ECCC to Close for Spring Break March 13-17
March 6, 2017
East Central Community College in Decatur will be closed for its annual Spring Break Holidays Monday through Friday, March 13-17.
The college will reopen on Monday morning, March 20.
ECCC Baseball Sweeps Northeast in Road Doubleheader
March 3, 2017
ECCC's Nathan Roseberry was 4 for 5 at the plate with an RBI in game one. (EC Photo)
The No. 8 East Central Community College baseball team scored 24 runs in picking up a doubleheader sweep over Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers Thursday, March 2, in Booneville.
ECCC Softball Drops First Game of Season at Baton Rouge
March 3, 2017
ECCC's Kayla Beckham had a two-run home run in the first game of the doubleheader. (EC Photo)
The No. 12 East Central Community College softball team dropped its first game of the season in a 3-1 loss in the nightcap of a doubleheader Thursday, March 2, at Baton Rouge Community College in Baton Rouge, La.
ECCC’s Oswalt Earns Second National Softball Pitcher of Week Honor
March 2, 2017
For the second time this month, East Central Community College freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Oswalt is the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Softball Pitcher of the Week and the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges Pitcher of the Week. She was honored for her work in the softball circle for Feb. 20-27.
ECCC Schedules ‘Disappearing Act in the Sky’ Star Viewing
March 1, 2017
This weekend, people can see a bright star suddenly disappear from the sky before their very eyes, and East Central Community College’s Engineering Club’s Astronomy Group will hold a star viewing for those interested.
Warriors Fall to Northeast in MACJC State Tournament
March 1, 2017
The East Central Community College men’s basketball team fell 86-69 against the Northeast Mississippi Community College Tigers in the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State Tournament Tuesday, Feb. 28, on the campus of Jones County Junior College in Ellisville.
East Central entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed from the MACJC South Division. Northeast is the No. 1 seed from the North Division.
East Central is now 14-10 overall on the season. Northeast is 18-6.
ECCC Warriors Split Pair of Baseball Games in Rush Invitational
February 27, 2017
Wyatt Ball
The East Central Community College Diamond Warriors split a pair of games over the weekend in the Rush Invitational held at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur.
The Warriors beat Tyler Junior College (Texas) 14-8 on Saturday, Feb. 25, before falling to Baton Rouge Community College 6-3 that evening.
ECCC Recognized Nationally for Awarding Associate Degrees to Minorities
February 27, 2017
East Central Community College in Decatur ranks among the top 100 community and junior colleges in the nation in conferring degrees to minorities in three different academic areas according to recent data released by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.
Dramatic Walk-Off Home Run Keeps ECCC Softball Undefeated
February 27, 2017
Brittney McCray
A two-out, bottom of the ninth three-run home run by Brittney McCray gave the East Central Community College Lady Warriors a dramatic 8-6 come from behind win over the upset-minded Coastal Alabama-Brewton Lady Warhawks in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 26, at the Softball Park in Decatur.
ECCC Women’s, Men’s Tennis Teams Find Success in Road Doubleheader
February 26, 2017
The East Central Community College men’s and women’s tennis teams went on the road Friday, Feb. 24, and played two matches each in the same afternoon and came home with a 3-1 record from the trip.
