East Central Community College canceled the 2017 WarriorFest scheduled for Saturday because of the likelihood of thunderstorms. 

WarriorFest is an annual spring event sponsored by the ECCC Alumni Association.

The Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges baseball doubleheader between ECCC and Itawamba Community College scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, has been rescheduled to Friday. The games are scheduled for 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Clark-Gay Baseball Complex on the campus in Decatur.

“Unfortunately because of the activities we had planned for this year’s WarriorFest we must make a decision sooner rather than later in the week,” David LeBlanc, ECCC’s director of alumni relations and the foundation, said in a statement. “Having the event on Saturday was key to WarriorFest being the high-quality event that people expect from East Central Community College and for it to be an enjoyable event for our alumni and friends.”

With two weeks remaining in the MACJC baseball regular season and with playoff ramifications, ECCC head baseball coach Neal Holliman said the doubleheader with Itawamba was moved to ensure the two games get played.

The ECCC Lady Diamond Warrior softball team is scheduled to play a doubleheader with Baton Rouge Community College at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. A decision on whether to move those games to Friday will be made by Thursday morning.