Frady single lifts EC freshmen to win

Logan Frady hit a two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the East Coweta Indians a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Northgate Vikings in a freshman baseball game played Thursday in Sharpsburg.

The Indians, who defeated the Starr’s Mill Panthers 10-3 in their opener Tuesday, will host the Newnan Cougars in a doubleheader Saturday morning at 10.

With Kaleb Gardner on third and Daniel Smith on second after a wild pitch cut the EC deficit to 5-4, Frady lined a 2-2 offering into the outfield to score Gardner and Smith to give the home team the lead.

Frady took second on a throw home and advanced to third on a balk but was left stranded.

In the top of the seventh inning, Evan Fuller took over on the mound for eventual winning pitcher Ethan Leonard and retired the first two batters in the frame before Jak Everett reached on a walk and Blake Rhein followed with a single.

However, Fuller was able to recover by retiring Elliott Vickery on a called third strike that ended the game.

Northgate took the first lead of the game as Vickery reached on a leadoff double and advanced to third on an infield single by Colin Schmits before coming home on a sacrifice fly to left by Ryder Willard.

The game was tied in the bottom of the first inning as Frady reached on a walk and eventually came home on the front end of a double that allowed Jacob Burgess to advance to second.

The game remained tied at 1-1 until the top of the fourth inning when the Vikings scored three times to assume a 4-1 lead.

Donovan Cash led off the frame by reaching on a walk and after an out, Blake Rhein also reached base via the walk.

However, a flyball hit to Frady in center field meant the Vikings would need a two out hit and they got it as Schmits singled Cash home and an error allowed two more runs to come home and the Vikings regained their lead.

The Indians cut the lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Smith reached on a one out walk, stole second and came home on a single to center field by Frady.

However, the Vikings got the three-run lead back in the top of the sixth inning as Vickery walked, stole second and moved to third on a bunt single by Schmits before scoring on Willard’s second sacrifice fly RBI of the evening.

The Indians began to chip away at the 5-2 deficit in the bottom of the sixth as Levi Wilson led off the frame by reaching on a walk and with one out, Jordon Kenty was hit by a pitch and Gardner loading the bases after a walk.

Austin Deloach was called out for stepping on home plate and the bases remained loaded with two outs.

Smith came through with a walk that cut the margin to 5-3 and reload the bases for Frady who would finish with a 3-for-3 effort in the game.

While Frady was at the plate, another run scored as Kenty came home to cut the margin to 5-4 and place the go ahead run at second for Frady who would respond for the Indians.