2015

LadyWarriors sweep Hinds to run · By ECCC Sport Information ing up just six hits in the two shutout victories.

With the wins, East Cen– tral extended its winning streak to six games. The LadyWarriors are now 34-8 overall and 20-6 in the Mis– sissippiAssociation of Com– munity and Junior Colleges South Division. The Lady Warriors also had strong pitching to back up the offensive output, giv-

son, Katlyn Duke, Karoline Holsonback and Maeg-en Ellis . all had two hits in the opener. MalloryTurner had a two-run double. Freshman pitcher Lacey Hill picked up the win, giving up three hits and striking out two in six innings. East Central scored three runs in the bottom of the first

In Game 1, East Central scored three runs in the folli'th, and two in both the fifth and sixth innings. The Lady Warriors pounded out 13 hits off Hinds pitchers. Andi Hannaford led the team with three hits, including a two-run double. Mahalia Gib-

The East Central Commu– nity College Lady Warriors produced 16 runs on 24 hits to sweep the Hinds Commu– nity College Lady Eagles by identical 8-0 scores in soft– ball doubleheader action on the Decatur campus April 15.

will streak to six and added five more in the fifth for the 8-0 Game 2 vic– tory. Two-run doubles by Duke and Anna Katherine Nowell and an RBI single by Ellis accounted for the scoring in the fifth inning. Ellis hit a two-run home run over the center field fence in the first inning for the LadyWarriors. It was the fow'th home run in the past six games for the most recent MACJC Player of theWeek. In additio:1to Ellis Caitlyn Aldous and Han~ naiord had two hits il the win. Freshman Chlce Thag– gard of Leake Aca1,emy got the win, giving up h.ree hits and striking out seren Lady Eagles in the fre-inning contest.

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