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C softball splits with Pearl River Buckley'i, grand slam home run In ottom of the sixth iMing provided Central Community College's fast· \ softball team with an 8·0 shutout of l River Community College in the first e of a twin bill last Tuesday on the ktur campus.

,'he Lady Diamond Warriors were not !ortunate in the second contest as the ting Lady Wildcats also posted an 8-0 :ision to earn a split of the MACJC uth Division doubleheader. Both squads continue to be deadlocked second place in the division with 9-5 )rds. East Central is 24-8 overall while d River sports a 15-11 overall mark. 3uckley. a sophomore first baseman n Neshoba Central High School, leads NJCAA Division II with 16 home runs. also singled in the third and fourth ings. Hayle> Stephens al o had a productive ting at the plate in the opener, as the ruon High School product slapped a two 1n triple in the fifth inning. She also :ored a run. Anna-Katherine Nowell of Leake Academy also tripled and contributed a single~ well. She also scored twice. Other hitters were Morgan Porter of Enterprise, double, single and RBI; Mallory Turner of West Lauderdale, two singles and RBI; and Lindsey Beard of Clarkdale and Karoline Holsonback of South Lamar (Ala.) High School, singles each. Turner also scored twice. Christen Benson of Brookhaven also scored a run. Kendra Wtlson went the distance to record the victory. She allowed just two hits and fanned two batters. She also walked a pair. WJ.lson is a product of South Lamar (Ala.) High School. The second contest belonged to the Lady Wildcats who cruised to the easy vie

Ty Buckley continues her success at the plate as the sophomore slugger helped lead East Central Community College's fast-pitch softball team to a sweep of Hinds Community College Saturday, March 22 on the Decatur campus. Buckley belted two home runs, a single and collected four RBis In a 10-2 victory In the second game of the twin bill. Buckley Is a product of Neshoba Central High Schodl. EC won the opener by a 5-2 margin. The Lady Diamond Warriors Improved to 23· 7 overall and 8·4 In the MACJC South Division following the sweep.

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tory. EC managed ju t ooe hit - a single by Amber McBroom of Brandon. Makayla Kelly took the loss. as the Nederland (Texas) High School product allowed eight runs on 10 hits. She fanned a

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