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.