ECCC Baseball Evens MACJC Record With Sweep of Mississippi Delta
March 24, 2019
East Central freshman Al Dumas (Eupora) slides head first into third base with first inning triple in game one against Mississippi Delta. (EC Photo)
ECCC Softball Collects 36 Hits, 31 Runs in Road Sweep of East Mississippi
March 24, 2019
The East Central Community College softball team rebounded from a couple of midweek losses to No. 1 raned Jones College by scoring 31 runs on 36 hits in a doubleheader sweep against the East Mississippi Lady Lions in action Saturday, March 23, at the softball field on the EMCC campus in Scooba.
The Lady Warriors won the opener 21-3 and followed that with a come-from-behind 10-7 win in game two.
ECCC Softball Drops Home Doubleheader to No. 1 Jones
March 21, 2019
East Central freshman left fielder Kaylee Webb slides under the tag of the Jones College catcher to tie the score 1-1 in first inning action of game one. (EC Photo)
ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart to Receive PTK’s Prestigious Gordon Award
March 21, 2019
East Central Community College President Dr. Billy Stewart will receive the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction during the society’s annual convention Friday, April 5, in Orlando, Fla.
ECCC Baseball Drops Pair of 9-5 Decisions to Visiting Gulf Coast
March 20, 2019
East Central’s Dakota Kennedy is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning of game one against Gulf Coast. (EC Photo)
ECCC Tennis Teams Split Spring Break Matches in Alabama
March 18, 2019
The East Central Community College tennis teams opened Spring Break week with a trip to Alabama for two matches each.
On Saturday, March 16, the No. 25 ECCC Lady Warriors defeated Snead State 8-1, while the Warriors topped No. 23 ranked Gadsden State 9-0. The matches were played in Gadsden, Ala.
ECCC Baseball Earns Doubleheader Split in MACJC Opener at Holmes
March 17, 2019
Runs were at a minimum as the East Central Community College Warriors opened 2019 MACJC league play with a doubleheader split against the Holmes Bulldogs in games played Saturday, March 16, at Charlie Donald Field in Goodman.
The Warriors left the bases loaded in the top of the ninth in a 5-4 loss in the nine-inning first game. Five East Central pitchers limited the Bulldogs to a single run in a 3-1 win in the nightcap to gain the doubleheader split.
No. 25 ECCC Women’s Tennis Defeats Gulf Coast, Men Fall
March 16, 2019
The East Central Community College women’s tennis team lived up to its new top 25 ranking with a 7-2 win over Gulf Coast on Friday, March 15, while the East Central men dropped an 8-1 match to the Gulf Coast Bulldogs. The two teams met on the Gulf Coast campus in Perkinston.
The Lady Warriors, who entered the Oracle/ITA NJCAA Women’s Top 25 poll this week at No. 25, improved to 7-5 on the season, while the Warriors fell to 6-6.
ECCC to Close for Spring Break March 18-22
March 14, 2019
East Central Community College in Decatur will be closed for its annual Spring Break Holidays Monday through Friday, March 18-22, 2019.
The college will reopen on Monday morning, March 25.
ECCC Encore Players to Present ‘Freaky Friday’ March 29-April 2
March 13, 2019
The East Central Community College Encore Players will present “Freaky Friday” March 29-April 2, 2019.
Evening performances begin at 7 p.m. Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Matinees will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31, and 9 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 1-2. All performances will be held in the Vickers Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Decatur campus.
