ECM defeats Lee to take over first place in middle school league

Payton Roberson seems to like the number three as she had three hits, scored three runs and tossed three innings while three others had two hits Monday as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Lee Timberwolves 12-0 to claim first place in the Coweta County Middle School league.
The win at Whitlock Park ended in the bottom of the fourth inning.
After Roberson retired the Timberwolves in order to start the game, the Indians sent the entire nine in the batting order and came away with five runs.
Hannah Monnin led off with a bunt single, stole second and came home with the first run of the game on a single by Baylor Mikell.
A single by Roberson and a fielding miscue allowed Mikell to come home with the second run while Roberson eventually scored on a single by Brooklyn Fisher
McKenna Holmes singled and eventually scored on a wild pitch while a two out single by McKinley Johnson brought her to complete the frame.
The Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Mikell and Roberson reached on one out singles and each scored when Addi Joiner lined a double to left center field.
An outfield error allowed the third run of the frame to come home and give ECM an 8-0 lead.
More runs came in the bottom of the third inning as Denadia Colton was hit by and Monnin reached on an error and both scored on a single by Roberson who would eventually score on a single by Fisher.
The number two became the favorite for Fisher who was 2-for-2 at the plate and had two RBIs.
After three innings in which she recorded four strikeouts, Roberson was replaced on the pitching rubber but she finished the game allowing no hits.
The only safety of the game was by Savannah Chitnus who reached on a single in the fourth inning.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the final run of the game came home as Kyle Cooper walked, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before coming home on a one out single by Maddie Linden.
In the other game of the evening, the Arnall Knights had an 8-3 lead over the Newnan Cougars when lightning halted play after two innings.
Sydney Stubbs was 2-for-2 with two runs scored while Hailee Vance was also 2-for-2 with two RBIs for Arnall.

   

Three game sweep at Heard County tournament runs streak to 42

Story by Stuart Crosby

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Shown in a recent game, Madison Duffel

proved to be very busy Saturday by reaching

base 11 times in three games and tossed a

one-hitter against Harris County.  

FRANKLIN-The unbeaten streak for the East Coweta Lady Indians junior varsity team reached 42
games Saturday as they took three games in the Heard County JV Tournament played at the school.

In game one, a 12-run first inning led to a 17-2 three-inning defeat of the host Heard County Lady
Braves, while a close game early in game two resulted in an 8-3 win over the Harris County Lady
Tigers and a one-hitter for Madison Duffel.

The Lady Indians closed out the day with a 17-1 victory over the Villa Rica Lady Wildcats in a game
that was called in three innings.

In the opener, singles by Duffel, Ansley Teteak and Karlie Guiterrez accounted for the first run
of the frame.

Madisyn Weathers was hit by a pitch to load the bases, then Jenna Helmly had an RBI single
while Shallyn Olszowy walked home a run and Mallory Lumpkins had an RBI single to give EC
a 4-0 lead.

For the second time in the inning, Helmly came to the plate and reached on an RBI single.

Weathers, Helmly and Olszowy followed with RBI singles to conclude the frame.

In the top of the second inning, EC did some two out magic as Elizabeth Austin, Duffel and
Teteak reached on consecutive walks to load the bases and courtesy of RBIs by Guiterrez (single),
Weathers (walk) and Helmly (single), the lead was 15-0.

The lead increased in the top of the third inning as Rylee Gordy walked, McElroy doubled and
consecutive
RBI singles came from starting pitcher Maggie Stubbs and Duffel.

Stubbs pitched all three frames allowing three hits and two runs.

Duffel played the role of leadoff hitter to a tee by reaching four times and scoring three times while
Teteak, Guiterrez, Weathers and Helmly each reached base three times.

The game against Harris County would prove to be difficult early after EC took the lead
in the bottom of the first inning.

Duffel, Teteak and Guiterrez reached on consecutive walks before pitching change was made and with
one out, Helmly drilled a two run double for the early EC lead.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Teteak walked and eventually
scored
on a wild pitch.

The Lady Tigers rallied in the top of the fourth inning with a pair of unearned runs to cut the margin
to 3-2.

However, the Lady Indians got the runs back in the bottom of the frame as Lumpkins and Riley Ratzlaff
singled with Stubbs reaching on an error that loaded the bases.

Duffel followed with a two run single and after one out, Guiterrez and Weathers walked to bring
another run
home and Helmly recorded an RBI single during the inning.  

Harris County added a run in the top of the sixth inning but Duffel managed to retire the side to end the
game to record the win and finish with six strikeouts.

The final game was one of gradual scoring for the Lady Indians who took the lead early and
didn’t look back. 

Duffel and Teteak led off the game with walks with both stealing a base before Guiterrez hit a
sacrifice fly to right that scored Duffel from third.

Weathers followed by drilling a 3-0 pitch over the left center field wall for a two-run home run
and a 3-0 lead.

Madisyn Weathers was active for the East Coweta Lady Indians

Saturday at Heard County including a two-run home run against

Villa Rica.

Villa Rica scored their lone run in the bottom of the third inning, but the lead became 5-1 in the
top of the second inning as Duffel and Teteak walked before a wild pitch and a single by Guiterrez
accounted for scoring.

In the third inning, the Lady Indians pulled away seven runs in the frame highlighted by a two-run
double from McElroy.

The top of the fourth inning saw the Lady Indians score five more runs as the Lady Wildcats committed
several errors while Weathers and Olszowy had run scoring doubles.

Starting pitcher Ansley Joiner surrendered a double to open the bottom of the frame but retired the
next two batters and allowed a single before ending the game on a strikeout.

Joiner allowed three hits in the game.

The Lady Indians will play again on Monday at Alexander against the Lady Cougars in Douglasville
and will host LaGrange on Wednesday.   

Miller paces Lee at the plate in win over Arnall

Lee pitcher Savannah Chitnus recorded tbe strikeouts in the Timberwolves'
9-4 win.

Kate Miller was 3-for-3 with a run scored, six RBIs and an inside-the-park home run Friday night to lead the Lee Lady Timberwolves to a 9-4 win over the Arnall Lady Knights in a middle school league softball game played at Whitlock Park.
The win improved the Lady Timberwolves record to 2-0 on the season while the Lady Knights fell to 0-2.
After a scoreless first inning, Lee got on the scoreboard in the top of the second inning as Kaylee Mills and Savanna Crosby reached on consecutive singles and advanced on a groundout hit by Tameia McFarland.
Mills came home on a single by Avery Luchessi and Crosby scored on a single by Miller for the Lady Timberwolves runs in the frame.
Lee added a run in the top of the third inning as starting pitcher Savannah Chitnus scored on an infield error.
Chitnus retired the first seven Arnall batters before surrendering a single in the bottom of the third inning to Hayden Chaffin who eventually scored on a wild pitch.
The other run of the inning for the Lady Knights came as Peyton Mayo walked and eventually scored on a groundout to cut the margin to 3-2.
The Lady Timberwolves got the runs back in the top of the fourth inning as Luchessi reached on a error, Natalee Echols walked and Miller followed with a line shot to straightaway center field for a three-run inside-the-park home run.
In the top of the fifth inning, Lee added to the lead as Echols and Miller each had a RBI single in a three-run frame to increase the advantage to 9-2.
The Lady Knights rallied in the bottom of the frame as pitcher McKayla Carley tripled and came home on a throwing error while another run scored on an infield error.
After a single, Chitnis recovered to induce a popup to end the game.
In pitching five innings, Chtnis recorded seven strikeouts.

McKinley Johnson had five strikeouts for East Coweta.

Earlier in the day, all of the runs came in the first inning but it was enough for the East Coweta Lady Indians who improved to 3-0 with a 13-2 win over the Madras Lady Eagles.
The Lady Eagles took the lead in the top of the first inning as Journey Jackson and Gracie Lowe had RBI groundouts.
In the bottom of the inning, the Lady Indians tied the game at 2-2 on a two-run double by Payton Roberson who scored the lead run on a sacrifice by Brooklyn Fisher.
Among the other highlights of the inning were an RBI single by Baylor Mikell and a two-run double by Kylee Cooper.
The rest of the game was pitching as EC starter McKinley Johnson retired nine of ten batters and recorded five strikeouts.

Roberson, Mikell record hat trick in hits to lead ECM to win.

Three was the magic number for Payton Roberson and Baylor Mikell on Thursday as the East Coweta Lady Indians faced the Arnall Lady Knights in a middle softball game at Whitlock Park.

Both had three hits, while Roberson scored three runs and drove home three runs and Mikell scored once and had two RBIs in a 16-0 win over the Lady Knights.

The game improved their record to 2--0 with a game scheduled for Friday at 6:00 against Madras.

The Lady Indians scored early as Roberson and Baylor Mikell reached on singles before scoring on a single by Brooklyn Fisher.

A single by Addie Joiner followed and a sacrifice by Hannah Monnin resulted in two runs coming home.

After two outs, Cam Cassie reached on an infield single and McKenley Johnson walked before Roberson batted for the second time in the top of the first and scorched a triple that resulted in the aforementioned to with Mikell closing out the scoring with an RBI single.

The beneficiary of the run support was starter McKenna Holmes who walked the first Lady Knight but was able to get a double play and a strikeout in the bottom of the frame.

East Coweta threatened to add to the lead with two outs in the top of the second inning as Kylie Cooper reached on an infield error and Holmes and Johnson were hit by consecutive pitches but Johnson was caught off base and was picked off.

Meanwhile, Holmes was pitching solidly in the circle and receiving solid defense behind her including a line drive caught by Mikell at shortstop who threw to second for a double play.

AFter EC was held scoreless in the top of the third inning, Holmes did the same to Arnall as she allowed a single to Mackenly Greene before retiring the next three on strikeouts.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the fourth inning with an eight-run frame that was highlighted by a two-run single by Holmes and RBI singles by Roberson and Mikell.

In the bottom of the frame, the Lady Knights had the bases loaded but Holmes was able to end the game by recording her sixth strikeout.

  

   

Streak at 37 for EC JV after tight wins over Northgate, Ola

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Who are these masked girls? Several East Coweta Lady Indians look on
during Saturday's Georgia Dugout Tournament games.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians had to work hard Saturday in order to increase their unbeaten streak to 37 as they competed in the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament's junior varsity event.
In game one, a single by Jenna Helmly led to the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning as they came from behind to defeat the Northgate Lady Vikings 4-3 while Madison Duffle tossed a four-hitter as the Lady Indians defeated the Ola Lady Mustangs 2-0.

Shallyn Olszowy had the game-tying single
in the 4-3 win over Northgate.

Mallory Lumpkins led off with a double and with two outs, Ansley Teteak was hit by a pitch and Shallyn Olszowy followed with a single that scored Lumpkins.
Helmly came to the plate and on the first pitch she received from pitcher Jackie Burns lined a single that brought Teteak home with the winning run as time expired.
The Lady Vikings took the lead in the top of the first as Indians (4-0) as Kaylee Landreau single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Addie Mease before scoring when a single by Burns was misplayed in the outfield.
The Lady Indians got on the bosrd in the bottom of the third inning as Madison Duffle reached on a leadoff double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Lumpkins and scored on a dropped sacrifice fly hit by Karlie Guiterrez who came home when Teteak grounded out.
Northgate tied the game in the top of the fourth inning when Harmony Jackson reached on a walk and scored when a single by Makenna Cole was mishandled.
The Lady Vikings took the lead in the top of the fifth inning as Mease reached on a two out walk and scored on a double by Jena Sechrest.
Rylee Gordy tossed a solid five innings allowing four hits and three runs while Burns pitched well in a tough loss allowing seven hits in the game.

Ansley Teteak makes a play at shortstop in the East Coweta game
against Ola as Madisyn Weathers and Madison Duffle look on.

Duffle led the way offensively for East Coweta with two doubles and a run scored Sechrest reached twice and scored a run for Northgate.
In the Ola game, EC took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Duffle aided her own cause by reaching first on a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Lumpkins before scoring on a single by Guiterrez.
Ola miscues led to the second run as Guiterrez moved to second on a wild pitch and two errors allowed her to come home with the game's only other tally.
Meanwhile, Duffle gave the Lady Indians five solid innings in the circle allowing four hits while getting solid defense behind her.
Guiterrez, who has shown a knack for getting hit by a pitch and recording a hit in the same game, had each in the contest while Duffle walked twice while Olszowy, Maggie Stubbs and Teteak each had a hit.
The Lady Indians will play again on Wednesday the 26th when they travel to North Paulding for a doubleheader against the Wolfpack in a doubleheader.

Guiterrez, Lumpkins lead ECJV to win, extend streak to 35

Karlie Guiterrez surveys the field in a recent game.
In Friday's game, she was hit by a pitch and had a
two-run home run. Photo by Paula Stubbs.

SHARPSBURG-In her career at East Cowets, catcher Karlie Guiterrez either has hit the ball or has been hit by the yellow sphere and Friday was no different.
Guiterrez was hit by a pitch and hit a two run home run as the Lady Indians defeated the Whitewater Lady Wildcats 8-0 in the Georgia Dugout Club junior varsity tournament.
The victory which took five innings, extended the Lady Indians unbeaten string to 35 games.
After winning pitcher Maggie Stubbs retired the sidee in order in the top of the first inning, her teammates scored three times to give her a lead that she never surrendered.
With one out, Mallory Lumpkins singled and reached third on a throwing error while in this at bat Guiterrez was hit by a pitch on an 0-2 count.
Lumpkins was 2-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored, an RBI and a stellar catch.

Mallory Lumpkins had two hits, scored twice
and had a great catch in Friday's win.
Photo by Paula Stubbs.

A sacrifice fly to left field by Madisyn Weathers scored Lumpkins while courtesy runner Elizabeth Austin scored on a two out single by Ansley Teteak who scored the final run of the frame on a triple by Shallyn Olszowy.
Teteak went 2-for-2 with a walk, and RBI and a runs scored.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead with another three spot as Riley Ratzlaff singled and scored on a double by Jenna Helmly.
Helmly scored on a single by Madison Duffle who doubled and scored on a single by Lumpkins.

Maggie Stubbs allowed four hits in the
in the win over Whitewater.
Photo by Nicolas Stubbs.

The bottom of the fourth inning saw the Lady Indians add to the cushion as Lumpkins reached on a walk and instead of getting hit, Guiterrez had a hit as she lined a shot over the left field fence for a two-run home run.
The advantage was enough for Stubbs who allowed four hits through five innings and received stellar defense behind her including a diving catch by Lumpkins in the top of the fifth inning.
OLA 7, Whitewater 7. The Lady Wildcats came back from a 7-0 deficit in the bottom of the fourth inning to gain a 7-7 tie with the Ola Lady Mustangs.
The Lady Mistangs scored three runs in the top of the second inning to take the lead, added three more in the top of the third inning and a single run in the fourth.
Jaylen Hope pitched the first three frames for Ola allowing no hits.
OLA 1. NORTHGATE 0, The Lady Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an RBI single by Emily Carter for the only tally of the game.
Hope worked five solid innings for Ola allowing one hit. Savannah Dickman also pitched well in four innings for Northgate allowing three hits with four strikeouts.
The tournament will resume Saturday as follows:
10:00 Whitewater vs Westfield
11:30 Westfield  vs Northgate
1:00 East Coweta vs Northgate
2:30 East Coweta vs Ola.

Lady Indians JV defeats Northgate, extends unbeaten streak while rain washes out varsity

Story by Stuart Crosby

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Madison Duffle was 2-for-2 at the
plate, scored twice and had two RBIs.

Madison Duffle was perfect in two plate appearances Wednesday afternoon as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the host Northgate Lady Vikings 5-2 in a junior varsity softball contest.
The game was the opener for the Lady Indians who are scheduled to host the junior varsity version of the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament Friday afternoon.
The win also extended the Lady Indians' unbeaten streak to 34 games after a loss to the Lady Vikings in 2017.
Duffle opened the game with an infield single and stole second with Karlie Guiterrez at the plate and after the latter reached on a walk, the two stole a base and would score on a single by Madisyn Weathers.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the second inning as Samantha Whitehall reached on a walk and stole second before advancing to third on a single by Maggie Stubbs.

Maggie Stubbs rounds third in the
top of the second inning.

Both came home when Duffle lined a triple to left field and the final run came as Ansley Teteak followed with a single.
Ansley Joiner was effective in the first two innings of the game for EC but Northgate mounted a comeback in the bottom of the third inning as Chelbi McElwaney and Abby Kinsey led off with walks.
Addie Mease was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Jena Sechrest who would reach on an error that allowed McElwaney to come home and after a fielders choice, Harmony singled to score Mease which led to the final margin.
The game ended after a one hour time limit.
Weather permitting, the Lady Indians are scheduled to travel to Fayetteville to face Whitewater on Thursday before the tournament on Friday.
NOTE: The two schools' varsity teams were able to get their game started before the inclement weather came through the area and ended the contest after three innings.

Ansley Joiner looks in for a sign
during the East Coweta JV game at Northgate.

The game will be played at a later date.
The Lady Indians scored a run in the top of the first inning as Kenadie Cooper reached on a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Bailee Echols.
In the top of the third inning, EC added to the lead as Ashleigh Griffin scored on a one out triple by Katie Taylor.
Jaliyah Homes was the benefactor of the lead and appeared to have a solid outing with five strikeouts before the weather made the game unplayable with one out in the bottom of third inning when Gwen Holbrook was at the plate.
The Lady Indians will take a 3-0 record to Hillgrove Friday afternoon when they will face the Lady Hawks and the Walnut Grove while the Lady Vikings (2-1) are scheduled to play again Thursday when they are scheduled to play at Newnan High School against the Lady Cougars.

EC wins twice in GDC Tournament loses three to the weather

 SHARPSBURG-The weekend was far from dull as the East Coweta Lady Indians as they opened their 2020 softball by hosting the Georgia Dugout Club Tournament.
On Friday, the Lady Indians were enjoying an 8-3 lead over the Lamar County Trojans as the top of the fourth inning began when lightning became an uninvited guest and after two hours the game was called.
The weather also postponed games between Lamar County and Westfield with the latter also scheduled to face EC.
Saturday morning came and the result was good for the Lady Indians as Jaliyah Holmes and Hannah Stubbs combined on a one-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the North Paulding Wolfpack while Kaliyah Matthews RBI double in the bottom of the fourth led EC to a 4-2 win over the Tattnall Square Trojans.
In the opening game of the day, the Lady Indians took the early lead as Kenadie Cooper singled and advanced around the bases after a double by Kylie Ferguson and a walk to Ashleigh Griffin.
Katie Taylor hit a sacrifice fly that was dropped as Cooper to score while Ferguson came home on a sacrifice fly hit by Kip Heggood.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Emma Elrod, who was denied her first varsity home run on Friday, got credit for a solo shot over the left field fence on Saturday.
Cooper followed with a single and moved to second on a stolen base by scoring in front of a home run by Ashleigh Griffin.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Elrod led off with a bunt single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cooper and came home on a double by Ferguson who scored the final run on a two out single by Bailee Echols.
The 7-0 advantage was more than enough for Holmes who retired the first seven batter before an infield hit in the third inning.
Holmes pitched around it as she retired the next four batters before yielding to Stubbs who also recorded a perfect fifth.
In four innings of work, Holmes recorded 10 strikeouts.
Cooper, Ferguson, Matthews and Elrod each had two hits.
In the second game involving the Lady Indians, EC took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Cooper singled and advanced to to second on a groundout before scoring on a double by Griffin who came home on a single by Echols.
Tattnall Square tied the game in the top of the fourth inning but EC regained the lead as Heggood reached on a two out double by Matthews.
Cooper scored the final run of the game as an infield error allowed her to scpore from second.
Ferguson started the game by going four innings allowing six hits in four innings before turning the game over to Holmes who retired six of seven batters including four strikeouts. 
A third game for EC was scheduled as Stratford Academy was scheduled to play but after 45 minutes it was determined to call the game after conditions were reported to be getting worse.