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runs last season with 11. Chaney said that Ellis, a First Team All-State selection last season, will move to the cleanup spot this year because of the increased power and pro duction she showed in the fall. Andi Hannaford, a product of Magnolia -Heights SchooLin Senato bia who played in all 62 games last season, mostly as the designated hitter, returns and will also play in the field. She hit .304 last year with 29 RBI. The pitching will be anchored by Lacey Hill of Kilbourne High School (La.), who will play at Southeastern Louisiana next fall. Chloe Thaggard also returns to the circle. ThP

Fourth-year Head Coach Kristin Chaney said that if her team is fortunate enough to make it back to the national tournament this season, they would like to win it all this time. "Our goals remain the same," said Chaney, a for er....ECCC standout who won her lOOth career game at her alma mater last April. "Our first goal is to make the state play offs, our second goal is to make the state tourna ment, our third goal is to make the Region 23 tour nament, and our fourth goal is to make the national tournament. If we can get back to Clinton (site of the national tour nament), we would like to

and so is the preseason ranking as the East Cen tral Community College Lady Diamond Warriors open their 2016 softball season Thursday, Feb. 4, against Alabama South ern Community College at the softball complex on the Decatur campus. Game times are 2 and • p.m. The East Central soft ball team, coming off one its best seasons in pro gram history, is ranked No. 2 in the 2016 Nation al Junior College Athletic Association preseason Division II softball rank ings released Jan. 27. The 2015 Lady Dia mond Warriors finished 48-14 and runner-up in the 16-team, double elimi natinn N.T~A A n.:.~~~~- TT

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