Indians JV gain split against Chiefs

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning and managed to come away with a 13-5 victory over the McIntosh Chiefs in the second game of a Junior Varsity doubleheader played Saturday.
The victory for the Indians gave them a split on the day as the Chiefs scored twice in the top of the ninth to gain a 3-1 extra inning win.
The Indians took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Bailey Psathas, Nick Daniels, Ryan Griffin and Dooley Bunn reached on consecutive walks but were unable to add to the total as Chiefs starting pitcher Drew Sage got out of trouble with an infield pop and a double play.
McIntosh tied the game in the top of the fourth inning as Ethan Ange led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice by Ashton Angier and scored on a single to left by Ty Butler.
After the first batter was retired in the top of the ninth inning, Chase Martuas reached on a walk, Duncan Farrell followed with a single before Andrew Pinkney hit an RBI double and Max Geiger hit a sacrifice fly to center field for another run.
The Indians tried to rally in the bottom of the frame with some two-out magic as Psathas and Daniels singled, but a called third strike ended the rally and the game.
In the second game, the Indians took control early as they scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Psathas and Daniels led off with singles and advanced on a sacrifice by Jeff Sangster.
After a strikeout and a walk to William Kelley loaded the bases, a wild pitch was tossed and Psathas came home with the first run of the game.
Errors in both the infield and outfield allowed Daniels and Kelley to come home and give the Indians a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the high scoring second inning, the Indians sent 12 to the plate securing a combination of five hits and two walks while capitalizing on a pair of errors bythe Chiefs..
Trevor Crowdis led off with a walk and advanced to second on an infield error that allowed Psathas to reach base as well.
Daniels singled home Crowdis and Sangster followed with an RBI single of his own before Bunn contributed a run with a sacrifice fly to right field.
After a walk and a fielder's choice, Anthony Williams and Ethan Walker had RBI singles and they would score on an outfield error that allowed crowdis to reach base for the second time in the frame.
Crowdis gave EC a 10-0 when he was awarded home on a balk by the pitcher.
The Chiefs got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning but the Indians responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning as the Chiefs were guilty of an error and bases loaded walk to Walker.
McIntosh scored twice in the top of the fourth inning to cut the advantage to 12-4 as Pinkney and Geiger had RBI singles with two out in the inning.
The Indians scored their final in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs as Sangster was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a single by Bunn before coming home on an error.
The Chiefs scored their final run in the top of the sixth inning as Franell singled and eventually scored on a single by Geiger.
Next on the junior varsity schedule for EC is Tuesday in Tyrone for a tilt against the Sandy Creek Patriots beginning at 5:30.