EC takes first game of Newnan series

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Austin Bellamy allowed four hits over seven innings while the top of the batting order accounted for six runs Wednesday night to lead the East Coweta Indians to an 8-1 victory over the Newnan Cougars in the first of their Region 3-AAAAAA series played bat Sharpsburg.
The win was the 12^th straight for the Indians who improved to 16-5 overall and 10-0 in the region while the Cougars had their five-game winning streak snapped as they fell to 8-9, 5-2.
After Bellamy breezed through the top of the first inning, his Indians teammates gave him a lead as they scored three runs in the bottom of the frame.
Cam Smith, Nick Pippin and Bryce Gemmel received free passes from Cougars starter Sawyer Steele to load the bases and after Matthew Meyer hit a flyball to right field, Stephan Cruver hit a single that brought Smith home with the first run.
A sacrifice fly scored Pippin with the next run and the final run came home when a groundball hit by Jaquez Williams was mishandled.
The Cougars cut into the margin in the top of the third inning as Chase Davis led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout and came home on an infield error.
The Indians got the run back and added a couple more in the bottom of the fourth inning as Williams led off with a double, Cary Holloway reached on an error and Devonte Brown followed with a bunt single before Smith hit a sacrifice fly to center field allowing pinch-runner Grant Simon to score.
After Pippin reached on a fielders choice, Gemmel gave the Indians a 6-1 lead with a two-out, two-run single giving Bellamy some breathing room on the mound.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Cougars tried to rally as Chase Davis led off with a walk and Drew Oldham followed with a single, but a force play at third and a pair of groundouts ended the threat and got Bellamy out of trouble.
Davis was one of the few offensive bright spots for the Cougars as he went 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk.
With the exception of the third and fifth innings, Bellamy pitched with little difficulty in the outing as he tossed 14 first pitch strikes on the way to a six strikeout, two walk performance as he ran his personal record to 8-1.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the sixth off reliever Hays Roman with two outs in the frame as Pippin was hit by a pitch and Gemmel reached after being hit by a pitch ahead of Meyer who laced a two-run double into center field.
Game two of the series will be played Thursday at 5:45 when the Cougars will host the Indians at Joe Pope Field.