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.