Sanchez, Lynch, Liebe pace EC victory over Northside-Columbus

COLUMBUS-Shemiah Sanchez and Katey Lynch each went 3-for-5 at the plate and Lauren Liebe added two more and the trio combined to score seven runs to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to a 12-6 win Wednesday night over the Northside Lady Patriots.
The win improved the Lady Indians’ record to 3-1 on the season while the Lady Patriots fell to 2-1.
Kia Smith reached on a single, stole second inning and advanced to third on a bunt single by
Freeman who stole second with Sanchez at the plate.
Sanchez reached base on a dropped third strike allowing Smith to score the game's first run
and Freeman to move to third.
Lynch reached on an error by the pitcher allowing Freeman to score the second run of the frame
and move Sanchez to third while the former took second.
Reba Jones followed with a groundout to third which allowed Sanchez to score then Maggie Morrow followed with an RBI single to give EC a 4-0 lead.
After the single, Morrow took second on the throw into the infield and went to third on a wild
pitch before coming home on an infield single by Gabby Freed.
The Lady Indians added a run in the top of the third inning as Liebe reached on a two-out single, advanced to second on a passed ball and came home on a double by Hailey Baswell.
The Lady Patriots got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third with a run then added another in the bottom of the fifth inning off Lady Indians starter Kaylin Wall to cut the margin to 6-2.
However, the Lady Indians got the runs back in the top of the sixth inning as Lynch led off with a single, advanced to second on a groundout and went to third when Morrow’s ground ball was mishandled before coming home on a groundout by Gracelynn Newmon.
Liebe would reach on an error allowing pinch-runner Madison Carter to score from third and after a trio of wild pitches, the former would come home to increase the lead to 9-2.
After the pitching the first five innings, Wall was relieved by Kayla Vincent who retired the side in order in the bottom of the sixth inning.
In five innings on the mound, Wall allowed four hits, walked two batters and recorded a strikeout.
The Lady Indians added to their lead in the top of the seventh inning with three more runs as Sanchez singled and scored on a double by Lynch who came home on a wild pitch while Liebe had an RBI single with two outs in the frame.
The Lady Patriots attempted a mini-rally with two outs in the bottom of the frame as they scored four runs, but they weren’t able to get any closer.