SHARPSBURG-Jordan Lewis and Cole Amtmann each had two hits while three pitchers allowed three hits as the East Coweta Indians completed a Region 3-AAAAAA swep Thursday night after a 11-1 five inning win over the Westlake Lions.
The win on Senior Night for the Indians allowed them to clinch the region championshiop with an overall record of 24-2 and 14-1 in the region while the Lions will enter the state playoffs with an overall record of 13-10-2 and a region mark of 8-7.
The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the second inning when 10 batters went to the plate and six came home.
Geremy Walton led off the inning with a walk, Matthew Meyer reached on an error and Blake Lorow reached on an infield single to load the bases.
A walk to Travis Williams scored Walton from third base and Tim Manning followed with a two-run single and after Lewis was hit by a pitch, Bryce Gemmel hit into a force play that allowed Williams to score.
After Amtmann walked, Jonathan Banks hit a ground ball to second and Manning came home before Gemmel scored the last run when he reached home on a wild pitch.
Benefitting from the run support was Indians starting pitcher Brandon Ruston who made it through the first two innings untouched but had trouble in the top of third inning as he allowed a pair of walks and a bloop single.
Enter Jay Mann from the EC bullpen and after a sacrifice fly to Lewis in left field that scored the lone run for the Lions, the Indians' outfield was shutout as Mann retired the next five batters he faced with three by strikeout and two putouts by Meyer at first.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Indians added a pair of runs as Meyer led off with an infield single and with one out Williams reached on an infield error.
Another infield error followed to load the bases then Smith singled to right with Meyer and WIlliams coming home and Manning tagged out at the plate.
The bottom of the fourth inning saw the Indians score a pair of unearned runs to take a 10-1 as a ball hit by Lorow was misplayed by the Lions' shortstop with two outs in the frame.
After a pair of solid starts against the Newnan Cougars last week, Zack McCurry was able to get an inning of work prior to a start in next week's playoffs and was effective as he induce three groundouts and allowed a walk.
The Indians were able to close the game in the bottom of the fifth inning as Manning led off with a walk and took third on a single by Lewis before coming home on a one out single by Amtmann.
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