Wright dominant on pitching rubber, Gunter and Agan at the plate as EC wins 40th straight game

Photo credit to Barbara Lecuona

Aniston Wright held the Heard County Lady Braves to
four hits and one run while recording in a 6-1 win.

FRANKLIN-After an efficient outing on Monday at Newnan, East Coweta senior Aniston Wright had no trouble Wednesday against Heard County as she limited the Lady Braves four hits while recording seven strikeouts in a 6-1 non-region win over the Lady Braves.

The Lady Indians, who will close the regular season Thursday evening against the Union Grove Wolverines, improved to 24-0 on the season while the Lady Braves fell to 19-6.

The Lady Indians took the lead at the start of the game as Lilly Agan led off by reaching on an infield single and after stealing second advanced to third on a throwing error before scoring when Kylie Ferguson grounded out to first.

Ferguson’s RBI appeared to be enough for Wright who surrendered a single to the leadoff batter in the bottom of the first inning before retiring the next nine batters.

However, the Lady Indians gave her some more run support with three runs in the top of the third inning.

With one out, Agan reached on a single and Kenadie Cooper reached on a two single to set the stage for senior Ansley Gunter.

As the case has been in the past, Gunter left no doubt as she responded by drilling a 1-1 offering against the fence in left field for a two-run double before scoring on a double by Ashleigh Griffin and the lead was 4-0.

Meanwhile, Wright surrendered a single to open the bottom of the fourth inning but recovered quickly as she retired the next seven batters including all three in the fourth inning.

As solid as Wright was on the rubber, Gunter proved to be the same at the plate as she drilled a 1-1 offering over a high fence in left center field for a two-run home run with Agan scoring ahead of her.

Gunter was 2-for-3 at the plate with four RBIs while Agan was 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored and would have been perfect had she not have an extra base hit taken away on a catch by the Lady Braves’ right fielder in the top of the seventh inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Wright would sandwich two hits and the lone run between outs but still had little difficulty as she recorded two of her strikeouts in the bottom of the seventh inning.   

Olszowy provides pitching while Guiterrez and Echols provided power in ECJV win, unbeaten streak now at 48

Photo Credit to Sarah Olszowy

Bricyn Olszowy looks on as his sister Shallyn
pitches in Wednesday's 9-0 win over Heard County. 

FRANKLIN-Shallyn Olszowy held the Heard County Lady Braves to three hits while the East Coweta Lady Indians scored eight runs in the fourth inning to come away with a 9-0 victory in a junior varsity contest played Wednesday afternoon.
The Lady Indians, who host the Northgate Lady Indians in a Thursday afternoon finale, extended their unbeaten streak to 48 games as they improved to 15-0-1 on the season.
After both teams went down in order to open the contest, EC got on the scoreboard first as Karlie Guiterrez was able to drill an offering over a high fence for a solo home run with two outs in the top of the second.
The only trouble Olszowy would have was in the bottom of the second inning as she surrendered back-to-back singles after one out, but a play in which the Heard runner was called out for leaving first base followed by a flyball to left field ended the frame.
The Lady Indians would do their main damge in the top of the fourth inning as they sent 11 batters to the plate and scored eight times.
With out, Kip Heggood lined a double to left center field and moved to third on a wild pitch before Olszowy reached on a walk and Guiterrez followed with a two-run single.
Walks to Hannah Stubbs and Mallory Lumpkins loaded the bases for Ansley Teteak who had an RBI single.
After a sacrifice fly by Alex Mongiove, Bailee Echols put the final nail on the Heard County coffin with a three-run home run.
That was more than enough for Olszowy who retired the Lady Braves in order and ending the four inning with her third strikeout of the game.

Holmes pitches EC to win over Northgate

Photo by Barbara Lecuona

Another dominating effort by Jaliyah Holmes as she limits Northgate to
a pair of fifth inning singles.

Jaliyah Holmes dominated the Northgate Lady Vikings over five innings as she allowed two hits and recorded four strikouts Thursday as the East Coweta Lady Indians won their 31st consecutive game with a 9-1 victory.
The win improved the Lady Indians 2019 record to 15-0 while the Lady Vikings, who had a second varsity afterward, fell to 14-4 on the season.
Both teams will meet again on MOnday in Sharpsburg.
The Lady Indians took control early as Kylie Ferguson reached on a one out double and Kenadie Coopper single with both scoring on a rwo out single to center by Ashleigh Griffin.
The Lady Vikings cut into the lead in the bottom of the inning as Ashley Kent was hit by a pitch, stole second and moved to third on a flyball before coming home on a wild pitch.
Despite a tough first inning, Northgate starter Olivia Cato recovered to sail through the second allowing only single to Caroline Lively but EC hit her again in the top of the third inning that increased the lead to 4-1.
With one out, Ansley Gunter hit a solo home run and Griffin followed by hitting a single, stole second base and scored on a two our single by Lively.
Lively was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Lady Indians.
After a silent fourth inning, the Lady Indians came back in the top of the fifth inning with five runs to account for the final margin.
After Gunter led off with a walk, a pitching change was made with Griffin coming to the plate.
Griffin would reach on an infield error and Katie Taylor to load the bases for Olivia Cook who would reach on a walk that scored a run as pinch runner Hanna Miller came home.
A double play scored Griffin and Ansley Duffey followed with an RBI single and advanced to second on an error.
A triple by Lilly Agan scored pinch runner Macie Wiggins and in field error scored Agan and allowed Ferguson to reach.
The margin was more than enough for Holmes as she retired 12 in a row after hitting Kent in the first.
The string ended as Fran Lumpp singled and with one out singled but Holmes overcame the situation and the heat by getting Anna Baldwin to hit a line drive to Cook at third who dove to the bag for a double play that ended the game.

EC Junior Varsity extends unbeaten string to 43 games behind White, Elrod and Olszowy

Photos by Barbara Lecuona

SHARPSBURG-The junior varsity version of the East Coweta Lady Indians are at it again as they faced the Whitewater Lady Wildcats Monday afternoon.

Kourtney White had a three-run home run and five RBIs while Emma Elrod had three hits with two runs scored Monday to lead the Lady Indians to a 7-3 win and gain a measure of revenge over the Lady Wildcats to extend the team's unbeaten string to 43 games.

The Lady Indians, who tied the Lady Wildcats two weeks ago, improved their record to 10-0-1 on the season as they get ready to face the arch-rival Newnan Lady Indians Tuesday afternoon.

Kourtney White had a three-run homer and five RBIs in the win.

The Elrod/White combo was responsible for the first run of the game as Elrod reached on a one out single in the bottom of the first inning, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before coming home on a sacrifice fly to right.
However, the Lady Wildcats threatened to snap the streak in the top of the second inning as Madison Hasty scored on the front end of a double steal and Leah Johnson had an RBI double.
The Lady Indians had a chance to regain the bottom of the frame but were unable to take advantage of a bases loaded situation but were able to come back in the third with a pair of tallys.

Shallyn Olszowy allowed five hits in seven innings.

White and Kip Heggood reached on consecutive walks and with one out, White was able to score on a wild pitch while Heggood came home on a sacrifice fly to left field by Hannah Stubbs.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, EC added to the lead as Ansley Teteak led off with a walk and Elrod followed with a one out single before White came to the plate and hit the pitch over the left field fence that gave the Lady Indians a 6-2 lead.
The Lady Wildcats cut into the lead in the top of the sixth inning as Braeden Hale reached on a one out double and scored on a two out single by Hunter Pickett.
The final run of the contest as Bailee Echols singled, stole second and advanced to third when Elrod hit a flyball to right before coming home on a ground out to second by White.
Benefiting from the support was Shallyn Olszowy who tossed a complete game allowing five hits with one earned run and recorded three strikeouts.
Meanwhile, the varsity will be looking to extend their winning streak to 30 when they face the Cougars in a contest that will deter the Region 2-AAAAAAA regular season title and the tournament top seed.
The game will be broadcast on streamcity.org beginning at 6:00.

Stubbs sisters, Heggood, Guiterrez help provide offense for EC JV as unbeaten streak is now at 42

Hannah Stubbs was 3-for-3 at the plate with
three RBIs in the 15-0 win over McIntosh.
PHOTO CREDIT: Paula Stubbs

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians junior varsity or the sixth member of Region 2AAAAAAA extended their unbeaten streak to 42 games Wednesday evening with a pair of six run innings in a 15-0 win over the McIntosh Lady Chiefs.
The three inning contest improved the 2019 record to 9-0-1 for ECJV with a contest at home on Monday against Whitewater.
After Taylor Beigle retired the Lady Chiefs in order, her teammates provided her with offensive support in the bottom of the first inning as 11 batters went to the plate with six coming home.
Bailee Echols started the onslaught with a triple and Emma Elrod followed by reaching base on a walk and a subsequent steal of second.
Echols would come home on a wild pitch and after Elrod advanced to third, Kip Heggood lined a shot over the head of the McIntosh center fielder for a one out double as Elrod scored the second run of the frame.
AvaBrooke Strickland followed with an RBI single and after moving around the bases with a stolen base and a wild pitch, Karlie Guiterrez was hit by a pitch and  Shallyn Olszowy followed with a two run double.
On the play, Olszowy advanced to third on an error and eventually came home with the final run of the inning on a single by Hannah Stubbs.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians struck again with six runs and the lead increased to 12-0.
Kourtney White led off with a triple and scored on a wild pitch and after Heggood reached on a walk, Strickland hit into a fielders choice but the latter would move around the bases to third and come home on a single by Guiterrez.
Maggie Stubbs , who served as a courtesy runner for Guiterrez, stole second and advanced to third when Olszowy reached on an infield error.
Hannah Stubbs came to the plate and and added two runs on a double that scored her younger sister Maggie and Olszowy.
Stubbs was 3-for-3 at the plate with three
RBIs.
After the second out of the inning, Echols reached on a walk and Elrod, who was celebrating her birthday, recorded a nice gift with a two-run double that closed the inning.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Lady Indians closed out the contest with three runs as Heggood led off with a single and scored on a one out triple by Guiterrez.
Olszowy would follow by reaching first on a dropped third strike that allowed Maggie Stubbs to come home with her third run of the game.
After Hannah Stubbs recorded her third safety, Olszowy would score the game's final tally from third base after a wild pitch.
Beigle was the winning pitcher as she retired all nine batters she would face in the game.

EC uses several players to defeat Campbell in five-inning region game

SHARPSBURG-A number of spots in the order led the way for the East Coweta Lady Indians Tuesday evening as they defeated The defeated the Campbell Lady Spartans 12-1 in a five inning Region 2AAAAAAA contest.
The win improves the Lady Indians' overall mark to 13-0 and 2-0 in region play while the Lady Spartans fell to 11-8 and 1-1.
The win was also the 29th in a row for EC who will play at Newnan next Tuesday in a region matchup with the Lady Cougars.
Campbell scored a run in the top of the first inning off winning pitcher Aniston Wrighy
but EC came back with three runs in the bottom of the frame.
Lilly Agan reached on a leadoff single and was able to go around the bases with a run after three wild pitches.
Kenadie Cooper walked, stole second and came home on a one out single by Ashleigh Griffin who was able to score with two outs in the frame as Caison Byars, Olivia Cook and Macie Wiggins were hit by pitches.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead as Cooper walked and Katie Taylor singled before the two came home on a single to left field by Griffin who stole second and scored when a flyball to center field was dropped.
The lead increased in the bottom of the third inning as well as the number of substitutes made by the Lady Indians.
Wiggins led off with a single and reached third when the throw from left lield got passed the pitcher and she would come home on a double by Agan.
Agan moved to third on a wild pitch and after a walk to pinch hitter Eliza Kuhne, Kylie Ferguson came off the bench to line a single to center field for an RBI.
With pinch hitter Kaliyah Matthews at the plate, EC pulled off a double steal with Kuhne scoring and Ferguson before Matthews drilled a pitch over the left center field fence for a two-run home run and the lead stood at 11-1.
The final run came in the bottom of the fifth inning as Wiggins walked, moved to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a two out single by Kuhne.
Wright worked the first three innings of he game allowing two hits and a run while recording five strikeouts.
Jaliyah Holmes took over in the fourth and retired all six batters she faced via the strikeout route.

Ferguson has strong day at Home Plate in "designated" wins for EC

Photos courtesy of Barbara Lecuona 

Kylie Ferguson had a strongFriday night at Home Plate as she helped lead East Coweta
in wins over Starr's Mill and Hampton. The junior had four hits, scored three runs and had an RBI

PEACHTREE CITY-Kylie Ferguson definitely earned the position “Designated Player” as the junior had an impact on two games Friday night in wins for the East Coweta Lady Indians over Starr’s Mill and Hampton at the Home Plate baseball complex.

In game one, Ansley Gunter lined a single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning that scored Ferguson from third to give the Lady Indians a 3-2 victory over the Starr's Mill Lady Panthers.

In the second game, Ferguson had two hits, scored two runs and had an RBI in a 5-3 win over the Hampton Lady Hornets.

The two wins gave the Lady Indians an 11-0 record with road games against the Northgate Lady Vikings on Monday and the Whitewater Lady Wildcats on Wednesday.

In the opening game, losing pitcher Lillie Backes retired the two first two batters of the frame and Ferguson followed by lining a single to center field.

Against Starr's Mill and Hampton, Jaliyah Holmes recorded 13 strikeouts
in eight and two-third innings in the  pitching circle..

A stolen base and an advancement to third on a groundout allowed Gunter to come to plate and on a 3-2 offering, the senior first baseman dunked a single in front of the center fielder for the winning run.

The Lady Indians took the lead with two outs in the bottom of the third inning as Lilly Agan singled and advanced to second on an error before scoring ahead of a double by Ferguson who would score the second run on a double by Kenadie Cooper.

That would be the only dent for Backes who had EC batters baffled as she recorded 13 strikeouts in the game and allowed seven hits.

Meanwhile, Jaliyah Holmes was in control for the Lady Indians as she was breezing through the first six innings as she recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed two hits in that span.

However, Holmes began to have problems in the top of the seventh after retiring the first batter Paige Andrews walked and Reagan Turner followed with a single.

Kalin Blinstrub doubled and Julia singled to tie the game at 2-2 before Holmes was replaced by Aniston Wright.

Wright got out of further trouble by retiring Ashley Sikes on strikes to end the inning.

In the top of the eighth inning, Wright showed mental toughness as she faced two runners on base with one out.

A flyball to Agan in center field and a swinging strikeout would strand the runner and give the Lady Indians a chance to win.

In the second game, the Lady Indians scored twice in the bottom of the first inning as Cooper reached on a two out double and came around with the first run as the result of a pair of wild pitches.

Gunter walked and scored the second run of the frame on a double by Ashleigh Griffin.

Griffin went 2-for-3 at the plate against the Lady Hornets.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning when Caroline Lively was hit by a pitch and after the second out of the frame was recorded, Agan hit a single to left field that scored courtesy runner Eliza Kuhne who had stolen second base.

Aniston Wright was the winning pitcher in both games at Home Plate.
She pitched an inning and one-third in relief against Starr's Mill
and tossed five innings in a quality start against Hampton.

An error by the Hampton left fielder allowed Agan to advance around the bases to third and eventually score on a double by Ferguson.

The Lady Hornets cut into the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning but a pair of force plays to Lady Indian third baseman Olivia Cook negated a larger rally.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Ferguson was “designated” to help the offense as she reached on a leadoff single then stole second before a pair of wild pitches brought her home.

Through five innings, Wright was giving EC quality innings but was running out of gas in the top of the sixth inning as she surrendered a leadoff double to Makenzie Sapp in the top of the sixth before she was replaced by Holmes.

Sapp would steal third and on the lay, the ball was mishandled allowing an unearned run to score but Holmes was unfazed as retired the side on strikeouts.

Holmes would retire the side in order in the top of the seventh inning to record the save and give Wright her second victory of the day.

Starr’s Mill 7, Hampton 6

The Lady Panthers recovered in a win over the Lady Hornets despite the efforts of Skylar Trahan who recorded her 500^th career strikeout and hit a two-run home run.

Starr’s Mill scored twice in the top of the first, once in the second and once in the third before Hampton scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The Lady Panthers scored twice in the top of the sixth inning but the Lady Hornets came back in the bottom of the frame when Trahan hit her home run.

Starr’s Mill added a run in the top of the seventh inning but Hampton came back in the bottom of the frame as Tyler Ellison hit a two-run homer.

In seven innings, Trahan had 11 strikeouts.

EC JV dominates Chapel Hill, unbeaten streak now at 39

SHARPSBURG-While the high school softball world has noticed the start of the 2019 East Coweta Lady Indians varsity, getting lost in the shuffle is the success enjoyed by the junior varsity squad.
After opening the season with wins over Newnan and McIntosh in consecutive days, the younger version of the Lady Indians won four games over the weekend to claim the Georgia Dugout Club JV Tournament in Senoia.
Monday afternoon was not any different as they imposed their will by scoring eight runs in the first inning to defeat the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers 18-2 in a three-inning contest to add to an unbeaten streak to 39 games.
The only blemish during that span was a 7-7 tie two years ago at Newnan against the Lady Cougars.
As for Monday's contest, Bailee Echols was hit by a pitch and eventually scored the first run of the contest while Emma Elrod reached base and scored on a wild pitch.
Kourtney White reached on a error and with one out, Kip Heggood and Shallyn Olszowy walked to bring AvaBrooke Strickland to the plate.
Strickland, who recorded her first high school home run Saturday, lined a two-run double and the rout was on.
Hannah Stubbs and Andrea Teteak walked while Elrod and White had two-out RBIs that completed the eight-run frame.
The bottom of the second inning began with walks to Heggood and Olszowy and were followed by a triple by Strickland as she flirted with a home run.
The inning which would see 10 runs come across also saw RBIs by Teteak, Elrod and White.
Chapel Hill was able to avoid a shutout as they scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning against Olszowy who was the winning pitcher despite having to field a line drive in the first inning and overcoming a collision with the Lady Panthers' first baseman while running the bases.
The Lady Indians will have a chance at number 30 on Monday when they travel to Northgate to face the Lady Vikings.

      

Lady Indians defeat Lady Panthers in five-inning varsity contest

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians scored five runs in the first inning on the way to a 12-1 victory Monday night over the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers.

The victory in the five inning contest improved the overall record to 8-0 on the season with a Region 2-AAAAAAA contest Tuesday evening against the Westlake Lady Lions.

Lilly Agan started the scoring by reaching on a bunt single and a stolen base before coming home on a double by Kylie Ferguson.

Kenadie Cooper lined a double to left field that scored Ferguson and after a walk to Ansley Gunter, Ashleigh Griffin had a sacrifice fly to right that scored Cooper and Katie Taylor followed with a two-run shot over the right center field fence to give the Lady Indians a 5-0 lead.

The Lady Indians added a run in the bottom of the second inning as Cooper reached on a one out walk and on an errant throw by the Lady Panthers left fielder.

Chapel Hill averted a shutout by scoring a run in the top of the third inning against starting pitcher Jaliyah Holmes but were unable draw any closer against her and Ferguson who finished the game. 

In the bottom of the third inning, the Lady Indians added to the scoreboard as 11 batters went to the plate with five coming home.

Macie Wiggins doubled, moved to third on a passed ball before scoring the first run of the frame on a wild pitch.

Eliza Kuhne, Aniston Wright, Caison Byars and Kaliyah Matthews had consecutive walks that scored a run and one out later, Taylor walked to force home a run while Holmes was hit by a pitch and a fielders choice gave EC an 11-1 lead.

The final tally of the evening came in the bottom of the fourth inning as Ferguson led off with a single and scored on a two-out triple by Olivia Cook.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Lady Panthers were unable to get the ball out of the infield as Ferguson induced an infield fly, Cook caught a line drive at third and an infield single before an infield pop to Wiggins at second ended the contest.

In three innings, Holmes allowed three hits while allowing a walk on the way to recording three strikeouts.

Ferguson allowed two hits and a walk in finishing the contest.

Indians hit and pitch their way to win over Wildcats

MARIETTA-The East Coweta Indians scored early and often Tuesday night to support the pitching of Logan Frady and Daniel Smith in a 12-1 Region 2-AAAAAAA win over the Wheeler Wildcats that was called after five innings.
The win improves the overall mark to 19-7 and an important 12-2 as they prepare to face the Newnan Cougars at Joe Pope Field in a Thursday night game that will determine the top seed for the upcoming state playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Wildcats will take a 14-13 overall record and 7-7 mark to Smyrna on Wednesday to face the Campbell Spartans.
The Indians got on the scoreboard right away as Nico Senese lined the first pitch of the game for a single, advanced to second on a walk to Ryan Dyal and came home on a single by William Kelley.
Dekel Williams, who ran for Dyal, took third on the play and scored as he came home ahead of a throw from first on a ball hit by Landon Underhill.
Underhill scored the final run of the frame on a double hit by Frady.
Frady struggled in the first as he faced a situation with two runners on base and one out but recovered by retiring the next two batters in the frame.
The Indians gave Frady a larger advantage as they scored four times in the second inning to take a 7-0 lead.
With one out, Senese lined a triple and scored on a single by Dyal and Kelley followed with a double that scored courtesy runner Williams.
Kelley scored the final run of the inning as Frady aided his own cause with an RBI single.
The Indians were held scoreless in the top of the third while the Wildcats scored their lone tally in the bottom of the frame.
However, the Indians added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning as Caleb Cashion reached on a one out single and after Frady was hit by a pitch, Cashion and courtesy runner Pearcy advanced on a wild pitch.
Brayden Carey hit a sacrifice fly to right field with Cashion scoring and Pearcy moving to third before he scored on a single by Jeff Sangster who scored on a wild pitch to give EC a 10-1 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Frady retired the first batter and was relieved by Smith who retired all six men he would face.
The Indians added two more runs in the top of the fifth inning for the final margin.

McCawley tosses four hitter on the mound, RBI single at the plate

SHARPSBURG-Ethan McCawley allowed four hits through five innings while as the East Coweta Indians freshmen defeated the Fayette County junior varsity Tigers 4-2 in a game played Monday.
The game was called in the bottom of the fifth inning as lightning arrived in the area after the game was delayed in the top of the frame due to rain.
The Tigers scored a run in the top of the first inning after a pair of miscues in the field by the Indians.
The Indians recovered in the bottom of the second with three runs in the frame.
Jacob Medina led off by reaching on a throwing error that allowed him to advance to second.
Medina advanced to third on a groundout and after Hayden Blair reached on a walk and Josh Sibley was hit by a pitch, McCawley aided his own cause with an RBI single to center field.
A throwing error allowed courtesy runner Andrew Arnold to score a second run and Sibley to take third.
The final run came home as Conner McElroy hit a sacrifice fly to left field allowing Sibley to score with ease.
The Tigers cut the margin to a single run in the top of the third inning but the Indians reclaimed the run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Sibley led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a flyball before coming home on a wild pitch.
In the top of the fifth inning, rain visited the field and the game was stopped for a few minutes and was resumed with McCawley retiring the side in order.
In five innings, McCawley recorded four strikeouts and threw 13 first pitch strikes to 19 batters.
With the game official after the end of the frame, lightning struck and after a few minutes, coaches and umpires elected to call the game.
With the win, the Indians snapped a three game skid and improved to 12-4 with the season finale scheduled for Wednesday against the Northgate Vikings.

Indians pick up Region 2 AAAAAAA win over Lions

ATLANTA-The East Coweta Indians overcame injuries to several players as well the elements to defeat the Westlake Lions 5-2 in a Region 2 AAAAAAA matchup played Monday evening.
The win improved the Indians’ overall record to 10-5 and 5-0 in the region with a matchup against the Wheeler Wildcats in Marietta on Tuesday evening while the Lions fell to 5-7, 1-5.

Kaleb Gardner leads off at second base after recording his first
varsity double in the top of the third inning. Gardner eventually
scored on an infield single by William Kelley.

The game was scoreless through the first two innings, but the Indians changed the score in the top of the third inning as Kaleb Gardner made his varsity debut successful with a line drive double to right field.
Nico Senese reached on a walk and after one out, William Kelley had an infield single that brought Gardner home with his first varsity run.
Senese, who had advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on Kelley’s single, was able to come home on the front end of a double steal as Kelley motored into second.
The Lions tried to rally in the bottom of the frame against winning pitcher J.J. Freed as they loaded the bases with one out.

J.J. Freed pitched the first four innings for
the Indians allowing a run on three hits.

However, Freed recovered and surrendered a sacrifice fly that allowed the Lions to score a run and ended the frame with a flyball to left field.
The Lions had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning as Jabari Whitehead doubled and tried to score on a two out single by Drew Hutchinson to right field.
However, threw home to catcher Ryan Dyal who applied the tag to Whitehead to end the inning.
The Indians added to the lead in the top of the fourth inning as Senese singled, Tony Player walked and Kelley reached on a bunt single.
After the first out of the inning, Dyal was walked on four straight pitches that brought Senese home and after the second out was recorded Player was able to score an unearned run to give EC a 4-1 lead.
Freed was replaced in the bottom of the fifth inning by Quinlan Wiley who surrendered a run in the frame but retired the side in order in an efficient manner to keep the score at 4-2.
The Indians added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning as Kelley reached on an infield error and scored on a two out single by Logan Frady.
Jacob Howell took over in the bottom of the seventh inning and was to get through the order quickly with three strikeouts to record the save.
In four innings, Freed allowed three hits and recorded a strikeout while Wiley allowed two hits and recorded two strikeouts.
Kelley had two hits, two stolen bases, an RBI and scored a run while Senese scored twice in the game.

EC, McIntosh split in freshmen doubleheader

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians scored five runs in two different innings to defeat the McIntosh Chiefs 10-3 in the second game of a freshmen doubleheader played Saturday.
The Indians dropped the opener 9-4 and ended the weekend with an 11-2 record.
In the nightcap, McIntosh scored the first run in the opening frame against winning pitcher Michael Son
, but the 1-0 lead faded in the bottom of the second when EC had one of their scoring binges.
Son led off with a walk and Jacob Medina followed a single with each advancing a base on a sacrifice bunt by Avery Brown.
Hayden Blair was hit by a pitch and Ethan McCawley hit a ball that had the makings of a force play but the ball was thrown into right field allowing Son to come home with the tying score.
Connor McElroy followed with a two run single and the Indians enjoyed a 3-1 lead which increased as Jacob Rossi drilled a two-run double.
The Chiefs came back with a run in the top of the third inning to cut the margin to 5-2, but the Indians eliminated any doubt in the bottom of the fourth inning as they scored five more runs.
McCawley reached base on a dropped fly ball, Rossi reached on a one out walk and Kenty brought the duo home with a two out single.
Kenty stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before eventually scoring on a single by Medina.
Son, who reached on a walk and stole second, eventually came home on a wild pitch and Medina scored the finally tally on a single by L. J. Estrada.
After four innings in which he allowed two hits, Son was relieved by Brown in the top of the fifth inning who surrendered the final Chiefs’ run of the game.
The opener did not go as the Indians’ planned as the Chiefs scored twice in the top of the third inning to take a lead they would not surrender.
The Chiefs added three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 5-0 lead but the Indians would rally in the bottom of the frame.
With one out, Kenty walked and stole second before two wild pitches allowed him to come home with the first EC run.
Estrada and Son walked with the former coming home on a two-out single by Brown while a wild pitch brought Son plateward to cut the margin to 5-3.
Blair reached on a walk and after he was replaced on the bases by Medina and McIntosh employed a pitching change, Rossi recorded an RBI single and EC appeared to be back in the game.
In the top of the fifth inning, the first two batters were retired before a number of miscues allowed the next five batters to reach with four coming home for the final margin of the game.

EC JV wins, ties in DH with McIntosh

SHARPSBURG-Dekel Williams ended a solid offensive Thursday night with a game winning single in the bottom of the fifth inning that gave the East Coweta Indians a 4-3 win over the McIntosh Chiefs in the second game of a junior varsity doubleheader.

Including a 3-3 tie in the first game of the twinbill, the JV Indians are now 4-2-1 on the season with games against Troup County at home on Saturday.

The nightcap was tied at 3-3 with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning when Craig Newlands reached on an infield error while Kaleb Gardner and Kaleb Carey reached on consecutive single to load the bases for Williams.

On a 2-2 offering from McIntosh pitcher Joe Pressell, Williams lined a shot into left field and Newlands came home with the winning run.

Newlands who took over on the mound to pitch in the fifth was the winner.

The Indians took the initial lead of the game as Zach Carlton reached on an error and Mason Pearcy reached on a walk.

After two outs, Gardner lined a shot to left field allowing Carlton and Pearcy to score and the EC lead was 2-0.

After an attempt to add to the lead failed in the bottom of the third inning, the Indians made up for it in the next frame as Williams was hit by a pitch and advanced to third through a single by Erik Ellison and a pair of wild pitches.

However, the Chiefs came back in the top of the fifth to score all three runs as the result of walks and a throwing error.

Adrian Roman pitched the first two innings of the game and allowed two hits in as many innings with three strikeouts while Andrew Martin took over in the third before he was replaced by Ellison and Newlands in the fifth.

In the opening game of the doubleheader, McIntosh took the initial lead with a run in the top of the third inning with a single run as Aiden Wise scored on infield error.

East Coweta came back in the bottom of the frame with all of their runs as a Carlton groundout, a wild pitch and an RBI single by Newlands did the damage.

However, the Indians’ lead did not last as the Chiefs scored twice in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run single by starting pitcher Grasser.

The Indians had a chance to regain the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning with runners in scoring position but were unable to take advantage and the game ended in a tie.

Williams was 2-for-2 with a run scored in the game while Pearcy, Quinlan Wiley, and Newlands had one hit each.

Carlton started the game and allowed four hits and three runs in three innings before he was replaced by Trey Jones in the fourth inning.

Jones pitched into the fifth inning and was replaced by Wiley on the mound.

Strong relief by Monnin, RBIs by Estrada lead freshman Indians to win.

SHARPSBURG-John Monnin provided nearly four innings of solid relief Monday while L.J. Estrada
had the game winning hit to lead the East Coweta Indians to an 8-6 win over the Northgate VIkings
in a freshman baseball game.

The come-from-behind win improved the record for the Indians to 5-1 on the season.

The Vikings had a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when Jacob Rossi led off with a single
to center field and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cooper Ramey.

Michael Son reached on a walk and both runners advanced on a pitch in the dirt while Estrada
was at the plate.

Estrada made the Vikings pay for the errant pitch by lining a single into center field to score Rossi
and Son with the go ahead run and an extra one for insurance.

Josh Sibley took over for Monnin in the top of the seventh inning by retiring the side in order
to record a save.

The Vikings took the first lead of the game with one out in the top of the first inning as Jadon Woodall
walked, advanced to second on an infield error and eventually came home on a wild pitch.

The Indians tied the game in the bottom of the first inning as Rossi led off with a single, stole second
base and eventually scored when Estrada hit into a force play.

Rossi finished the game with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate with two runs scored.

Northgate starter Logan Bolinger retired the next six batters before allowing a baserunner in the
bottom of the third inning.

Meanwhile, Bolinger’s teammates provided him a lead in the top of the second inning as they
scored four times to take a 5-1 lead.

After courtesy runner Landon Clare stole second base, Ben Traxler had a sacrifice bunt and after
a walk to James DuBose, Clare would come home as Woodall hit into a force play.

An error allowed Dubose to score while Jake Allie had a two-run single after two outs in the frame.

The Indians cut the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the third inning to 5-2 as Ramey reached on a one out
walk and advanced to third on a single by Son before coming home with two outs as Monnin reached
on an infield error.

Meanwhile, Monnin kept EC in the game after entering with one out in the top of the third inning as
he retired the two batters he faced in that frame and allowed one baserunner in the fourth.

An unearned run in the top of the fifth inning would be the only tally that marred a evening that
included one hit, three walks and three strikeouts.

Monnin’s outing on the mound paid off as the Indians came back to tie the game in the bottom
of the fifth inning.

Son led off with a walk and advanced to third after a throwing error that allowed Estrada to reach first.

Singles by Monnin and Andrew Arnold scored Son and pinch runner Ethan McCawley to cut the
margin to 6-4 while a groundout by Hayden Blair and and a sacrifice fly to center field by Connor
McElroy tied the game at 6-6.

Monnin was 2-for-3 at the plate with an RBi to go along with his efforts on the mound while Son
walked three times to go along with his third inning single and two stolen bases.

Freshman records 10 runs and eight hits in sixth for comeback win, JV cruises in victory

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians sent 16 batters to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning and 10 scored in a 10-4 come-from-behind victory over the Newnan Cougars in a freshman baseball game played Wednesday night.

The victory improved the Indians’ record to 4-1 on the season with a game at home on Monday against the Northgate Vikings.

Trailing 4-0 and being held hitless through five innings, the Indians began to cut into the deficit as Michael Son walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double to center field by L. J. Estrada.

A single by Avery Brown and walks to John Monnin and Josh Sibley accounted for another run that cut the score to 4-2.

Jacob Medina tied the game at 4-4 when he lined a two-run single to left and singles by Connor McElroy and Jacob Rossi followed to give EC a 5-4 as Sibley scored.

A sacrifice fly by Cooper Ramey added another run and after Son reached on a walk, the hits kept coming as Andrew Arnold and Brown followed with RBI singles.

The final three runs of the frame came on a bases loaded walk to Monnin and a pair of wild pitches.

Son, who took over in the top of the third inning on the mound, surrendered a single in the top of the seventh but the Cougars were unable to recover as force play ended the contest.    

Newnan scored all of their runs in the top of the first inning as Dunn doubled, Anderson walked while an error and and an RBI single by Scott scored the duo.

A groundout and a passed ball allowed the Cougars to take a 4-0 lead to the bottom of the first inning.

Rossi overcame the tough start to retire the final two batter and keep the deficit at 4-0.

However, Cash made it through the bottom of the first inning as Son was the only baserunner after being hit by a pitch.

The Indians had a chance to chip into the Cougars’ lead with two runners on base and one out, but Cash recovered as he induced a foul pop and a flyball to center field.

Rossi, who dominated Whitewater last week, had a solid second inning with only one one baserunner and retired the first two batters of the third inning before getting into trouble with a pair of walks.

Son came into the game and allowed a single that loaded the bases before recording a strikeout that ended the frame.

The next six Cougars went down in order but they would threaten to add to the lead with a pair of runners.

However, two force plays would thwart the scoring effort as the inning came to an end.

Junior Varsity strikes early in victory

The Indians recorded a sweep against their cross-county rivals by scoring early in a 14-2 victory.
In the first inning, the Indians scored three runs and added five in the top of the third inning to

take an early 8-2 advantage.

The Indians added a single run the top of the fifth inning and five more in the seventh to account for
the final margin.

Quinlan Wiley had three hits while Mason Pearcy and Craig Newlands had two hits each while
Pearcy, Charlie Paige and Trey Jones each had a pair of RBIs.

Erik Ellison pitched the first two innings for EC while Wiley tossed the final five with the duo
allowing five hits and recording eight strikeouts.