2015

WEEK OF

By Ree Desalvo rcesalvo@themeridlanstar.com

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!!!O'..;,"n! !le~'-' II He commanded all his p;:ches and made some big pitches when he had. Thaf~ some– thing that we can definitely build off of." Cody Daigle, TJ Locken each recorded RBI hits ..mile Snypes had two RBis in the v.inforECCC In Game 1, ~feridian exploded for six runs in the top of the first, added two more in the third and held off East Central for an 8-3 win. The Eagles leaned on BryantJohnson, Jonahtan Porter and Ryan Lane to limit East Central to eight hits and just two earned runs, with Porter (2-0) earning the win. "I thought our bullpen was really good," Sudduth said. "I thought we got a great start from Lane - he's coming back from a back injury- and then I thought our bullpen was good for us.'' Daniel Hill led Meridian with three hits, including an RBI triple in the third. Jayton Keys launched his third home run of the season to start of the inning. Jared Savell and Goose Yates each tallied two hits and a RBI, while AndrewCook smacked a run-scoring double, and DaltonThomas Thomas added an RBI base hit. "It's always good to throw the first punch," Sudduth said. I}

MoR::: ;Nt-OH1t ATiuN The Warriors rose to 19·11 (1 2-6), whueMCC rose io 2~- 11 (1 2-6). the third pitch he saw into right field to drive in Wtlliam Kennedy and put East Central ahead. The Warriors (19-11, 12-6) managed to tack on four runs in the seventh, including three consecutive RBI hits, capped off by an RBI double by Ben Cooley. Myers struck out six bat– ters in earning the win. 'That was·big (the seventh inning rally) because Myers was throwing really well, but we didn't want to send him back out there (for the sev– enth)," Holliman said. "It's still early enough in the year to where you're worried about pitch count And he was throwing so well that you didn't want to pull him, but (the rally) allowed us to go to the pen. We had some good at– bats in some key situations. "You have to tip your hat to him. Both pitchers were out– standing." Austin.Harrison was equally as effective for Meridian (24-11, 12-6}. throwing 6 1/3 innings and allowing just two earned runs. "I thought he was great," Sudduth said of his pitcher. '1

Dylan Snipes smacked a two-out single to right field to drive in the first run of the game in the sixth inning, and Wtll Myers tossed six strong innings to lift East Central Community College to a 5-0 Game 2 win and salvage a dou– bleheader split against MACJC rival Meridian Com– munity College Wednesday. "We've come back to win the second game after losing the first one time and time again," East Central coach Neal Holliman said. "(MCC) has a very good club, and they're a quality opponent, and we were able to get a split I was proud of our guys coming back after we played so poorly in the first one; you have to move on from that" MCC led start to finish to win the opener handily 8-3 before falling in the nightcap. "I thought we played hard. I thought both teams played hard," Meridian coach Dillon Sudduth said. 'That second game came down to a timely hit or two, and theywere able to get them and we didn't" With the game scoreless in the top of the sixth, Snipes stepped to the plate with two men on seeking to put the Warriors ahead for the first time Wednesday:The freshman shortstop smacked

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