March 30, 2022
The East Central Community College Lady Warrior softball team played a top-five team for the second doubleheader in a row on Tuesday afternoon, March 29, as the Lady Warriors traveled to Ellisville to take on the No. 4 Jones College Lady Bobcats. ECCC dropped both games, 8-0 in game one, and 10-2 in game two. With the losses, the Lady Warriors' record moved to 16-14 overall and to 5-7 in MACCC play. Jones improved to 23-6, 11-1 on the year.
The Lady Warriors' bats were cold through the two contests as the team posted five hits on the day. Those came in the form of singles from Lizzy Hollingsworth, Mary Moore Widemire, and Taylor Pittman, an RBI double from Emily McDonald, and a solo home run from Meadow Villar.
Game One | L, 8-0 (5-innings)
The Lady Bobcats got on the board early in the opener as the team plated three runs in the bottom of the first.
Hollingsworth reached base in the top of the second for the Lady Warriors on a single, but that was the lone hit of the contest for ECCC.
An error and RBI single plated another pair for the Lady Bobcats in third, before two more runs crossed in the fourth to push the lead to 8-0.
Caroline Jackson was in the circle for ECCC and threw four innings. She surrendered six hits, eight runs – five earned – and walked four.
Jones threw Nia Luckett and Hanna Zeitz in the game with Luckett picking up the win.
Game Two | W, 10-2 (5-innings)
Scoring was slower in game two early on as the first inning and a half were scoreless with strong pitching and defensive play from both squads. Jones broke onto the board with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the second to go on top.
The Lady Bobcats capitalized on some free base runners in the third as a sac fly and a three-run homer grew the Jones lead to 5-0.
The Lady Warriors never wavered and hit right back in the fourth with a first-pitch, leadoff homer from Villar that cleared the centerfield fence. The shot cut the lead to four, 5-1, but Jones plated three more in the bottom of the fourth with another long ball.
McDonald drove in Mattie Hodge in the top of the fifth with a sharply hit double to left to pull the lead to 8-2, but a pair of runs in the home half of the inning ended the game, 10-2.
Rae Rae Evans got the start and the loss in the circle as she tossed four innings, gave up six hits, 10 runs – eight earned – walked five, and struck out four. Holly Craft got the win for Jones.
Up Next
The Lady Warriors travel to Moorhead on Saturday, April 2, to take on the Mississippi Delta Lady Trojans at 1 and 3 p.m. Fans can watch the games live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEaPwIM5Bj0.
