Baseball

April 16, 2019

East Central Community College had held its own recently against nationally ranked teams, but the visiting Itawamba Indians overpowered the Warriors in a couple of MACJC baseball games Monday, April 15, at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

No. 4 ranked Itawamba scored all its runs in two innings to win the opener 12-4 by run-rule in seven innings. The Indians scored eight runs in the first inning and then runs in every inning after that to win the nightcap 26-7. Itawamba hit six home runs in the two games.

April 11, 2019

The East Central Community College Warriors picked up a convincing win over the nation’s No. 7 ranked baseball team in game one of a doubleheader and then saw its hopes of a sweep end by an extra inning walk-off home run in the nightcap.

East Central defeated No. 7 Pearl River 8-2 in the opening game of an MACJC baseball doubleheader Wednesday, April 10, at Dub Herring Park on the PRCC campus in Poplarville, before the Wildcats won the second game 2-1 in dramatic fashion.

April 9, 2019

April 7, 2019

East Central sophomore pitcher Thomas Boothe struck out 14 Northeast batters in pitching a nine-inning no-hitter in the 4-0 game one win April 6. (EC Photo)

April 3, 2019

Sophomore second baseman Anderson Shelley steals home for what would be the winning run in East Central’s opening game win over Jones College. (EC Photo)

March 30, 2019

East Central first baseman Will Ross stretches for the throw to nab the runner at first in game one against East Mississippi. (EC Photo)

March 28, 2019

The Southwest Bears erased a four-run deficit in game one to take a 5-4 win, before the East Central Community College bats came alive in game two and the Warriors grabbed an 11-1 run-rule win in six innings for the doubleheader split Wednesday, March 27, on the Southwest campus in Summit.

With the MACJC doubleheader split, East Central is now 11-11 overall on the season and 4-4 in MACJC play. Southwest is 10-11 overall and 2-6 in the conference.

March 26, 2019

ECCC Baseball Team to Host Open Tryout May 7

The East Central Community College baseball team will host an open tryout on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, for players interested in playing for the Warriors next season.

The tryout will be begin at 4 p.m. at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

Players should register in advance at: www.eccc.edu/eccc-baseball-open-tryout-registration.