MCC Basketball Sweeps Baton Rouge

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles extended its winning streak to seven with a 93-72 win over Baton Rouge on Saturday afternoon at Graham Gymnasium. The Lady Eagles have now won 11 of its last 12 games following the home victory over the Lady Bears. The game on Saturday was also the regular season home finale for MCC. Chasity Kearney led the Lady Eagles with 24 points and Norianna Haynes followed with 20 points. Deanna Bolton finished the game with 11 points and Gelese Lampton added 10 points in the win.

MCC (18-10, 8-1) will return to action on March 2 on the road at Baton Rouge. The game with the Lady Bears next weekend will be the final game of the regular season for the Lady Eagles and will begin at 2 p.m.

MCC (men) 77
BRCC 72

The Eagles were able to secure the sweep over BRCC with a five-point victory in the men’s contest. Trent Tucker led the way for MCC with 24 points and T.J. Jones added 14 points for the Eagles.

MCC (10-18, 5-4) will return to action March 2 on the road at Baton Rouge to conclude the regular season. The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip-off next weekend.

MCC Baseball Moves Past Alabama Southern

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles got a solid pitching performance from sophomore Wes Stokes to secure a 3-2 victory over Alabama Southern at Scaggs Field on Friday afternoon. Stokes pitched seven strong innings and ended the game with three strikeouts. The victory on the mound by Stokes was his first of the 2012 season and Andrew Chesteen pitched the final two innings to earn his first save of the season.

Kasey Hinton led the Eagles at the plate with a pair of hits and Wade Wass added an RBI single in the game for the Eagles. Gabe Woods and Johnny Tolson each drove in a run in the victory for Meridian. Tevin Pope and Cliff Covington each added a pair of hits in the loss for Alabama Southern. MCC improved to 9-7 overall for the 2012 season and Alabama Southern dropped its overall record to 4-9.

Meridian will return to action February 29 on the road at East Central Community College. The doubleheader with the Warriors is scheduled for 2 p.m. The Eagles will return to Scaggs Field next weekend to open a three-game series with Northwest Florida. The series will begin with a single game on March 2 at 5 p.m. and conclude March 3 with a doubleheader scheduled for 12 p.m.

MCC Softball Drops Two Games To Pensacola

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The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles could not find a way to rebound from its early season struggles as Pensacola State College swept a pair of games from MCC (2-7, 2-14) on Friday afternoon at Tommy McDonald Field. The Lady Eagles are now 1-10 for the season and have lost nine straight since winning its opening game of the season against Hinds Community College. MCC will look to reverse its fortunes with its next scheduled game on the road February 28 against Bishop State. The first pitch of the game is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Mobile, AL.

Pensacola 7
MCC 2

The Lady Eagles got a solid performance from sophomore Heather Reed in the first game of the day, but Pensacola would take the five-run decision. The former Meridian High standout had three hits in the opening game for MCC and scored a run. Shumond Hughes added a base hit and scored the only other run in the first game of the doubleheader for MCC. Brooke Dew and Devin Batson each added a single in the game one loss for the Lady Eagles.

Pensacola 14
MCC 2
The Lady Bucs secured the sweep over MCC by a run rule shortened victory. MCC only managed a pair of hits in the game and Pensacola took advantage of several miscues by MCC to run away with the win. Dew and Batson each had a base hit in the game two loss for the Lady Eagles.

MCC Baseball Sweeps Past Coahoma

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles extended its winning streak to four by taking a doubleheader sweep over Coahoma (12-4, 12-3) on Tuesday night at Scaggs Field. The Eagles improved to 8-7 with the sweep of the Tigers and will return to action on Friday afternoon against Alabama Southern. The game is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. first pitch at Scaggs Field.

MCC 12

Coahoma 4

The Eagles took advantage of eight Coahoma errors in the opening game to take an eight-run victory. MCC ended the first game with seven hits and had two players with two hits. Wade Wass and Johnny Tolson each finished the game two hits apiece, while Tyler Dixon and Gabe Woods each had two-run doubles. Caleb Delee earned the pitching win for Meridian by working out of the bullpen and collecting two strikeouts.

Wesley Gregg led the Tigers with a two-run double and Malcom Marshall added a run scoring hit for Coahoma.

MCC 12

Coahoma 3

MCC banged out 10 hits and got a solid pitching performance from freshman Mitchell Babb to secure the sweep. Babb worked four innings and finished the game with nine strikeouts for Meridian. Woods led the charge in the second game for the Eagles by driving in five runs on three base hits. Tolson added a base hit and knocked in three runs in the victory.

Jermaine Jones led Coahoma with two base hits and a run scored and Sancez added a run scoring single in the loss for the Tigers.

MCC Basketball Sweeps Southern Shreveport

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The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles clinched its eighth straight Miss-Lou Conference championship on Saturday night by defeating Southern Shreveport 93-77. The game was played at Mississippi College and this marks the sixth regular season championship for MCC under the direction of head coach Hilary Allen. The Lady Eagles improved to 15-10 overall for the season and will return to action Monday night on the road at Hinds. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. tip-off.

Chasity Kearney led the way for MCC with 32 points and Norianna Haynes had a huge scoring night with 29 points in the victory.

MCC (men) 70
Southern Shreveport 66

The Eagles completed the sweep of the Jaguars by taking the four-point victory. MCC moved to within one game of first place in the Miss-Lou Conference standings. The Eagles have two more regular season games remaining in Miss-Lou Conference play to try and secure the regular season championship. Gio Smith led MCC in scoring with 15 points.

The Eagles will return to action Monday on the road at Hinds. The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. tip-off.

MCC Golf Captures Faulkner State Invitational Title

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The Meridian Community College golf team continued its record breaking season by capturing the Faulkner State Invitational Championship on Tuesday in Fairhope, AL at Rock Creek Country Club. This marks the first win of the spring season for MCC and the fourth win of 2011-2012. The Eagles captured the championship by three strokes over Mississippi Gulf Coast.

“I am very proud of the way we bounced back in the final round and it’s a great start to our spring season,” said MCC golf coach Clinton Hales. “We struggled during our first round due to poor conditions, but I was very pleased by the final round. We have some things to work on and prepare for the next tournament.”

Easton Key and T.J. Morgan earned spots on the All-Tournament team and finished the day tied for second place. Key has now been a member of the All-Tournament team on four different occasions in 2011-2012 and ended the final round by shooting a 73. Morgan shot the lowest final round score for the Eagles with a 71 and Jake Sterling bounced back to fire a 72 for Meridian. Dylan Brown scored a 74 in the final round and Gafford White ended the day with a 76.

MCC will return to the course March 15-17 as a participant in the Spring Fling College Classic in Scottsboro, AL.

MCC Splits With EMCC

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The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles contiuned its winning ways over East Mississippi Community College by taking a 75-57 victory on Monday night at the Currie Coliseum. The Lady Eagles improved to 13-10 overall for the season and swept the season series over the Lady Lions. MCC defeated EMCC 59-54 earlier in the season in Meridian. East Mississippi dropped its overall record to 6-14 with the loss to Meridian.

MCC will return to action on Wednesday night on the road at Baton Rouge Community College beginning at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles are currently 4-1 in Miss-Lou Conference play this season and will look to remain at the top of the conference standings after Wednesday night. East Mississippi will return to MACJC North Division action on Thursday night at home against Mississippi Delta. The game is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off. The Lady Lions are currently 3-6 in MACJC North Division play this season.

ReRe Stinner led the Lady Eagles with 12 points and Gelese Lampton followed with 11 points. Chasity Kearney finished the game with 10 points and Norianna Haynes added eight points.

EMCC (men) 68 OT

MCC 64

The East Mississippi Lions survived a huge scare from the Eagles and were able to hold on for the overtime victory. MCC held a 31-28 lead at the end of the first half and both team exchanged the lead on several occasions in the second half. EMCC was able to hold on the overtime period to escape with the win over MCC. The Lions are currently ranked number 19 in the country according to the latest NJCAA poll and have won 15 straight games. The loss for Meridian snapped its current three-game winning streak.

T.J. Jones and Tajh Ford led the way for the Eagles with 14 points in the loss for MCC. Kevin Williams added 12 points in the setback for Meridian.

The Eagles return to action on Wednesday at Baton Rouge beginning at 8 p.m.

MCC Golf Leads After First Round of Faulkner State Invitational

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College golf team started the season off on a high note by firing a 301 to lead the Faulkner State Invitational.

"I was very glad that we have the lead after the first round," said MCC golf coach Clinton Hales. "We have another great chance at winning a tournament and getting our spring started well."

MCC is looking to build on its success of the fall season after winning three tournaments and being ranked number one according to the NJCAA.

Easton Key leads the overall field after shooting a 71 and leads fellow team member T.J. Morgan by two strokes. Morgan fired a first round 73 and Dylan Brown ended the day with a first round 78. Jake Sterling finished the day with a 79 and Gafford White scored an 82 to end his opening round.

The Eagles will finish the final round of the Faulkner State Invitational on Tuesday morning beginning at 8 a.m. The final round is a scheduled 18 holes at the Rock Creek Country Club in Fairhope, AL.

MCC Baseball Drops Third Straight

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Eagles finished the final day of the 2012 Rush Invitational by losing its third straight game of the weekend by a final score of 6-3 to Faulkner State. The Eagles dropped its overall record to 4-7 for the season and will return to action Wednesday on the road at Wallace-Selma. The doubleheader on Wednesday is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start.

MCC finished the game with five hits and Wade Wass led the way a solo home run. The home run for the Pensacola, FL native was his sixth home run of the 2012 season. Johnny Tolson added an RBI on a sacrifice fly and Kasey Hinton added a single in the loss for Meridian.
Andrew Chesteen took the pitching loss for MCC by working six innings and allowing three earned runs. Josh Hollingsworth took the win on the mound for the Sun Chiefs and collected nine strikeouts. Corey Bryan and Phillip McDuffie led Faulkner State at the plate with two hits apiece. The Sun Chiefs finished the game with nine hits.

Gulf Coast Slides Past MCC

From School Reports

Gulf Coast (FL) was able to battle back from a 6-1 deficit to shock MCC by a final score of 7-6 to secure a victory in the second day of the Rush Invitational Tournament at Scaggs Field on Saturday afternoon. The Commodores scored four runs in the seventh inning and two runs in the eighth inning to complete the comeback win over the Eagles.

MCC finished the game with 12 hits and four players with multiple hits in the game. Johnny Tolson, Wade Wass, Gabe Woods, and Sam Peterson finished the game with two hits apiece for the Eagles. Wes Stokes drew the start on the mound for MCC and worked six solid innings, but didn’t factor into the decision. Stokes allowed one earned run and ended the game with three strikeouts.

Dylan Brown led Gulf Coast with four hits and drove in three runs, while Dakota Spikes added a pair of hits in the victory. This marked the second win of the season for Gulf Coast over MCC. The Commodores defeated Meridian earlier in the season 11-5 in Panama City, FL at the First Pitch Classic.

MCC Basketball Sweeps Delgado

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College Lady Eagles got back on the winning track Saturday with an 81-71 homecoming victory over Delgado. The Lady Eagles improved to 12-10 overall for the season and 4-1 in Miss-Lou Conference. Gelese Lampton led the Lady Eagles with 20 points and Norianna Haynes ended the game with 17 points. Chasity Kearney finished the game with 11 points for the green and white.

Haynes and Kearney were also honored during the game by scoring 1,000 points in their careers. MCC will return to action on Monday night at East Mississippi Community College. The game is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.

MCC (men) 80
Delgado 74

The Eagles completed the sweep by taking a six-point win over the Dolphins. Trent Tucker led MCC with 22 points and T.J. Jones followed with 19 points. Gio Smith had 15 points and Prince Williams was the fourth player in double figures for Meridian with 13 points.

MCC improved to 8-14 overall for the season and 3-2 in Miss-Lou Conference. The Eagles will return to action on Monday at East Mississippi Community College. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.