Martin lead four players in double figures to lead EC to win

Carby Martin led the East Coweta scoring attack with
23 points in the 73-65 win. Photo by Stuart Crosby

SHARPSBURG-Carby Martin scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures Thursday night as the East Coweta Indians to a 73-65 win over the Mundys Mill Tigers.

The win at the John Thrower Gymnasium improved the EC record to 2-0 as they travel to Fayetteville Friday night to face the Fayette County Tigers.

The win gave EC a split for the evening as a late second shot in the girls' game gave Mundy's Mill a 41-38 win.

The Lady Indians led 12-9 at the end of the first but were outscored 10-7 in the second to send the two teams to the locker room tied at 19-19. 

In the third period, the Lady Indians were outscored 11-9 and trailed 30-28 going into the final period.

The Lady Indians rallied in the beginning pf the fourth and had a 38-34 lead at one point before the Lady Tigers finished the game with a 9-3 finish.

Kierra Lugo led EC with 17 points and Ariana Simmons scored 14 for the Lady Indians who fell to 0-2 in the first week of the season. 

Qwez WIlliams prepares to shoot a free throw in
Thursday's game. Williams scored 13 points
and blocked several shots. Photo By Stuart Crosby

In the boys' game, the Tigers took an early 6-3 lead when the Indians came back with an 11-5 finish to the first period and took a 14-11 lead at the buzzer.

The Inidans added to the lead in the second period with a 15-7 session to take a 29-18 at halftime.

In the third period, the Indians maintained the lead with a 27-20 session and led 56-38 going into the final eight minutes.

The Tigers rallied in the fourth period with a 19-4 run to cut the Indians' lead to 60-57 but a 13-8 surge over the final minutes to seal the win. 

Qwez Williams followed Martin in the EC scoring with 13 points while Isaiah Simmons and Harper Rife each registered 11 points.

EC overcomes deficit, defeats Brookwood

Photos by Paula Stubbs 

Addie Joiner had an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning of the 4-3 win.

COLUMBUS-The East Coweta Lady Indians overcame a 2-0 deficit Thursday to defeat the Brookwood Lady Broncos 4-3 in a winners bracket game of the 7A Elite Eight Tournament at the South Commons Complex.

The win improved the Lady Indians' record as they advance to the next round to face the Buford Lady Wolves in a Friday rematch of the 2022 finalists at 5:00.

Buford advanced after a 12-4 win over Mill Creek in another winners bracket game.

Brookwood fell to 24-6-1 and will face either Lowndes or North Paulding who met in a losers bracket game on Thursday evening.

The Lady Broncos took the initial lead with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first inning but only recorded one hit in the remainder of the game against Jada Savage.

The Lady Indians began their comeback in the top of the third inning as Maggie Stubbs reached on a bunt single, stole second before coming home when Madison Duffel lined a double to left field.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians looked to take the lead as Mallory Lumpkins and Savage reached on consecutive one out singles.

Lumpkins was 2-for-4 in the game for the Lady Indians.

Riley Ratzlaff had a game tying double in the
top of the fourth inning.

A double by Riley Ratzlaff followed as Lumpkins came home while a sacrifice fly to left by Stubbs allowed courtesy runner Sophia Santiago to score from third base with the go ahead run.

Stubbs was 2-for-2 in the game and is 4-for-5 in the tournament with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the fifth inning as Duffel reached on a single and scored on a two out single to left field by Addie Joiner.

Duffel was 3-for-4 at the plate and in the the first two games of the tournament is 7-for-8 with four runs scored and three RBIs.

The run became important as the Lady Broncos scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a wild pitch but were unable to solve Savage as she retired eight of the last nine batters in the game.

Savage, who recorded her 400th varsity strikeout in the 8-0 win over North Gwinnett on Wednesday, ended the game by recording her 10th of the evening. 

NOTES: The victory over North Gwinnett on Wednesday marked the ninth time in 10 years that East Coweta has won at least 30 games.

In 2020, the Lady Indians were 27-3 when they won the state title.

Duffel, Savage lead EC to win over North Gwinnett

File Photos by Paula Stubbs

Madison Duffel had a 4-for-4 afternoon with two runs scored,
three RBIs and two stolen bases in the win over North Gwinnett.

COLUMBUS-Madison Duffel was 4-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored while Jada Savage tossed a three hitter Wednesday as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the North Gwinnett Bulldogs 8-0 in a 7A Elite Eight Tournament game,
The game played at South Commons Softball Complex was called with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning improved the Lady Indians' record to 30-3 while the Lady Bulldogs fell to 29-5.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Maggie Stubbs reached on a walk and advanced to second base on a sacrifice before Kate Miller reached on a bunt single and Duffel followed with a double to left.

Payton Roberson gave EC a 3-0 lead when she lined a single to center field that scored Duffel.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead after two outs as they took advantage of defensive miscues by the Lady Bulldogs.

Duffel reached on a single, stole second and moved to third on a throwing error by the catcher and scored after an infield error allowed her to score and Roberson to reach first.
Roberson reached second on a wild pitch and came home with the fifth run of the game for EC as Addie Joiner dropped a single into left field.

Meanwhile, Savage was making the lead hold for EC as she experience aminor situation in the top of the second inning with two runners on base and one out.

However, the sophomore ended the threat as quick as it began as she induced a flyball to right fielder Lizzy Austin before a swinging strikeout ended the frame.

Jada Savage allowed three hits and recorded
seven strikeouts in six innings. She was
also 2-for-3 at the plate.

In the six-inning outing, Savage recorded seven strikeouts while getting solid defense including a double play that was turned in the top of the sixth inning.

The game came to an end in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Lady Indians took advantage of  more defensive lapses to score three runs.

Duffel recorded her fourth hit as she reached on an infield single and Roberson followed by reaching on an infield error.

Both advanced a base after a groundout and both scored as Mallory Lumpkins and Savage each recorded a runs scoring single.

Riley Ratzlaff reached on an infield error and Stubbs ended the contest when she lined a pitch into right center field for a single.

Stubbs and Savage each recorded a  2-for-3 performance in the game and each reached on a walk.

The Lady Indians will face the Brookwood Broncos in a second round game Thursday at 3:00 while the Lady Bulldogs will face the North Cobb Warriors in a 7:00 game.

Brookwood (24-5-1) advanced after a 2-1 win over North Cobb (29-2) in a first round game that took eight innings.

 

   

Savage pitches and hits EC to the "ship

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Jada Savage shows her excitement after
her first inning RBI double.  

SHARPSBURG-Monday night, Jada Savage pitched a no hitter with 18 strikeouts and allowing three baserunners as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Parkview Lady Panthers 5-0.

The sophomore hurler took things a step further Tuesday with a perfect day at the plate and in the pitching circle with a 10-0 five inning win over the Lady Panthers in the final game of the 7A Super Regional softball tournament.

The win improved the EC record to 29-3 as they advanced to the 7A Elite Eight next week in Columbus for the 18th time in 19 years while Parkview finished their season at 16-12.

Savage opened the game with three strikeouts and in the bottom of the first inning gave the Lady Indians the only run needed when her double to left field scored Sophia Santiago.

The second inning was scoreless, but the Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Savage drilled a 3-0 offering over the left field fence to give her team a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians sent 12 batters to the plate with six runners scoring to put the game away.

Gaby Gopie prepares to make contact
in the game. Gopie had two hits.

With one out, Gaby Gopie scored on a line drive single to left by Madison Duffel and after Payton Roberson reached on a walk, Addie Joiner drilled a fly ball to left field for a two-run double.

Mallory Lumpkins followed with a two-run double of her own to give EC a 9-0 cushion and scored the final run of the game when Maggie Stubbs hit an opposite field single to left.

Meanwhile, Savage was like a surgeon as she carved through the Parkview lineup by retiring the first nine batters via the strikeout route with seven swinging strikeouts.

The streak ended in the top of the fourth inning as Gopie caught a line drive at first base and after a called third strike, Gopie made a putout that ended the frame.

In the top of the fifth inning, Savage recorded a pair of strikeouts while a flyball to Kate Miller in center field was sandwiched in between.

Savage finished with 12 strikeouts in the game.

On the offensive front for EC, Roberson reached base three times as did Joyner while Stubbs and Gopie reached twice each.

TOURNAMENT NOTES: The Lady Indians will open play in the 7A Elite Eight tournament next Wednesday against the North Gwinnett Lady Bulldogs.

North Gwinnett defeated Mountain View 9-1 in the elimination game.

The Lady Indians defeated the Lady Bulldogs in 2020 to win the title while the latter won in 2021.

The Northgate Lady Vikings won three games Tuesday to advance to their second straight 5A Elite Eight tournament.

Northgate (19-11) defeated Union Grove 14-7 and swept Greenbrier 6-5 and 5-3.

They will meet Eastside in the opening round next Wednesday.

The Newnan Lady Cougars will play Shiloh at home in an 11:00 6A tournament game on Wednesday while Trinity Christian (coached by former EC standout Katey Lynch Rutherford)will face Bainbridge in a 4A contest at West Laurens.

Savage dominates Parkview as EC advances to regional final

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Jada Savage prepares to deliver a pitch during her
no-hit,18 strikeout performance.

SHARPSBURG-The Parkview Lady Panthers were no match for Jada Savage Monday night as the East Coweta Lady Indians advanced to the final of the 7A Super Regional after a pair of wins.

Savage held the Lady Panthers hitless and recorded 18 strikeouts as the Lady Indians were 5-0 victors in the winners bracket game.

Combined with a 13-0 win over McEachern in the first round, EC improved to 28-3 on the season as they await the winner of an elimination game matchup between Parkview and Colquitt that will be played Tuesday at 2:00.

The game started as a scoreless battle as Savage was locked in a duel with Parkview ace Olivia Kotowski retired batters in dominating fashion.

However, Kotowski began to fade in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Lady Indians broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth.

Gopie led off by reaching on a single and advanced to second on a single by Miller before scoring on a double by Duffel.

Roberson followed with a two-run double and eventually the fourth and final run of the frame on a two-out single by Ratzlaff.

Ratzlaff was 2-for-3 at the plate in the game.

The Lady Indians added their final run in the bottom of the sixth inning as Stubbs led off with a walk and eventually scored on a two out double by Duffel.

Payton Roberson reached base seven
times in wins over McEachern and Parkview.

Roberson was 2-for 2 at the plate with two walks while Duffel was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.  

In the opening game, McEachern scored a single run in the top of the first inning but EC came back in the bottom of the frame with five runs to take a lead they never surrendered.
Madison Duffel walked and after three straight singles and a sacrifice fly by Savage the Lady Indians had a 2-0 lead.
Riley Ratzlaff followed with an RBI single and Gaby Gopie closed out the scoring in the frame with a two-out, two-run single.
In the bottom of the second inning, EC added to the lead as singles by Duffel, Payton Roberson, Addie Joiner and Mallory Lumpkins led to a run and another sacrifice fly by Savage accounted for another.

An RBI single by Maggie Stubbs, a sacrifice fly by Gopie and an RBI single by Kate Miller gave the Lady Indians a 10-0 cushion.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the third inning

Riley Ratzlaff drilled a two-run home run
in the win over McEachern.

as Savage had an RBI groundout and Ratzlaff followed with a two-run home run.

Stubbs was the benefactor of the run support as she allowed four hits and recorded three strikeouts in three innings before Camryn Horton took over in the fourth and recorded a pair of strikeouts.

Three seemed to be the number in the game as Roberson was 3-for-3 with three runs scored while Savage, Ratzlaff and Gopie each had three RBIs. 

TOURNAMENT NOTES: In games involving other Region 2-AAAAAAA, Carrollton's season ended at Lowndes after being defeated by Hillgrove 4-0 and 8-7 by Archer.

Westlake was defeated by North Paulding 13-0 while Campbell dropped an 8-5 contest to Harrison at Brookwood.   

Lady Indians' bats support Savage no-hitter as EC wins region title again

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Addie Joiner catches a popfly in the top of the fifth inning that ended
the Lady Indians' 8-0 win over the Carrollton Lady Indians.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians had their hitting shoes on Tuesday night as several players had two hits while Jada Savage faced one batter over the minimum in a 8-0 win over the Carrollton Trojans to claim the Region 2-7A tournament title.

The tournament win was the 14th consecutive for the Lady Indians who improved to 26-3 on the season and will face McEachern on Monday at noon and will face the winner of the game between Colquitt County or Parkview in a state regional tournament.

Carrollton, who fell to 17-13, will travel to Lowndes as part of that regional tournament and will open against Hillgrove.

The East Coweta Lady Indians pose with the
trophy after defeating Carrollton 8-0 in the final
of the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Madison Duffel and Payton Roberson reached on consecutive singles and scored on a two out double to right center field by Mallory Lumpkins.
Lumpkins scored on a single by Savage and Riley Ratzlaff followed with a single that scored courtesy runner Maggie Stubbs.

The Lady Indians received a power surge in the bottom of the third

Madisyn Weathers gets congratulated by
EC head coach Franklin Deloach after hitting her
13th home run of the season in the bottom
of the third inning\

inning to take  a 7-0 lead as Madisyn Weathers recorded her 13th home run of the season when hit a two run shot over the left field fence and Lumpkins followed with a solo home run.

Lumpkins was 2-for-3 at the plate and in two tournament games was 3-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs.

The final run of the game came in the bottom of the fifth inning when Roberson recorded her second hit of the contest with a single to right field and moving around the bases before coming home on a wild pitch.

The run was the second of the game for Roberson who 3-for-4 in two tournament games with a home run, five runs scored and three RBIs.

Meanwhile, Savage continued to own the Lady Trojans with eight strikeouts and two assists to go along with two singles and an RBI.

In two games this season against Carrollton, Savage has allowed one hit and two walks while recording 21 strikeouts.

Savage retired the Lady Trojans in quick fashion in the top of the fifth inning with a pair of strikeouts and inducing an infield pop to first to end the game.

STATE REGIONAL COMING UP: The state regional tournament will begin Monday with the following schedule:

Monday, October 16 

Game 1   12:00 East Coweta (26-3) v McEachern (9-12, 4th seed from Region 3)  

Game 2   2:00   Parkview (14-10, 3rd seed from Region 4) v Colquitt County (20-10, 2nd seed from Region 1)

Game 3   4:00   Loser of Game 1 v Loser of game 2

Game 4   6:00   Winner of game 1 v Winner of game 2

Tuesday, October 17 Game times

Game 5   2:00   Winner of game 3 v Loser of game 4

Game 6   4:00   Winner of game 4 v Winner of game 5

Game 6   6:00   If necessary game

Winner of the Sharpsburg regional will advance to the Elite Eight in Columbus and will open against the winner of the regional at North Gwinnett.

Participating in that regional are the host Bulldogs along with Mountain View, Walton and either South Forsyth or West Forsyth who will meet to determine the Region 6 final spot. 

 

Pair of blowouts allow EC to advance to tourney final

Photos by Paula Stubbs 

Mallory Lumpkins gets a welcoming committee after her two-run
home run in the bottom of the second inning against Campbell.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians scored in every inning Monday as they swept the Westlake Lions and Campbell Spartans to advance to the final of the Region 2-AAAAAAA Softball Tournament.

In game one, Madison Duffel, Maggie Stubbs, Addie Joiner and Addy Howell each had two hits and combined to score six runs and record five RBIs in a 12-0 win over the Lady Lions while the Lady Indians scored 16 runs in the second inning in a 20-2 win over the Lady Spartans.

The two wins improved the Lady Indians record to 25-3 as they await the winner of the matchup between Campbell and Carrollton that will be played at 4:00 on Tuesday.

The final game is scheduled for 6:00 with another game to follow should it become necessary.

All games can be heard online at streamcity.org .   

In the Westlake game, EC took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Madison Duffel singled and scored on a triple to right field by Stubbs who came home on a single to left by Joiner.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Howell doubled and McKenna Holmes reached on a single before an infield error allowed Howell to score.

Payton Roberson had a triple and a two-run
home run in the win over Campbell.

Singles by Jenna Helmly and Duffel brought Helmly home and an infield error allowed Helmly to score the final run of the inning.

In the bottom of the third inning, Rylee Gordy led off with a single, stole second and advanced to third on a groundout before coming home when Howell had an inside the park home run.

The Lady Indians added three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as the result of an RBI single by Joiner, an infield error and a sacrifice fly by Gordy.

Camryn Horton pitched three innings of the game allowing one hit while retiring eight of the 10 batters she faced via the strikeout.

Stubbs took over in the fourth and retired all six batters she faced with three strikeouts.

The Campbell game began in an inauspicious manner as the Lady Spartans scored twice in the top of the first but the Lady Indians came back in the bottom half to take the lead.

With one out, Payton Roberson lined a triple to right center field and after a pair of walks came home on a sacrifice fly by Mallory Lumpkins.

Jada Savage was intentionally walked and Riley Ratzlaff reached on a walk that scored Joiner and Gaby Gopie ended the scoring with a two-run double.

Gaby Gopie had three hits and four RBIs in
the win over Campbell/

The bottom of the second inning scoring barrage began with Duffel leading off by reaching on a walk and scoring when Roberson lined a pitch over the right center field fence for a two-run home run.

Joyner followed by reaching on a single and Madisyn Weathers reaching on an infield error that allowed courtesy runner Stubbs to score ahead of a two-run home run by Lumpkins.

Savage and Ratzlaff reached on walks and Gopie followed with a run scoring double.

With one out, Duffel and Roberson began the second run through the order in the frame by getting hit by pitches that forced home a run while a walk to Joyner forced home another run.

Weathers was hit by a pitch and Lumpkins followed by reaching on a walk that scored another run.

For the third time in the game, Savage reached on a walk that scored another run while RBI hits by Gopie, Kate Miller and Duffel concluded the 16-run frame.

Gopie was 3-for-3 with four RBIs in the game while Lumpkins had five RBIs and several girls scored three runs.

Savage pitched the first two innings and was relieved by Stubbs in the top of the third inning.

Roberson helps key offensive explosion in Lady Indians victory

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Payton Roberson gets a welcoming committee at home plate after her two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. Roberson had three hits in the game. 

SHARPSBURG-Payton Roberson proved to be a nemesis for the Pike County Lady Pirates Thursday night with a three hit, three RBI performance as the East Coweta Lady Indians came away with a 15-0 victory.

The three inning victory improved the Lady Indians' overall record to 23-3 as they prepare for the Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament next Monday.

The Lady Pirates threatened to take the early lead in the game as they had the the bases loaded with one out in the top of the first inning, but pitcher Maggie Stubbs stifled the rally by recording back-to-back strikeouts.

The Roberson hitting binge started in the first inning after Madison Duffel reached on a double when the former drilled a 2-2 offering over the right field fence for a two-run home run.

After Stubbs tossed a scoreless top of the second inning, the Lady Indians gave her more run support in the bottom of the frame as 17 batters went to the plate and scored 12 runs.

Jada Savage started the barrage when she lined a flyball over the right field fence for a solo home run that went almost 300 feet before landing.

Riley Ratzlaff followed with a single and an infield error allowed her to reach third and Gaby Gopie to reach base before Kate Miller had a run scoring bunt single.

Madison Duffel had two hits and
scored twice in the game.

Roberson struck again as her one out single scored Gopie and Addie Joiner followed with a line drive double down the third base line that scored Miller and Roberson.

Madisyn Weathers followed with a single that scored Lizzy Austin and was able to advance to third on the throw home.

Weathers scored on a single by Mallory Lumpkins and after a walk to Savage, Ratzlaff and Gopie had back-to-back run scoring singles to increase the lead to 11-0.

A sacrifice bunt by Miller accounted for the next run while a Duffel double and a single by Joiner accounted for the final runs of the inning.

The game ended in the bottom of the third inning as Jenna Helmly, Savage and Rylee Gordy reached on singles while Gopie reached on an infield error to bring the 15th run of the game plateward.

On the pitching end, Stubbs settled down after the first inning jam to record a three-hitter with four of the nine outs via the strikeout route.

The shutout was the 14th of the season for the Lady Indians.

TOURNAMENT TIME: The Region 2-AAAAAAA Tournament will begin Monday with EC facing Westlake at noon and Carrollton facing Campbell at 2:00 in the first round.

The second round will follow with the losers bracket at 4:00 and the winners bracket game will be played at 6:00.

The final rounds will be played Tuesday with the third place game scheduled for 4:00 and the final at 6:00 with an if necessary scheduled for 8:00.

 

15 hit barrage leads ECJV to victory in season finale

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Hailee Vance takes a throw from third baseman Addy Howell
 in the top of the second inning to record a putout.

SHARPSBURG-The junior varsity season ended in style for the East Coweta Lady Indians Thursday as they defeated the Pike County Lady Pirates 12-5.

The Lady Indians finished the season with a record of 19-1-1.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Payton Wilson and Hayden Chaffin led off with back-to-back singles with both coming home on a double by Sophia Vaccariello.
Callie Flury followed with a single and both eventually came home on singles by Addy Howell and Izzy Kelleher with Howell coming home on a throwing error.
The Lady Indians added a run in the bottom of the second inning as Wilson reached on a one out single, sole second and eventually scored on a single by Vaccariello.
In the bottom of the third inning, EC took a 7-0 lead when  Howell reached on a single and eventually scored on a groundout by Kelleher.

Izzy Kelleher gets ready to make contact
in Thursday's game. Kelleher was 2-for-3
the plate with four RBIs.

Howell was 2-for-4 in the game with an RBI and two runs scored.
The Lady Pirates got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning with a single run and cut the margin to 7-3 after scoring twice in the top of the fifth inning.
The Lady Indians answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame as Vaccariello led off with a single and after two outs, Maddie Lindon, Keyleigh Gardner and Kelleher followed with singles and the lead was 10-3.

Vaccariello and Wilson each had three hits with both scoring twice with Vaccariello accounting for three RBIs while Kelleher was 2-for-3 at the plate with four RBIs in the game.

Pike County scored a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning to cut the margin to 10-5, but EC responded in the bottom of the frame with a pair of their own.
Sydney Stubbs and Wilson opened the frame by reaching on singles and after two outs, the duo came home on an infield error.
Lady Indians pitcher McKenna Holmes retired the side in order to end the game.
While she didn't have any strikeouts, Holmes did provide solid defense in the circle as she recorded a pair of putouts and had five assists.

Seven run fifth inning keys ECJV to come from behind win

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Catherine Maxwell slides home safely in the top of the fifth
inning to give East Coweta JV a 5-3 lead that eventually became
an 8-3 victory. The win was the 18th of 2023.

The East Coweta Lady Indians sent 12 batters to the plate in the top of the fifth inning and scored seven runs Tuesday afternoon to key an 8-3 come from behind win over the Northgate Lady Vikings in a junior varsity contest.
The Lady Indians will close their regular season Thursday afternoon at home against the Pike County Lady Pirates.
Trailing 3-1 in the top of the frame, Keyleigh Gardner reached on an infield single and scored on a one out double to left field by Payton Wilson who scored the tying run on a single to left by McKenna Holmes who took second on the throw to the infield..

Payton Wilson appears satisfied after her
RBI double in the top of the fifth inning.

The Lady Indians took a 4-3 lead when Sophia Vaccariello lined a single to left center field that brought Holmes plateward.
Vaccariello, who took second on the throw, was pinch run for by Catherine Maxwell who came home on a single by Gaby Gopie who managed to take second on the throw and move to third on a wild pitch.
Callie Flury followed with a two out single to center field that scored Gopie and the EC lead was 6-3 
Maddie Lindon singled to center field and both runners advanced on a wild pitch before singles by Avery Batten and Gardner scored the duo.

Camryn Horton took care of the Lady Vikings in the bottom of the inning with a pair of strikeouts and a groundout.

Several players had 2-for-3 results at the plate with several recording a run or an RBI.

Horton allowed six hits and recorded five strikeouts for the Lady Indians who are now 18-1-1.

Sophia Vaccariello looks in from her third
base position. Vaccariello was 2-for-3 at the
plate with an RBI and run scored.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Vaccariello reached on a two out double and scored on a single by Hayden Chaffin.

The Lady Vikings tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Anslee Peters reached on a single to center fioeld and eventually scored on the front end of a double steal.

Northgate took the lead in the bottom of the third inning as Makenzie Khaler led off with a single and eventually scored on a two out single by pitcher Kylie Pack.

The Lady Vikings took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning as Peters reached on a leadoff single and eventually came home when Addy Clark hit a sacrifice fly to left field. 

Duffel three hit night keys EC win

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Denny Bowen throws out the first pitch of Wednesday
night's game as EC pitcher Jada Savage looks on as part of
Pink Out ceremonies.

SHARPSBURG-Madison Duffel isn't a Ramblin' Wreck yet but Wednesday night she provided a wrecking ball with three hits, a walk and a pair of RBIs to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to a 6-0 win over the Northgate Lady Vikings.
The win improves the EC overall mark to 22-2 while Northgate fell to 12-10 on the season.
The first three innings of the game was a pitching duel between Jada Savage of East Coweta and Jackie Burns of Northgate as both were locked into a scoreless tie.
The Lady Indians broke open the scoreless tie in the bottom of the third inning when Riley Ratzlaff singled and Maggie Stubbs reached on a walk.

Madison Duffel looks in from her shortstop position
during a pitch. Duffel was 3-for-3 at the plate
and had a two-run single in the fourth inning.

Duffel, a recent Georgia Tech committee, broke the scoreless when she hit a 2-2 offering from Burns into left field that allowed Ratzlaff and Stubbs to come home.

The Lady Indians were able to put the game away in the bottom of the sixth inning against Burns as 10 batters went to the plate with four coming home.

Ratzlaff led off by reaching on a walk and after advancing to second on a groundout was able to score on single to right field by Kate Miller.

Duffel followed with her third hit of the game with a single and a walk to Payton Roberson loaded the bases and prompted a pitching change as Burns was replaced by Savannah Chitnis.

EC right fielder Lizzy Austin shown
making one of three catches in
Wednesday night's game which
included a sliding catch in the second inning.

Chitnis walked Addie Joyner to force home a run and Madisyn Weathers followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Duffel while consecutive walks to Mallory Lumpkins and Savage accounted for the final run of the evening.

Meanwhile, Savage was rolling along with a one-hitter with solid
defense behind her including a sliding catch in the top of the second inning by right fielder Lizzy Austin.

Along with inducing contact by the Lady Vikings, Savage was also able to record five strikeouts.

The two teams will meet again on Tuesday at Northgate.

HOT PINK OUT:  The evening was marked by pinkout as survivors of Breast Cancer were honored. Each player represented at least one person affected by the disease.

Denny Bowen, the mother of an ECHS graduate and a current student, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The occasion also marked the impending one year anniversary of Bowen being cancer free after her bout with Breast Cancer. 

Junior Varsity wins again 

Vaccariello, Chaffin offensive for EC with five hits in win

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Sophia Vaccariello about to record the first of three hits
in the 8-0 win. Vaccariello also had two RBIs and scored twice.

SHARPSBURG-Sophia Vaccariello was 3-for-3 Wednesday with two RBIs and two runs scored to help lead the East Coweta Lady Indians to an 8-0 home win over the Northgate Lady Vikings in a junior varsity contest.

The five inning win improved the Lady Indians' record to 17-1-1 on the season.

East Coweta took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Payton Wilson led off with a single, stole second and scored when Vaccariello lined a double to center field.

Wilson was 2-for-3 at the plate in the game.

Hayden Chaffin celebrates after her fifth inning
double that was part of the three-run frame.

Hayden Chaffin followed with a single to right field and stole second before Gaby Gopie came to the plate and delivered a two-run single that increased the lead to 3-0.

Chaffin was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Lady Indians and scored twice in the game.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Keyleigh Gardner and Sydney Stubbs reached on consecutive singles with Gardner coming 

home on the front end of a double steal.

Stubbs eventually gave the Lady Indians a 5-0 advantage when she scored on a single to right center field by Vaccariello.

The score remained 5-0 until the bottom of the fifth inning when Vaccariello reached on a one out single and Chaffin followed with a double.

Camryn Horton recorded another shutout 
Wednesday as she allowed two hits with 12 strikeouts.

Gopie reached on an infield error that scored Vaccariello and Chaffin to give EC a 7-0 lead.

After stealing second, Gopie scored on a double to left field by Maddie Lindon to end the game.

Benefitting from the run support was Camryn Horton who allowed
singles to Makenzie Khaler and Kaelyn Bowen while recording a dozen strikeouts.

In her last three starts, Horton has allowed two hits and recorded 31 strikeouts in 15 innings.

The two teams will meet again Tuesday afternoon at Northgate and the Lady Indians will conclude their season on Thursday at home against Pike County.

Perfection by Savage, stormy hit by Weathers set tone on National Daughters Day for EC

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Gaby Gopie slides into second base ahead of the tag
in the bottom of the fourth inning.

SHARPSBURG-Jada Savage had a perfect Monday evening for East Coweta as the Lady Indians were 9-0 winners over the Jackson Red Devils.

The Lady Indians, who host the Northgate Lady Vikings on Wednesday, improved to 21-2 on the season with the home victory on National Daughters Day.

Through the first four innings, the name of the game pitching as Savage was carving through the Red Devils lineup via the strikeout route including the final 10 batters.

Jada Savage prepares to throw one of 
her 55 pitches Monday night. Savage had 12 
strikeouts and pitched a perfect game.

Meanwhile, her opponent in the circle Kylee Lawrence was pitching in and out of trouble as she kept EC baserunners stranded.

The game remained scoreless until the floodgates opened in the bottom of the fifth inning as EC scored all of their runs in the contest.

Addie Joiner and Madisyn Weathers opened the frame by reaching on back-to-back doubles for the first run of the game.

Mallory Lumpkins followed with an RBI single and after a single by Savage, Riley Ratzlaff moved Lumpkins and courtesy runner Jenna Helmly into scoring position.

Maggie Stubbs loaded the bases by reaching on a walk and Kate Miller followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Lumpkins.

Madison Duffel would reach on an infield single to reload the bases and Payton Roberson followed by reaching on a walk that scored Helmly.

OOPS! SHE DID IT AGAIN!
Madisyn Weathers gets a congratulating
hand from EC head coach Franklin Deloach
after her fifth inning grand slam.
The home run was her 12th of the season.

For the second time in the inning, Joiner came to the plate and reached base for the fourth time in the game with an RBI single to set the stage for Weathers.

Weathers continued her power surge for EC by drilling the first offering from Lawrence over the fence in left center field for a grand slam that ended the game.

The home run was Weathers' 12th home run of the season.

As for Savage, the sophomore hurler had a solid evening as 42 of the 55 pitches thrown were for strikes and 10 of her 12 strikeouts were of the swinging variety.

She also had a solid evening at the plate by going 3-for-3 in aiding her own cause. 

PINK OUT: The Lady Indians will host the Northgate Lady Vikings on Wednesday beginning at 4:30 with the junior varsity game and the varsity game to follow.

A pink out will be held with ceremonies planned. 

 

  

  

Horton fires second straight no-hitter as ECJV defeats McIntosh JV on Senior NIght

Camryn Horton tossed her second no-hitter of the
week Wednesday night with seven strikeouts.
Photo by Paula Stubbs

SHARPSBURG-For the second straight junior varsity start, Camryn Horton held a team hitless as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the McIntosh Lady Chiefs 6-1 Wednesday night.
The Senior Night win improved the Lady Indians' record to 16-1-1 on the season.
The Lady Indians gave Horton a lead in the bottom of the first inning as Payton Wilson reached on an infield error and stole two bases before coming home on a wild pitch.
McKenna Holmes followed by reaching base on a dropped third strike and she also was eventually to score on a wild pitch.

The Lady Chiefs averted a shutout in the top of the second inning when they scored their lone run as they were unable to get to Horton who tossed a no-hitter Monday against Central Carrollton.

The Lady Indians were held scoreless in the second and third innings but were able to extend the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with four runs.

Callie Flury led off frame by reaching on a walk with Hailee Vance following suit with one out in the frame.

Wild pitches moved both into scoring position before the duo came home on a double to left field by Izzy Kelleher.

Sydney Stubbs reached on an infield error that allowed Kelleher to advance to third before coming home on a sacrifice fly by Wilson.

Stubbs would come with the final run of the game on a single to left field by Sophia Vaccariello.

Meanwhile, Horton was almost as solid as her last start as she retired nine of 10 batters in the final three frames after McIntosh scored their run in the second.

Next for the Lady Indians is a trip to Douglasville to face the Alexander Lady Cougars.

 

EC defeats McIntosh on Senior Night

 

Underclassmen help lead Lady Indians to win on Senior Night

 

SHARPSBURG-Madison Duffel and Madysen Weathers are juniors and Payton Roberson is a sophomore for the East Coweta Lady Indians.

However, the trio combined for six hits, five runs and four RBIs Wednesday night to lead the EC to a 10-0 win over the McIntosh Lady Chiefs on Senior Night.

The Lady Indians improved to 19-1 on the season and will play Friday night in Loganville in games against Northside (Columbus) and River Ridge.

The Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of runs.

Duffel reached on an infield single and came around to score when Roberson lined a double left field and the latter came home on a throwing error.

Duffel was 2-for-4 in the game with two runs scored.

The Lady Indians added to the lead to 5-0 after one out in the bottom of third inning as winning pitcher Jada Savage and senior Riley Ratzlaff hit back to back solo home runs.

The Lady Indians were held scoreless for the next couple of innings but regained their touch in the bottom of the sixth inning.as they scored five runs to end the game.

Senior Sophia Santiago led off the frame by reaching on an infield error and advanced on a bunt single by senior Maggie Stubbs.

After a flyball to left field, Roberson singled to load the bases while Addie Joiner followed with a two run single to center field.

Roberson was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the game.

This set the stage for Weathers who drilled a 1-0 offering over the left center field fence for a three run home run that ended the game and was the 11th of the season for the catcher/corner infielder.

Benefitting from the run support was Savage who allowed one hit and recorded nine strikeouts in recording the fourth consecutive shutout for the Lady Indians.

PITCHING DOMINATION: The shutout was not only the fourth in a row but was ninth of the season and the sixth in the last eight.

The Lady Indians have also recorded a streak of 26 consecutive innings. 

Wednesday night's contest also marked the 10th game the Lady Indians have allowed two or less hits in a game with a pair of no-hitters.

SENIOR NIGHT: The four Lady Indians honored on Senior Night were Stubbs, Ratzlaff, Santiago and Lumpkins.

The quartet combined for four hits, three runs and an RBI in the game. 

Their mothers threw out a ceremonial first pitch prior to the coaches meeting.

The Lady Chiefs four seniors were also recognized during the ceremony.

Horton tosses no-no in JV game