East Central Community College softball coaches Scott Hill (head) and Kristin Chaney (assistant) receive a victory bath from team members as they hug each other in celebrating the Lady Diamond Warriors’ 7-1 victory over Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Saturday for the Region 23 Championship. East Central earlier defeated Gulf Coast 3-1 in semi-final action and rallied to beat top-ranked Louisiana State University at Eunice 4-3 in first-round competition of the three-day, double-elimination tournament held at Traceway Park in Clinton. The Lady Diamond Warriors, who improved to 44-9-1 following their first region title, advance to the 2010 NJCAA Division II Softball Championship scheduled May 20-22 in Normal, Illinois.