https://www.emccathletics.com en-us https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260516q2oj96 Lucy Lunceford closed out her successful East Mississippi Community College golf career in her hometown by tying for 49th place at this week’s NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship played at Tuscaloosa’s Ol’ Colony Golf Complex. Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260516q2oj96 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260512k5boso East Mississippi Community College has qualified three student-athletes for the upcoming College National Finals Rodeo. Based on year-ending Ozark Region standings, steer wrestling champion Carson Powell, reserve champion team roping header Sanders McElroy, and additional team roping header qualifier Ryder Griffith are all scheduled to participate in next month’s (June 14-20) prestigious CNFR to be held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Wyoming. Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260512k5boso https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260508ng2zxq East Mississippi Community College’s 2026 baseball season came to a close with a 9-6 setback to 21st-ranked Itawamba in Thursday’s elimination game of the NJCAA Region 23 Baseball Tournament played at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex. Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260508ng2zxq https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260506qcj3mj Seeded seventh in this week's NJCAA Region 23 Baseball Tournament, East Mississippi Community College will take on nationally 21st-ranked Itawamba during Thursday's weather-delayed elimination game being played at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur. Delayed one day due to weather concerns on Wednesday, first pitch for Thursday's EMCC-ICC matchup is set for 6 p.m. following the 2 p.m. winners' bracket game between host and nationally second-ranked East Central and sixth-seeded Northwest Mississippi.  Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260506qcj3mj https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260506lcvi4b Sophomore Lucy Lunceford will have an opportunity to close out her East Mississippi Community College playing career by participating in next week’s (May 12-15) 2026 NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship on her home course after earning a second straight at-large selection to the upcoming national tournament. Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260506lcvi4b https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260505gajc51 The seventh-seeded Lions of East Mississippi Community College advanced to regional tournament play of the 2026 NJCAA Region 23 Baseball Tournament with a 9-5 victory over 10th-seeded Northeast Mississippi during Monday's play-in game at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex in Decatur. EMCC moves on to meet nationally second-ranked and regional host East Central Community College during Tuesday's Game 1 of the four-team regional tournament to be played at 2 p.m. Tue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260505gajc51 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260501ptr7ts Set to make their fourth postseason baseball appearance in the last five years, the seventh-seeded Lions of East Mississippi Community College will take on No. 10 seed Northeast Mississippi during Monday’s (May 4) play-in game being played in Decatur. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. at the Clark/Gay Baseball Complex on the campus of East Central Community College. The winner will advance to the four-team, double-elimination bracket of the ECCC-hosted 2026 NJCAA Region 23 Baseball Tournament. Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260501ptr7ts https://www.emccathletics.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260429ivg1mg Former East Mississippi Community College football standout Quinton Dial was inducted into the Mississippi Community and Junior College Sports Hall of Fame during Tuesday night’s 20th annual induction banquet held at the Clyde Muse Center on Hinds Community College’s Rankin Campus. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260429ivg1mg https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260428ong51q Aiming at securing their fourth postseason appearance over the past five years, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College moved another step closer to doing just that by earning a crucial home doubleheader split with Mississippi Gulf Coast during Sunday’s MACCC baseball action played at Gerald Poole Field. In a twin bill postponed a day due to the weekend’s weather forecast, EMCC bounced back with a 16-5 run-rule win in the nightcap after dropping the opener to the Bulldogs by the same score. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260428ong51q https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260427lgrlpy The Lions of East Mississippi Community College closed out their 2026 softball season with a pair of road setbacks, 7-1 and 8-1, at Mississippi Gulf Coast during Friday’s MACCC action played at Ross-Smith Field. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260427lgrlpy https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260423jw2o8e In a pair of midweek run-rule decisions, East Mississippi Community College earned a home doubleheader split with Northeast Mississippi during Wednesday’s MACCC baseball action played at Gerald Poole Field. The Lions claimed a 13-3 victory in the opener before dropping a 12-1 nightcap decision to the visiting Tigers. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260423jw2o8e https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260421jyaeru East Mississippi Community College’s Evan Hilliard has been selected as the MACCC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for his masterful no-hit 10-0 shutout win against Hinds this past Saturday. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference as voted on by the league’s sports information directors. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260421jyaeru https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260419ptxg5c East Mississippi Community College scored 26 unanswered runs and capped a dominating road doubleheader sweep over Hinds with Evan Hilliard's nightcap no-hitter to earn 16-6 and 10-0 run-rule victories during Saturday's MACCC baseball action played at Joe G. Moss Field. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260419ptxg5c https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260419pljapv The Lions of East Mississippi Community College closed out the home portion of their 2026 softball slate by falling to 17th-ranked Hinds, 10-9 and 12-6, during Saturday's MACCC action played on the Scooba campus. Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260419pljapv https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260416okhmnh The East Mississippi Community College Lions earned their fourth doubleheader softball sweep of the season by claiming 10-4 and 9-7 home wins over Coahoma during Wednesday’s MACCC action played on the Scooba campus. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260416okhmnh https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260416gm8o3t The Lions of East Mississippi Community College concluded their 2025-26 men’s golf season with an 11th-place team finish at this week’s 2026 MACCC Championship held at The Club at Ole Brook. The two-day tournament concluded Tuesday in Brookhaven. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260416gm8o3t https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260415js0aq9 The Lions of East Mississippi Community College maintained their .500 season record in conference play by collecting a road doubleheader split at Coahoma during Tuesday’s MACCC baseball action played at the Eddie C. Smith Sportsplex. EMCC claimed the opening game with a 14-3 run-rule victory, though the home-standing Tigers earned the split with an 11-5 win in the nightcap. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260415js0aq9 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260413rdl8xr East Mississippi Community College’s Carson Powell claimed his second straight steer wrestling event win with his third first-place finish of the season coming this past weekend at the 58th Annual UT Martin Rodeo. Hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin, the three-day Ozark Region event concluded this past Saturday at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260413rdl8xr https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260412nsanst The home-standing Lions of East Mississippi Community College battled back from a 5-0 nightcap deficit to claim a 6-5 extra-inning, walk-off win and earn a doubleheader split with nationally second-ranked Jones College during Saturday’s MACCC baseball action played at Gerald Poole Field. The Bobcats outlasted EMCC, 20-19, in the opening contest. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260412nsanst https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260409qob199 East Mississippi Community College’s Lucy Lunceford claimed her seventh top 10 career finish by placing seventh at this week’s Northeast Spring Invitational. Hosted by Northeast Mississippi Community College, the two-day tournament concluded Wednesday afternoon at Shiloh Ridge Athletic Club. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/wgolf/2025-26/releases/20260409qob199 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260405mkjz5l Savannah Fralix’s three-run homer and Savannah Mitchell’s six-hit complete game lifted East Mississippi Community College to a 3-1 upset victory over reigning national champion and third-ranked Copiah-Lincoln in the opening game of Friday’s MACCC softball doubleheader played on the Scooba campus. The Lady Wolves claimed the nightcap with a 10-3 win over the Lions to earn the split. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260405mkjz5l https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260405mc35p9 The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped Friday’s MACCC baseball doubleheader against Copiah-Lincoln by falling 9-6 in the opening game on a walk-off homer before being run-ruled 11-1 by the Wolves in the nightcap at Walker R. Sullivan Field. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260405mc35p9 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260402ixmlvo East Mississippi Community College earned a home conference doubleheader split with Itawamba by claiming a 10-5 opening-game win during Tuesday’s MACCC baseball action played at Gerald Poole Field. The visiting Indians prevailed over EMCC, 3-1, in the weather-delayed nightcap. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260402ixmlvo https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260402itht8o The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College battled nationally 14th-ranked Itawamba to the wire before dropping a tough-luck 2-1 nightcap decision during Tuesday’s MACCC softball action played at Andy Kirk Field. ICC also claimed the opening game with a 17-0 run-rule victory over EMCC. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260402itht8o https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260330ezxmgm The Lions of East Mississippi Community College recorded their third conference sweep of the season with 15-11 and 11-6 home victories over Meridian Community College during Saturday’s MACCC baseball action played at EMCC’s Gerald Poole Field. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260330ezxmgm https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260330ewhfim East Mississippi Community College let an early 5-0 lead slip away on the way to dropping a pair of softball decisions at Meridian Community College during Saturday’s MACCC action played at Tommy McDonald Field. The visiting Lions fell 6-5 in the opener before the home-standing Eagles completed the sweep with a 12-1 run-rule nightcap win. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260330ewhfim https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260328kpgkvr The East Mississippi Community College men’s golf team registered a season-best, seventh-place finish during this week’s Lou Hart Invitational played at Northwood Country Club. The two-day tournament, hosted by Meridian Community College, concluded on Tuesday. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/mgolf/2025-26/releases/20260328kpgkvr https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260323osk4h8 East Mississippi Community College’s Carson Powell maintained his first-place lead among the Ozark Region’s steer wrestling standings by claiming his second event win of the 2025-26 rodeo season this past weekend at the Pearl River Community College Rodeo. The three-day event concluded with Saturday’s championship round held at the Pearl River County Fairgrounds. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/rodeo/2025-26/releases/20260323osk4h8 https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260322pn6nxc Visiting East Mississippi Community College nearly overcame an early offensive onslaught by third-ranked Pearl River to take the Wildcats down to the wire in both contests of Saturday’s MACCC baseball doubleheader played at Dub Herring Park. PRCC claimed both wins, 11-7 and 4-3, over the Lions to maintain its first-place lead among the conference standings. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/releases/20260322pn6nxc https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260322oecie8 The Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped 7-3 and 16-2 home decisions to nationally top-ranked Pearl River during Saturday’s MACCC action played at the EMCC Softball Field. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.emccathletics.com/sports/sball/2025-26/releases/20260322oecie8