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JUCO SOFTBALL ECCC secures home playoff series after sweep

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Caitlyn Aldous out of Petal High School had a two run single in the fifth for the Lady Diamond War riors. Lacey Hill, a product of Kilbourne (La.) High School, got the win in the circle giving up two runs on only three hits over seven innings while striking out 13 batters. In Game 2, won by East Central 11-8, Gibson again first with a two-run home run in the top of the first inning. Southwest would tie the game in the bottom of the inning and take a 3 2 lead in the second inning. The Southwest lead would stand until the top of the fourth when a two out double by Aldous would plate three runs got the Lady Diamond Warriors on the board

and give East Central a 5-3 lead. East Central would also pick up a run on a Summer Lavender single in the fifth. Southwest would close the gap to 6-5, until Gibson hit a three-run shot in the top of the sixth to push the East Central lead to 9-5. The Lady Dia mond Warriors added two more runs in that sixth to lead 11-5. The home team would make a game of it with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but East Central held on for the 11 8 win. Leake Academy product Chloe Thaggard picked up the win for East

MORE INFORMATION ECCC finished tied for third place in the MACJC standings. regular season play with a 40-7 record. The Lady Dia mond Warriors carry an Gibson, a sophomore from Oak Grove High School, continued her hot hitting with a home run in Game 1 against Southwest and two in the nightcap. She has now hit 17 home runs on the season and six in the last six games. East Central won the opener 5-2. Gibson hit a two-run round-tripper in eight-game winning streak into the post season.

SUMMIT - Behind the home run power of Mahalia Gibson, the No. 5 East Central Community College Lady Diamond Warriors swept a road doubleheader from South west Mississippi Commu nity CoJlege Tuesday. The wins ensured that East Central will host a first round Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges playoff series Friday and Saturday. The Lady Diamond Warriors finished tied for third place in the MACJC standings with Itawamba Community College, both with 22-6 records. East Central will host Copiah Lincoln in a best-of-three series beginning Friday. East Central completed

Central in game two, while Hill came on to

record the final out of the game with two runners on base.

the top of the third to break a scoreless tie.

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