Reynolds one-hits NG, gains split for EC in JV game

Reynolds one-hits NG, gains split for EC in JV DH

SHARPSBURG-Avery Reynolds allowed one hit in five runs and made a one run lead stand as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Northgate Vikings 1-0 and gain a split in a Junior Varsity baseball doubleheader played Thursday afternoon.
In the opener, the Vikings scored all seven runs in the top of the third inning and held off an Indians' rally to come away with a 7-6 victory.
The game lasted six innings under a one hour, 50 minute time limit.
The Indians took the early lead in the game as Nate Gick and Ethan Darrow reached on consecutive singles while Trevor Gaddy reached on a walk to load the bases before the Vikings turned a double play that allowed Gick to come home.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Cameron Jackson reached on a leadoff walk and Dillon Roller followed with a double and Matt Holloway reached on a walk.
A wild pitch scored courtesy runner Emilio Morales from third and moved Roller to third and the latter would come home on a sacrifice fly to center field by Gick.
The Vikings came back in the top of the third inning as Nick Conort led off by reaching on an error, Will Horne singled and Patrick Ragan loaded the bases when an error was committed on a sacrifice bunt.
Caleb Upshaw followed with a single that scored Conort and Horne that cut the margin to 3-2.
Patrick Pitzer hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Ragan from third with the tying run and after Charles Barrera reached on a single, Terrance Carter followed with a two-run double that gave Northgate a 5-3 lead.
On the play, a throw came into the infield and went past third and Carter was awarded home for another run.
Noah Ratliff and Conort followed with consecutive doubles to give the Vikings a 7-3 lead.
The Indians came back in the bottom of sixth against winning pitcher Nick Kempf with three runs before the game reached the time limit.
Morales led off with a single and one out later reached second when the Vikings committed an error on a force play attempt that also allowed Holloway to reach base.
Gick walked to load the bases but he was retired at second on a force play in which Morales scored while Gaddy followed with a single that scored Holloway and Darrow.
Kempf got the win for Northgate after pitching four and two-third innings of relief allowing five hits and recording four strikeouts.
In the nightcap, the story was the effort of Reynolds who allowed a game opening single to Barrera and held the rest of the Vikings in check as he retired the remaining 15 batters in the five-inning contest with eight strikeouts added to his ledger.
The lone run of the game came in the bottom of the third inning as Gick reached on an error and advanced around the bases on a single by Darrow and a wild pitch before scoring when Gaddy grounded out.
While Reynolds threw a gem, the duo of Parker Baxter and Justin Whipple combined on a three-hitter recording five strikeouts.

Newnan defeats EC in Freshman game

Newnan defeats EC in Freshman game

Varsity teams meet tonight in Sharpsburg

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The Newnan Cougars took advantage of several miscues by the East Coweta Indians Monday night to come away with a 10-5 victory in a Freshman baseball game played played at Joe Pope Field.

The game was scoreless until the top of the third inning when Elton Gazan and Jacob Fiscus reached on back to back singles allwoing the Indians (5-2) to take the lead.

However, the Cougars (3-4) took the lead in the bottom of the frame as Trent Fallon led off with a walk and scored on back to back errors and Robbie Broderick recorded a sacrifice fly.

The Indians had a opportunity to regain the lead with in the top ofthe fourth inning as Noah Burgess was hit by a pitch while Dalton Carmichael and Gazan reached on singles to load the bases but Ethan was able to get out of the jam with an infield fly and a groundout.

In the top of the fifth inning the Indians tied the game at 2-2 as Ryan Dyal reached on a leadoff single and stole second before coming home on a one out double by Bradley Psathas.

The bottom of the frame began in the Indians' favor as starting pitcher Ryan Grifffin retired two of the first three batters and appeared to be out of the inning but Broderick would reach first on a wild pitch after strike three.
Josh Perry reached base for the Cougars that allowed Elliot Schubert to reach home with the lead run.
Cole Eiland replaced Griffin on the mound for the Indians and he was greeted rudely as had an RBI single and Hamilton Schubert followed with a two-run double to five the Cougars a 6-2 lead.
The Indians scored a run with two outs in the top of the sixth inning as Fiscus reached on a walk and came home on a single by Dyal.
The Cougars broke the game open in the bottom of the frame as they scored four runs in the frame.
After a caught stealing led to the first out, Matthew McCleland, Elliot Schubert and Nick Bowie reached on singles that loaded the bases and after an infield error scored two runs,the Cougars closed the scoring on a two-run triple by Blair.
The Indians attempted to rally in the top of the seventh inning as Chris Byers and Psathas reached on consecutive fielding miscues and both eventually scoring but three straight outs would end the game.