March 24, 2022
The East Central Community College Lady Warrior softball dropped a pair of MACCC games to No. 8 Pearl River Wednesday, March 23, to move to 15-11 on the year and to 4-4 in conference play. With the wins, the Lady Wildcats improved to 14-9, 4-2. Game one was a pitching duel as ECCC's Rae Rae Evans threw a stellar outing against PRCC's Brinson Anne Rogers, but ultimately fell 2-0 in extra innings. The second game seemed to go in PRCC's favor from the start as the Lady Wildcats grabbed a 14-0 victory.
Game One | L, 2-0 (8-innings)
For the second straight game, the Lady Warriors went into extra innings as the team was fresh off a 7-1 win over Holmes in game two from last weekend.
After a scoreless seven innings, the Lady Wildcats loaded the bases early in the eighth off a single, error, and a walk. A hard-hit single to center field plated two runs for the only scores of the contest. The shot was PRCC's seventh hit of the game, but the Lady Warrior defense had locked down the Lady Wildcat offense until that point.
At the plate, the Lady Warriors were hitless as Rogers threw a complete game, no-hitter with 15 strikeouts. Evans threw a gem for ECCC in the circle as she went all eight innings, gave up seven hits, two runs – unearned – two walks, and struck out six.
Game Two | L, 14-0 (5-innings)
The long ball proved the difference-maker in the second game as PRCC hit three on the night, including a two-run shot in the first to put runs on the board.
The Lady Warriors strung together some quality at-bats as numerous players drew walks and Mary Moore Widemire posted the Lady Warriors first hit of the day in the bottom of the second, but ECCC just could not plate runs.
The Lady Wildcats picked up six runs in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth to complete the run-rule win.
Addison Hardy posted the Lady Warriors' other hit with a roped double in the bottom of the fifth.
Caroline Jackson got the start and loss for the Lady Warriors in the circle as she threw two innings, gave up five hits, seven runs – five earned – and walked one. Jayce Curriethrew two innings and gave up four hits, seven runs – five earned – walked three, and struck out one. Makayla White rounded out the game in the circle with one inning. She surrendered one hit and posted two strikeouts.
Up Next
The Lady Warriors return home this Saturday as ECCC takes on Itawamba on Saturday, March 26, at 1 and 3 p.m. Games can be seen live at www.eccclive.com/gold.
