2025 EMCC Softball News
Former East Mississippi Community College softball standouts Karen Wisher and Gail Wisher have been named to the 2024-25 Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large Team for the College Division. As selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC), the announcement was made Tuesday.
East Mississippi Community College sophomore pitcher/infielder Gail Wisher has received All-MACCC honorable mention recognition for her efforts in the circle this softball season. As announced Thursday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC), first-team, second-team and honorable mention softball accolades were awarded across the league.
Marking the program’s first postseason softball playoff appearance in eight years, No. 10 seed East Mississippi Community College’s 2025 season came to a close during Saturday’s 8-0 run-rule setback to seventh-seeded Mississippi Gulf Coast in the play-in game of the Jones College-hosted NJCAA Region 23 Softball Championship Semifinal played at Community Bank Park/Gwen Magee Field.
Needing a doubleheader softball sweep in their regular-season finale to secure the program’s first postseason playoff appearance in eight years, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College accomplished just that by claiming 4-0 and 6-2 home wins over Southwest Mississippi during Monday’s MACCC action played at the EMCC Softball Field.
In a weather-postponed softball doubleheader that ended up being played at two different sites because of additional rain during Friday’s adjusted game day plans, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College split an MACCC twinbill with Mississippi Delta. EMCC opened the day with a 5-0 shutout win over Delta on the Scooba campus before steady rain prompted a move 50 miles south to Meridian Community College’s turfed Tommy McDonald Field for an eight-inning nightcap won, 4-3, by the visiting Lady Trojans.
The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College were limited to just seven total hits and only one run while dropping a road softball doubleheader, 4-1 and 4-0, at nationally 16th-ranked Pearl River during Friday’s MACCC action played in Poplarville.
In a pair of competitive contests, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped two tough decisions at 13th-ranked Northwest Mississippi during Wednesday’s MACCC softball doubleheader played in Senatobia. EMCC held early leads over the Rangers in both contests before falling 8-7 in eight innings in the opener and 6-3 in the nightcap.
The home-standing Lions of East Mississippi Community College rode the momentum gained from a thrilling 3-2 comeback, walk-off win in the opening game to sweep Meridian Community College with an 8-3 nightcap victory during Saturday’s MACCC softball doubleheader action played at the EMCC Softball Field.
The Lions of East Mississippi Community College collected their fourth conference doubleheader split of the softball season by earning a 6-5 nightcap victory over visiting Itawamba during Wednesday’s MACCC action played at the EMCC Softball Field. The Lions dropped a close 6-4 decision to the Indians in the opening game.
Despite quality pitching performances from their starters, the visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College dropped a pair of competitive road decisions (5-1 & 5-0) to nationally fourth-ranked Copiah-Lincoln during Friday’s MACCC softball action.
The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College collected their first conference softball doubleheader sweep of the season by knocking off Coahoma, 21-3 and 16-0, in run-rule fashion during Tuesday’s MACCC softball action played in Clarksdale.
The visiting East Mississippi Community College Lions hung on for a 7-6 opening-game win over Hinds during Saturday’s MACCC softball doubleheader action played at Rene T. Warren Field. The home-standing Lady Eagles salvaged the split by claiming a 3-0 shutout win over EMCC in the nightcap.
A complete-game pitching effort from Gail Wisher and clutch two-out hitting by the Lions propelled East Mississippi Community College’s softball team to a 4-2 home nightcap win over 11th-ranked Northeast Mississippi during Wednesday’s MACCC doubleheader split played at the EMCC Softball Field. The visiting Tigers prevailed 17-8 in run-rule fashion during the opening game.
Gail Wisher tossed her second shutout of the season to lift visiting East Mississippi Community College to a softball doubleheader split at Holmes Community College during Friday’s season-opening MACCC action played on the Goodman campus. EMCC’s 1-0 win in the opening game was followed by the Lady Bulldogs’ 8-3 nightcap victory.
A three-homer fourth inning powered East Mississippi Community College’s softball team to an 8-6 win over Southern Arkansas University Tech during Saturday’s finale of the two-day Hinds JUCO Classic played this past weekend at Key City Park.
The East Mississippi Community College softball team reached the .500 mark on the season by sweeping Moberly Area Community College, 7-3 and 12-8, during Tuesday’s non-conference action played at the EMCC Softball Field.
