March 27, 2018

East Central Community College sophomore infielder/outfielder Wyatt Ball has been named the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Baseball Player of the Week for March 19-25.

The product of Nanih Waiya High School had a big week at the plate and on the base paths as No. 13 East Central went 4-0 with sweeps of Southwest Mississippi Community College and Holmes Community College.

For the week, Ball hit .625 (10-16) with three doubles, a triple, and a home run. He knocked in eight runs and also scored 10 runs. He stole two bases. Ball hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) over the two games against Southwest, and he had a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to help the Warriors beat Holmes 3-2 in game two of the series.

For the season, Ball leads East Central in batting average at .462, in hits with 30, in RBI with 23, in runs scored with 24, and in walks with 18. He’s also stolen seven bases.