Cook collects six RBIs to lead EC JV to four inning win over McIntosh

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians batted around in the bottom of the second inning as 15 batters produced 11 runs Monday night on the way to a 15-3 win over the McIntosh Lady Chiefs in a junior varsity softball game.

The Lady Indians, who were 2-0-1 in the recent Georgia Dugout Club Tournament improved to 5-0-1 on the season after the four inning victory.

The Lady Chiefs took the opening lead with a run in the top of the first inning but the Lady Indians came back in the bottom of the frame with four runs to take the lead.

Kylie Ferguson led off by reaching on an infield single and stole second before coming home in front of a one out inside the park home run by Olivia Cook.

Ansley Duffey followed with a single and moved to second on a passed ball and coming home on a throwing error as Kenadie Cooper reached on a single.

Cooper, who finished 2-for-3 in the game, scored the final run of the game as Ashleigh Griffin reached on an infield error.

Lady Indians starting pitcher Mollie Peacock retired the side in order in the top of the second inning and gave her teammates a chance to add to the lead.

Katie Taylor led off with a double and Ferguson followed by reaching base when her sacrifice was mishandled in the infield.

An RBI single by Macie Wiggins scored Taylor and Cook followed with a two-run double to give EC a 7-0 lead and the hit parade continued.

Duffey reached on a walk and after Cooper had an RBI single, Ashleigh Campbell followed with a two-run single.

After the next two Lady Indians were retired on groundouts, Taylor batted again in the inning and reached base with a single as did Ferguson who followed with a single.

Both players also were 2-for-3 in the game with Ferguson scoring three times and Taylor twice.

An infield error allowed Wiggins to reach and another run to cross before Cook had a two-run triple to give her six RBIs for the game and she closed the EC scoring binge on a single by Duffey who also collected two hits in the game.

Peacock would struggle some in the top of the third inning as she allowed three straight hits that resulted in a pair of runs for McIntosh but she recovered to retire the next three to end the frame and retired three of four in the top of the fourth to end the game.

East Coweta will look for their sixth win of the season on Wednesday as they travel to Fayetteville to face Starr's Mill in a JV matchup with the Lady Panthers beginning at 4:30.