Roman, Medina combine to toss three-hitter, Newlands

Adrian Roman pitched the first four innings of the Indians
win over the Panthers. He recorded three strikeouts during
his stint. 

SHARPSBURG-Adrian Roman and Jacob Medina combined to allow three hits while Craig Newlands had a bases clearing double as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Starr's Mill Panthers 8-0 in a freshmen game played Wednesday afternoon.
The victory improved the Indians record to 13-4 on the season with a doubleheader scheduled Thursday afternoon at McIntosh against the Chiefs.
The Indians scored their initial run of the game as Trey Jones led off with a walk, stole second base and moved to third on a bunt single by Kaleb Carey before scoring on a wild pitch.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Dekel Williams singled, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch as Ben Briskey reached on a walk.
As Briskey stole second, the throw went into center field allowing WiIliams to come home and Briskey advanced to third on the play before scoring on a single by Austin Black to give the home team a 3-0 lead
Roman, who tossed a no-hitter against Newnan last Saturday, benefited from the early lead as he mowed through the Panthers' lineup in the first four innings including retiring six of the last eight batters faced before turning the game over to Medina in the top of the fifth.
The stint against the Panthers gave Roman a string of 12 scoreless innings.
Medina walked the first batter that he faced in the frame but a force play eliminated that runner while the next two batters went down quickly.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Indians were able to put the game away as Paige led off with a walk, stole second, went to third on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Williams.
Briskey was hit by a pitch and after the second out of the inning was recorded, Jones and Ethan Leonard reached on walks and Newlands followed with a double that cleared the bases and gave the home team a 7-0 lead.
Medina breezed through the top of the sixth inning quickly as he retired the first two batters on called third strikes while ending the frame on a groundout at third.
The final run came in the bottom of the sixth inning as Paige reached on a one out walk, stole two bases and came home on an infield error.
Medina was able to retire the side in order in the top of the seventh inning to record the side as Carey made two solid plays at second and Williams made a catch in which his back was to the field.