The ECC Softball Falcons (16-4) were on a mission as they took down the Missouri State University- West Plains Grizzlies 5-3 in the first game and almost made a comeback in the second game, but fell short 6-4. A Missouri Community College Athletic Conference match-up had the Falcons in control the entire first game with […]
The Falcons (15-3) were able to win both games of a double header over the Lincoln University JV Blue Tigers. ECC won the games by 8-3 and 9-6 scores with offense provided throughout the lineup. Eve Sandoval led the team in the first game with three RBIs. Meredith Blakemore went 3 for 4 with a […]
The ECC Softball Falcons (12-2) have been finding ways to win with big hits coming up and down the line up. The big bats came out in a double header sweep over the North Arkansas Pioneers by scores of 13-5 and 10-0. The first game was highlighted by Genevieve Beacom who almost hit for the […]
The East Central College Falcons (10-2) were able to take the first game of a double header against the Frontier Bobcats 8-6 and the second 14-0. The first game was a hard-fought battle all the way to the top of the 7th inning as Abrea Simmons and the Falcon defense held tight to preserve the […]
The double header sweep over the Lewis & Clark Community College Trailblazers was accomplished in convincing fashion with back to back 9-1 victories. ECC found the bats and collected big stats on the day in both games. A flock of Falcons, five to be exact, recorded two hits each in the first game: Ryleigh Long, […]
ECC Softball (6-2) pulled off a double header sweep over the St. Charles Community College Cougars by scores of 12-4 and 5-3. It was a cold and windy day, but the Falcons’ bats remained hot the entire day against the Cougars. The Falcons pounced on the Cougars early as Meredith Blakemore registered a two RBI […]
The East Central College Softball Falcons (4-0) were able to hold off the William Woods University JV Owls in a double header by scores of 7-6 and 7-0. The first contest had the Falcons in the lead 7-2, but the Owls made it interesting by mounting a comeback for a dramatic 7-6 win for the […]
The ECC Softball Falcons were able to put the bats to work in the first double header of the season by sweeping the Culver Stockton College JV Wildcats 9-1 and 15-0. ECC amassed 11 hits in the first contest with Loren Thurman knocking in two runs on a single. Avery Little, Anna Arman and Genevieve […]
This past week, new East Central College Head Softball Coach Grant Young and his coaching staff from Washington High School were named the 2023-24 National Fastpitch Coaches Association National High School Coaching Staff of the Year after winning the 2023 Missouri Class 4A State Championship. See more on the accomplishment of Coach Young at NFCA […]
Union, MO 6/19/2024 GRANT YOUNG -COACHING BIO Grant Young has been named the new coach of the East Central College Falcons softball team. Young will be replacing Brad Wallach, who has been the head coach for the past 15 seasons. Young has served over the past two years as the head softball […]
The ECC Softball Falcons went down fighting in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Softball Tournament. The Falcons lost 4-2 in the first round to the #1 seed and eventual champions, St. Louis Community College 4-2. They came out roaring in the second game and knocked out Mineral Area College by a score of 9-7. A […]
The ECC Falcons put their best effort forward to eliminate the Mineral Area College Cardinals from the Region 16 DII softball tournament with a 9-7 victory. It was all hands on deck for the Falcons as Addyson Steele, Kylie Mc Daniel and Abrea Simmons all pitched in the win. It was an ECC early lead […]
The second game of a double header against Moberly Area CC was a tightly contested one as the ECC Falcons won 2-1 by grinding out runs and playing stellar defense. The Falcons didn’t fair as well in the first game falling 7-0. Facing tough pitching throughout the day, ECC didn’t muster many hits at the […]
It was just a normal day at the office or in Lexi Lewis’ case a normal day on the softball diamond, as she collected 5 stolen bases in a double header against the Mineral Area College Cardinals. Her normal day in this particular instance just put her in the record books as the all-time career […]
A double header sweep of the Central Methodist University JV Eagles by the ECC Falcons (12-15) was highlighted with big hits from the entire line up winning 8-1 and 8-0. Ryan Stutzman started the hot hitting with a 2 RBI double in the 2nd inning of the first game to give ECC a 3-1 lead […]
ECC Softball (10-9) split a double header with the Mineral Area Cardinals winning the first game 4-3 with a walk off winning 2 RBI hit by Ryleigh Long. The Falcons were down 3-0 in the sixth inning and scored two runs to make the game 3-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Two runners […]
A cold, blustery day had the ECC Softball Falcons (9-6) split a double header with the Culver Stockton College Wildcats in Canton, MO losing the first game 8-5 and winning the second contest 5-4. The ball was not necessarily flying out of the park in the first game for the Falcons. The second match up […]
ECC Softball (8-5) elevated their game in the second game of a double header against the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm to win 12-4 after falling 7-0 in the first. The Falcons couldn’t muster hits in the first game, but the bats took after the forecast and got hot in the second game. Down 1-0 after […]
The ECC Softball Falcons (7-4) were put to the test against the Central Methodist University JV Eagles and answered back with an emphatic walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in the second game to complete the double header sweep. ECC won the first game 6-3 with big hits coming from […]
Two comeback victories for the Falcons over the Frontier Community College Bobcats has ECC Softball (5-4) flying high and back above the .500 mark on the season. ECC won the first game 9-7 after trailing 7-2 with a Frontier grand slam in the top of the fourth inning. The Falcons were paced by Avery Little […]
It was cool day, but the bats were hot enough for the ECC Falcons (3-4) to sweep the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers with double digit run totals of 10-8 and 10-9. The first game was started in the circle by Addyson Steele who reeled off four strikeouts in the first two innings. Runs came at […]
ECC FALCON SOFTBALL (1-2) The Falcons flew south to Arkansas to start their 2024 season and were able to play games against Central Nebraska and North Arkansas in Harrison, AR. A productive offensive surge occurred for the Falcons in the third game of the weekend against the North Arkansas Pioneers. ECC was able to muster […]
The following student athletes made the President’s List for the Fall 2024 semester taking at least 12 credit hours with a semester grade point average of 3.85 or higher. Alyssa Bruce- Women’s Volleyball Cory Chostner – Baseball James Harrison – Men’s Soccer Kylie Kitchen- Women’s Soccer Ethan Lush- Men’s Soccer Samuel Owen- Smith- Baseball Kylie […]
Taylor Hanger led the Falcons through a season riddled with injuries, but the Falcons hung tough throughout the regular season and into the post season. Hanger played the last 12 games of the season with a slight fracture in her glove hand. She was able to pitch some of her best games despite the injury. […]
The East Central College Softball Falcons (16-22) will face Moberly Area Community College in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Tournament being held at St. Louis Community College Meramec this weekend. ECC is the #3 seed playing Moberly Area Community College the #2 seed on Friday, May 5 at Noon. The remainder of the tournament will […]
The Falcons (16-18) saved their best for the last home game of the season with a 4-3 win over the St. Charles Community College Cougars. East Central split the double header dropping the first game 12-3 with only a few bright spots as Nicole Truitt launched a two-run homer in the 5th inning to inch […]
When it comes to wins, it is always great when they come in bunches. ECC Softball (15-17) now possess a winning streak of 4 in a row and it sure makes it fun to be a Falcon. The Falcons were able to tame the Missouri State University- West Plains Grizzlies with a 4-3 walk-off win […]
The ECC Softball Falcons (13-17) had Coach Brad Wallach ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ despite his need for hip replacement surgery after the season with a sweep of the Mineral Area College Cardinals by scores of 10-8 and 8-4. The Falcons were ripping the cover off the ball and were led in the first game by […]
The ECC Falcons (11-13) split a double header with the State Fair Community College Roadrunners at home. The scoreline had ECC dropping the first game 16-7 and then coming back in the second with 7 scoreless innings winning 2-0. Alexa Smalling hit well in the first game including a three run homer in the 4th […]