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.