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March 10, 2010

from staff reports The Meridian Star The Meridian Star Wed Mar 10, 2010, 08:30 AM CST

MERIDIAN —

    Another doubleheader sweep was recorded by the East Central Community College fast-pitch softball team, which grabbed a pair of contests from Mississippi Delta Monday afternoon in Moorhead and improved to 14-1-1 on the 2010 campaign.

    The Lady Diamond Warriors overcame an early 1-0 deficit to claim a 9-3 decision in the opener, and jumped out to a 9-0 lead after two innings in the second contest and cruised 14-5.

    Sophomores Hailey Chisolm, of Neshoba Central, and Brittany Cochran, a Product of Newton County High School, led the EC offense in the first game with three hits each. Chisolm belted two doubles and a single and Cochran was credited with a double and two singles. Also with multiple hits were Summer Alexander of Newton County, double and single; and Kaci Buckley, also of Newton County, and Taylor Bailey, of Bowie High School in Austin, Texas, two singles each.

    Bailey was also the winning pitcher, improving to 6-1 on the season. She allowed two runs on three hits through five innings. She also fanned three batters and walked one. Malone hurled the final two innings and allowed one run on one hit.

    In the second contest, Alexander led the offense with three hits - a triple, double and single- and collected three RBIs. Nicholas contributed two singles and three RBIs and Paige Holsen of Union slammed another home run. Chisolm and Buckley had doubles each and Lee had a single.

    Buckley got the win on the mound and improved to 8-0. She hurled 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits. She also fanned three batters and walked one. Shelby Smith of Union pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on three hits.         She also walked three batters. Malone pitched a shutout in the final 1 1/3 innings, allowing one hit. She also fanned one batter.

    Next up for Scott Hill’s Lady Diamond Warriors is the MACJC South Division opener, scheduled Wednesday at Jones County Junior College. Game times are set for 3 and 5 p.m. on the Ellisville campus.

— from school reports

JUCO TENNIS

ECCC tennis teams fall to ICC

    East Central Community College’s tennis teams were defeated by Itawamba squads Monday in non-division competition held at Gaddis Park in Forest.

    The Warriors fell 5-4 in their matchup and dropped to 3-4 on the 2010 campaign, while the Warriors were blanked 9-0 and fell to 2-5 overall.

    Elise Gibbs, a product of Newton County High School, and Abby McMillan of Newton County Academy, were the only Warrior winners in singles competition. Gibbs defeated Sudduth, 6-2, 6-3; and McMillan clipped Thomas, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6).

    Rachel Ramirez fell to Randle, 6-0, 6-3; Hannah Peoples, of Newton County Academy, lost to Byrd, 6-1, 6-3; and Sami Elkins was defeated by Dismuke, 6-1, 6-1.

    In women’s doubles, Gibbs and McMillan lost to Thomas/Sudduth, 8-0; and Ramirez and Peoples fell to Randle/Byrd, 8-1.

    In men’s singles, Colton Amis, a Newton County High School product, fell to Wilkinson, 6-0, 6-1; Will Marston, of Union, lost to Prudencia, 6-3, 6-0; Zac White, of Union, was shut out by Raines, 6-0, 6-0; Jason Hancock lost to Thomas, 6-0, 6-2; Dee Walker, of Newton County, lost to Fulgham, 6-0, 6-1; and Matt Griffin, of Union, was clipped by Folls, 6-3, 6-3.

    In men’s doubles, Amis and Walker fell to Wilkinson/Prudencia, 8-4; Marston and Hancock lost to Fulgham/Thomas, 8-2; and Griffin and White were defeated by Raines/Walker, 8-0.

— from school reports

LATE PREP SOFTBALL

Clarkdale        3

Newton Co.        2

Clarkdale improved to 3-2-1 on the season as it downed rival Newton County by a single run.

Sarah Harris paced the Bulldogs with three hits including a double and a RBI. Corey Roberson and Sarah Beckman each had RBI singles, while Amber Spann had two hits.

Erin Adcock got the win for Clarkdale.

Emily Davis took the loss on the mound for Newton County.

— Daniel Rigdon

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