SHARPSBURG-Lindsay
“Lulu” Warren and Kelley Lynch each recorded two hits while
Rachel Vaughn allowed one hit on the pitching rubber as the East
Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Union Grove Lady Wolverines 8-0 in a
five-inning varsity softball contest played Wednesday night.
The Lady Indians,
who clinched the top seed in Region 2-AAAAAAA Tuesday evening after a
3-1 win over the Newnan Lady Cougars, improved to 14-2 on the season
while the Lady Wolverines fell to 10-9.
The damage was done
in the bottom of the first inning as Olivia Davis and Warren led off
with singles and a throwing error allowed Davis to score and Warren
was awarded third.
After a scoreless
second inning, the Lady Indians added to the total in the bottom of
the third inning as Warren lined a one out double and advanced to
third base on a single by Lynch before coming home on a sacrifice fly
to left by Vaughn.
The Lady Indians
broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth inning as Ashlynn
Gunter reached on an error by the left fielder and advanced to third
on a double by Hanna Miller.
Consecutive walks to
Caroline Lively and Carmen Prior brought Gunter plateward and after
Miller was tagged out while trying to score on a wild pitch, Caison
Byars was able to score on a wild pitch to give EC a 5-0 lead.
Warren reached on a
walk and Lynch followed a two run single while Vaughn closed the
scoring with a double to left field that brought Lynch home from
first.
Meanwhile, Vaughn
took care of business on the pitching as she allowed a third inning
single to Emily Coltharp.
In the top of the
fifth inning, Union Grove tried to rally as they had the bases loaded
with one out after a trio of walks.
However, Vaughn
recovered to retire the next batter on a flyball to Warren in center
field who threw a strike to the plate to prevent a run from scoring
and the third out was recorded on a line drive to Davis at second.
The Lady Indians
will begin a long stretch of games next Tuesday when they travel to
Cobb County for the region finale against Wheeler and will complete
the gauntlet next Saturday in Gwinnett County as part of the GHS
(formerly Brookwood) Tournament.
The first day of the
tournament will be at Shiloh High School while the second day will be
played at Parkview.
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