Baseball

September 10, 2018

The East Central Community College softball and baseball teams are hosting a 27-hole golf scramble tournament Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Decatur Country Club, with all proceeds going to support the two programs.

The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. Each two-person team will play nine holes before taking a lunch break. The teams will then be flighted before the final 18 holes of the tournament are played in the afternoon.

June 29, 2018

Several rising sophomores on the East Central Community College Warrior baseball team are sharpening their skills this summer by participating in collegiate baseball leagues around the country.

Eight Warriors are playing summer league ball in five states, from North Dakota to Kentucky.

May 26, 2018

May 12, 2018

The 2018 baseball season came to an end for East Central Community College as the Warriors came up on the short end of a best-of-three National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 playoff series against Itawamba Community College May 10-11 at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

May 7, 2018

The East Central Community College Warriors will host the Itawamba Community College Indians in a National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 baseball best-of-three playoff series May 10-11 at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

Game one will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 10. Game two is slated for 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 11. Game three, if necessary, will begin immediately following game two on Friday.

May 6, 2018

May 3, 2018

The East Central Community College Warriors could not get the bats going against Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Wednesday, May 2, as the Bulldogs swept an MACJC doubleheader at Ken “Curly” Farris Field in Perkinston.

East Central managed just two hits in a 9-1 eight-inning loss to Gulf Coast in the opener and five hits in the 5-2 nightcap loss.

With the losses, East Central is now 29-15 overall on the season and 16-10 in MACJC league play. The Gulf Coast Bulldogs improved to 31-13 overall and 15-11 in the league.

May 1, 2018

The East Central Community College baseball program is hosting two Summer Team Camps in June for commuters and overnight campers.

Session one of ECCC’s Team Baseball Summer Camp is June 4-6, while session two is scheduled for June 6-8. Check-in for both sessions 1 p.m. on the first day and check-out is 8 a.m. on the final morning. Both camps will be at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

April 29, 2018

The No. 17 ranked East Central Community College baseball team bounced back from a pair of midweek losses with a couple of run-rule wins over the Elaine P. Nunez Community College Pelicans Saturday, April 28, at Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

East Central won the opener 10-2 in seven innings and then won the nightcap 14-4 in five innings.

East Central is now 29-13 on the season. The visitors from Chalmette, La., are 3-26.

April 22, 2018

The No. 20 ranked East Central Community College Warriors finished up an undefeated week in MACJC league play with a road sweep over the Itawamba Community College Indians Saturday, April 21, at Roy Cresap Field on the ICC campus in Fulton.

East Central grabbed the lead in the sixth inning and held on for a 6-5 nine-inning win in game one. The Warriors scored all their runs in three innings and pounded out 16 hits in an 11-4 win in the seven-inning game two. The Warriors also swept Copiah-Lincoln on Wednesday.