Baseball season began on a successful note for the East Central Community College Diamond Warriors who notched a pair of victories Wednesday from Marion (Ala.) Military at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on the Decatur campus.

East Central cruised to a 12-2 decision in the opener and rallied from a 4-0 deficit to clip the visiting Tigers 8-4 in completing the sweep.

Freshmen Charles Hill of Carthage and Donnie Tabb, a Neshoba Central product, led Diamond Warrior sluggers by accounting for five of the team’s eight hits. Hill, who was two-for-four at the plate, blasted a two-run homer and was credited with four RBIs. He also scored two runs. Tabb went three-for-three with a double and knocked in two runs. He also scored three times.

Also recording hits were Ricardo Velez, from Tujillo Alto, Puerto Rico; Richie Long of Carthage; and Ernie Triplett of Louisville.

Drew Wilson, a sophomore southpaw from Newton County High School, picked up the win. 

In the second game, Ernie Triplett was three-for-three at the plate and had an RBI. He also scored once. Hill had another productive outing by pounding a triple and double and collecting an RBI. He also scored a run. Vincent Kortbawi, a product of Hale County High School in Moundville, Ala., went two-for-three from the plate and also had an RBI and scored once. Long had a double and three RBIs and scored once.

Sophomore Allen Johnson, a Leake Academy product, was the winning pitcher.

The Diamond Warriors host Alabama-Southern Saturday in doubleheader action beginning at noon at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex.