2015

I ~~.~, ,:?.vances oot3~5~~~ile~~at~f!~~i~~i~~:nt Central closed out the 2015 cam- Thomas smashed his second homer The Meridian Community Col– paign with a 25-17 overall record. of the weekend - a two-run shot in

The 2015 MACJC StateTournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday and more information will be avail- able on the schedule for the tourna- MCC won the series in Game 3 behind a complete game perform– ance on the mound from Neshoba Central standout Austin Harrison. The Eagles finished the run-rule vic– tory in the bottom of the seventh inning with three runs. Harrison (5- 2) tossed seven innings, scattered five hits, allowed one run and col– lected two strikeouts in the effort. MCC finished Game 3 with 10 hits overall, and Kyle Bayles led the team at the plate with three hits and four RBis. Matt Berler added a pair \ ment at a later time.

the bottom of the fifth. Michael Druhan also drove in two runs on a couple of hits, and GooseYates added a double in the game for the MCC was forced to play the third game of the series after falling in the opening game on Saturday by a final score of 14-1 which was called due to a run rule. MCC only managed four hit· in the losing effort and wa" led at the plate by Goose Yates with an RBI single. Matt Berler, Scott Votaw, and Andrew Crook were respo~tblf for the remaining three hits in Gamt Two. Jake Smith (3-2) suffered the loss on the mound in Game 2 for fuf Eagles after working three inning and allowing four earned rune::. Eagles.

legt Eagles had to work overtime . Saturday afternoon to advance to the nex1 round of the post~eason against East Central Community College. The Eagles dropped a tough 14-1 decision in Game 2 of its best--0f– three series with the Warriors, but rebounded in decisive third game to defeat ECCC 11-1. The series victory now advances :\1CC to the 2015 MACJC StateTour– nament which will be played next week on the campus of Hinds Com– munity College in Raymond.The tournament will consist of four teams which include: MCC, Hinds, North– west fi...... 1 ...... ipp1 and East Missis– sippi. MCC pushed its overall record

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