Warriors Walk Off Pearl River in Extras, Force Decisive Game Three

Warriors Walk Off Pearl River in Extras, Force Decisive Game Three

The East Central Community College Warriors took down MACCC rival Pearl River Community College, 6-5, in a thrilling extra-inning contest in Enid, Oklahoma. The win forces a third game in Enid between the Wildcats and Warriors with a trip to the NJCAA DII Championship on the line. The Warriors and Wildcats will square off tomorrow, May 30, at 7 p.m., with ECCC as the home team.

East Central jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning after Briceton Johnson tripled home Brady McAbee, and John Lewis followed with an RBI single to bring in Johnson. Pablo Roque extended the lead with a solo homer in the fourth, but Pearl River responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning—highlighted by a three-run shot from Nico Williams—to take a 4-3 lead. A solo home run by Ethan Garner in the sixth gave the Wildcats a two-run cushion.

The Warriors fought back in the eighth. Jayden Adcox singled in Eli Smith to trim the deficit to one, then came around to score the tying run on a wild pitch. In the 11th, Roque sparked the decisive rally with a two-out single, and Lewis again delivered in the clutch, driving in Roque with a single to right-center that proved to be the game-winner.

Roque led the Warriors offensively, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, an RBI, and two runs scored. Johnson chipped in a triple and an RBI, while Lewis finished 2-for-5 with two key RBIs.

On the mound, Eli Smith started the game and worked 6.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with five strikeouts. Kamryn Carlisle tossed a scoreless inning of middle relief before Andrew Nielsen shut the door, scattering two hits over 3.2 scoreless innings and earning the win to improve to 4-0 on the year.

With the victory, the Warriors (46-15) move one win away from the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series Championship game and will face the Wildcats (52-9) in a decisive rematch Friday night. 

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East Central Community College
15738 HWY 15 South
P.O Box 129
Decatur, Mississippi 39327
1-877-GO-2-ECCC