Play at the plate seals EC Freshmen win

Maddox Bridges is shown pitching to an Ola batter
in the first inning of Monday's game. Maddox pitched
three and two-third innings of the 9-8 win.

 SHARPSBURG-A throw from center fielder Tyler Coe to catcher Cale Fenimore ended a close game as the East Coweta Indians defeated the Ola Mustangs 9-8 in a freshmen baseball game played Monday.
 With on base, EC pitcher Avery Butts pitched a offering to Ola hitter who single to center field where Coe picked up the ball and threw a strike to Fenimore who applied the tag that ended the game.

Butts recorded the save after two innings of relief in which he allowed three hits. 

The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as Nate Norman scored on an error in the outfield with one out in the frame.

However, the Indians came back in the bottom of the first after several players were hit by pitches which led to a pair of runs.

With one out, Hand singled and Tyler Coe reached on a double to put runners in scoring position.

After Conor Goltermann hit a line drive to first, the "hit parade" started as CJ Rivera, Fenimore and Carson Kish were hit by pitches that forced home the two runs.

In the bottom of the second inning, EC added to the lead as they scored four times Coe and Rivera were hit by pitches that forced home runs while a walk to Fenimore and Kish was hit again to force home the other two scores.

The Mustangs were responsible for a combined nine EC batters that were hit by pitches.

Ola narrowed the margin to 6-3 in the top of the third inning with a pair of runs and threatened to add more as they loaded the bases with one out but starting pitcher Maddox Bridges was able to get out of trouble after inducing a foul pop to Goltermann at first and recording a strikeout.

The Mustangs tied the game at 6-6 as they took advantage of an infield error and three hits that led to the end of the game for Bridges who was relieved by Dylan Nemeth who ended the frame by inducing a flyball to right field.

The Indians regained the lead in the bottom of the inning as a walk to Cub Beasley scored a run while Butts had a two-run single that scored two-run single to center field.

Ola scored two unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning against Nemeth who would become the winning pitcher and record two strikeouts in an inning and one-third.

NEXT GAME

Northgate at East Coweta 

Thursday afternoon 

Freshmen 4:30

JV 6:30