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.