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EMCC’s winningest baseball season in 10 years comes to a close at No. 12 Jones
East Mississippi Community College’s winningest baseball season in 10 years came to a close during Monday’s 5-1 series-clinching road setback against 12th-ranked Jones College in an NJCAA Region 23 best-of-three playoff series played at Community Bank Park.
May 07, 2024
EMCC Lions force Monday’s best-of-three baseball playoff rubber match at No. 13 Jones
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College have forced Monday’s rubber game against 13th-ranked Jones College by bouncing back from Saturday’s tough-luck, extra-inning 3-2 setback with Sunday’s 6-5 series-tying victory over the Bobcats in the NJCAA Region 23 best-of-three baseball playoff series.
May 06, 2024
EMCC Lions set for third straight baseball postseason appearance
Set to make their third straight baseball postseason appearance, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College will take on 13th-ranked Jones College this weekend (May 3-5) in an NJCAA Region 23 best-of-three playoff series to be played in Ellisville. Nine-inning contests are set for Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.) and Sunday (2 p.m.), if necessary, at Community Bank Park.
April 29, 2024
EMCC Lions close out softball season with 12-4 run-rule road win over No. 14 East Central
East Mississippi Community College’s softball season concluded in winning fashion with a 12-4 run-rule road victory over 14th-ranked East Central during the nightcap of Saturday’s MACCC doubleheader split. EMCC dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision to the Lady Warriors in the opening game.
April 29, 2024
EMCC Lions sweep Coahoma in advance of regular-season softball finale at East Central
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College earned their third conference doubleheader sweep of the softball season by knocking off visiting Coahoma, 8-2 and 12-0, during Thursday’s rescheduled and relocated MACCC twin bill played at the EMCC Softball Field.
April 26, 2024
EMCC concludes golf season with fourth-place finish at NJCAA Gulf District Championship
The East Mississippi Community College men’s golf season came to a close during this week’s fourth-place finish at the NJCAA Gulf District Championship played on the Oaks course at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club.
April 25, 2024
EMCC’s Nick Clark joins Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame
Former East Mississippi two-sport standout and retired EMCC administrative staff member Nick Clark was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame during Tuesday night’s 18th annual induction banquet held at the Clyde Muse Center on Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus.
April 24, 2024
EMCC Lions set for regular-season finale after fourth straight baseball doubleheader split
East Mississippi Community College posted a fourth straight baseball doubleheader split in MACCC action by claiming a 10-7 opening-game home win over Copiah-Lincoln on Saturday before dropping a 3-2 decision to the visiting Wolves the following day at Gerald Poole Field. The twin bill spanned both days of the weekend after rain moved through the area late Saturday afternoon.
April 22, 2024
Watt-Brooks team roping victory leads EMCC men to runner-up rodeo finish in Arkansas
The East Mississippi Community College men’s rodeo team registered its third second-place finish of the 2023-24 season by claiming runner-up team honors at last week’s Weevil Stampede hosted by the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The three-day rodeo concluded Saturday evening at the UAM Diesel Training Academy.
April 22, 2024
EMCC Lions close out regular-season road baseball slate by splitting at No. 15 Northwest
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College closed out their regular-season road baseball schedule by earning a doubleheader split with 15th-ranked Northwest Mississippi during Wednesday’s MACCC action played at Jim Miles Field. After claiming the 9-6 opener with a five-run ninth inning, the Lions dropped a hard-fought 6-5 decision to the Rangers in the nightcap.
April 18, 2024
EMCC Lions set to close out softball regular season with trio of road doubleheaders
East Mississippi Community College’s softball team is scheduled to close out the regular season on the road with upcoming conference visits to Copiah-Lincoln, Coahoma and East Central.
April 18, 2024
Team roping success highlights EMCC’s rodeo weekend at UT Martin
East Mississippi Community College had four team ropers earn top-four individual finishes during last week’s 56th Annual UT Martin Rodeo held at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The three-day event concluded this past Saturday at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex.
April 16, 2024
EMCC to hold April 17 men’s basketball open tryouts on Scooba campus
East Mississippi Community College will hold men’s basketball open tryouts on Wednesday, April 17, on the Scooba campus.
April 15, 2024
EMCC women’s basketball open tryouts set for Saturday, April 20, on Scooba campus
East Mississippi Community College will hold women’s basketball open tryouts on Saturday, April 20, on the Scooba campus.
April 15, 2024
EMCC Lions settle for baseball doubleheader split at Southwest Mississippi
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College couldn’t quite secure a road doubleheader sweep over home-standing Southwest Mississippi during Saturday’s MACCC baseball action. On the heels of claiming a 9-2 victory over the Bears in the opener, EMCC had to settle for a twin-bill split after letting a 3-0 lead slip away in the nightcap by allowing five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
April 14, 2024
EMCC Lions get back on winning track with home softball split against Southwest Mississippi
East Mississippi Community College’s softball team got back into the win column by earning a home doubleheader split with Southwest Mississippi during Saturday’s MACCC action played at the EMCC Softball Field. After letting a potential comeback win slip away by dropping a tough 3-2 decision in the opening game, the Lions bounced back with an 8-2 nightcap victory over the Bears to cap off EMCC’s Sophomore Day festivities.
April 14, 2024