Baseball

April 20, 2018

The East Central Community College baseball team will host two open tryouts in May for players interested in playing for Warriors next season.

The tryouts will be held Tuesday, May 1, and Tuesday, May 8, at 4 p.m. each day at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

Interested high school players must have completed their senior seasons to be eligible and bring proof of physical to participate in one of the tryouts. 

All players should bring all necessary baseball equipment.

April 19, 2018

Warrior freshman outfielder Ken Scott connects on a grand slam to power East Central to a 15-7 second game two win over Co-Lin. (EC Photo)

April 14, 2018

The No. 20 ranked East Central Community College Warriors grabbed a 12-2 run-rule win in game one, but fell short in the quest for the sweep in game two of a doubleheader against the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers Friday, April 13.

After the big game one win, the Warriors tied game two 5-5 in the top of the seventh with an RBI single off the bat of freshman Ken Scott of Clarkdale, only to see the Tigers get a walk-off, three-run homer in the bottom of the inning for the 8-5 win.

April 11, 2018

The No. 20 ranked East Central Community College Warriors had to overcome early leads by Hinds Community College in both games to earn an important road doubleheader sweep over the Eagles Tuesday, April 10, at Joe G. Moss Field Raymond.

East Central trailed 5-0 after the first inning of game one before scoring the last nine runs of the game for a 9-5 win. Hinds again scored the first two runs of game two, before the Warriors scored the final three runs for a 3-2 win in the seven-inning contest.

April 9, 2018

The No. 16 East Central Community College Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak with an extra-inning win in game two and split a baseball doubleheader against the East Mississippi Community College Lions, Sunday, April 8, at Gerald Poole Field in Scooba.

East Central dropped the opener 10-2, but came back to take the second game 7-5 in eight innings.

April 5, 2018

ECCC Warrior freshman outfielder Deon Leflore drove in two runs with a pair of hits, including a home run, in game one against Pearl River. (EC Photo)​

April 1, 2018

The No. 17 East Central Community College Warriors split a doubleheader with Mississippi Delta Community College on Saturday, March 31, dropping game one 6-5 before coming back to take the nightcap 9-3.

The Mississippi Delta home games were played at Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson due to wet field conditions in Moorhead.

March 28, 2018

No. 17 East Central Community College Warriors scored eight early runs in the opener and held on for a 12-6 win before losing a heartbreaking 1-0 second game in a baseball doubleheader split with No. 9 Jones County Junior College, Tuesday, March 27, at Community Bank Park in Ellisville.

With the split, East Central is 18-6 overall on the season and 7-1 in MACJC play, which puts the Warriors in second place in the league. The Jones County Bobcats are 18-6 and 5-3.

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.

March 25, 2018

ECCC freshman outfielder Deon Leflore (No. 1) is congratulated as he crossed home plate after hitting a grand slam in game one against Holmes. (EC Photo)