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MACJC BASEBALL MCC, ECCC split Tuesday in battle of ranked teams From combined school reports

the Diamond Warriors that drove in a run in the fourth inning. Meridian managed three runs in the top of the third and another run in the top of the fourth, but it wasn't enough to catch East Cen tral. Luke Yancey out of East Rankin High School picked up the win on the mound with four and one-third innings of work, giving up four runs on six hits, while striking out six. Hunter Mullis took the loss for MCC in Game 2. In Gaine 1, East Central trailed 6-2 heading into the top of the ninth when Meridian put up five runs to put the game away. The Eagles used two singles, two walks, a hit batter, and an error to score their ninth-inning runs. Freshman Brandon Clark of Neshoba Central High School picked up three RBI on three hits to lead the Diamond Warriors' offense in the opener. Taylor Creighton, a product of

Quitman High School, took the loss for East Central. Nate Romani; helped the cause for the Eagles with a three-run homer, while Eason Weeks drove in a pair of runs on two base hits for the green and white. Dalton Smith and Daniel Hill each added two singles apiece, while Baylor Obert scored two runs on a base hit in the victory. MCC finished the opening game of the doubleheader with 14 total hits, while the Warriors were held to eight hits. Kyle Bayles got the win in Game 1 on the mound and also had three hits at the plate, driving in two runs. East Central will be back in action Saturday against Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville beginning at 2 p.m., before traveling to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Tuesday for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. Those games will be played at D'Iberville High School.

DECATUR -The East Central Community College Diamond War riors erupted for six runs in the bottom of the second inning en 1 route to an 8-4 Game 2 win and a baseball doubleheader split against Meridian Community College Tuesday. Meridian won game one 11-4. East Central is now 25-13 overall and 13-7 in MACJC conference action. The Diamond Warriors entered the most recent NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll April 13 at No. 20. The Meridian Eagles are 27-7 overall and 12-6 in league play and were ranked No. 7 in the poll. A three-run triple off the bat of sophomore Will Kennedy out of Union High School keyed East Central's big second inning in game two. Zach Parker out of Quitman High School added an RBI single in the second. Dylan Snypes, a product of Wayne County High School, also had a triple for

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