Newnan freshmen win game with winning run in the seventhj

Tony Coe pitched the first three and one-third innings
Monday for EC in the 5-4 loss to Newnan

 A throwing error on a sacrifice bunt brought home the winning run with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Newnan Cougars a 5-4 win over the East Coweta Indians in a junior varsity baseball played Monday at Joe Pope Field.  

The game was scoreless entering the frame when Welsh opened by reaching on a walk while a throwing error allowed him to advance to second.

Another sacrifice bunt followed that was fielded by pitcher CJ Rivera who pulled first baseman Conor Goltermann off the base allowing Welsh to score.

The game started in favor of the Indians as Kris Colton led off by getting hit by a pitch and advancing to second after a one-out walk to starting pitcher Tony Coe.

Goltermann followed with a single to center field that scored Colton and advanced Coe to third base and a throw home allowed Goltermann to take second..

Coe would come home with the second run of the game as he came home from third on a wild pitch while Goltermann took third on the play.

Goltermann scored the final run of the frame when Rivera grounded out to shortstop.

The Cougars came back in the bottom of the first inning as Gilmore reached on a one out single to right field and eventually scored on a two-out single by Scott.

A two-out double in the bottom of the second inning by Wooten scored Welsh and a courtesy runner to tie the game at 3-3.

Newnan took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Kilby scored on a fielders choice that saw the runner behind him get tagged out at the plate.

However, that 4-3 lead went quickly as EC scored the tying run in the top of the fifth inning as Reece Davis scored on a two-out single by Dylan Nemeth who had relieved Coe in the bottom of the fourth inning on the mound.

In three and one-third innings, Coe allowed six hits and recorded three strikeouts while Nemeth held the Cougars hitless and recording a strikeout.

Rivera took over in the bottom of the sixth inning allowing a hit and recording a pair of strikeouts.

Cannon tossed three inning for Newnan allowing three hits before yielding in the fourth inning.