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.

Son, Rossi lead EC to freshman win over Wildcats

FAYETTEVILLE-Michael Son had two hits and scored three runs to support the one hit pitching of Jacob Rossi and Josh Sibley in a 9-0 win for the East Coweta Indians over the Whitewater Wildcats in a freshman baseball game played Monday.

The win was the second in as many games for the Indians who opened the season with a 2-0 win over Starr’s Mill last Saturday are scheduled to play at McIntosh in a game against the Chiefs.

After a scoreless first inning, EC took the lead in the top of the second inning as Son reached on an infield error, took second on a sacrifice bunt by Rossi and after moving to third on a passed ball scored on a sacrifice fly by John Monnin.

The score remained 1-0 until the top of the fourth inning when the Indians began to pull away as they scored a pair to assume a 3-0 lead.

With one out, Son singled and after two out singles by Monnin and Andrew Arnold was able to score.

A single by Cooper Ramey and a bases loaded walk to Connor McElroy allowed courtesy runner Ethan McCauley to come home with the second run of the frame and gave Rossi a margin to work with on the mound.

After leaving two runners stranded in the bottom of the first inning, Rossi gave the Indians the quality start needed as he retired 10 batters in a row during his four inning stint.

The Indians managed to put the Wildcats away in the top of the fifth inning as 12 batters went to the plate and six came to account for the final margin.

With one out, Jansen Kenty and Son each flirted with a home run on flyballs hit to right field but had to be content with doubles.

Kenty came home on a a pinch hit single by L.J. Estrada while Son came home on a single to left by Arnold and the lead was 5-0.

A single by Ramey and an error on a sacrifice fly hit by McElroy scored runs while Kenty was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to account for the final run of the game.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Rossi, who recorded six strikeouts and had an assist  was replaced by Josh Sibley who had an efficient inning with two groundouts and a strikeout in between to end the contest.   

Paige gives JV Indians season opening win over War Eagles

SHARPSBURG-Charlie Paige had a two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the East Coweta Indians a 3-2 victory Wednesday night over the Woodward War Eagles in the junior varsity opener for the two clubs.

After one out in the frame, Jeffrey Ellison singled and after the second out was recorded, winning pitcher Zach Carlton walked and Paige came to the plate with a chance todo some damage.

The left fielder came through as he hit a 1-2 offering over the head of the War Eagle left fielder as Ellison and Carlton raced around the bases toward the plate.

In the top of the seventh inning, Carlton retired the first two batters on strikeouts before surrendering a single to Woodward batter Seth Jones.

On the first pitch to the ensuing batter, EC catcher Craig Newlands threw a strike to second baseman Kaleb Carey who applied a tag on Jones to end the game.  

In two and one-third innings, Carlton allowed one and recorded two strikeouts.

The War Eagles scored the first run of the game when Nate Rautenstrach reached on a one out single in the top of the first inning stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a two out infield error.

Woodward added to the lead in the top of the third Jones led off with a single and advanced on an error before scoring on a two out error.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, EC scored its first run of the season as Mason Pearcy reached on a one out error and after two outs scored when Newlands doubled into the left field corner.

Newlands threatened to extend the hit into a triple but the throw to third arrived before him and the EC catcher was tagged out to end the frame.

Adrian Roman pitched the first two and two-third innings allowing three hits and recording four strikeouts before he was relieved by Andrew Martin who allowed a walk and recorded two strikeouts before Carlton took over in the top of the fifth.

Next game for the JV will be a Saturday doubleheader at Starr's Mill against the Panthers.