Gunters lead EC to 25th win in varsity game, JV finishes 2017 undefeated

Photo courtesy of Barbara Lecuona

SHARPSBURG-The Gunter sisters were hitting again Thursday night as they combined to go 6-for-8 at the plate with three runs scored and five RBIs to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to a 10-2 six inning win over the Northgate Lady Vikings to go 25-0 on the season.

They will open the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament on Tuesday with a first round matchup with the Campbell Lady Spartans beginning at 6:30.

Ashlynn and Ansley Gunter appear to be plotting on their
next at bats. The sisters combined for six hits, three runs
and five RBIs in the 10-2 win over Northgate to go 25-0 on the
season.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as they scored a pair of runs as Lilly Agan reached on an infield error and Olivia Davis followed with a double before Kelley Lynch hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Agan and moved Davis to third.

Davis scored the second run of the frame on a single by Ashlynn Gunter.

Three more runs in the bottom of the second gave EC a 5-0 lead as Carmen Prior reached on a single, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error.

Agan reached on an infield single and with one out Lynch had her second consecutive sacrifice fly to but this time to left field and scoring Prior from third.

Ashlynn Gunter singled Agan home, stole second and came home on a single by Rachel Vaughan.

Meanwhile, Vaughan pitched the first two innings with few problems but would struggle some in the top of the third.

Lady Viking starting pitcher Alissa Bollinger reached on an infield error and Charla Echols followed by hitting a two-run shot to left that cut the margin to 5-2.

However, EC reclaimed one of the runs in the bottom of the frame as Aniston Wright reached on an infield error and after two outs came home as a single by Agan was misplayed.

Vaughan was pitching in a groove after the Echols home run as she retired nine consecutive batters before Natalie Heath reached after being hit by a pitch.

In six innings, the senior lefty allowed three hits, walked a batter and hit two while recording five strikeouts.

The Lady Indians were able to put the game away in the bottom of the sixth as Vaughan reached on a leadoff single and Ansley Gunter followed by drilling a shot over center field fence to send the faithful home happy.

JUNIOR VARSITY: EC 7, NORTHGATE 3

While the varsity still has games to play, the junior varsity version of the Lady Indians completed their season with a 16-0-1 record after a 7-3 victory.

The game was scoreless in the first two innings when the Lady Vikings scored first in the top of the third as Madison Edwards singled and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt before advancing to third on a wild pitch and scoring on an errant throw on the play.

The Lady Indians came back with a pair in the bottom of the frame as Kenadie Cooper was hit by a pitch, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch as Olivia Cook reached on a walk.

Cook and Cooper scored after the second out of the inning when Ashleigh Griffin singled to right center field.

The big inning for EC was the bottom of the fourth when they scored four runs to take a 6-1 lead.

Madison Lecuona reached on a triple and after Jaliyah Holmes reached on a walk and stole second, starting pitcher Kylie Ferguson hit a single that brought Lecuona home.

Holmes scored on a misplayed sacrifice fly with Ferguson scoring behind her as Katie Taylor reached base on the miscue.

Northgate came back in the top of the fifth with a pair of runs as April Jernigan walked and eventually scored on a single by Madison Lumpp who eventually came home on a sacrifice fly by starting pitcher Olivia Cato.

The Lady Indians scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning as Lecuona scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Taylor.

On the pitching rubber, Ferguson allowed five hits and recorded one strikeout while at the plate, Lecuona had three hits to lead the way.