The ECC Falcons (9-9) took little time to put the offense display into high gear taking two victories over the McKendree University JV Bearcats by scores of 33-6 and 26-8. The first game had Henry Kufa collecting six RBIs on three hits and Jack Holubowski putting together four of his own hits and five RBIs. […]
A big day at the plate in the first game of the double header 9-6 victory over the St. Louis Community College Archers was highlighted by Jack Holubowski collecting three hits, a solo home run in the fourth inning, a double in the sixth inning and a single in the second inning. Matis Crouwel also […]
The Falcons (6-7) were able to take two from the Southwestern Iowa Community College Spartans by riding the storm out with 14-12 and 7-4 wins. The second game was a close game through the pitching of Parker Anderson and the SWICC pitcher. Anderson gave up three runs but struck out nine leaving the game tied […]
A quality win for the Falcons (4-5) was paced by a big day at the plate by Kannon Hibbs. Hibbs had four RBI in the 12-9 victory over Rock Valley with a solo home run in the 3rd inning, a two RBI single in the 4th inning, and another RBI in the 6th inning. Jack […]
The Falcons (3-3) were able to use an excellent outing by Zach Taylor to take down the Kishwaukee Kougars 8-1 in Alton, IL. Taylor earned the win for the Falcons allowing only three hits and one run. He struck out eight batters in the complete game. The bottom of the lineup helped East Central with […]
The East Central College Baseball Falcons (2-3) collected their first wins in a double header sweep in the home opener against the Westminster College Bluejays 17-2 and 12-1. The wins were the first for the new Falcon skipper Luke Miller and his 2025 squad. Jack Holubowski led the Falcons going three for three in the […]
Weather dictates what happens to early season baseball games in the Midwest during mid-February. The start of the 2025 East Central College baseball season has temperatures going up and down like a roller coaster. So, the cancellation of a weekend series at home has led to another double header being played against Southwestern Illinois […]
East Central College hired Luke Miller to take flight leading the Falcons on the baseball diamond. Coach Miller is originally from Ste. Genevieve, Missouri where he prepped and played high school baseball. Coach Miller also played collegiately at St. Louis Community College, Harris-Stowe State University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. His undergraduate degree is […]
East Central College Baseball ended the season with a Region 16 DII Title, but the team also collected hardware from the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference as well. The Falcon leading the way, Josh McClintock, was named 1st Team All-MCCAC for his contribution on the diamond this spring. McClintock is at the top of the […]
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Photo: Scott Kirn East Central College (37-19) wins the 2024 NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Championship 6-5 over North Central Missouri College in 11 innings. Jackson Kirn drove in Jose Alfonso after his leadoff double in the bottom of the 11th inning for a walk-off winner! The Falcons were trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom […]
An 8-3 victory over the North Central Missouri College Pirates puts East Central College (36-19) into the Region 16 DII Championship game on Saturday, May 11 at 11AM. The Falcons struck early in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead and they didn’t look back behind the pitching of Cole Evans […]
The Falcons took home Region 16 honors based on the coaches’ vote for the regular season. Head Coach JM Kelly was named Region 16 Coach of the Year. REGION 16 DIVISION 2: 1ST TEAM ALL -REGION Josh McClintock – SS Devon Jennings – 1B Landen Roberts – DH 2nd TEAM ALL – REGION Jackson […]
The East Central College Falcons improved to 35-19 on the season with a 9-0 win over the Hesston College Larks in game one of the Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament in Moberly, MO. Adam DeBoer led the charge for the Falcons throwing a “No Hitter” complete game shutout in the victory. It was a complete […]
The East Central College Baseball Falcons will be heading to the NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament in Moberly, MO this week. All games will be broadcast live through the NJCAA Region 16 website. See attached bracket for game times. GAME #1 Thursday, May 9 at Noon #1 Seed East Central College vs. #4 […]
The East Central College Falcons (34-19) head into the postseason with the #1 seed in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Baseball Tournament being held in Moberly, MO May 9-11. The Falcons take a 15-6 region record into the tournament, but by no means is this assurance of the work that still needs to be completed […]
A tightly contested nine-inning game was 0-0 after five innings and a weather delay. ECC (33-18) got to work after trailing 1-0 after the bottom of the sixth inning. Matis Crouwel gave ECC a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning. The Falcons got even hotter at the plate as both Hayden Cook […]
The ECC Baseball Falcons (32-18) were able to clinch the first seed in the NJCAA Region 16 DII tournament with a double header split with the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds. ECC fell short in the first game 5-4 but put the hammer down and sent four home runs over the fence in the second […]
You could rename the East Central College campus ‘Swipesville’ as the ECC Baseball and Softball players have been stealing bases at a torrid pace this spring. ECC Baseball ranks #1 in NJCAA DII baseball in stolen bases with 176. https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2023-24/div2/teams?sort=&r=0&pos=h Josh McClintock is #4 in NJCAA DII with 41 stolen bases. Josh McClintock steals 3rd […]
A double header between East Central and North Central had the two teams poised to take the region rivalry to another level and the Falcons did just that winning 11-5 and 5-3. The Falcons (31-15) raised their record in region play to be positioned as the current leader in the regular season. The first game […]
The East Central College Falcons (29-14) used a combination of good pitching and timely hitting to fly past the Hesston Larks in a double header sweep by scores of 5-2 and 8-3. Cole Evans went four and a third innings to earn the win for the Falcons in the first game striking out two batters […]
Former East Central College baseball player, Luciano Terrilli, was named the Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week while playing for Eastern New Mexico State University. Terrilli was a two-time All-Region 16 1st Team selection in the 2022 and 2023 seasons while playing for East Central College. After his two years at ECC he has […]
The ECC Baseball Falcons (26-13) were able to put the cherry on top of the sundae or knock the red warning light off the top of the Arch, which ever you prefer, with a double header sweep of St. Louis Community College Archers by scores of 9-6 and 7-5. The Falcons were on fire in […]
A double header sweep over the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds has East Central College (24-13) living the good life in the win column with after 2-1 and 12-11 triumphs. It was a pitcher’s duel in the first game and Billy Underwood prevailed getting the win for the Falcons going 5 and 1/3 innings striking out […]
East Central College (22-13) took flight in the second game of a double header winning 4-3 over the Moberly Area Community College Greyhounds after dropping the first game 2-1. The first game of the double header was a pitcher’s duel with ECC’s Cole Evans only giving up one run in the contest going 4 and […]
The ECC Baseball Falcons (21-10) atoned for their two losses to North Central with two huge wins the following day behind a great performance in the field and at the plate by Cory Chostner. Chostner homered in the third and fourth innings in the 10-5 first victory of the day. He collected three RBIs in […]
ECC Baseball (19-8) walked off the Hesston Larks in a pitcher’s duel in the first game of a double header sweep 2-1. The second game went the Falcon’s way from start to finish with a 7-1 victory. Hayden Cook created the heroics in the bottom of the seventh inning with a walk-off triple driving in […]
ECC Baseball (17-8) put together a good day of work at Taco Bell field with back-to-back wins over the Hesston Larks 11-1 and 10-3. The first game victory was highlighted by a spectacular performance on the mound by Cole Evans. The complete game one hit, one run game with four strikeouts was his best outing […]
The ECC Falcons (15-8) flew past the State Fair Roadrunners in the MCCAC home conference matchup by a score of 14-4. Jack Meyer earned the win pitching for the Falcons as he went three innings, striking out three batters and not giving up an earned run. Drew Davis threw well pitching 1 and 2/3 shutout […]
The ECC Baseball Falcons (14-7) found gold at the end of the rainbow with some 7th inning magic for a 9-8 walk-off winner over North Arkansas in the second game of a St. Patrick’s weekend series. ECC won the first game 7-3, but it was the second game comeback that put the exclamation point on […]