File Photo courtesy of Barbara Lecuona
SHARPSBURG-The Coweta version of the Hatfields and McCoys will do battle Wednesday evening on the softball field in the second round of the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament after doing away with their opponents in quick fashion Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, the Newnan Lady Cougars won their 21st game of the season with a 10-1 five inning win over the Westlake Lady Lions as Hailey Bloom and Ansley Houston each were 2-for-3 with three RBIs while Addie Andrews allowed one hit over five innings and recorded 11 strikeout to lead the way for the Lady Cougars.
The two teams will meet at 6:30 while Westlake (7-9) and Campbell (7-18) will meet in the losers bracket game at 4:30
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| Aniston Wright allowed one hit and recorded seven strikeouts in the 12-0 win. She was also 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBIs. |
In the Lady Indians' win, EC took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Olivia Davis
reached on a single, stole second and scored on a single by Kelley
Lynch.
Lynch was erased at
second on a force play that allowed Ashlynn Gunter to reach first and
steal second before scoring on single by Rachel Vaughan.
In the bottom of the
second inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead as Wright led off
with a single and courtesy runner Kenadie Cooper stealing second
before scoring from third on a groundout by Lilly Agan.
The Lady Indians
took a bigger lead in the bottom of the third inning with six runs in
the frame to assume a 9-0 lead.
Ashlynn Gunter and
Vaughan led off with back-to-back doubles for a run and after a
flyball to center field, Hanna Miller reached on a walk and Wright
aided her own cause with a two run double that went in between the
left and center fielders.
Prior single and
Agan followed with a two run double of her own and a run as Lynch
joined the double parade.
Meanwhile, Wright
had sailed through the first three frames but would have a little
problem in the top of the fourth as she allowed a double and had
another baserunner in the frame through an error but managed to leave
them stranded as she induced a ground ball Olivia Cook fielded at
third and threw a strike across the diamond.
The bottom of the
fourth inning was bench clearing time as reserves were sent into the
game with Cooper reaching first after being hit by a pitch to open
the frame.
After a strikeout,
Kylie Ferguson reached on a single and Wright added to her cause
again with a run scoring single.
Caison Byars reached
on an infield error that allowed Ferguson to score and a double by
Krys Odum allowed courtesy runner Macie Wiggins to come home with the
final run of the game.
In the Newnan victory, Westlake took a lead in the top of the first inning as Marissa Holmes
had an RBI double but the Newnan came back in the bottom of the frame
with four runs.
Kaylen Madrey led off by reaching on an infield error and advancing
after a single by Alex Williams.
A double by Hailey Bloom scored Madrey while a single by Ansley
Houston scored Williams and Bloom to give the Lady Cougars a 3-0
lead.
The final run of the frame came with Andrews aiding her own cause
with a one out triple.
The Lady Cougars added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning
with three runs as Paige De Poi led off with a single and Marleigh
Williamson reached on an infield error.
After a strikeout and a fielder’s choice, Bloom had two-run triple
and Houston had an RBI single to give Andrews a 7-0 lead to protect.
Andrews retired the first two batters in the top of the third inning
but surrendered a pair of walks before ending the frame on a ground
ball back to the pitching rubber.
Newnan added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Andrews
reached on an infield error and as Reagan London’s single was
misplayed in the outfield, courtesy runner Jenna Lyons was able to
score.
The Lady Cougars reached the mercy rule in the bottom of the fourth
as Madrey singled and Williams reached on an infield error.
A double steal resulted in one run as Madrey came home from third
while an infield error allowed Williams to score the final run of the
game as Andrews reached on an infield error.
Andrews didn’t have any trouble in the top of the fifth as she
retired the side in order with three strikeouts.
The remainder of the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament will be broadcast over streamcity.org beginning Wednesday with the Westlake-Campbell game at 4:30 followed by the East Coweta-Newnan game beginning at 6:30.
Streamcity to carry remainder of tournament
The Thursday games will also be on the air through the internet radio station as well.
Listeners need to click to the site and click the appropriate button.
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