Runs were scoied by Hunter )EMOCRAT Thrower (2) of Southeast

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Lauderdale, Whitten Hannon, Bush and McMillian.

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Starter Cory Kitchens took 0 UN TY J 0 URN AL the loss.

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EC host Copiah-Lincoln :OGER Co1pmunity College

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Wednesday. The twin bill begins at 3 p.m. at I.be Clark/Gay Baseball Complex .•