EC returns to Elite Eight behind pitching of Lynch and hitting of Cooper and Gunter

Photos courtesy of Barbara Lecuona

SHARPSBURG-Thursday night, the East Coweta Lady Indians performed a similar tune with only one alteration in the verses after their two-game sweep of the Cherokee Warriors the 7A State Semifinals.
For the 13th time in 14 years, the Lady Indians will advance to the Elite Eight Tournament in Columbus after wins of 3-0 and 9-3 with the alteration of defending state champion in the song.

Kelley Lynch had a one-hit, 14 strikeout outing in game 1 and
retired all nine batters she faced in the second game.

The Lady Indians (28-2) will face Grayson next Thursday morning in the first game at 9:00. The Lady Rams (29-3) won the deciding game of their series over the Collins Hill Lady Eagles by a score of 3-2.
In game one, the game was scoreless until the bottom of the third inning as Kelley Lynch only recorded seven strikeouts in that span while Cherokee's Brooke Hester retired the side in the first and got of a jam in the second that saw EC with two runners on base and nobody out.
The Lady Indians broke through in the bottom of the third as Lilly Agan reached base on a throwing error by Hester and eventually scoring on a two out single by Kenadie Cooper.
After a fourth inning in which Ansley Gunter would have two putouts at first base, the Lady Indians added to their advantage in the bottom of the frame as the aforementioned Gunter led off with a line drive double along the third base line.
Caison Byars followed with a bloop single and went to second on a throw to third that failed to retire Gunter and both came home as Ashleigh Griffin lined a single past the second baseman.
The Lady Indians were unable to add to the lead but it didn't matter as Lynch was recording strikeouts while "allowing" third baseman Olivia Cook to have a pair of putouts.
Lynch, who finished with 14 strikeouts, lost her bid at a no-hitter and saw her only jam in the top of the seventh inning she surrendered a single to Gracie Mixson and a one out walk to Ashlyn Mickler.
However, the Cherokee threat ended quickly as a ground ball was hit to Griffin at shortstop who threw to Cook for a force and Lynch ended the game with another strikeout.
Hester, who pitched all three games against Colquitt County in the first round, proved to be tough in the first game allowing seven hits and recording three strikeouts.
The Cherokee starter began to show signs of wear in the game two as EC scored on her early with Agan reaching on a double to left and scoring from third as Lynch hit a sacrifice fly to right field.
With Aniston Wright unable to pitch due to illness, Jaliyah Holmes got the call and surrendered a double to open the frame before retiring the next three batters on infield putouts.
The Lady Warriors tied the game off Holmes in the bottom of the second as Haleigh Chichetti reached base and scored on a two out double by Jordyn Stanfill.

Kenadie Cooper had a solid series against Cherokee by going 5-for-7
at the plate with a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs.

In the top of the third, the Lady Indians regained the lead as Carmen Prior reached on a leadoff double and scored in front of a two out home run by Cooper who was followed by Gunter's line shot over the left center field fence.
The Lady Warriors proved to be a tough opponent as they scored a run in the bottom of the third inning and cut the margin to 4-3 as Stanfill lined a shot to center field for a home run.
An answer came in two forms by the Lady Indians in the top of the fifth inning.
In the top half, singles by Lynch, Cooper, Gunter and pinch hitter Ansley Duffey produced two runs and gave the Lady Indians a 6-3 lead.
In the bottom of the inning, head coach Franklin Deloach pressed the "Kelley" button as she took over on the pitching rubber and in her final home game, took care of business by striking out seven of nine batters while allowing Agan to make a catch in center field in the fifth and catcher Caroline Lively to make a catch in the seventh.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the sixth. as Prior singled in her final at bat at home followed by a walk to Lynch and the former coming home on a double by Cooper.
Courtesy runner Macie Wiggins would come home on a single by Gunter and Cooper would record the final run on a sacrifice fly by Duffey.
In two games, Cooper was 5-for-7 at he plate with three runs scored, a home run and four RBIs while Gunter was 4-for-7 with two runs scored, a home run and two RBIs.   
NOTES: The 2018 tournament will be different this year as several teams from 2017 were eliminated in the first round.
In 2017, 7A was represented by East Coweta, Etowah, Collins Hill, Lowndes, Kennesaw Mountain, Lambert, Archer and Parkview.
Etowah was eliminated by Lowndes (they will play Newnan who eliminated Kennesaw Mountain in the first round last week), Collins Hill was eliminated by Grayson, Parkview saw their season end in the first round while Archer was eliminated in the second round by Brookwood and Lambert failed to qualify for the postseason.
This year, the field will see the Lady Indians return along with Grayson, Hillgrove, North Gwinnett, Brookwood, Mill Creek and Lassiter with the eighth spot being determined this weekend.
Of the EC opponents this year, Hillgrove, Lassiter, Locust Grove, Buford, Hampton, Loganville, and Northside-Columbus will appear in the Elite Eight.
Cairo and Newnan have series this weekend to determine their fate.

EC defeats North Cobb and Mother Nature in playoff series

SHARPSBURG-Mother Nature did battle against East Coweta Lady Indians head coach Franklin Deloach, several assistants as well as parents and other volunteers Tuesday night in order to complete their first round AAAAAAA playoff series against the North Cobb Lady Warriors.

This time around, the purple and gold clad people were the victors and the series was completed and the Lady Indians came away with a two-game sweep.

In game one, Kelley Lynch and Jaliyah Holmes combined on a two hitter while Ansley Gunter, Caison Byars and Carmen Prior had two hits apiece in a 10-0 five inning contest while an 11-run third inning in between a pair of rain stoppages led to a 16-0 three inning win.

The Lady Indians improved to 26-2 on the season and will face either Colquitt County or Cherokee who will play next week. 
The Lady Warriors, the number four seed from Region 3-AAAAAAA finished their season with a 10-20 record.

The Lady Indians took control of game one early as Lilly Agan led off the bottom of the first inning by reaching on an error and scoring on a triple by Prior.

After a walk to Lynch and a groundout, Gunter followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Prior from third and Byars followed with an RBI single that brought courtesy runner Jaliyah Holmes home with the third and final run of the inning.

After a scoreless second inning, the Lady Indians batted around as 13 batters went to the plate and seven came home.

Lynch and Kenadie Cooper had consecutive doubles to account for a run while singles by Gunter, Byars and Griffin along with a sacrifice fly to left by Olivia Cook led to a pair.

A two run single by Prior and a sacrifice fly to center field by Cooper capped off the frame.

After a perfect three innings in which she retired all nine batters on strikeouts, Lynch moved to shortstop and Holmes took over and managed to also keep the Lady Warriors scoreless in the final two frames.

In the second game, each team threatened to get on the scoreboard with runners on base but Tessah McAllister and Aniston Wright were able to get the third out to end the first inning.

McAllister was not as lucky in the top of the second inning as the Lady Indians scored five runs in the frame to take the lead.

With one out, Ashleigh Griffin walked and Cook followed by drilling a 2-2 offering over the left fence for a two-run home run to give the Lady Indians the lead.

Singles by Taylor and Agan led to another run as Prior hit a sacrifice fly to center field and after an intentional walk to Lynch, Cooper made the Lady Warriors pay as she drilled a two-run double to right that scored two runs.

Next came the top of third that lasted a long time as the game was stopped twice.

The frame started with a walk to Gunter, a hit batter and two more walks that g ave EC a 10-0 lead and led to a pitching change by NC.

After the change, the Lady Indians added to the total with a two run single by Prior who would score on a wild pitch and Cooper had an RBI single to increase the margin to 13-0 when the rain came and play was stopped.

A feverish effort by Coachload and a cast of thousands to make the field playable was underway and after a delay, the umpires returned to the field and play resumed.

Gunter was hit by a pitch and Byars followed with a single with two errors on the play to increase the lead to the game’s final margin.

Wright retired the first two batters in the bottom of third inning before allowing a walk and ending the contest with another strikeout to end the game and the series.

EC wins region tournament, top seed with North Cobb on the horizon

Created by Barbara Lecuona

SHARPSBURG-In a game that featured solid pitching and key defensive plays, the East Coweta Lady Indians came away with the Region 2-AAAAAAA tournament championship Thursday after a 5-1 victory over the Newnan Lady Cougars.
The Lady Indians improved to 24-2 on the season and will have the region's top seed when they begin defense of their state championship next Tuesday in a best-of-three series against North Cobb next Tuesdaivcy.
The Lady Cougars, who defeated the Campbell Lady Spartans 8-0 in an elimination game, will carry the region's number two seed and a 14-6 record into the playoffs when they host Kennesaw Mountain.
The Lady Indians threatened to score early against Lady Cougar starter Ansley Houston after one out in the bottom of the first inning as Carmen Prior singled and Kelley Lynch reached on an intentional walk.
However, Houston repeated her Houdini act from the previous evening to induce a 6-3 double play to end the frame.
The Lady Indians managed to get on the board in the bottom of the second inning as Ansley Gunter led off the frame by drilling an 0-2 offering from Houston over the left field fence for a solo home run.
With two outs in the inning and Olivia Cook on second and Katie Taylor on first, Lilly Agan singled to center field.
Cook attempted to score from second but Newnan center fielder Hailey Bloom threw a strike to catcher Alex Williams who applied a tag to Cook that ended the inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, EC was able to add to the lead as Lynch and Gunter were intentionally walked before a two out single by Caison Byars scored courtesy runner Jaliyah Holmes.
The Lady Indians needed some two out magic in the bottom of the fourth inning to get on the board as Agan reached base on a single, stole second and came home on a single by Prior.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Lady Cougars had an achievement against Lynch as they scored a run after being shutout in previous starts.
KK Madrey singled and Bloom reached on a walk before Lynch recorded an out and surrendered a single to Danielle Curlle that scored Madrey.
On the play, Bloom was tagged out at the plate as Byars threw a strike to catcher Caroline Lively who applied the tag and Lynch ended the frame with a strikeout.
The Lady Indians added a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the frame as Taylor and Agan had consecutive doubles with Prior recording an RBI single.
In the top of the seventh inning, Lynch allowed Williams to reach on a single but retired the next three batters on strikeouts to end the game.
Lynch allowed three hits and four walks while recording 15 strikeouts for EC while Houston allowed 11 hits, five runs and five walks (four intentional) for Newnan.
Agan and Prior each went 3-for-4 at the plate for EC.

 

Lynch pitches and hits EC to victory with 13K and home run

Kelley Lynch did it again with a one hit 13 strikeout performance
on the pitching rubber to go along with a two-run home run as
East Coweta defeated Newnan 9-0. File Photo.

SHARPSBURG-Kelley Lynch was an important cog in the East Coweta Lady Indians attack with a home run at the plate and a one-hit, 13 strikeout performance Thursday night that led to a 9-0 victory over the Newnan Lady Cougars in the winners bracket of the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament.

The win improved the Lady Indians’ record to 23-2 on the season in a game that was called in the bottom of the fourth inning while Lady Cougars fell to 13-5 on the season.

Newnan will play in the elimination game at 4:30 on Thursday against Campbell who defeated Westlake 16-3 in four innings.

Lynch ran into a little trouble in the top of the first inning after retiring KK Madrey on strikes as Hailey Bloom singled and staring pitcher Ansley Houston walked but back-to-back strikeouts ended the threat and the inning.

In the bottom of the frame, the Lady Indians took the lead as Carmen Prior reached on a one out walk as Lynch provided all the runs she needed when she drilled a 2-2 offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run.

The Lady Indians had a chance to extend the lead after one out in the bottom of the second inning as Caroline Lively was hit by a pitch and Olivia Cook singled before Houston made like an escape artist as she induced a groundout and a strikeout to leave the runners stranded.

Houston had to give her best Houdini again the third inning as she was able to get out of a bases loaded jam and keep the 2-0 deficit in check.

Meanwhile, the first eight outs by the Lady Cougars via the strikeout by Lynch with the streak coming to an end when Bloom hit a flyball to left field in the top of the third inning.

In the final three innings, Lynch was involved in six of the outs as she recorded five strikeouts and snared a line drive off the bat of Madrey.

Through most of the game, Houston was pitching in and out of trouble but the bottom of the sixth inning became a Waterloo as the Lady Indians took advantage of miscues along with some big hits.

Lilly Agan led off when a shot into left field that became a triple and scored on an error when Prior hit a line drive to second.

Lynch was intentionally walked and after courtesy runner Jaliyah Holmes stole second, Cooper hit a ground ball that allowed Holmes to advance to third and eventually score on a single by Katie Taylor.

A throwing error allowed Ansley Gunter to advance to third and Taylor to second and both scored on a single by Ashleigh Griffin.

Lively reached on a walk and Cook followed with a single that allowed Griffin to score from second and the lead was 7-0.

Agan came to the plate for a second time in the inning and finished a 3-for-5 evening with a base hit that scored courtesy runner Macie Wiggins and Cook to end the game.

Lynch gives fielders day off on Senior Night with 21 strikeouts

File Photo. Kelley Lynch gave her fielders the night off with a record
21 strikeouts in the 4-0 win over Northside-Columbus. She allowed two hits
and had a single of her own.

SHARPSBURG-In the game of fast pitch softball a team needs to have quality pitching and so Columbus with a record of lid fielders to become successful.
However, that was not the case on Tuesday night as Kelley Lynch allowed two hits and retired 21 batters by strikeout as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Northside Lady Patriots 4-0.
The win improved the Lady Indians overall record to 21-2 as they prepare to close the regular season Wednesday against the Northgate Lady Vikings.
Meanwhile, the Lady Patriots returned to Columbus with a 17-9 record.
The game was a pitching duel between Lynch and Northside hurler Raelee Weaver who each had a one-hitter through the first three innings.
That changed in the bottom of the fourth inning as EC took the lead when Carmen Prior, one of three seniors honored along with Lynch and Krys Odum, hit a double to left field and scored on a one out single to right by Kenadie Cooper.
The Lady Patriots tried to rally in the top of fifth inning as Sammie Cotton became only one of a few players to not only make contact but actually hit the ball fair with a single to center.
Cotton stole second and moved to third on a passed ball with the tying run, but was left stranded as Lynch retired the next two batters on called third strikes.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning as Ashleigh Griffin and Caroline Lively reached on consecutive infield errors with pinch runner Hanna Miller scoring on a two out single by Lilly Agan.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Lady Indians gained some insurance as they scored twice for the final margin of the contest.
With one out, Lynch aided her own cause with a single and Cooper followed with a single that knocked Weaver out of the game.
After the pitching change, Gunter reached first after being hit by a pitch to load the bases and Griffin recorded an RBI when Jaliyah Holmes scored on a single by Griffin.
Cooper scored the final run of the night from third as Ansley Duffey hit a sacrifice fly to left field.
As the case had been all evening, Lynch didn't need her fielders as she promptly recorded strikeouts 19-21 to set a school record and end the game and allow the fans to take part in a Senior Night dinner.
NOTE:  The junior varsity will look to finish their season with a 16-0 record and extend their two-year unbeaten mark to 33 games when they face the Lady Vikings. 
However, there is a 60 percent chance of rain for Wednesday and the games will not be made up.

Cook, Gunter hit home runs as EC overcomes Pike County and umpire blunders

ZEBULON-Olivia Cook hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning that allowed the East Coweta Lady Indians to regain the lead as they defeated the Pike County Lady Pirates 8-4 in a non-region softball matchup played Monday evening that had featured some controversery.

The Lady Indians improved to 20-2 on the season the Lady Pirates fell to 19-4.

With the game tied at 3-3 and one out in the top of the sixth inning drilled a 3-1 offering over the left field for her first varsity home run of the season.

The Lady Pirates tried to rally in the bottom of the inning with two runners on base and nobody out but a force play at third followed by a sacrifice bunt and flyball to left field ended the threat.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead as Lynch reached on a two base error and Cooper followed with a double that scored pinch runner Krys Odum..

Cooper would come home on a laser hit over the left field fence by Gunter to give EC a 7-3 lead.

Taylor followed with a double and scored after consecutive singles by Jaliyah Holmes and Ansley Duffey.

In the bottom of the frame, Holmes retired the first batter on a flyball before surrendering a home run to Pike County and finishing the game with a pair of strikeouts to receive the win.

The Lady Indians took the initial lead of the game with two outs in the top of the first inning as Lynch doubled and scored after walks to Kenadie Cooper, Ansley Gunter and Hanna Miller.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead after one out as Ashleigh Griffin was hit by a pitch and a single by Cook allowed courtesy runner Katie Taylor to advance to third and after a single by Lilly Agan, Lynch lined a two run single and the lead was 3-0.

Through the first four innings, Aniston Wright was providing a solid pitching effort as she recorded four strikeouts during tha span and allowed one hit.

Then came the bottom of the fifth inning as Wright walked the first batter and retired the next on a strikeout.

An error on a sacrifice, a walk and an alleged hit batter called by the umpires resulted in a run and Holmes came in to replace Wright.

Holmes then encountered calls of the odd as an illegal pitch was called resulting in a run but the home plate umpire called one before the second without telling anyone and the dynamic duo allowed two runs to score and the game was tied.

The final two batters were retired to end the eventful inning but a fire was lit and the Lady Indians were able to respond.

The Lady Indians will host the Northside Patriot (17-8) Tuesday at 5:30. It will be Senior Nightas Lynch, Carmen Prior and Odum will be honored..

The two teams met on September 24, 2016 in a tournament played at Partkview with Northside winning 11-8.

NOTE: The Wheeler Wildcats have opted to not participate in next week's Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament and the Westlake Lady Lions will be the fourth seed.

Westlake will face EC in the second game on Tuesday at 6:30 while Newnan and Campbell will play at 4:30.

Pitching name of the game as EC defeats Alexander in JV and Varsity games

SHARPSBURG-Kylie Ferguson and Kelley Lynch gave strong pitching performances Wednesday as the East Coweta Lady Indians swept the Alexander Lady Cougars.

Kylie Ferguson allowed five hits over seven innings as
the Lady Indians JV squad were 2-0 winners.

In the junior varsity opener, Ferguson allowed five hits in seven innings with nine strikeouts as the Lady Indians extended their unbeaten streak to 32 games in a a 2-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Lynch tossed a one-hitter as the Lady Indians were 4-0 winners to improve to 19-2 on the season.
The junior varsity contest was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when Katie Taylor drilled a shot over the center field fence for a solo home run.
The home run was Taylor's seventh JV shot of the season.
An insurance run was added in the bottom of the fifth inning as Kaliyah Matthews reached on a single, advanced to second on a sacrifice by Kourtney White and scored on a two out double to right by Eliza Kuhne.
The varsity game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning as Ashleigh Griffin walked and moved to second before Krys Odum came in as a pinch runner and scored on a single by Lilly Agan.
The Lady Indians added some insurance in the bottom of the fifth inning via the walk as Kenadie Cooper reached on an error, advanced to second on a single by Ansley Gunter and scored on a bases loaded walk to Caroline Lively.
A walk to Hanna Miller resulted in another run as Gunter crossed home plate and the third and final run of the frame came as Prior reached on a walk as well.
Meanwhile, Lynch was in control as she continued watch batters return to the dugout due to the strikeout which happened on 11 occasions.
A bid for another no-hitter ended in the top of the seventh as Belle Wiliams reached on a walk and scored on a double by Taylor Hammock.
The rally fizzled quick as flyball to right field was caught by Prior.
Next for the Lady Indians will be a tough no-region battle in Zebulon to face the Pike County Lady Pirates.

EC claims top seed after win over Wheeler

Aniston Wright pitched the first two innings of the 16-0
victory tonight at Wheeler.

MARIETTA-Looking to avoid playing to the level of the competition, the East Coweta Lady Indians took advantage of miscues as well as six players recording two hits Tuesday to defeat the Wheeler Wildcats 16-0 in a three-inning affair.
The victory allowed the Lady Indians to clinch the top seed in Region 2-AAAAAAA with a record of 18-2 overall and 4-0 in the region.
The Lady Indians took the lead after two outs in the top of the first inning as Katie Taylor walked and stole second while Caison Byars reached on an error and after Kylie Ferguson was hit by a pitch, Hanna Miller lined a two-run single to center field.
In the top of the second inning, the Lady Indians sent 18 players to the plate with 14 scoring as the Wildcats committed three errors in the frame.
With one out, Madison Lecuona was hit by a pitch, stole second and came home on a double by Jailyah Holmes.
Holmes scored on a error that allowed Krys Odum to reach while doubles by Taylor and Byars added to the run total.
A three base error allowed Miller to reach and eventually score on a single by Macie Wiggins.
Other RBIs in the frame were recorded by people in their second at bat of the frame as Holmes, Odum, Byars, Ferguson and Miller hit run producers.
Aniston Wright pitched the first two innings walking one batter and recording five strikeouts while Holmes tossed three strikeout third inning.  
Next game will be Wednesday night against the Alexander Lady Cougars at home. The game will be broadcast on http://streamcity.org on their Coweta County and Douglas County channels.
The two teams met in August as part of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament with the Lady Indians coming away with a 6-1 win.

EC gains sole possession of first behind RBIs by Griffin and Gunter to support 10K one-hitter by Lynch

Ansley Gunter drilled a shot Monday afternoon as her grand slam in the
bottom of the second inning gave the East Coweta Lady Indians an 8-0
lead on the way to a 14-0 win over the Newnan Lady Cougars. Photo by Barbara Lecuona.

SHARPSBURG-The last nine days have not been kind to the East Coweta Lady Indians as they have battled through rainouts and the end of their 52-game winning streak en route to a key Region 2-AAAAAAA showdown with the Newnan Lady Cougars.
Finally, the two teams met Monday evening and with rain or a long winning streak becoming issue, the Lady Indians got two hits and four RBIs from Ashleigh Griffin and a grand slam from Ansley Gunter to lead  the way to a 14-0 four inning win.
The Lady Indians improved the overall record to 17-2 but more importantly a 3-0 record in the region that clinches at least a tie before a Tuesday contest in Cobb County against Wheeler.
The Lady Cougars fell to 9-4 overall and 2-1 in the region with a game against Campbell on the horizon.
Kelley Lynch opened the contest by retiring the side in order by strikeout and her teammates scored three times in the bottom of the frame to give her a cushion.
Lilly Agan led off with a single while Carmen Prior doubled and Lynch was awarded first on an intentional walk.
A double play nearly stalled a scoring threat but Gunter was hit by a pitch that reloaded the bases and Ansley Duffey recorded an RBI when she reached on a walk.
Griffin gave the Lady Indians a 3-0 lead as she lined a single that brought courtesy runner Katie Taylor and Gunter home.
The Lady Cougars opened the top of the second inning on a positive note as Danielle Curlee reached on an infield error but she couldn't advance any further as Lynch retired the next three batters on strikeouts.
In the bottom of the inning, the Lady Indians as Olivia Cook led of by reaching on a double that was lined along the third base line and after Agan was hit by a pitch, Lynch was awarded first again to load the bases.
Gunter came to the plate and made the Lady Cougars pay for the intentional walk as she drilled a 1-2 offering  in which the Newnan outfielders didn't move as the ball continued to sail over the fence.
Two more strikeouts followed by a single from KK Madrey and a walk to Hailey Bloom gave the Lady Cougars some hope but a popfly that was caught by EC catcher Caroline Lively ended the threat and the top of the third inning.
In the bottom of the frame, the Lady Indians added to their run total as the scored six more runs that led to the final margin.
Prior singled, Lynch walked and Copper singled Prior home while Taylor, who ran for Lynch scored on an outfield error.
Gunter and Duffey reached on consecutive walks to load the bases but a wild pitch allowed Cooper to score and Griffin followed with a double that scored Gunter and Duffey.
Hanna Miller reached on a pinch hit walk and Cook followed with a single to left field that scored Griffin but Miller, who would have ended the game, was tagged out at the plate.
In the top of the fourth inning, Lynch retired the side in order as she retired Curlee on a flyball and the next two batters and strikeouts to give her 10 for the afternoon.

Matthews' slam paces EC JV onslaught in victory over Newnan

Kaliyah Matthews went deep Tuesday as she hit a grand slam
in the bottom of the first inning for East Coweta in their junior varsity
victory. Photo courtesy of Barbara Lecuona.

SHARPSBURG-After several attempts, Kayliah Matthews was able to go yard Tuesday evening as her grand slam was part of a five-run first inning as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Newnan Lady Cougars 15-0 in a three inning junior varsity contest.

The win improved the overall mark to 13-0 on the season for the Lady Indians and extended their unbeaten streak to 30 games.

The scoring started in the bottom of the first inning as Jayliah Holmes was hit by a pitch and after a walk by Bailee Echols, Katie Taylor and Macie Wiggins were hit by pitches to score a run.

After a force play, Matthews got the pitch she was looking for as she drilled the first pitch offered over the right field fence for a grand slam and a 5-0 Lady Indians lead.

The lead increased to 7-0 in the bottom of the second as Eliza Kuhne singled, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout before coming home on a double by Echols who would come home on a double by Taylor.

The Lady Indians did the most damage in the bottom of the third inning as 11 batters went to the plate with eight runners coming home.

Hits by Matthews, Kip Heggood, Karlie Guiterrez, Kuhne and Holmes accounted for runs and after a walk to Echols and a hit by pitch for Taylor, Wiggins had a two-run single.

The game would end under the mercy rule as White had an RBI double, Matthews reached on an intentional walk and Heggood had a run scoring single.

Taylor Biegle was the winning pitcher and gave the Lady Indians three dominating innings by retiring all nine Lady Cougar batters in the game.

The Lady Indians will take to the field on Monday when they venture into Fayette County for a matchup with the Starr's Mill Lady Panthers.

NOTE: The varsity contest between EC and Newnan was called off after a rainstorm visited in the bottom of the first inning.

Kelley Lynch surrendered a bunt single to KK Madrey to start the game but she was stranded at second as Lynch retired the next three batters on swinging strikeouts.

Lilly Agan had a 2-0 count in the bottom of the frame against Ansley Houston when the rain got hard and play was stopped.

The two teams will attempt to play the Region 2-AAAAAAA contest Wednesday at 5:00. Streamcity.org is planning to broadcast the game online.

The contests at Heard County will be rescheduled for a later date. 

Pitching almost perfect by Holmes, Lynch in one-hitters at Home Plate, winning streak at 50

PEACHTREE CITY-Anybody who was looking for perfection from the East Coweta Lady Indians pitching staff for the second straight night almost got their wish Friday at Home Plate.

After Kelley Lynch pitched a perfect game against the Northgate Lady Vikings on Thursday, Jaliyah Holmes flirted with the feat only but had to settle for a one-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Parkview Lady Panthers.

Meanwhile, a bunt single was the only mark against Lynch in the second game of the tripleheader as the Lady Indians were 5-0 winners to improve 14-0 this season and collect their 50^th in a row.

The Lady Indians will take those marks into region play on Tuesday as they host the Newnan Lady Cougars in a key Region 2-AAAAAAA game.

East Coweta 7, Parkview 0

Jaliyah Holmes flirted with a perfect game and a no-hitter
against Parkview. The freshman had to setlle for a one-hitter
in the 7-0 win. Photo by Stuart Crosby

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Lilly Agan led off with a triple and came home when the throw from the outfield went into the Lady Panthers’ dugout.

In the bottom of the second inning, EC added to the lead as Macie Wiggins reached on an error and Holmes reached on a force play.

A double by Agan scored Wiggins while courtesy runner Caison Byars scored on a single by Carmen Prior and the lead was 3-0.

The Lady Indians added a run in the bottom of the fourth as Holmes doubled and after a ground out moved Byars to third who eventually scored as Prior hit a sacrifice fly to center field.

A defense played a role in the EC scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning as Kenadie Cooper reached on an error, stole second and moved to third on a single by Ansley Gunter before scoring when Parkview turned a 4-6-3 double play.

The Lady Indians closed the scoring with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning as Byars reached on a pinch hit single, advanced to second as Olivia Cook reached on a walk and scored as Kylie Ferguson came off the bench and lined a double.

Cook, who moved to third on the Ferguson double, recorded the final tally of the contest on a wild pitch.

Meanwhile, Holmes attempted to pitch the second straight perfect game and third in five contests and appeared to be accomplishing the task as retired eight of the first nine batters on strikeouts and retiring that batter on a pop back to her.

Her attempt at perfection ended as Parkview catcher Erica Marlette reached first on an infield error with two outs in the top of the sixth.

The no-hitter was still intact until a 1-2 offering to Kyla Turner with two outs in the top of the seventh inning fell harmlessly to the ground in left field to end a string of 13 hitless innings tossed by the EC staff.

Holmes was unfazed after the single as she retired Ashleigh Lawson on strikes to give her 11 in the game as well as two putouts.

East Coweta 5, Lambert 0

Kelley Lynch was almost perfect as  she allowed
a bunt single in the second inning against Lambert.
Photo by Barbara Lecuona.

In the nightcap, Lynch lost her attempt at perfect and a no-hitter in the top of the second inning as Anna Jackson reached on a bunt single.

Jackson’s hit would be the only time a Lambert batter reached base as Lynch retired the next 18 batters to give her a streak in which she has retired 39 of 40 batters with 32 by strikeout.

As for scoring, Agan led off the bottom of the first inning with a triple and scored as beat a throw home in a close play.

Carmen Prior stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before Lynch reached on a walk and Cooper followed with an RBI single to right field.

The final run of the frame for EC came as courtesy runner sole home on the front end of a double steal as Cooper took second.

The final runs of the game came as Caroline Lively singled and courtesy runner Hanna Miller was able to advance to second on a wild pitch before moving to third on a groundout by Ashleigh Griffin.

Another wild pitch allowed Miller to score and after Agan singled and stole a base, she came home on a throwing error by the Lambert third baseman.

Agan was 2-for-3 in the game with two runs scored in the contest.

NOTE: In a contest between Parkview and Lambert, Parkview as a 5-4 winner as they scored twice in the top of the sixth inning after trailing 4-3.

The Lady Panthers (8-8) scored twice in the top of the second while the Lady Longhorns (7-9) scored once in the bottom of the frame and three times in the third.

Parkview cut the deficit to 4-3 in the top of the fifth before taking the lead in the sixth.

Holmes, White pace offense for EC JV, extend unbeaten streak to 28

Pitcher Kylie Ferguson and second baseman Kourtney White had parts to
play in the EC JV 8-2 win at Northgate. Ferguson allowed three hits in four innings
and had an RBI single while White had an RBI triple and scored a run.

Kaliyah Matthews and Kourtney White combined to reach base six times, score twice and record four RBIs to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to an 8-2 victory over the Northgate Lady Vikings in a junior varsity game played Thursday.

The win improved the EC record to 11-0 and extended the unbeaten streak to 28 games.

The Lady Indians took the lead with two outs in the top of the first inning as starting pitcher Kylie Ferguson reached on a a walk and White followed with an RBI triple and scored on a single to right center field by Macie Wiggins.

Wiggins gave EC a 3-0 lead when Matthews lined a double to center field to complete the scoring in the frame.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the second inning by scoring four more runs to take a 7-0 lead.

Jaliyah Homes reached on a bunt single while Bailee Echols walked and both recorded bases and Ferguson followed with an RBI singles as Holmes came home.

White was hit by a pitch and Echols would come home as Wiggins grounded out to shortstop.

The Lady Indians closed out the scoring as Matthews singled courtesy runner Kip Heggood and White came home.

The Lady Vikings got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning as Marissa Martin singled and advanced to third on an error after a two out single by Gwen Holbrook who took second on the play.

Both runners came home as Hannah Smith reached on a single and the margin was cut to 7-2.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians took an 8-2 lead as Emma Elrod reached base on a fielder’s choice, stole two bases and score on a two out single by Ava Brooks Strickland.

After a four inning stint in which she surrendered four hits and recorded five strikeouts, ferguson was replaced on the pitching rubber in the bottom of the fifth inning by Taylor Beigle who allowed a pair of singles and held the Lady Vikings off the scoreboard.

Lynch perfect again in EC win over Northgate

Kelley Lynch fired her second perfect game in two weeks as East Coweta
defeated Northgate 8--0. She retired 14 batters by strikeout.

For the second time in as many weeks, East Coweta hurler Kelley Lynch was perfect as she kept the Northgate Lady Vikings off the bases Thursday evening in an 8-0 six inning win that extended their winning streak to 48 games.

The streak for the Lady Indians, now 12-0, will be challenged Friday at Home Plate in Peachtree City by two opponents as the Lambert Longhorns (6-7 after Thursday loss to North Forsyth) and Parkview Panthers (7-7 after Thursday win over Lakeside) come to the facility.

Meanwhile, Thursday’s game started scoreless until the Lady Indians sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the second inning with six coming home to provide Lynch with a comfortable cushion.

Ansley Gunter and Katie Taylor reached on consecutive walks to open the frame and successfully converted a pair of double steal attempts with Gunter coming home with a head first slide that gave EC it’s first run.

Taylor, who moved to third on the Gunter steal, scored the second run of the frame on a one out single by Ashleigh Griffin.

Olivia Cook was awarded first base on catcher’s interference and Lilly Agan reached first on a walk that loaded the bases with Carmen Prior to the plate.

Prior hit a ground ball fielded by Northgate pitcher Madison Lumpp on a tough play and when she came home, the throw was wild and both Griffin and Cook scored to give the EC a 4-0 lead as Agan took third on the play.

Agan scored on a sacrifice fly to center field while Prior completed the scoring in the frame when she came home on a wild pitch.

The Lady Indians added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning with two outs as Agan and Prior reached on a infield singles with both scoring on RBI singles by Lynch and Kenadie Cooper.

Back to Lynch who proved to toss another strong outing as she retired eight of the first nine batters on strikeouts as the only non-strikeout was a flyball to Taylor in left field.

After a pair of infield flies to Gunter at first to open the fourth inning, Lynch went on another streak in which she retired six of the remaining seven batters via strikeout as Griffin was allowed to field a groundball at shortstop.

Lynch finished with 14 strikeouts in the contest while offensively, Agan was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Cooper was 2-for-4 with an RBI.   

Taylor goes yard twice, Peacock deals on the pitching rubber in EC JV win

The new scoreboard told the story as East Coweta defeated Starr's Mill
8-0 in a junior varsity game played Wednesday.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians found a unique way to showoff their new scoreboard to the fans Wednesday afternoon in a junior varsity game against the Starr’s Mill Lady Panthers.

Have Katie Taylor hit two home runs and deliver four RBIs in an 8-0 win for the Lady Indians and extend the unbeaten streak to 28 games as they improved to 11-0 on the season.

The first two innings were scoreless but the new scoreboard, installed Friday on the East Coweta campus, finally saw a run on the side that said Indians in the bottom of the third inning as Bailee Echols reached on a one out walk, stole second and scored in front of Taylor’s first shot which was a 1-2 offering that was hit over the left field fence.

The scoreboard saw two more runs on the Indians’ side in the frame as Olivia Cook was hit by a pitch while doubles by Macie Wiggins and Kaliyah Holmes resulted in two more runs and 4-0 EC lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Taylor and the Lady Indians added four more runs to the new scoreboard.

Eliza Kuhne led off the frame with a double and after one out, came home on a line drive triple by Echols who eventually scored as Taylor delivered another blast over the fence in left field.

The final tally for the scoreboard came with two outs in the frame when Wiggins came home from second base as Kip Heggood lined a single to left field.

The beneficiary of the run support was Mollie Peacock who allowed two hits and recorded three strikeouts in the game as she held the Lady Panthers at bay.

Meanwhile, the varsity won it’s 47 straight game and 11^th of the year as they defeated the Campbell Lady Spartans 11-1 in a five inning Region 2-AAAAAAA encounter in Cobb County.

The Lady Indians scored twice in the top of the fourth inning without the benefit of an RBI as Hanna Miller and Lilly Agan scored on stolen bases.

In the top of the fifth inning, EC pulled away from Campbell with nine runs as Kelley Lynch had a two-run single while Miller and Carmen Prior had RBI singles.

Aniston Wright was the winning pitcher as she pitched a complete game allowing two hits and a fifth inning run while recording five strikeouts.

Next on the EC docket will be a trip to Northgate to face the Lady Vikings with the junior varsity beginning at 4:30 with the varsity to follow.

Holmes, Beigle combine on two-hitter in shutout as Cook has two RBIs to lead EC JV, streak at 27

Jaliyah Holmes allowed one hit and recorded 10 strikeouts in the win.

Jaliyah Holmes was at it again as she and Taylor Beigle combined on a two-hitter Thursday while Olivia Cook had two RBIs to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to an 8-0 win over the Newnan Cougars in a junior varsity contest.
The win improved the overall record to 10-0 and extended the unbeaten streak to 27 games.
The Lady Indians scored the first run of the game as Kip Heggood was intentional walked and after two wild pitches was able to come home on a sacrifice fly to center field by Bailee Echols.
In the top of the third inning, EC added to the lead as Heggood walked and with two outs came home on a fielder's choice by Holmes.
The Lady Indians increased the lead in the top of the fourth inning as Kourtney White reached on a two-base error and scored on a triple by Cook who scored on a wild pitch.
Emma Elrod singled and with one out courtesy Kylie Ferguson stole second and scored on triple to left by Eliza Kuhne who scored on a fielder's choice as an attempt to tag her failed and the lead was 6-0.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Lady Indians were able to put the game away after one out as Cook drilled a shot over the left field fence for a solo home run to give EC a 7-0 cushion.
Elrod reached on a walk and after the second out of the inning, a flyball to left by Kuhne was mishandled allowing Ferguson to score.
After four innings in which she allowed one hit, walked one and recorded 10 strikeouts, Holmes was lifted in favor of Beigle who maneuvered through the frame surrendering a hit and a hit batter while recording a strikeout and inducing a pair of infield outs.
The next game for the Lady Indians will be at home next Wednesday at 5:30 against the Starr's Mill Lady Panthers.

Lady Indians score seven runs in the fifth in strange victory as Lynch has 10K in one-hittter and Duffeynator goes yard

SHARPSBURG-Mother Nature has not been kind to the East Coweta Lady Indians so far in the 2018 season.
On August 18, rain and severe lightning canceled a portion of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament on the EC field including a matchup with North Paulding.
Two days later, games with Hampton and Westlake were postponed causintg the Lady Indians braintrust to reschedule games.
Wednesday evening, Mother Nature visited Coweta County again as thunder and lightning delayed the varsity contest between the Lady Indians and the Whitewater Lady Wildcats..
After 30 minutes, the game was able to get underway until lightning invaded the area with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The game was stopped and after a brief discussion was called as the Lady Wildcats coaching staff elected to not wait to resume and the game was entered as a 7-0 forfeit victory for the Lady Indians.
The win improved the overall record to 10-0 as the Lady Indians won their 46th straight game.
While the final goes official as a 7-0 win, the statistics count as the Lady Indians assumed a 7-1 lead when the lightning arrived.
In the action on the field, Kelley Lynch was following her sterling performance from Monday as she fired a perfect game in a 6-0 win over Hampton.
Dreams of another perfect game were dashed immediately as Whitewater leadoff batter Kyee Ricks reached on a walk and stole two bases.
However, Ricks was stranded at third as Lynch recorded a pair of strikeouts and induced a weak pop back to the pitching rubber.
Over the next couple of innings Lynch was in control with more strikeouts and a pair of groundouts including one hit back to her in the circle.
The only hit she would surrender was a bunt on the infield that stopped rolling by Lily Griffith to open the top of the fourth inning.
Griffith would steal second and come around to score on a throwing error and for the first time 12 innings a run was scored against Lynch despite the tally being unearned.
Undaunted, Lynch recorded a popup and two strikeouts to end the frame and had a very quick fifth inning with two strikeouts and an attempted bunt that catcher Caroline Lively picked up and threw a strike to Madison Lecuona who was covering first base on the play.
In five innings, Lynch had 10 strikeouts with a pair of assists and a putout as she was about to go to 2-0 on the season.after the fateful bottom of the fifth inning.
Lilly Agan led off with a single , stole second and came home on a double by Carmen Prior to tie the game at 1-1.
Lynch reached first on an intentional walk and Kenadie Cooper followed with a sacrifice bunt that became an error as she and the ball arrived at first at the same time with the latter going into right field.
Prior scored on the play to give EC the lead and courtesy runner Hanna Miller was sent to third on the play while Cooper went to second on the play.
Miller and Cooper would eventually score on a double by Ansley Gunter and after Katie Taylor reached on a walk, Ansley Duffey would provide the most exciting moment of the night after a pitching change was made.
Duffey, who flirted with a home run in the bottom of the second inning, responded after the pitching change by hitting a 1-2 offering over the left center field fence for a three run home run and the lead was 7-1.
The home run was the first varsity shot for Duffey who was 2-for-3 in the game.
Caison Byars followed with a pinch hit single but was erased on a line drive double play than Agan came to the play for the second time in the frame.
With a count of 2-0, play was stopped and after a few contentious moments, the game was called and the Lady Indians declared the winner by forfeit.
Next for the Lady Indians is a trip to Cobb County to face the Campbell Lady Spartans on Wednesday September 5 in a Region 2-AAAAAAA contest.

Three-hitter for Fergy as EC defeats Whitewater in JV, unbeaten streak at 26

Kylie Ferguson was in control Wednesday as she allowed thre hits and
recorded five strikeouts in the 3-1 win for the East Coweta JV. The Lady
Indians improved to 9-0 and have an unbeaten streak of 26 games.

SHARPSBURG-Katie Taylor did her best Forrest Gump imitation with an inside-the-park home run Wednesday evening while Kylie Ferguson allowed three hits as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Whitewater Lady Wildcats 3-1 in junior varsity play.
The win improved the overall mark at 10-0 and extended the unbeaten streak to 26 games as they prepare to face the Newnan Lady Cougars on the road Thursday.
Whitewater took a 1-0 lead with one out in the bottom of the first inning as Jillian Williams singled, stole second  and advanced to third on a single by starting pitcher Mikayala Coffield before scoring when Raniya Cannady grounded out.
After being denied a chance to tie the game in the second, EC was able to accomplish the feat in the third as Taylor drilled a shot to the left field fence and raced around the bases for her home run that tied the game at 1-1.
Without stop signs in the stands, Taylor managed to avoid running through the backstop as she touched home plate.
The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Bailee Echols came of the bench and drilled to right center field for a triple and came home when Eliza Kuhne grounded out to third base.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Lady Indians scored an insurance run as Jaliyah Holmes was hit by a pitch after the first out of the frame.
Holmes, who had two hits in the game, stole second and advanced to third after a groundout before coming home on a single by Macie Wiggins.
Meanwhile, Ferguson was in control on the pitching rubber allowing only three baserunners after the first inning as she recorded five strikeouts while not walking a batter.

White, Wiggins hit bases claearing doubles to support two hitter by Peacock

SHARPSBURG-The Tuesday night junior varsity encounter between the East Coweta Lady Indians and McIntosh Lady Chiefs was not the prettiest but the former will take the final result.

Bases clearing doubles by Kourtney White and Macie Wiggins helped lead the way to a 12-2 five inning victory over the Lady Chiefs to go 8-0 and extend their own unbeaten streak to 25 games.

One streak that did get snapped was hits allowed by pitchers in the EC program as Lizzy Lemos of McIntosh singled to snap a streak of hitless innings recorded by the Lady Indians program that ended at 17 1/3 innings.

Mollie Peacock allowed two hits and recorded five strikeouts
in the Lady Indians' 12-2 five inning victory. 

Lemos eventually moved around the bases on a groundout and an infield error that led to an unearned run in the top of the first inning.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Jaliyah Holmes reached on a one out bunt single and Bailee Echols followed with both runners advancing on a throwing error.

EC made McIntosh pay for the error as Wiggins had a two out double that scored both baserunners.

However, the Lady Chiefs tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth as E.R. Antoni reached on an infield error and starting pitcher Ansley Tucker followed by reaching on a walk.

After a wild pitch, Antoni was able to score an unearned run as Carmella Niedzwicki grounded out to second.

In the bottom of the frame, the Lady Indians reclaimed the lead as they scored four runs to assume a 6-2 lead.

With one out, Kaliyah Matthews reached on a double and Emma Elrod and Eliza Kuhne followed with consecutive singles that allowed Matthews to score.

Holmes reached on a walk to load the bases and after the second out was recorded White followed with her double that cleared the bases.

The Lady Indians pulled away from the Lady Chiefs in the bottom of the fifth inning as Kip Heggood reached on a two base error to open the frame.

Olivia Cook followed with a single and Matthews followed with a double that scored Heggood.

Elrod rached on an error and Kuhne on a fielder’s choice as Matthews was tagged out at third ten reached on a bunt single that loaded the bases.

After a strikeout, White was hit by a pitch that scored Elrod and Wiggins coming to the plate.

Wiggins came through as she drilled a shot into right center field and all three runners crossed the plate to end the game.

Mollie Peacock was the beneficiary of the run support with a five inning performance that saw her allow two hits and record five strikeouts.

Next game Wednesday against the Whitewater Lady Wildcats at home at 5:00 with the varsity to meet afterward.

The two teams met last Thursday at Fayetteville with EC claiming a 13-0 win as Jaliyah Holmes and Peacock combined on a no-hitter.

She's B-a-a-a-c-c-c-k!!!! Lynch fans 18 tosses perfect game as EC remains perfect

A perfect evening for the East Coweta Lady Indians as Kelley Lynch pitched ...
a perfect game as the Lady Indians were 6-0 winners over Hampton on Monday.
Lynch retired 18 batters by strikeout and had an assist in one of the non-strikeouts.
The Lady Indians are 9-0 and have won 45 in a row.

SHARPSBURG-Monday night was the Kelley Lynch show as she retired all 21 batters she faced with strikeouts as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Hampton Lady Hornets 6-0 in a non-region softball matchup.
The win improved the seasonal record to 9-0 and recorded their 45th in a row with a varsity game against Whitewater at home on Wednesday.
After a scoreless first inning, the Lady Indians gave Lynch the scoring margin she needed as they scored three times in the bottom of the second inning.
Kenadie Cooper reached on a leadoff single, stole second and scored on a single to right by Ansley Gunter.
Caison Byars reached on a walk and after a force play at third base, a wild pitch advanced her and courtesy runner Hanna Miller one base.
Both runners would come home as Ashleigh Griffin lined a single to right field and the lead was 3-0.
Meanwhile, Lynch was in complete control in her first start since a two-inning outing on August 17 against Northgate as she retired the first seven batters on strikeouts with six via the swinging route
After a pop to Madison Lecuona at third and a ground ball to Katie Taylor at second, Lynch retired 10 consecutive strikeouts with eight swinging.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Lady Indians added three more runs to give a bigger cushion.
Lilly Agan led off the frame with a double to left and advanced to third when a ground ball hit by Carmen Prior was mishandled at second base.
After Prior stole second, Lynch aided her own cause when lined a two run single to left field.
Courtesy runner Krys Odum advanced to second base on a ground ball to shortstop and came home when Gunter lined a shot over the left fielder's head for an RBI triple.
Gunter and Cooper each collected two hits in three at bats for
the win.
The 6-0 lead was more than enough for Lynch who recorded five strikeouts in the final two frames and was involved in the only non-strikeout as ball was hit back to her in the top of the seventh inning.
Of the 21 batters faced, Lynch recorded 11 first pitch strikes and had only two three-ball counts in tossing the gem.
NOTE:  The Junior Varsity will look to extend their unbeaten streak Tuesday with a game against McIntosh at 5:00.

Five RBIs for Taylor, Holmes, Peacock no-hit Whitewater in 10-0 EC win

FAYETTEVILLE-After dominating the Newnan Lady Cougars Monday night, the East Coweta Lady Indians took care of business Tuesday as Katie Taylor had five RBIs while Jaliyah Holmes and Mollie Peacock combined on a no-hitter in a 13-0 junior varsity win.

There she goes again! Jaliyah Holmes had another stellar
outing Thursday as she tossed four no-hit frames at
Whitewater JV in a 13-0 win. Holmes recorded nine strikeouts.

The game was called after five innings under the mercy rule as the Lady Indians JV improved to 7-0 on the season.
The Lady Indians assumed control early as Holmes walked to open the game and stole second before coming home on a triple by Bailee Echols who drilled a shot to left center field for a triple and scored her own run as Taylor doubled to center field.
 After Holmes breezed through the bottom of the first inning, EC added to the lead in the top of the second inning as Kip Heggood was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a sacrifice by Emma Elrod before scoring as a two out single by Echols was mishandled.
After being retired in order in the top of the third inning, the Lady Indians broke the game open in the top of the fourth as the scored five runs to take an 8-0 lead.
With one out, Elrod and Eliza Kuhne reached on walks and after the second out of the frame Echols and Taylor reached on consecutive walks to bring home a run.
Macie Wiggins and Kourtney White followed with run scoring doubles and a close game became anything but that as Holmes was retiring batters with regularity.
In the top of the fifth inning, EC was able to put the game farther away as they added five more runs for the final margin.
With one out, Kylie Ferguson reached on a walk and Elrod reached on an infield error whith the former scoring on a single to left by Kuhne.

Mollie Peacock made quick work of the Lady Wildcats
by retiring the side in order in the bottom of the fifth inning
with a pair of strikeouts to preserve the no-hitter.

An error allowed Ava Brooks Strickland to score which increased the lead to 10-0 then Taylor, who drilled two in a JV game last week against Locust Grove, hit a shot over the left field fence for a three-run home run.
Meanwhile, Holmes demonstrated the pitching wares that have shown her dominating style this year on the varsity squad with a pair of strikeouts to start the bottom of the first inning and getting a pair in each of the next two inning before recording three of her nine in the bottom of the fourth.
Peacock took over in the top of the fifth inning and she managed to make quick work of Whitewater as she recorded a strikeout, a groundout back to the pitching rubber and finishing the game with a swinging strikeout.
The Lady Indians will play again next Tuesday in a game at home against the McIntosh Lady Chiefs.

Streak increases to 43 while Mother Nature gets in the way

Mother Nature has once again shown that she does not like sports as proven over the last 48 hours in Coweta County.

Saturday, the Ola Mustangs and Cairo Syrupmakers were competing in the third game of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament at East Coweta when the heavens opened in the third inning with Ola leading 3-2.

During the delay, lightning paid a visit and finally the game and the following contest between the Lady Indians were canceled as power went off in the Sharpsburg area.

After a dry Sunday, Monday came and as expected, Mother Nature visited Coweta County again and rained out the contest between the Lady Indians and the Hampton Lady Hornets.

That contest will be rescheduled for Wednesday after the 4:30 junior varsity game between EC and Newnan is played.

Before the non-region home game, the Lady Indians will begin Region 2-7AAAAAAA play Tuesday in Fulton County against the Westlake Lady Lions who come into the game with a record.

Meanwhile, the Lady Indians won three games over the weekend to improve to 7-0 and carry a 43-game winning streak into the game with the Lady Lions.

A summary is listed below.

EC 2, Columbus 1

The game against the blue devils was the closest the Lady Indians came to suffering a defeat as the visitors from Muscogee County took a 1-0 lead in the first that held until the middle of the game.

For several innings, the Lady Indians had trouble against Blue Devil starter Carlie Neal until the bottom of the third inning as Lilly Agan reached on a one out triple and scored when Carmen Prior grounded out to Neal who threw to first.

Columbus had a chance to win the game in the top of the eighth inning as they had runners on base with one out but Agan caught a flyball in deep center field and threw a strike that kept a runner at third base and kept the Blue devils off of the scoreboard.

With time having expired and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Prior reached on a swinging bunt, stole second base and came home when Kelley Lynch singled to right center field.

Aniston Wright pitched a quality start with 5.1 innings allowing hits and three strikeouts while Jaliyah Holmes came into the game with a quality relief appearance and was the winning pitcher (3-0).

EC 3, Cairo 1

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first as Agan singled and eventually scored on a groundout by Prior and the other run in the frame came as Lynch followed with a double and scored on a single by Ansley Gunter.

EC took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second as Byars reached on a two base error and scored on an infield error.

Cairo scored a run in the top of third inning but they were never a big threat to Wright and Holmes who combined on a three hit, six strikeout performance.

EC 18, Northgate 0

The margin of victory was the largest for the Lady Indians over their cross county rival since last year’s 10-0 win at Northgate in September.

The Lady Indians scored six runs in the top of the first inning to take the lead with the highlight of the frame provided by Caroline Lively who belted her first varsity home run over the left field fence with two runners on base.

EC added two runs in the second and scored three in the third as Caison Byars had a run scoring double and scored seven runs in the fourth inning.

Byars and Ashleigh Griffin, who had three hits apiece, delivered RBIs while Hanna Miller had two hard hits in the frame.

Lynch made her first start of the season and provided two innings of work before she was replaced by Holmes who tossed the final two innings.