Shelton tosses one-hitter for EC in JV game, freshman hold off late Whitewater rally

The East Coweta Indians seemed to have the Whitewater Wildcats’ number Thursday night as they were victorious in the freshman and junior varsity games played Thursday at Sharpsburg.

In the freshman game, the Indians had to hold off a late rally to come away with a 6-4 victory while the junior varsity ended their 2017 season with a 10-0 five-inning win to support the one hit pitching of Nolan Shelton.

The freshman (15-4-1) will end their season Friday night in LaGrange with a game against the Troup County Tigers while the junior varsity won their 10^th game in the last dozen to finish with a 14-7 record.

Caleb Cashion adjusts his helmet after his triple in the third
inning of the freshman game. Cashion played in both games
and went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI for the day.

In the freshman game, the Indians took the lead early as Jonathan Williams led off the bottom of the first inning with a single followed by a stolen base and advanced to third before coming home on a sacrifice fly to right field by Tanner Floyd.

Whitewater tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the second inning but EC came back in the bottom of the frame to reclaim the lead as starting pitcher Caleb Cashion singled, advanced to second on a balk and advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a double by Jacob Burgess.

Keegan Rich followed with a walk and Levi Wilson was hit by a pitch to load the bases for JJ Freed who hit a sacrifice fly to right field that brought Burgess home from third.

An error by the Wildcats shortstop allowed Rich and Wilson to come home and give the Indians a 5-1 lead.

The Indians added one more run to the total in the bottom of the third inning as Cashion reached on a one out triple and came home on a single by Burgess.

However, the game became tight as the Wildcats came back with three runs in the top of the fourth to cut the margin to 6-4 but Evan Fuller entered the game in relief to end the frame and despite having the tying run on second with one out was able to end the game on a groundout to first and flyball to Freed in center field to end the game and earn the save.

Cashion pitched the first two innings for the win.

Nolan Shelton lookls in for a sign by catcher Tanner Floyd
as he faces Zach Lischner. Shelton allowed one single in
five innings.

In the junior varsity contest, both teams were scoreless in the first inning but the Indians took the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Bryan Crow reached on a fielder’s choice and stole two bases before coming home on a double to left by Cashion.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Indians added to the lead when Myles Dowell reached on an infield single and moved to third on a single by Trevor Crowdis before scoring on a single to left by Ethan Walker.

The game remained close as neither team scored in the fourth inning but EC would strike in the bottom of the fifth inning with 10 batters going to the plate and eight coming home.

Walker reached on a walk and a pitching change was made by Whitewater before Brayden Carey and Tanner Floyd had consecutive singles to load the bases for Crow.

An infield error allowed Walker and Carey to score to increase the lead to 4-0 and after a pair of outs appeared to get the Wildcats out of the frame, the Indians continued to score.

A bases loaded walk to Crowdis allowed Crow to score and Peyton Ramey made the contest a blowout as he cleared the bases with a double to left field before scoring the final run on a single by Walker.

Walker finished the evening by going 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two RBIs while Crow stole four bases and Holden had a single and two walks.

The beneficiary of the support was Shelton who as denied a no hitter by a fourth inning single by Whitewater starting pitcher Zach Mills.

Run scoring singles by Crowdis, Cougars miscues provide support for Bunn and Ramey in three-hit shutout for Indians

The East Coweta Indians took advantage of miscues early and rode the pitching of Austin Bunn and Peyton Ramey in a 6-0 defeat of the Newnan Cougars in a junior varsity game played Wednesday in Sharpsburg.

With the victory, the Indians won their eighth in 10 games to improve their overall record to 13-7 as they prepare to tentatively close the season Thursday evening at 7:00 if the weather is good.

With one out, Brayden Carey reached on a two base error in the outfield and scored when William Kelley singled and moved to third on another two base error before scoring on a double by Tanner Floyd.

A single by Caleb Cashion moved courtesy runner Nick Holden to third and after the second out of the inning was recorded, Trevor Crowdis singled to left field allowing Holden to score and Cashion to advance to third.

While JJ Freed was at the plate, the Newnan catcher attempted to get Cashion out at third but the throw was errant and Cashion was able to come home with the final run of the frame and give EC a 4-0 lead.

The lead appeared to be enough for Bunn who had one jam as Kyle McDonald reached on error and Woody Waters followed with a single after one out in the top of the third inning.

However, Bunn recovered from the situation as he recorded a strikeout and was able to induce a flyball to Myles Dowell in left field that ended the frame.

Bunn also benefited from some unusual defensive plays like on in the top of the fifth inning as Connor Boylen led off with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch before trying to advance to third as Tucker Barnett grounded out.

However, EC first baseman Ethan Walker threw back across the infield to third baseman Jeff Sangster and the latter applied the tag to Boylen for the second out of the frame.

The Indians gave Bunn two more runs with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Dowell walked, stole second and moved to third before Crowdis followed with his second run scoring single of the game.

Crowdis moved to second on a single by Freed and successfully stole third base as the throw went into left field allowing the second baseman to come home with the final run of the game.

After five quality innings in which he surrendered three hits and recorded six strikeouts, Bunn was removed from the game in favor of Ramey who gave the Indians a strong two innings by retiring all six batters he faced.

However, Ramey found two different ways to get through his stint on the mound as he retired the side in the sixth inning on three strikeouts and made it through the seventh with three flyballs as one was caught by Dowell and the other two by Freed.

Trio leads EC to 11-6 win over McIntosh in freshman game

Jacob Burgess, Ashton DeLoach and Keegan Rich combined to reach base nine times, score six runs and steal five bases to lead the East Coweta Indians to an 11-6 victory over the McIntosh Chiefs in a freshman baseball game played Tuesday in Sharpsburg.

The Indians, who will play the Newnan Cougars at Joe Pope Field on Wednesday, improved to 13-4-1 on the season.

Keegan Rich pitched the first two and one-third innings of
the game and was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.

After Rich took care of the Chiefs in the top of the first inning on the mound, the Indians gave him a lead to play with as Jonathan Williams led off with a double, moved to third when Quinlan Wiley hit a fly ball to left and scored when Logan Frady grounded out.

Jordan Kenty reached on a one out walk, stole second and advanced to third on Frady’s ground out before coming home on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Indians added to the lead as Burgess reached on a walk, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a fielder’s choice hit by Kaleb Gardner.

Rich would help his own cause with a double and Williams followed with a walk before Wiley singled to left to bring both runners home to give EC a 5-0 lead.

McIntosh threatened to rally in the top of the third inning with three runs in the frame but Ethan Leonard, who replaced Rich on the mound, retired the final two batters on strikes after giving up a walk.

The Indians got two of the runs back in the bottom of the frame to take a 7-3 lead as Burgess singled, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error before coming home on a one out single to right field by Gardner.

Jacob Burgess scored his second of three runs in the bottom
of the third inning as Keegan Rich directs traffic.

Gardner moved to third on a double by Rich and score when Williams grounded out to the Chiefs’ shortstop.

Rich finished the game going 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and tossed two and one-third innings on the mound.

The Indians picked up two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Levi Wilson singled and DeLoach was hit by a pitch before Burgess had a run-scoring single and Gardner reached on an infield error that allowed DeLoach to score.

The Chiefs came back with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning to cut the margin to 9-5 made the top of the sixth inning uncomfortable for the Indians’ faithful as a run scored to cut the score to 9-6 with the tying run on base.

However, Wiley managed to avoid further trouble as he retired the final batter of the frame with a swinging strikeout.

The Indians managed to add a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth as DeLoach walked and Burgess was hit by a pitch.

DeLoach would steal third base and Burgess stole second with the former scoring as the throw to attempt to catch the latter went into right field.

Burgess, who had two hits and pitched an inning of relief to go along with four stolen bases, scored the final run of the night when Gardner hit into a fielder’s choice.

The top of the seventh inning was pretty quick for Wiley as he retired the first two batters on strikes before giving up a single and ending the game on a swinging strikeout.

FUN FACT:  The win by the freshman gave the EC basbeall program a clean sweep for Tuesday as the junior varsity defeated McIntosh 8-6 and the varsity defeated Newnan in a crucial Region 2-AAAAAAA contest 2-1.

Wiley has productive Saturday for EC Freshman squad in sweep over Whitewater

Quinlan Wiley had one of those days for the East Coweta Indians as they swept a freshman doubleheader Saturday in Sharpsburg.

Wiley pitched two and two-third innings of relief, reached base eight times, scored twice, stole a base and recorded two RBIs in two games.

He also singled Kaleb Gardner from third with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Indians a 12-11 come-from-behind win over the Whitewater Wildcats in the second game.

The Indians improved to 12-4-1 with the sweep that included a 9-4 win in the earlier contest.

Gardner led off the bottom of the eighth inning by lining a double to left field and advancing to third on a single by Jonathan Williams who eventually stole second while Wiley was at bat.

The winning hit came as Wiley hit an 0-1 offering into left field for the RBI that also made him the winning pitcher in relief.

The game didn’t get off to solid start for EC as Whitewater scored twice in the top of the first inning but the former managed to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the frame.
Williams singled and went to second on a throwing error before coming home after a pair of groundouts.

In the top of the second inning, the lead increased to 7-1 as the Wildcats scored five runs but the Indians responded in the bottom of the frame as they score four times to cut the deficit to 7-5.

Jacob Howell led off with a walk and stole second before scoring on a single right by Keegan Rich who moved to second on a single by Evan Fuller.

A throwing error allowed both to move into scoring position and each were able to score as Ethan Leonard drilled a shot into right field for a triple.

Fuller scored the final run of the inning on a single to right field by Leonard.

The Wildcats scored a run in the top of the fourth inning as reliever Cam Hill singled and eventually scored on a double play and took an 11-5 lead after scoring three runs in the top of the fifth inning.

After missed scoring opportunities in third and fourth innings, the Indians scored a pair of runs to cut the margin to 11-7.

Fuller singled and after courtesy runner Logan Frady moved to second on a throwing error, Gardner picked up an RBI with a one out single and eventually scored on a single by Wiley.

The comeback was almost complete in the bottom of the seventh inning as they scored four runs to tie the game at 11-11.

Gardner, who went 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs, led off with a single and moved around to third on a throwing error before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Williams.

Wiley, who had a 3-for-5 game with two RBIs, singled and moved to third on a double by Frady and after a walk to Ashton DeLoach both would score on wild pitches thrown by the Wildcats.

After a walk to Austin Bunn, Fuller had a fielder’s choice that forced Bunn but allowed DeLoach to come home with the tying run.

Wiley set up his own game winning heroics in the top of the eighth inning by retiring a pair of batters after a baserunner was caught stealing second.

In the opener of the doubleheader, Whitewater took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first inning but EC took control of the game in the bottom of the second inning with a six-run frame.

DeLoach singled and starting pitcher Jacob Howell reached on an error and after a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Burgess, Rich followed with a two-run triple.

Rich scored on a two out single by Fuller who would score on an outfield error that allowed Williams to reach base and eventually score on a double by Wiley who accounted for the final run on a single by Frady.

The Wildcats cut into the 6-1 lead with a run in the top of the third inning but the Indians reclaimed the run in the bottom of the frame as Burgess scored on a throwing error.

Whitewater scored twice in the top of the fourth inning to cut the EC lead to 7-4, but the Indians responded with a pair in the bottom of the stanza as Fuller reached on a one out single, stole second and moved to third on a bunt single by Williams who stole second.

Wiley reached on a walk that loaded the bases and Frady was hit by a pitch that brought Fuller home and DeLoach followed with a single that brought Williams home with the final run of the game.

Howell pitched the first three and one-third innings before turning the game over to Burgess who threw one pitch in the top of the fourth inning before needing a few more in the top of the fifth inning to record the save.

Next for the Indians will be a matchup at home on Tuesday against the McIntosh Chiefs before games against Newnan, Whitewater and Troup County to close the season.

McIntosh outslugs EC 14-8 in JV game, splits Wednesday DH with Starr's Mill

Jeff Sangster pitched two innings of one-hit relief and went
2-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, an RBI and a
stolen base. 

The McIntosh Chiefs demonstrated solid hitting while taking advantage of miscues by the East Coweta Indians to come away with a 14-8 victory in a junior varsity game played Thursday in Sharpsburg.

The Indians dropped to 9-7 after suffering their second loss in 24 hours after a 5-3 loss to the Starr’s Mill Panthers on Wednesday.

McIntosh got started in the top of the first inning as Ty Butler reached on an error that allowed him to reach second base and eventually score on a single by Ashton Quijano-Angier.

The Chiefs added three more runs in the frame on RBIs by Spencer Miller (single), Jack Buckowski (double) and Jason Wheeler (two out single) before the Indians could get out of trouble.

In the bottom of the frame, EC hot on the scoreboard as Trevor Crowdis reached on a one out infield single stole second and scored on a two out single by Jeff Sangster.

The Chiefs were held scoreless in the top of the second inning but added to the lead with a pair of runs as Buckowski and Andrew Villeger had consecutive RBI doubles to open the frame.

However, the Indians responded in the bottom of the frame as Crowdis scored on a force play that allowed Sangster to reach on a fielder’s choice and eventually score on a single by JJ Freed.

The Chiefs regained a five run lead in the top of the fourth inning as Quijano-Angier doubled and scored on a single by Miller who eventually came home on a balk call by the umpire.

McIntosh took an 11-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning with three runs as Miller had a two run single and Buckowski had a sacrifice fly.

The lead dropped to11-6 in the bottom of the fifth as Sangster reached on an error and Freed had a one out single ahead of a shot to left field by Tanner Floyd that went over the fence for a three-run home run.

McIntosh added three runs in the top of the sixth inning while EC scored twice in the bottom half as Sangster singled and came home on a fielder’s choice by Caleb Cashion while Freed scored on an infield error.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Indians had a chance to get closer as Crowdis was hit by a pitch, Ethan Walker reached on an error and Sangster reached on a walk.

However, an infield fly followed and a potential run scoring single by Freed was taken away as the shot was caught by the Chiefs shortstop who tossed the ball to second to get a double play and end the game.

Despite the line drive, Freed had a productive evening as he went 4-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Sangster was 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base.

Sangster also had a productive night on the mound as he pitched two innings allowing one hit and recording two strikeouts.

The next junior varsity game for EC will be Saturday morning at Whitewater when they will play a doubleheader with the Wildcats beginning at 10:00.

ECJV splits Wednesday doubleheader with Starr's Mill

Five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning gave the Indians a 6-1 win over the Panthers in the first game but a seventh inning rally was stalled in a 5-3 loss in the second game.

The Panthers scored a run in the top of the first inning but the Indians tied the game at 1-1 with two outsin the bottom of the second inning as William Kelley scored from third when Crowdis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Cashion scored the go ahead run on a one out single by Myles Dowell while Daniel Smith came home from third when Dooley Bunn was hit by a pitch.

The scoring came to an end when Freed had a double that cleared the bases before he was tagged out at third.

Freed was also the winning pitcher with three innings of work allowing one hit in relief of Liam West who allowed two hits in the first two innings of play.

In the second game, the Panthers took a lead with two outs in the top of the first inning on a pair of errors .

The Indians tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second inning as Brayden Carey scored on a bases loaded walk to Bryan Crow.

Starr's Mill regained the lead in the top of the third inning with a pair of runs and added two insurance runs in the top of the fourth.

In the bottom of the fourth, EC cut into the lead as Nick Holden walked and Cashion reached on a infield error and both came home on an infield error.

The Indians had a chance to rally in the fifth as Cashion walked but a strikeout and a line drive that resulted in a double play and ended the contest.

Freed was 3-for-6 with three RBIs in the doubleheader while Cashion reached four times and scored three runs.

Indians JV hold off Vikings rally in the seventh

The East Coweta Indians scored all of their runs in the first two innings Tuesday night and had to survive a close seventh inning to come away with a 4-3 win over the Northgate Vikings in a junior varsity baseball game played in Sharpsburg.

The win was the fourth straight for the Indians who improved to 8-5 on the season and will host the Starr’s Mill Panthers in a doubleheader Wednesday at 4:30.

Myles Dowell gave the Indians the lead in the bottom of the first inning when he reached on a single, stole second and moved to third on a groundout before coming home on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Indians were able to take advantage of two walks and two hit by pitches to score three runs and take a 4-0 lead.

Dowell, Peyton Ramey and Ethan Walker were responsible for the RBIs in the frame for the Indians.

The Indians were shut out the remainder of the game as Eric Henderson came into the game in the bottom of the second inning and scattered baserunners before getting the pitch he needed to end frames.

Henderson was relieved by Hunter Putnam in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Indians had a chance to add to the run total as Bryan Crow doubled and Daniel Smith walked before the next three batters went down on strikeouts.

Benefiting from the 4-0 lead was Crow who pitched the first five innings of the game with only one hit through the first four innings.

The Vikings scored a run off of Crow in the top of the fifth inning as Wyatt Huckaby reached on a one out single, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Robert Smith.

Two more batters reached on singles but a rundown and a flyball to left field ended the frame.

Ramey took over in the sixth inning for Crow and retired the side in order but found the seventh to be a challenge.

Putnam led off the frame with a single but was erased on a force play at second and Smith followed the fielders choice by Huckaby with a walk.

A groundout moved Huckaby and Smith into scoring position for Shawn Ragan who hit a ball into a “Bermuda Triangle” that looked like an out would be made to end the game but the ball was dropped and two runs scored.

A single and a hit batter loaded the bases but Ramey was able to get out of further trouble when Keelen Sloan hit an infield pop to Smith at shortstop to end the game.

Wiley has three hits in EC freshmen victory over arch-rival Newnan

Quinlan Wiley went 3-for-4 with two runs scored while two others also scored twice Friday to lead the East Coweta Indians to an 8-5 win over the Newnan Cougars in a freshman baseball game played in Sharpsburg.

The win improved the Indians’ record to 7-3-1 as they as scheduled to venture in Fayette County for a doubleheader against the Starr's’ Mill Panthers Saturday morning at 10.

Newnan took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Jackson Youngblood was hit by a pitch to open the game and after stealing second, he went to third on a wild pitch and came home on a two out single by Austin Roberts.

The Cougars added a run in the top of the second inning as Will Harper reached on a walk, advanced to second on a wild pitch and after moving to third on a single by Collin Spivey, came home on a wild pitch.

The Indians responded in the bottom of the third inning by scoring three runs to take a 3-2 lead.

Wiley singled while Ashton DeLoach and Jacob Howell walked to load the bases for starting pitcher Jacob Burgess who was hit by a pitch that allowed Wiley to score and cut the margin to 2-1.

Evan Fuller allowed the Indians to take the lead as he singled to to right field and DeLoach and Howell came home.

The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Jonathan Williams walked and after a single by Wiley, DeLoach hit into a double play but Williams was able to score from third.

Howell followed the double play with a single, advanced around the bases on a triple by Burgess and ran around third base to the plate with an effort that reminded some of one time Atlanta Brave Sid Bream.

Logan Frady, who ran for Burgess, would score the final run in the frame to give EC a 6-2 lead when Keegan Rich singled to right field.

Burgess, who gave EC four solid innings, was removed in the top of the fifth inning after hitting Mason Bervaldi with a pitch in favor of Levi Wilson.

The Cougars rallied off of Wilson as Collin Spivey reached on an error and Youngblood was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Thomas Collins who singled home Bervaldi from third.

Spivey was able to score from third with the other run of the inning and cut the deficit to 6-4 when Seth Bruce hit a sacrifice fly to left field but the Cougars weren’t able to get closer as Wilson retired the next two batters.

The Indians got the two runs back in the bottom of the fifth as Wiley reached on a two out single. DeLoach was hit by a pitch and Howell walked to load the bases for Wilson.

Wilson came through for the Indians as he drilled a single that scored Wiley and DeLoach to give them an 8-4 lead.

The Cougars scored the final run of the afternoon in the top of the seventh inning as Bruce reached on a one out single and stole second before advancing to third on a flyball and being awarded home due to a balk call.

Freed tosses two-hitter in win for EC junior varsity

JJ Freed allowed two hits over five innings and recorded five strikeouts while several players scored two runs to lead the East Coweta Indians to an 11-1 victory over the Sandy Creek Patriots in a junior varsity game played Friday in Sharpsburg.

The victory for the Indians improved their record to 7-5 in a game that was called with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning under the mercy rule.

The Indians took the lead with one out in the bottom of the first inning as Freed, Peyton Ramey and Ethan Walker had consecutive singles that led to a run.

In the bottom of the second inning, the EC lead increased as Jordan Kenty reached on a walk and courtesy runner Myles Dowell stole two bases before coming home on a throwing error.

Daniel Smith and Logan Frady also received free passes and Freed aided his own cause when he grounded out to third and Smith came home.

On the play, a throwing error by the Patriots’ first baseman allowed Frady to score from third base and the advantage was 4-0.

Freed lost his chance at a shutout as Sandy Creek scored an unearned run in the top of the third inning but got the run back plus three more to take an 8-1 cushion.

With one out, Walker reached on a walk, William Kelley and Kenty singled to load the bases for Nick Holden who drilled a pitch over the center fielder to clean the bases and reach third on a triple and eventually score on an infield error.

The Indians added a run with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning as Walker reached on a fielders choice and after two walks loaded the bases, would eventually come home on a wild pitch.

The Indians had a chance to add to the lead in the frame but consecutive strikeouts left the two runners on base and Freed took a 9-1 lead into the top of the fifth inning where he breezed through the frame with a strikeout and two groundouts.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Indians put the game away as Smith walked and Frady singled to bring Freed to the plate.

A wild pitch was thrown which allowed Smith to score from third and Frady to advance to third and after Freed reached first on a wild pitch thrown during a strikeout, Ramey ended the contest with a sacrifice fly to left field.  

Frady tosses a no-hitter and records 13K's in EC win over Westlake

Mason Frady held Westlake
hitless Thursday in an 8-0 win
that saw him record 13 strikeouts.

Mason Frady was at it again Thursday night as the senior righthander dominated the Westlake Lions with 13 strikeouts and tossing a no-hitter in an 8-0 Region 2-AAAAAAA victory in Sharpsburg.

By virtue of the win, the Indians improve to 13-3 overall and 5-0 in the region as the two teams will battle again Friday evening in Fulton County.

Frady started the game with very little difficulty as he retired the first batter on strikes, the next on a flyball and after the third batter reached when hit by a pitch, the inning ended as he recorded another strikeout.

The Indians gave Frady all the run support he would need in the bottom of the first inning as Ryan Dyal was by a pitch, stole two bases and came home on a two out double by Ethan Darrow.

In the second inning, Frady breezed through the order and gave his teammates a chance to add top the lead and that was the case as they took advantage of an error and a pair of walks that led to a four-run frame.

Trevor Gaddy was hit by a pitch and with one out Nate Gick reached on a single but it appeared that the duo would remain stranded until Dyal came to the plate and reached on an infield error that brought Gaddy to the plate.

Emilio Morales continued his steady hitting with a single that brought Gick and Dyal home to give EC a 3-0 lead.

Morales was able to score the final run of the frame when he stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and came home on a throwing error by the Westlake catcher.

In the top of the third inning, Frady retired the side in order with only one strikeout but his Indian teammates were able to get into the dugout quickly and add to the lead.

With one out, Cameron Jackson reached on a walk and after the second out Zack Bruce also reached base on a walk with Dyal coming to the plate.

Dyal, who was denied a home run on ball that went foul in the second inning, hit a 1-2 offering from Lions’ starter Myles Austin fair and deep as it cleared the right field fence for a three-run home run and an 8-0 lead.

The large cushion was gave Frady a margin for error that was not required as he ran a string of 13 straight batters retired before a walk that started the top of the sixth inning.

After the walk, Frady made short work of the Lions as he retired five of six batters on strikeouts that ended the game.

EC was "Korbyn Strong" in 8-4 win over Heard County

"Korbyn Strong" was the theme Wednesday night for the
East Coweta Indians as they honored two-year old Korbyn
Martinez who is the nephew of assistant coach Tyler 
Ridgeway.

The East Coweta Indians took advantage of six errors by the Heard County Braves and overcame errors of their own Wednesday night to come away with an 8-4 non-region victory in Sharpsburg.

Held on a night called “Strikeout for Leukemia”, the Indians improved to 12-3 on the season with a Region 2-AAAAAAA contest at home against the Westlake Lions at 5:30.

The event was in support of two-year-old Korbyn Martinez who is the nephew of EC assistant Tyler Ridgeway and is suffering from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Shirts were sold over the last week on the EC campus while Heard County High School also raised $1050 with all of the proceeds earmarked to help Korbyn who will be going to Philadelphia for further treatment.

As for the game, the Braves scored a run as Logan Ward singled and eventually scored with two outs in the first inning after an error in the outfield.

The Indians came back in the bottom of the inning as Ryan Dyal and Emilio Morales reached on singles and after a wild pitch moved both runners, Ethan Darrow hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Dyal from third.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Indians took the lead after two outs as Nate Gick and Zack Bruce reached on consecutive errors and Dyal followed with an RBI single.

The Braves came back to take the lead in the top of the third inning as the Indians committed a pair of errors that led to a pair of unearned runs and a 3-2 cushion.

T-shirts were sold at East Coweta High School over the past week to help benefit Korbyn.

The Indians tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the third inning as Devonte Brown was hit by a pitch and advanced around the bases on a single by Darrow and a sacrifice by Coleman Wood before scoring on a groundout to second by Trevor Gaddy.

After two outs in the top of the fifth inning, the Braves took their final lead of the game after a double and two errors by the Indians.

The Braves would have their own problems in the bottom of the frame as Morales doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring the tying run while Brown was able to reach on an infield error.

Brown moved to second on a throwing error and went to third on a balk before coming home with the lead run as Darrow grounded out to first.

Wood reached on an infield error and advanced to second before eventually coming home on a single by Gaddy.

The Indians scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning as Morales reached on an outfield error while Brown reached after being hit a pitch and Darrow reached on a walk that loaded the bases.

A fielders choice retired Brown at third while Morales was able to score and Darrow advanced to third.

Gaddy was hit by a pitch that loaded the bases for Cameron Jackson who hit a sacrifice fly to center field that allowed Darrow to come home with the final run of the game.

Coleman Wood started the game on the mound for the Indians.
He pitched two and one-third innings before he was relieved.

Wood started the game for the Indians and was replaced in the top of the ird inning by Cody Rodgers who provided three and two-third innings of relief on the mound to get the win before he was replaced in the top of the seventh by Avery Reynolds who allowed the first two batters reached for the Braves before retiring the next three batters to end the game and the Indians to leave “Korbyn Strong”.

Frady, Burgess, Kenty leads offense while Howell records a save for EC freshmen in victory over McIntosh

Logan Frady and Jordan Kenty each had two hits and two RBIs Friday evening as the East Coweta Indians defeat the McIntosh Chiefs 6-4 in a freshman baseball game played in Sharpsburg.

The Indians improved to 5-3-1 and will travel to LaGrange on Monday to face the Troup County Tigers.

The Indians threatened to take the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Frady reached on a two out single, Daniel Smith reached on an infield error and Ashton DeLoach was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Kenty came through for the Indians as he lined a single into center field to score Frady and Smith to give the home team a 2-0 lead.

McIntosh scored a run in the top of the third inning on a two out single by Braxton Roop and tied the game at 2-2 when EC missed turning a double play in the top of the fourth inning.

However, the Indians came back to regain the lead in the bottom of the frame with four runs.

Kenty singled and came around to score the first run on a triple by Jacob Burgess who came home on a one out single by Austin Bunn.

Jonathan Williams was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a double play before coming home on a two-run single by Frady.

The Chiefs rallied in the top of the fifth inning with two runs on a bases loaded walk to Will Wheeler and a fielders choice by losing pitcher Brycon Beccara that cut the Indians’ lead to 6-4.

After the first out in the top of the sixth inning, the Chiefs threatened to tie the game as the next two batters reached on consecutive walk and Jacob Howell was brought into the game to end the threat.

Howell, who had a strong start Monday night in a win over Troup County, came through for EC as he induced a flyball to Levi Wilson in left field and ended th threat by getting a pop fly to DeLoach at second for the third out.

In the top of the seventh, Howell was able to end the game quickly as he retired the first batter on strikes and retired the next two on a pop fly to shortstop and a ground ball to DeLoach at second.

EC scores six in the sixth without a hit, Frady has another dominate outing

The East Coweta Indians took advantage of a sixth inning implosion by the Columbus Blue Devils with all six of their runs in the game to come away with a 6-0 victory in a non-region game played Wednesday in Sharpsburg.
By virtue of the win, the Indians are now 10-2 and will host the LaGrange Grangers in another non-region matchup scheduled for 5:30 in Sharpsburg.
Benefitting from the win was Mason Frady who followed his dominating performance against Alexander last week with an outing almost as good with a three-hitter and 10 strikeouts against the perennial state power.
Frady, who struck out 16 batters last week, started Wednesday game in strong shape with a pair of groundouts and a strikeout in the first and breezed through the second with three balls hit to center fielder Zack Bruce.
Frady surrendered a single to Jonathan Brand with one out in the top of the fourth, but a double play took him out and ended the frame.
The senior hurler showed what he was made of in the top of the sixth inning as he faced two runners in scoring position after a double and an infield error with nobody out.
A ball was hit to Devonte Brown at shortstop and the senior showed he still had some football skills left from the recent gridiron season as he beat the baserunner to the plate and a toss to Ryan Dyal behind the plate resulted in a tag and an out.
Still faced with runners in scoring position, Frady came back to retire the next two batters on swinging strikeouts and kept the game scoreless.
The bottom of the inning started innocently as Emilio Morales grounded out and Coleman Wood and Nate Gick reached on consecutive walks.
The problems for Columbus began with Cameron Jackson at the plate, a wild pitch moved pinch-runner Trevor Crowdis and Gick moved a base and Jackson eventually loaded the bases when he was hit by a pitch.
The Blue Devils appeared to keep the game scoreless as Zack Bruce was retired on an infield fly, but the implosion occurred as Devonte Brown came to the plate.
Another wild pitch came and Crowdis slid home with the winning run and Brown followed by reaching on an error that allowed Gick and Jackson to score and give EC a 3-0 lead.
Trevor Gaddy reached on a walk and was able to move to second on a throwing error that allowed Brown to score and Ryan Dyal followed by reaching on a walk.
Ethan Darrow reached on a walk in which ball four resulted in another wild pitch that allowed Gaddy to score.
The final run of the evening occurred in an unusual fashion as Darrow tried to second but managed to get caught in a rundown.
Brandon Frost, the courtesy runner for Dyal was able to score for the final run before Darrow was retired on a scoring play that several throws before the tag was applied that ended the inning.
In the top of the seventh Frady took care of business with a strikeout and induced a pop to Darrow at second before surrendering a single and ended the game with a swinging strikeout.

THE NEXT GAME: The Grangers will come into Thursday's contest with a 7-5 record after defeating the Newnan Cougars 6-3 at Joe Pope Field.
They broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the sixth inning with a pair of runs and added one more in the top of the seventh.

Eight run second inning keys win for EC over Campbell

An eight run second inning by the East Coweta Indians helped support a solid pitching outing by Coleman Wood in a 15-0 Region 2-AAAAAAA victory over the Campbell Spartans in a contest played Tuesday night in Sharpsburg.

The win, which was completed in four innings was the ninth in a row for the Indians who are now 9-2 overall and 3-0 in the region and will host the Columbus Blue Devils in a non-region game at 5:30.

Devonte Brown started the EC scoring in the bottom of the first inning as he reached on an infield error, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error before coming home when Ryan Dyal grounded out to second.

The scoring continued as Ethan Darrow followed with a triple and scored in front of an inside-the-park home run by Emilio Martinez.

After the first out was recorded in the bottom of the second inning, the scoring barrage began as Nate Gick singled and Zack Bruce followed with a double for Brown who hit a shot off of the left field wall for a two-run double and a 5-0 lead.

Trevor Gaddy was hit by a pitch and with Dyal at the plate, Brown would steal home on the front end of a double steal.

Dyal was also hit by a pitch before Darrow came to the plate and reached on a single that scored Gaddy from third and the lead was 7-0.

Morales threatened to have another inside-the-park home run in his next at bat but had to settle for a triple that allowed Brandon Frost and Darrow to come home.

However, Morales did give the Indians a 10-0 lead as he came on a wild pitch during a strikeout while Trevor Crowdis completed the scoring in the frame for the Indians when he came home on a two out double by Gick.

The Indians took a respite from scoring in the bottom of the third inning but resumed in the bottom of the fourth inning with the four runs that were needed to end the game under the 15-run mercy rule.

Morales completed a stellar evening with a single and Wood was hit by a pitch and Ryan Griffin had an infield single that loaded the bases.

A fielders choice followed with Morales coming home while a force play at second allowed Wood to score and the lead was 13-0.

A single by relief pitcher Avery Reynolds brought Griffin home and Cashion followed by lining a shot to left field for his run scoring double that not only scored Bruce with the final run of the game, but was his first varsity hit.

In the pitching department, Wood was solid in three innings of work as he held the Spartans hitless with Reynolds taking over in the top of the fourth inning and collecting three strikeouts.

THE NEXT GAME: The Columbus Blue Devils will face the Indians in Sharpsburg at 5:30. They will enter the contest with a 5-5 record after 5-2 win over Shaw on Tuesday in a region game. Among common opponents, Columbus has lost to LaGrange (Thursday’s EC opponent) 12-2 and fell to Northgate 5-2. The Blue Devils will face the McIntosh Chiefs next week.

Deloach, Williams lead offense while Howell handles pitching in EC freshmen win

Ashton DeLoach was 3-for-3 with two RBIs while Jonathan Williams had two hits and three RBIs Monday evening to support the pitching of Jacob Howell as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Troup Tigers 13-3 in a freshmen baseball game played in Sharpsburg.

The Indians improved their record for the season to 4-2-1.

Troup took the early lead as EC was guilty of an infield error which led to three runs in the top of the first inning for the former.

However, the lead didn't last long as the Indians rallied in the bottom of the frame with three runs to tie the game.

Williams reached on a leadoff single, stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice by Quinlan Wiley before coming home with the first run after a single by Howell.

After the second out of the inning, DeLoach doubled to left and went to third on a wild pitch before scoring the tying run on an error in the Tigers’ outfield.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Indians took the lead as Ethan Leonard singled while Kaleb Gardner and Williams reached first on consecutive walks.

Wiley singled to center which allowed Leonard and Gardner to score but Williams was called out at third on a close play.

Wiley took second on the play and was able to score on a single by DeLoach to give EC a 6-3 lead.

The beat went on for the Indians in the bottom of the third as they scored four runs to take a 10-3 advantage.

Jacob Burgess walked, moved to second on an errant pickoff attempt and came home when a sacrifice bunt by Gardner was mishandled and thrown into right field.

Gardner came home when Williams grounded out and Wiley followed with a single and moved around the bases on an error that allowed Howell to reach.

A wild pitch allowed Wiley to score from third and after a walk to Keegan Rich, DeLoach followed with a single that scored Howell with the final run of the frame.

The 10-3 lead was enough for Howell who managed to recover from the struggles of the first inning to retire nine Tigers in a row.

Howell was replaced in the top of the fourth inning by Levi Wilson who walked the first batter but retired the next batter on strikes to end the inning.

In his two and two-third innings, Howell allowed three hits and recorded four strikeouts in getting the win.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians scored three runs which would allow them to end the game on the mercy rule.

Burgess led off by reaching on an infield error and stealing second while Leonard reached base on a walk and Gardner recorded a single that loaded the bases.

Williams recorded his second hit of game with a shot to right field that scored Burgess and Leonard and allowed Gardner to reach third.

After a walk to Wiley and a strikeout, Austin Bunn came to the plate as a pinch-hitter and the first pitch hit the ground allowing Gardner to score the final run of the game.

Mason(ry) work yields 27 strikeouts in extra inning win for Indians

The Masons were at their best Thursday night in the 2-1 win
over Alexander. Mason Meyer (left) and Mason Frady
 combined for 27 strikeouts in 12 innings. Frady's 16 K's tied
a single game EC mark set in 2004 by Kyle Bedrosian. 

For 12 innings, fans of strong pitching or the work of a masonry would have appreciated the Thursday night non-region encounter between the East Coweta Indians and the Alexander Cougars in Sharpsburg.

However, there has to be some offense and Trevor Gaddy provided that with two outs in the bottom of the 12^th inning as his single scored Ethan Darrow from second base to provide the Indians with a 2-1 victory.

The win was the seventh in a row for the Indians who will take their 7-2 record to Cobb County Friday afternoon for a Region 2-AAAAAAA game with the Pebblebrook Falcons.

With the game tied at 1-1, Devonte Brown almost provided the heroics for the Indians as he lined a shot to left field, however the play resulted in a loud out as the left fielder took the ball out of the sky.

Ryan Dyal followed with a single but was forced at second as Darrow reached first on a fielder’s choice.

With Gaddy at bat, Darrow stole second and was able to advance to third on an errant pickoff throw and almost came home as the throw to third nearly went into the Indians’ dugout.

Gaddy ended the drama for the Indians as he lined a single into left field for the winning run.

The winning pitcher was Mason Meyer who pitched the extra five frames allowing two hits and recording 11 strikeouts, but the Indians’ other Mason(ry) worker had a dominating seven innings.

effort as Mason Frady allowed two hits and recorded 16 strikeouts.

The 16 strikeout performance by Frady tied a high mark for an East Coweta Indian in a single game as Kyle Bedrosian tossed the same number in a 4-2 victory over the Newnan Cougars on Friday March 26, 2004 in Sharpsburg.

After the first batter of the game for Alexander reached on an error, Frady may have shown panic as he promptly retired 13 in a row with 10 via the strikeout route.

The only time Frady found himself in trouble was in the top of the fifth inning when he allowed a one out single which was followed by an infield error.

However, Frady recovered by recording two strikeouts to end the frame and retired the next six batters.

In the top of the seventh, Frady met with a slight problem as a line drive off the bat of Zach Smith went of the pitcher’s leg and rolled to third.

After tossing a couple of warmup pitches, Frady went back to work and retired the next two batters on...strikeouts.

That spelled the end of the night for Frady who would turn the game over to Meyer who started his stint with a strikeout as he breezed through the top of the eighth.

In the latter stages of the game, the Indians had opportunities to get the run needed for victory but Cougar hurlers had the big pitch when needed and the game would remain scoreless until the top of the 11^th inning.

After Meyer retired the first batter on a strikeout, he allowed two consecutive singles and appeared to avoid further trouble but an infield error followed and the Cougars took the lead with the first run of the game.

The Indians responded in the bottom of the frame as Coleman Wood reached on a one out single and Ryan Griffin was sent into the game as a pinch-runner.

Griffin moved to second after a two out walk to Nate Gick and advanced to third on a passed ball before coming home on a wild pitch with the tying run.

In the top of the 12^th inning, the defensive play of the night that wasn’t a strikeout came courtesy of a play by Brown at shortstop as he leaped in the air to catch a line drive off the bat of the Cougars’ Gavon Harmon.

An infield error followed but Meyer had enough left in his tank to retire the next two batters on consecutive called third strikes to reach 11.

Rodgers dominates Douglas County as EC wins non-region game

The East Coweta Indians looking intimidating in their 2017 banner on display at the baseball complex. the banner was put together by Eric of Richards Studio in Sharpsburg, GA.

SHARPSBURG-Coleman Wood was 2-for-3 with two RBIs while Cody Rodgers allowed two hits in six innings to lead the East Coweta Indians to a 7-1 victory over the Douglas County Tigers in a varsity game played Wednesday evening.

The win was the sixth in a row for the Indians after starting the season 0-2 while the Tigers fell to 0-9 on the year.

The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Devonte Brown led off the frame with a double and after advancing to third on a groundout, was able to score on a double to right by Ryan Dyal.

In the bottom of the third inning, EC added a run as Nate Gick reached first after being hit by a pitch and moved to second on a throwing error before advancing to third on a wild pitch and coming home on a sacrifice fly to right by Brown.

The Indians added to the scoring total in the bottom of the fourth as Ethan Darrow walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and after moving to third on a flyball by Cameron Jackson came home on a wild pitch.

After the flyball out by Jackson, Zack Bruce was hit by a pitch and eventually came around to score on a single to left field by Wood.

The Indians were held scoreless in the bottom of the fifth but added to the 4-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth with three runs.

With one out, Ryan Griffin walked and moved to second on a wild pitch before advancing to third on a groundout.

Wood followed with a double that scored Griffin and Trevor Crowdis was sent into the game to run for the former and he would score on a single by Brandon Frost who advanced to second on an error in the outfield.

The final run of the game came when Gick reached on an error by the Tigers’ left fielder and Frost was able to come home.

As for the Indians’ pitching, Rodgers was in control during his stint as the only two hits were allowed in the first inning and retired the next 14 batters he faced and after a batter reached on an error, that player was picked off and the hurler ended his stint with his sixth strikeout.

Calvin Boyd took over in the top of the seventh inning and allowed the only run the Tigers scored for the evening.

The Indians next contest will be at home Thursday evening at 5:55 when they host the Alexander Cougars who will enter the game with a 4-2 record.