Indians JV get into double digits twice in doubleheader sweep of Cougars JV

William Tansey allowed three runs on seven hits

in four and two-third innings in the Indians' 11-3

win over the Cougars in game two.

SHARPSBURG-In a span of 14 hours, Keegan Rich of East Coweta had the game winning RBI for the varsity and on Saturday had a six RBI performance for the junior varsity to lead the Indians to a 10-4 win over the Newnan Cougars in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Indians garnered a sweep in the two games as they defeated the Cougars 11-3 in the second game as Ashton Deloach had two hits and four RBIs.

Newnan took the lead in the opening game as AJ Gould had an RBI single with two outs in the top of the second inning.

The 1-0 lead didn’t last long as the Indians scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-1 advantage.

JJ Freed and Nico Senese opened the frame by reaching on back to back walks and after a pitching change, Jordan Kenty followed with a single to left field that scored Freed with the tying run.

After the first out of the inning was recorded, Rich had a chance for his heroics as drilled a shot into left center field that saw Senese and courtesy runner Deloach score as the former reached third on a triple.

The Indians broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth inning as Freed reached on a one out error and score on a double by Senese.

Kenty was hit by a pitch and after the second out of the inning Rich had a chance to do more damage and he responded as a shot into right center field for a double that scored Senese and Deloach to give EC a 6-1 lead.

Landon Underhill followed with a walk and after a wild pitch that moved Rich and Underhill into scoring position, Quinlan Wiley reached on an infield error that scored the aforementioned baserunners.

The 8-1 advantage was enough for starter Lanier Wright who held Newnan to three hits in the first four innings.
However, he was lifted in the top of the fifth inning after Seth Bruce led off with a double in favor of Ethan Walker. 
After Walker recorded a strikeout, he ran into trouble as the Cougars cut the lead to 8-4 as Bruce doubled and scored on a wild pitch while an infield error allowed two other runners to come home.

The Indians reclaimed two of the runs in the bottom of the inning as Jonathan Williams reached on an error, Freed singled and Senese walked to load the bases with the first two scoring as Rich had a two-out single to right field as he narrowly missed the cycle.

Freed scored three runs in the game for the Indians while Senese, who had two hits along with two walks, and Deloach each scored twice. 

Walker recovered from his fifth inning trouble and got through the final two innings of the game as he recorded four strikeouts and started a pickoff attempt that resulted in an out for the Cougars in the top of the seventh inning.

Bruce was 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Cougars while Roberts reached twice on walks and scored a run.

The second game was scoreless after the first inning, but the second inning was a different story as 13 batters went to the plate and six came home for the Indians to give them the lead.

Jacob Howell singled, Rich walked and Devin Holmes reached on an error that allowed Howell to score the first two runs of the game.

Rich scored the second run on a single by Levi Wilson and Holmes eventually gave EC a 3-0 lead when he came home on a wild pitch.

Wilson eventually scored on a wild pitch and after Jacob Burgess and Jonathan Williams reached on walks, Deloach lined a single that allowed both to come home and the lead was 6-0.

That was enough for starter William Tansey who kept the Cougars in check during his four and two-third inning stint on the mound.

For good measure, the Indians gave Tansey a 10-0 cushion in the top of the fourth inning when they added four more runs to the tally as Deloach had a two-run triple while Senese and Howell followed with RBI singles.

However, as Tansey attempted to finish off the Cougars under the five inning mercy rule, but they cut into the margin by scoring three runs.

Jackson Youngblood and Malik Truitt singled to open the frame, but hope for the Indians came as they turned a 4-6-3 double play.

However, Youngblood moved to third on the play and came home on a double by Tyler Rodgers who eventually scored on a single by Bruce.

After a walk to Christian Winski, Roberts reached on a double that scored Bruce and that was the end of the day for Tansey who was lifted in favor of Wiley who retired Gould on a flyball to end the inning.

Tansey allowed seven hits and recorded four strikeouts in his stint on the mound.

Bruce went 3-for-4 at the plate for Newnan while Roberts and Youngblood collected two hits in the game.

The Indians added one more run in the bottom of fifth as Wilson came home on a bases loaded walk to Williams.

Wiley faced four batters in the top of the seventh inning without any damage to end the game as he recorded three strikeouts.