Warren, Carter, pitching lead to EC shutout over Pike County

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Lindsay Warren and Madison Carter had two hits and scored a run while Rachel Vaughn and Morgan Goree combined on a three-hitter as the East Coweta Lady Indians shutout the Pike County Lady Pirates 5-0 Monday in a non-region softball game played in Sharpsburg.

The win was the third in a row for the Lady Indians who improved to 15-2 while the Lady Pirates fell to 12-8.
The game was a scoreless duel between Vaughn and Goree of EC and Jenna Little of Pike County until the bottom of the fourth inning when EC scored a pair of runs to take the lead.
Carter opened the frame by reaching on a bunt single, stole second and moved to third on a single by Katey Lynch and came home on a single to left by Hailey Baswell.
After Lynch and courtesy runner Olivia Davis advanced to base on a sacrifice by Lauren Liebe, Vaughn followed by grounding out to second base allowing Lynch to come home with the second run of the inning.
The Lady Indians added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Ashlyn Gunter led off with a walk and advanced to second on a single by Warren before moving to third on an errant throw into the infield.
Meanwhile, Warren stole second base ahead of a single by Shemiah Sanchez that scored Gunter before taking home on a throwing error.
The final run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning as Liebe reached on a leadoff single and pinch-runner Shyenne Bell moved on a sacrifice by Vaughn before coming home on Warren's two-out double to left field.
That was enough for Goree who retired the side in order to seal the win for the Lady Indians.
Meanwhile, EC was looking for a sweep as the junior varsity game between the two schools followed but the game was called off in the top of the second inning as several lightning strikes were seen nearby.
Next for the Lady Indians will be a key Region 3-AAAAAA contest at home against the Newnan Lady Cougars..

 

Williamson single keys victory for Newnan over EC

Marley Williamson hit a two-run single with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to give the Newnan Lady Cougars a 4-3 come-from-behind victory Monday over the East Coweta Lady Indians in Junior Varsity softball game played in Sharpsburg.

The victory improves the Newnan record to 8-1 while EC fell to 8-2-2 on the season.

The Lady Cougars trailed 3-1 going into the frame when Darby Keene reached on an infield error and Breanna Houston reached base on a walk giving Newnan a chance to rally.

However, EC starter Kelley Lynch appeared to be getting out of trouble and ending the game for the Lady Indians as she recorded a strikeout and managed to induce a force play.

The Lady Cougars continued to fight as Hailey Wagner reached on an infield error that allowed Houston to come home and cut the margin to 3-2 with Williamson coming to the plate.

Williamson came through for the Lady Cougars as she lined an 0-1 offering from Lynch into right center field to bring Danielle Curlee and Hailey Wagner home with the lead runs.

Addie Andrews finished what was a quality start for the Lady Cougars as she had little trouble in the bottom of the inning retiring three of the four batters she faced.

In six innings on the pitching rubber for the Lady Cougars, Andrews scattered six hits, allowing three runs and recording three strikeouts.

The Lady Indians took the early lead in the game as Shyenne Bell drilled an offering from Andrews over the left field fence in the bottom of the first inning and added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Brittany Ebert scored on an infield single by Olivia Davis with two outs in the frame.

The 2-0 margin seemed to be enough for Lynch who fired a no-hitter against Whitewater last Wednesday and was flirting with another as she held the Lady Cougars hitless retiring 10 of the first twelve batters she faced with all going down by strikeout and the only batters to reached were by walks.

In the top of the fourth inning, Lynch ran into trouble as she surrendered a one out walk to Allison Cobb and Keene ended the no-hitter with a single to left field and the chance for a shutout ended as Cobb scored on an infield error.

In six innings on the rubber for the Lady Indians, Lynch had another strong start allowing three hits, four walks and 16 strikeouts.

The Lady Indians got the run back in the bottom of the fifth inning as Bell reached on a leadoff single, stole second and reached third when Ebert singled before coming home when A.J. Estrada hit a sacrifice fly to center field.

Bell and Ebert were the leading hitters for the day for East Coweta as both had two hits while Williamson reached base three times and Wagner twice for Newnan.

Both JV squads will play games on Wednesday as part of JV/Varisty doubleheaders as Newnan will face Northgate while EC will host Heard County.

Lynch fires a no-hitter as EC takes care of Whitewater in Junior Varsity game

 
The East Coweta Lady Indians scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon to support a no-hitter by pitcher Kelley Lynch as they defeated the Whitewater Lady Wildcats 10-1 in a Junior Varsity softball game played in Sharpsburg.
The five-inning win improved the Lady Indians record to 8-1-2 as they prepare to host the Newnan Lady Cougars in Monday afternoon affair scheduled to begin at 4:30.
East Coweta took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Lynch reached on a one out walk and Shyenne Bell followed with triple to right field that brought home courtesy runner Carmen Prior with the first run of the game.
Bell gave the Lady Indians a 2-0 lead when she scored on a groundout to the pitcher by Jessica Barber.
Lynch struggled at the beginning of the top of the second inning as she walked the first two batters, threw a wild pitch and allowed the only Whitewater run on a groundout before getting in a groove that carried into the remainder of the game.
The Lady Indians got the run back after one out in the bottom of the third inning as Olivia Davis was hit by a pitch, stole second and raced around to the bases to score the run.
After a quick top of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians went to work in the bottom of the frame as 13 batters went to the plate and seven came home.
Barber reached on a single, Brittany Ebert reached on an infield error and A.J. Estrada was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Haley Young.
Young hit a groundball to shirt but he ball was mishandled and EC scored twice as Barber and Ebert crossed home on the play with courtesy runner Abby Bunn taking second.
Kaylyn Fairchild reached first on a force play and after a double steal, Kris Odum followed with a single that scored Young and Fairchild scored on the throw back to the infield and the lead was 7-1.
Davis reached after being hit by a pitch and after a pitching change, Lynch reached on an infield error that scored Odum and Bell followed with a run single with final run scoring as JoCee Barrett was hit by a pitch.
Lynch would breeze through the fifth inning of play as she retired the first two batters on strikeouts to give her nine for the day then closed the game by inducing a groundout to shirt.