Streak reaches 50 as ECJV defeats Troup

Madison Duffel went 2-for-3 at the plate
with two runs scored and three steals in the
5-0 win over Troup. File photo by Paula Stubbs.

SHARPSBURG-Ansley Joiner and Rylee Gordy combined on a three-hitter Tuesday night as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Troup Lady Tigers 5-0 in a junior varsity victory that extended their unbeaten streak to 50 games.
The Lady Indians improved to 16-0-1 with the win and will face the Heard County Lady Braves Wednesday afternoon at 4:30.
Madison Duffel put the Lady Indians on the board in the bottom of the first inning with a single and two stolen bases before scoring on a sacrifice fly to center field by Karlie Guiterrez.
Jenna Helmly gave EC a 2-0 lead as she reached on an infield error and stole two bases before coming home when Riley Ratzlaff grounded out to first.
The Lady Indians were not finished adding to the lead as they scored twice in the bottom of the third inning as Duffel singled, stole second and scored on a double by Guiterrez and Helmly followed with a single that scored courtesy runner Elizabeth Austin.
The final run of the game came in the bottom of the fourth inning as Ansley Teteak led off with a walk and came home on a two out single by Duffel who had a 2-for-3 afternoon with three stolen bases, two runs scored and an RBI.
In the pitching circle, Joiner gave EC four solid innings as she surrendered two hits and was able to escape a pair of jams as the Lady Tigers had runners in scoring position with less than two outs.
Gordy took over in the top of the fifth inning and allowed a single while getting a pair of ground outs.
    
EC defeats Troup on Senior Night

Cooper among offensive leaders in EC win on Senior Night

SHARPSBURG-Kenadie Cooper was one of several seniors to shine on Senior Night as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Troup Lady Tigers 11-0 in a varsity matchup Tuesday evening.
The Indians improve to 17-1 on the season with games against Heard County Wednesday and Starr's Mill on Thursday.
Cooper played the role of leadoff hitter to a tee as she led off the bottom of the first inning with a double and scored on a single by starting pitcher and fellow senior Kylie Ferguson.
The beginning of a senior onslaught continued as Olivia Cook reached base on a fielder's choice and came home on a single by Katie Taylor.
After being held scoreless in the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as they scored five runs to claim an 8-0 lead,
Cooper reached on an infield error and made it to second on the play before advancing to third on a passed ball and raced home on a wild pitch.
Ferguson and Griffin followed by reaching on walks and Cook lined a single that scored Ferguson and Taylor, another senior honored prior to the game, followed with a two run double and the final run of the frame on an infield error.
Scoring continued to be the theme for EC as they added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Cooper raced around the bases for a triple and scored on a double by Ferguson who came home on an RBI by Cook.
Emma Elrod came home on a two out single by Kaliyah Matthews and Macie Wiggins would bring her home with the final run of the game with a single.
Besides Cooper, Ferguson had two hits as did Cook and Taylor. Cooper scored three runs while Elrod scored twice.
Ferguson was effective on the pitching rubber holding the Lady Tigers hitless with four strikeouts while fellow senior Mollie Peacock handled the final two frames without allowing a run. 

JV runs streak to 50 games
 
  Streak hits 50 for JV

ECM takes middle school softball title

The East Coweta Indians display their trophies after winning
the Coweta County Middle School title. Photo by Marie Roberson

The East Coweta Indians scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning to defeat the Madras Eagles 6-3 and claim the Coweta County Middle School championship Saturday at Whitlock Park.

The Indians, who went 8-0 during the regular season, defeated Arnall 15-6 and Lee 15-0 earlier in the day to advance to the final while the Eagles defeated Arnall 8-2 and Newnan 8-0 on their route.

Payton Roberson allowed four hits and 
recorded five strikeouts against Madras.
Photo by Marie Roberson.

In the championship game, the Eagles scored first as Journey Jackson singled and advanced around the bases before coming home when Kaylee Woodring grounded out to first.

The Indians tied the game in the bottom of the frame as Payton Roberson came home on a two out single by Kylee Cooper.

Madras reclaimed the lead in the top of the second inning as Madilyn Breaux reached on an infield error and eventually came home when McKayla Carley grounded out to short stop Baylor Mikell.

East Coweta tied the game again in the bottom of the inning as Brooklyn Fisher singled and eventually scored on an RBI single by McKinley Johnson.

The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Mikell was hit by a pitch, Roberson walked and after a sacrifice bunt by Addi Joiner, Cooper was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Brooklyn Fisher followed with as single that scored Mikell and courtesy runner Maddie Linden to give EC a 4-2 lead while an error in the outfield allowed Cooper and Fisher to come home and close the scoring.

Madras tried to rally in the top of the fourth inning as Gracie Lowe scored on a one out single by Breaux, but they were stopped after a pair of strikeouts.

On the pitching front, Roberson allowed four hits and recorded five strikeouts while her opponent in the circle was effective as Tyla Davidson allowed four hits with a strikeout that culminated a day in which she pitched in four games.

Two seemed to be the number for the Indians as Fisher went 2-for-2 at the plate with two runs scored and two RBIs while several teammates reached base twice.

The day did not start well for the Indians as they spotted the Arnall Knights six runs in the top of the first inning of the opening game.

Gaby Gopie led off the game with a single while errors allowed Sydney Stubbs and Catoline Stitz to reach base and Gopie to score.

After Hailee Vance reached base, Aralyn Scarbrough had a one out, two run single to give Arnall a 3-0 while a walk ro Makenzly Greene was followed by a bases clearing double by Hayden Chaffin. 

The Indians came back in the bottom of the inning with five runs that cut the margin to one.

Hanna Monnin reached on an infield error while Roberson and Joiner had consecutive one out singles that loaded the bases.

A walk to McKenna Holmes scored Monnin while a two-run single by Cooper and a two-run triple by Fisher accounted for the other runs.

In the bottom of the second inning, the first two Indians were retired before Roberson tripled and scored on an outfield error to tie the game at 6-6.   

Joiner singled and Holmes walked before Cooper struck with an RBI single that gave the Indians the lead.

An error as well as RBIs by Monnin and Joiner culminated a 10-run frame for the Indians.

Roberson pitched two innings of relief that held the Knights with four strikeouts.

Tyla Davison of Madras slides into second base during the Eagles
game against the Arnall Knights. Davison pitched all of the games
for Madras on Saturday. Photo by Paula Stubbs

As for the Eagles path to the final game,  it began with Davison allowing three hits to the Cougars in the 8-0 win.

Kelly Nalin opened the game by reaching on an error and scoring a run as Woodring grounded out.

In the second inning, Breaux led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a triple by Katelyn Pataluna who came home on a two out triple by Carley.

The Eagles added a run i\n the top of the third as Macie Smith walked and scored on a force play and in the top of the fifth inning added four more runs as Woodring added to her RBI total with a two run single.

in her stint in the circle, Davison recorded eight strikeouts.

In the win over Arnall, Madras scored a run in the first while a triple and RBIs by Jackson and Woodring were part of a four run second inning.

A two-run single by Woodring was part of a three-run third.

Arnall scored a run in the first as Stubbs scored on a single by Vance and added another in the second as Aralyn Scarbrough scored on a wild pitch.

Davison allowed three hits and recorded four strikeouts in the game.   

 

ECJV defeats Northgate, extends string to 49 games

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Northgate's Harmony Jackson makes a tag at the plate on EC's Jenna Helmly
in the bottom of the first inning.

SHARPSBURG-Shallyn Olszowy and Karlie Guiterrez each had two hits and scored a run Monday as the East Coweta Lady Indians extended their unbeaten streak to 49 games after a 9-1 victory over the Northgate Lady Vikings in junior varsity softball.
The Lady Indians will look to reach the 50 game mark Wednesday when they host Whitewater at 5:00.
After pitcher Madisyn Weathers retired the side in order in the top of the first inning, the Lady Indians struck for seven runs in the bottom of the frame to take control.
Madison Duffel opened by reaching on a walk and stole second and scored on a single by Mallory Lumpkins who came home on a double by Guiterrez.
After a groundout moved Guiterrez to third, Jenna Helmly followed with a run scoring double but was tagged out at the plate when Olszowy reached on a double and took third on the play.
After Ansley Teteak walked, Samantha Whitehall delivered the biggest blow of the game when she drilled a 1-0 offering over the left field fence for a three-run home run and a 6-0 lead.
Riley Ratzlaff reached on a single and scored the seventh and final run of the frame and scored on an infield error.

Madisyn Weathers allowed one hit
in five innings on the pitching rubber.

The Lady Vikings averted a shutout in the top of the second inning when Jackie Burns drilled a 3-0 pitch to center field for a solo home run.
The Lady Indians scored a run in the bottom of the third inning when Duffel reached on an infield error and scored on a two out double by Weathers.
The game to an end in the bottom of the fifth inning when Carlie McElroy reached on two out single and scored on a double by Guiterrez.
Burns' home run was the only hit surrendered by Weathers in five solid innings in the circle who recorded three strikeouts in her season debut and received strong defense from her teammates.
In the varsity game, Jaliyah Holmes of EC won a pitchers duel over Madison Lumpp of Northgate as home runs by Kaliyah Matthews and Kylie Ferguson gave her a 2-0 win.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth inning when Matthews drilled an 0-1 offering for her solo shot while Ferguson struck in the bottom of the sixth inning when she hit one over the right field fence.
In seven innings, Holmes faced one over the minimum as she recorded another no-hitter and recorded 14 strikeouts.
Offensively, Ferguson had two hits for the Lady Indians.
In defeat, Lumpp allowed four hits, walked three and recorded four strikeouts.

"Stormy" Weather(s) hits ECJV to win over Newnan

Madisyn Weathers shows emotion after
her run scoring double in the first inning.
Photos by Paula Stubbs.

SHARPSBURG-Stormy weathers has plagued the East Coweta softball program this season forcing cancellations throughout the schedules.

Thursday night, stormy weather came in the form of Madisyn Weathers as she reached three runs and had five RBIs to lead the Lady Indians junior varsity squad to a 15-0 win over the Newnan Lady Cougars and extended the unbeaten streak to 48 games.
East Coweta defeated Troup 14-4 on Wednesday to help extend the streak.

The Lady Indians took the lead early as Madison Duffel led off the bottom of the first inning with a walk and a stolen base before scoring on a single by Mallory Lumpkins.

Karlie Guiterrez followed with a single and Weathers drilled a double that scored Lumpkins and courtesy runner Elizabeth Austin before scoring on a groundout by Jenna Helmly.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians batted around as 14 batters went to the plate and eight scored.

For the second time in a week, Rylee
Gordy tossed a complete game for the
Lady Indians.

With one out, Maggie Stubbs singled and stole second before reaching third on a wild pitch while Duffel walked and stole second before Lumpkins was hit by a pitch and Guiterrez doubled to score Stubbs and Duffel.

Weathers hit a flyball to left field which allowed Lumpkins and Austin to score and came home on another Newnan error.

A two run single by Shallyn Olszowy allowed Weathers and Helmly to score aand after Ansley Teteak singled, Stubbs had an RBI single and Duffel had an RBI on a fielder's choice.

Benefiting from the 12-0 cushion was Rylee Gordy who sailed through the Newnan lineup allowing only a third inning single to Addison Smith while walking one batter, hitting another and recording five strikeouts.

Through no fault of her, Gordy would only pitch three innings as the Lady Indians won on the mercy rule in the bottom of the third inning.

Guiterrez doubled and Weathers followed by drilling a 1-0 offering over the fence for a two run home run and with one out Olszowy reached on an infield error then scored the final run on a single by Teteak.

Guiterrez had two hits as did Teteak and Stubbs in the contest.

The Lady Indians will look to extend the streak Monday at home against a Northgate squad they have defeated twice in close contests.

   

  

Tie, win extend streak to 46 games

Story by Stuart Crosby Photos by Paula Stubbs

Karlie Guiterrez gets an congratulatory fist from ECJV head coach
Kyle Bowman after her second home run in game one.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians junior varsity squad had a tough road Tuesday night in their doubleheader with the Alexander Lady Cougars in their attempt to add to their unbeaten streak.
In game one, the Lady Indians scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to gain an 8-8 tie while Karlie Guiterrez and Madisyn Weathers had three hits apiece to lead EC to an 8-4 victory.
The win and tie moved the Lady Indians' record to 12-0-1 for the season and extended the unbeaten streak to 46 games.
In the opener, the Lady Indians took a quick lead as Madison Duffel singled and with one out in the bottom of the first inning Guiterrez drilled a 3-2 offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run.
Weathers followed by reaching on a walk and with two outs came home on an infield error.

Jenna Helmly is shown sliding into second base after one of
her hits in the doubleheader.

The Lady Cougars came back in the top of second inning with five runs to take a 5-3 lead but the Lady Indians cut into the deficit in the bottom of the third inning as Jenna Helmly singled on a one out single by Shallyn Olszowy.
East Coweta tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning as Guiterrez drilled her second home run of the game but Alexander reclaimed the lead with three runs in the top of the sixth inning.
The Lady Indians refused to see the streak end in the bottom of the inning as Olszowy singled, Samantha Whitehall walked and after Duffel singled, Teteak reached on a fielder's choice that scored Olszowy and the scoere was 8-6.
Guiterrez reached on a walk and after Weathers hit a line drive to short stop, Helmly flicked a single into right field that scored Maggie Stubbs and Teteak.
The game ended after a 90 minute time limit.
Duffel, who pitched the first two innings of the game had two hits as did Helmly and Olszowy.
The nightcap started in Alexander's favor as they scored two runs on the top of the first inning, but the Lady Indians rallied in the bottom of the frame as an error allowed Mallory Lumpkins to score and a single by Helmly brought Guiterrez to come home with the tying run.

Mallory Lumpkins contributed on offense and defense with
plays like this catch in center field.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians took the lead as Carlie McElroy singled and stole two bases before scoring on a single to right field by Lumpkins who came home on a single to center field by Weathers.
A solo home run in the top of the third inning cut the EC lead to 4-3 but the Lady Indians responded with a pair in the bottom of the fourth inning as Duffel singled and stole second before Lumpkins followed suit with a single that advanced Duffel to third and the duo had a double steal that resulted in a run.
Singles by Guiterrez and Weathers followed that allowed Lumpkins to score and give the Lady Indians a 6-3 lead.
The Lady Cougars scored a run in the top of the fifth inning to cut the margin to 6-4 but the Lady Indians responded in the bottom of the frame as Teteak and McElroy singled and scored on a two out single by Guiterrez.
McElroy, Lumpkins and Duffel each had two hits in the game.
Benefiting from the run support was Rylee Gordy who pitched a courageous game and received solid defensive support including an over the shoulder catch by Lumpkins in center field in the top of the fourth inning.
Next for the Lady Indians will be a visit to Troup County to face the Lady Tigers Wednesday evening.

Miller leads Lee to win over Madras

Kate Miller reached base three times and scored each time Friday as the Lee Timberwolves defeated the Madras Eagles 9-2 in a middle school softball contest played at Whitlock Park.
Miller opened the game by reaching first after being hit by a pitch, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error before scoring on a wild pitch.
Lee starting pitcher Savannah Chitnus reached on a one out walk and also scored on a wild pitch while Natalee Echols reached on an outfield error.
Savannah Crosby followed with a double that scored Macie Anderson and Echols to give the Timberwolves a 4-0 after one inning as Chitnus held the Eagles scoreless in the bottom of the frame.
Lee would add to it's lead in the top of the second inning as Tameia McFarland reached on an error and Miller followed with a single before the duo scored on an error by Madras.
In the top of the fourth inning, the Timberwolves added to the lead with three more runs as Ava Bennett walked, Miller and Avery Batten had consecutive rwo-out singles before Chitnus reached on her second walk of the game.
The walk to Chitnus allowed Bennett to score while Anderson also had an RBI walk ans Avery Lucchesi was hit by a pitch to force home the final run.
The Eagles averted a shutout in the bottom of the fourth inning as Journey Jackson singled and scored when Addi Black reached on an error with the latter coming home on a two out single by McKayla Carley.
The game ended under the time limit after Chitnus induced an infield popfly en route to a two hit, seven strikeout performance.    

ECJV start slow, finish strong in win over LaGrange

Karlie Guiterrez shows her approval
after her two-run double ended the 14-2
win over LaGrange.
Photo by Paula Stubbs

SHARPSBURG-For an inning and one-half, the unbeaten streak of the East Coweta Lady Indians junior varsity squad was endanger Wednesday afternoon in a contest against the LaGrange Lady Grangers.
The fear ended in the bottom of the second inning as the streak increased to 44 after a 14-2 win to go 11-0 for the season.
The Lady Indians spotted the Lady Grangers a pair of runs in the top of the first inning but scored a run in the bottom of the frame when Madison Duffel scored as Jenna Helmly grounded out.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Lady Indians were able to take a lead they would not relinquish as Riley Ratzlaff singled and stole a base before scoring on a single by starting pitcher Maggie Stubbs
Stubbs second and advanced on a wild pitch before coming home with the go ahead run on a two out single by Ansley Teteak.
Karlie Guiterrez was hit by a pitch and stole second before Madisyn Weathers had a two run single to give EC a 5-2 lead.
The Lady Indians added to their lead in the bottom of the third inning as they scored four runs in the frame.
Shallyn Olszowy singled and moved around the bases before scoring on a wild pitch before  Ratzlaff singled and moved around the bases before scoring on an RBI single by Stubbs,
Stubbs would come home on a wild pitch and Teteak reached on a two out walk then stole second before scoring on a single by Weathers.
After three innings in which she allowed one hit and recorded three strikeouts, Stubbs was replaced on the pitching rubber by Ansley Joiner who made quick work of LaGrange with a pair of strikeouts.
The Lady Indians opened the bench in the bottom of the fourth inning as the straight pinch hitters were part of a four run frame that ended the contest.
Mackenzie Beasley led off with a walk and eventually scored on a wild pitch while four more batters walked to force home a run before Guiterrez lined a two run double to finish the contest.
The Lady Indians will play a doubleheader at home against Alexander on Tuesday September 8.