May 4, 2022

The Lady Warriors of East Central Community College gave it their all on Wednesday afternoon, May 4, as they scratched in five unanswered runs down the stretch in the opening game of the MACCC Tournament held in Ellisville on the campus of Jones College. The five runs were not enough as the Lady Indians of Itawamba got the win, 6-5. The Lady Warriors will be back at Jones College tomorrow for the second round of the double-elimination tournament.

The Lady Warriors had a great start on Wednesday as ECCC loaded the bags after an error and a pair of walks. Unfortunately, ECCC did not plate a run and left all three stranded. 

A leadoff double in the bottom of the second put a runner in scoring position for ICC, and after a sac bunt, an RBI single gave Itawamba a 1-0 lead. 

An ECCC error and single put two more Lady Indians on the bases in the bottom of the third before Kara Hays cleared them with a three-run homer that stretched the lead to 4-0. An RBI triple and an error plated two more for ICC in the fourth to push the lead to 6-0. 

The Lady Warriors refused to give in and in the top of the fifth, picked up the first hit of the day, a single from Mary Moore Widemire. Widemire, was brought home just two batters later as Emily McDonald cranked a two-run shot over the left-field wall to cut the lead to 6-2. 

In the sixth, a fielding error on a Widemire hit plated both Ndrah Tanksley and Emmi Harkins, Tanksley was running for Meadow Villar who led off the inning being hit by a pitch, while Harkins reached on an error. The pair of runs pulled the ICC lead to just two, 6-4. 

A double steal plated the Lady Warriors' final run in the sixth inning as Morgan Pruitt forced herself in a rundown between first and second while Anna Caime, who also reached base on a hit by pitch, stole home. 

After a pair of groundouts and line out, the Lady Warriors were at the dish in the top of the seventh looking for one run to extend the game but were unable to knot the contest. 

The Lady Warriors finished the day with two hits, a single from Widemire and a two-run homer from McDonald. 

Rae Evans went the distance in the circle and gave up six runs – three earned – with two strikeouts and no walks. 

ICC was led by McKenzie Patterson who post three hits, while Hays had three RBIs. 

Madison Jenkins got the win in the circle as she threw four and two thirds innings, gave up two runs – both earned – walked two, and struck out eight. 

Up Next

The Lady Warriors will be back in action tomorrow, Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m. as ECCC takes on Northeast Mississippi in an elimination game. The game tomorrow can be seen live at www.jcbobcats.com/watch.