Alumnus Sam Rutigliano to Join Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame
March 15, 2019
Rutigliano
East Central Baseball Gets First Sweep of Season at Coastal Alabama-South
March 13, 2019
Rain continues to play havoc on the home baseball schedule for ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, but the Warriors found Stanley James Baseball Park on the campus of Coastal Alabama-South to their liking in picking up their first sweep of the season Tuesday, March 12, in Bay Minette, Ala.
East Central beat the Coastal Alabama-South Sun Chiefs 8-6 in the nine-inning opener and then followed that with an 11-9 seven-inning win in game two.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors Sweep Bevill State in Home Softball Opener
March 13, 2019
Lady Warrior shortstop Hannah Dufault tags out a Bevill State runner attempting to steal second base, while second baseman Annika Jones (Leake Academy) looks on. Freshman catcher Anna McNeer threw out four runners in the doubleheader sweep. (EC Photo)​
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Nick Preyer Named to NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament Team
March 11, 2019
Nick Preyer
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ freshman guard Nick Preyer has been named to the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 Men’s Basketball All-Tournament Team.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s Diamond Wraggs Named to NJCAA Region 23 All-Tournament Team
March 9, 2019
Diamond Wraggs
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ sophomore forward Diamond Wraggs has been named to the 2019 National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 Basketball All-Tournament Team.
East Central, East Mississippi Split High-Scoring Baseball Doubleheader
March 9, 2019
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ baseball team scored 32 runs and pounded out 29 hits in just 14 innings against East Mississippi, but still came home with a doubleheader split with the Lions in games played Friday, March 8, at Gerald Poole Field on the EMCC campus in Scooba.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Tennis Warriors Shutout Co-Lin, Lady Warriors Drop 7-2 Match
March 9, 2019
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Tennis Warriors Shutout Co-Lin, Lady Warriors Drop 7-2 Match
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men’s tennis team shutout the Copiah-Lincoln Wolves 9-0 for the second time this season, while the East Central Lady Warriors dropped a 7-2 match to the No. 22 ranked Co-Lin Lady Wolves in action Friday, March 8, at the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Tennis Complex in Decatur.
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ men and women are both 6-5 on the season.
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warrior Softball Opens MACJC Play With Sweep of Coahoma
March 8, 2019
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Lady Warriors opened 2019 MACJC conference play a big way, outscoring the Coahoma Lady Tigers 27-1 in a softball doubleheader sweep Thursday, March 7, at the Eddie C. Smith Sportsplex on the Coahoma campus in Clarksdale.
East Central won the opener 16-1 in five innings and then took the second game 11-0, also in five innings
The Lady Warriors are now 7-5 overall and 2-0 in MACJC play, while Coahoma falls to 0-8 and 0-2.
Nationally Ranked Jones Tennis Teams Sweep East Central
March 7, 2019
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ tennis teams dropped a pair of road matches to the nationally ranked Jones College tennis teams Wednesday, March 6, on the Jones campus in Ellisville.
The No. 25 ranked Jones Bobcats topped the Warriors 9-0, while the No. 17 ranked Lady Bobcats defeated the Lady Warriors 7-2.
The East Central men are now 5-5 on the season while the women are 6-4.
Warrior Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Northeast
March 7, 2019
The ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ baseball team traveled to Booneville Wednesday, March 6, and split a couple of non-league games against Northeast Mississippi Community College at Harold T. White Field at Booneville City Park.
East Central erased a five-run deficit in the first game of the day on its way to a 14-9 win. The Warriors lost a heartbreaker to Northeast in the seven-inning game two, giving up just one hit, a two-out, walk-off home run in a 3-2 loss to the Tigers.
