The No. 11 East Central Community College Lady Warrior softball team will face No. 4 ranked Jones County Junior College in its opening game of the 2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges State Tournament in Fulton.
No. 3 Seed East Central and No. 2 Seed Jones County will play at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 4.
No. 3 ranked Itawamba Community College is the top seed and tournament host. The Lady Indians will play No. 5 Seed Pearl River Community College at 4 p.m. on the opening day.
The tournament runs May 4-6 at the ICC Softball Complex in Fulton. Admission is $5. Only MACJC passes will be accepted.
East Central advanced to the State Tournament after sweeping Hinds Community College in a first-round playoff series last weekend in Decatur. The Lady Warriors are 34-10 on the season.
The top three teams from the tournament along with No. 2 ranked LSU-Eunice will advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 23 Tournament at a site to be determined.
Two teams advance from the region tournament to play at the NJCAA Division II Softball Championship at Traceway Park in Clinton on May 16-19.
