Finally roosting at home for a match, the Falcons (11-8) were able to get another “W” in the win column as they cruised past Rend Lake College in straight sets by scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-16. As the Falcons reach the last weeks of regular season schedule, ECC is looking to make some noise on […]
A big win over Region 16 rival Metropolitan Community College Kansas City has the Falcons (7-5) flying high from this past weekend. ECC was able to knock down the perennial power in Region 16 DII volleyball, MCCKC, for the first time since 2013 by scores of 28-26, 22-25, 17-25, 25-12, 15-13. Freshmen Grace Struttmann and […]
Every season ends with one team winning a championship, but there are also honors bestowed upon great performers throughout the season. Those shinning bright throughout the season for ECC Softball were honored as all-region selections at this weekend’s Region 16 Tournament. The Falcons were led by three first team selections: Mallory Feldewerth, Katie Gaus and Marissa Boyd. […]
The Falcons may not have had an ideal regular season, but that didn’t stop the effort put forth by the team in the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament hosted by St. Louis Community College. A tough first game was marked by 5-4 win against the Mineral Area College Cardinals. As ECC was on top of their […]
The Falcons (11-17) split a double header with St. Charles Community College yesterday by scores of 16-4 in the win and 12-11 in the loss. Despite putting up a total of 27 runs combined, the Falcons couldn’t secure the second win with a rally in the top of the seventh inning. In the first game, […]
A tough first game led to a double header split for the Falcons (10-16) against the North Arkansas Pioneers. After a 21-4 loss, the Falcons rallied in the second game to register an 11-3 win behind the pitching of Mackenzie Altenthal. She recorded one of her best pitching performances of the season with 6 strikeouts […]
As the East Central College Softball season reaches its last couple of weeks of the regular season, one of the sophomore Falcons, Marissa Boyd, was honored by the National Association of Two Year College Athlete Administrators (NATYCAA) as a finalist for the female scholar athlete of the year award. Boyd has been a two-year starter […]
Hot bats are just what Coach Wallach ordered up from the Falcons (9-13) as they headed to Lebanon, MO for a neutral site double header against North Arkansas College. ECC met the Pioneers close to halfway between the two schools to match up with the out of state opponent. The Falcons swept NAC in the double header […]
A productive day at the plate and good pitching allowed the Falcons to fly past the Mineral Area Cardinals in the first game of a double header by a score of 4-0. Maya Street’s pitching led the Falcons to the shutout victory by only letting the opposition get two hits in the game as she […]
A sun-soaked afternoon was on tap for the annual East Central College “Stuff the Stands” event and two victories for ECC made the day extra special. The Falcons started off slow in the first game of the double header against St. Charles Community College, but rallied to erase a quick Cougar lead in the first […]
The sun was shining as the Falcons took to the diamond at home against Kaskaskia College and the big change in the weather was a recipe for a victory. ECC had fallen behind early in the first inning by a score of 5-0. As the defense settled in after the first inning, ECC found themselves […]
After a hurdle in their second double header where the Falcons dropped two games to Southwestern Illinois College, the Falcons (3-3) rebounded with some better play against the Mineral Area Cardinals. ECC dropped the first game 7-4 and rebounded with 7-6 win in the second game. The victory was paced behind the pitching of Madelyn […]
The Falcons were happy after their first double header sweep of the Central Methodist University JV by scores of 11-3 and 11-2. It was a great start to the season as the Falcons were flying high behind the offense of power of Kori Fiedler, who had four hits. Both Marissa Boyd and Alyssa Moore collected […]
Winter’s hold on the frigid temperatures is starting to give way to a slight warming trend and the softball season is on the horizon this week for the Falcons and other teams across the country. Former ECC softball player Megan Micke has shown no signs of being cold as her bat has been red hot in her […]
East Central College signed another softball recruit as Kelly’s Alyssa Tidwell inked her National Letter of Intent to continue her collegiate softball career with the Falcons. Tidwell was a pitcher and first baseman for Kelly High School over her four-year career and picked up many accolades during her time. During Tidwell’s high school tenure, she […]
The conclusion of the fall semester means athletic and academic honors for student athletes in the East Central College Athletic Department. Another semester with high academic achievement sets the tone for a successful year. The college honors students with a 3.85 GPA or higher by making the President’s List and a 3.50 GPA higher as making the […]
The East Central College Falcons are restocking the pantry with another talented recruiting class for 2019. Coach Brad Wallach scours the ball fields at high schools throughout the state of Missouri to find talented players that will make an impact at the NJCAA level for East Central College on the diamond. Over the years, Coach […]
The East Central College Softball was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association being named to the 2018 Easton/ NFCA Top Ten Academic Team Rankings. The ECC softball team from last spring had a 3.57 GPA which was the 6th highest in the nation for the junior college classification. Alayna Abney, Marissa Boyd, Jensen Crenshaw, […]
East Central College softball ended the season in the Region 16 Tournament with a tough 1-0 loss to Mineral Area College. Abby Ray pitched a stellar game going the distance to limit the Cardinals to one run. She struck out six, but the Falcons couldn’t find their bats to continue the season. The Falcon defense […]
The ECC Falcons, now 18-18 on the season, were able to hit their way to victory over the Missouri Valley JV Vikings by scores of 11-3 and 11-0 on Sunday. A much needed offensive surge had ECC hitting the ball well. Marissa Boyd led the charge in the first game by going 3 for 5 […]
The weather finally cooperated to allow the Falcons to play a home double header in 60 degree plus weather. East Central took advantage of the good weather behind a good pitching performance from Ashley Miller on “Sophomore Day”. The Falcons jumped out early to a 2-0 lead and then Marissa Boyd put an exclamation point […]
An up and down performance in the double header against St. Charles Community College led to a split with East Central College losing the first game 4-0 and rallying in the second game with a come from behind 6-3 win. The Falcons had a difficult time getting the bat on the ball in their first […]
The Falcons (14-10) were able to battle through the cold temperatures to take down Culver-Stockton College JV on Saturday by impressive scores of 9-5 and 11-1. The first game had ECC trailing 5-0 after a rough first inning. A quick answer in the bottom in the first with four runs of their own, the Falcons […]
ECC quickly returned to their winning ways by taking two games from Region 16 rival Mineral Area College by impressive score lines of 12-0 and 16-7. The Falcons started the scoring as sophomores Jensen Crenshaw and Megan Micke launched solo home runs over the fence in the first inning to give ECC a 2-0 lead. […]
The weather finally cooperated for a day to enable the East Central College softball team, now 10-2, to take out the Southwestern Illinois Blue Storm in a double header with identical 5-3 victories. A blustery wind kept the ball in the park as the Falcons made the most of combing their hits. Marissa Boyd started […]
NJCAA DII #20 East Central College, now 8-2, used their bats to take the first game of a double header over Central Methodist University JV by a score of 5-3. The tight contest was highlighted by Megan Micke hitting her first home run of the season to elevate ECC to a 2-0 early lead. Seeley […]
The East Central College Falcons (7-1), ranked #20 in the most recent NJCAA DII Softball poll, suffered their first loss of the season in extra innings to the hands of the St. Charles Community College Cougars by a score of 8-6. ECC was down 4-0 after four innings and then supplied excitement to score five […]
It may have been a cold afternoon at East Central College, with wind chills in the 30’s, but someone forgot to tell the Falcons their bats couldn’t remain hot. The Falcons clobbered Central Methodist University JV 22-9 in the first game of a double header. ECC was led in the RBI department for the game […]
The ECC Falcons (4-0) took two games against the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers by scores of 8-0 and 8-3 at home on Friday, March 2. The second game took a rally from a 3-0 deficit to finally have the Falcons prevail in the later innings. Down 3-0 in the bottom of the 3rd inning Meg […]
A warm, blustery February day enabled East Central College to get their season opening, double header in the books with an exclamation point! The Falcons swept the double header by scores of 8-0 and 9-1 over the Missouri Valley College JV Vikings. ECC was slow to get the bats started in the first game leading […]