Sports

March 9, 2018

The East Central Community College men’s tennis match came down to the last courts of the day to decide the outcome before the No. 17 ranked Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolves pulled out a 5-4 win Thursday, March 8, at the Tennis Complex on the campus in Decatur. The No. 24 ranked Co-Lin Lady Wolves earned a 6-3 win over the ECCC Lady Warriors.

The East Central men are now 0-6 on the season, while the Lady Warriors are 3-3.

March 8, 2018

East Central freshman third baseman George Farid tags out a Lake Land runner trying to steal third in the fourth inning of game one. (EC Photo)

March 7, 2018

March 6, 2018

The East Central Community College golfers moved up one spot on the second day of play to finish in fourth place at the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Event No. 4 held March 5-6 at Northwood Country Club in Meridian.

As a team, the Warriors shot a 49-over par 617 over the two-day, 36-hole event.

March 4, 2018

Warrior left fielder Cain Cleveland makes a diving catch against Mississippi Delta. (EC Photo)

The East Central Community College Warriors took a different route to victory in each game, but came away with two wins Saturday, March 3, in baseball action at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

March 4, 2018

East Central sophomore Emontie Lewis serves during doubles action against Jones County. (EC Photo)

The East Central Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams dropped home matches Saturday, March 3, against nationally ranked teams from Jones County Junior College.

March 4, 2018

Sophomore center fielder Marlee Parkes makes a catch in game one against EMCC. She drove in two runs in the 5-0 opening game win. (EC Photo)

March 1, 2018

The No. 10 ranked East Central Community College Lady Warriors lost a pair of softball games to No. 2 Jones County Junior College in MACJC conference action Wednesday, Feb. 28, on the JCJC campus in Ellisville.

The Jones County Lady Bobcats scored two early runs in the opener and then held on for a 2-1 win over East Central. Jones County won the nightcap 9-1 in six innings.

East Central’s record is now 11-3 overall on the season and 0-2 in MACJC action. Jones County improved to 15-1 and 2-0.

February 28, 2018

The East Central Community College Baseball Warriors got the second walk-off hit of the season from freshman Ken Scott for a dramatic 6-5 win in the nightcap and a doubleheader sweep over the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers Tuesday, Feb. 27, at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.

East Central scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning of game one and then held on for a 7-6 win.

February 24, 2018

The East Central Community College women’s tennis team improved its spring record to 2-1 Friday, Feb. 23, with a 9-0 win at Itawamba Community College in Fulton.

The ECCC men lost a tough 6-3 match to the ICC Indians to fall to 0-3 on the season.

Matches scheduled later that afternoon in New Albany against Blue Mountain College were canceled due to weather.