EC JV dominate McIntosh JV

William Davey looks in for a sign before
delivering a pitch in the 13-0 win for
the East Coweta JV Indians.

 

SHARPBURG-The East Coweta Indians may not have struck early, but they did often as they dominated the McIntosh Chiefs 13-0 in a five inning junior varsity game.
The win improved the ECJV record to 11-7-1 for the season with games against Northgate and Woodward Academy on the horizon.

After being held scoreless in the bottom of the first inning, the Indians went to work with eight runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Aaron Abke led off the frame with a walk and after a double by Derrick Hand, Mason Smith followed with a double of his own that gave EC a 2-0 lead.

Cale Fenimore, Kris Colton and Logan Bence followed with RBI singles and the scoring binge concluded as Abke, Hand and Smith each reached on bases loaded walks.

The 8-0 cushion was more than enough for William Davey who was in complete control on the mound as he retired the first nine batters in order before surrendering a single to open the fourth inning.

In the bottom of the third inning, the Indians' bats were silent, but they became loud as they five runs to reach the final margin.

Conor Goltermann opened the frame but reaching on a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch before coming home on a single by Abke.

After Hand and Smith reached on walks to load the bases, courtesy runner Lathon Gibby scored on a wild pitch and Fenimore hit a ground ball to shortstop that was mishandled Hand and Smith to come home..

With two outs in the frame, Jackson Calderon walked and Jerred Clay followed by hitting a flyball to right that was mishandled and the final run came home.

In the top of the fifth inning, Davey retired the first two batters before allowing a single and 

recording the final out of the game.

In five innings of work, Davey allowed two hits while his defense made plays behind him.

Bence was 2-for-3 at the plate while Abke, Carson Kish, Lee, and Avery were among several players who had at least one hit.

        

EC freshmen conquer Locust Grove twice

East Coweta's Cayson Webb scores the second run of the first inning of game one of the doubleheader.

 

SHARPSBURG-Saturday was an  offensive explosion for the freshman version of the  East Coweta Indians as they swept the Locust Grove Wildcats in a doubleheader played at home.

A six run explosion in the bottom of first inning led to an 18-3 four inning win while an 11-run fourth inning led to a 16-1 victory.
The sweep improve the Indians' record to 12-2 on the season.
In the opener, the bottom of the first inning began when Jakob Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to center field with Isaiah Alford and Cayson Webb to score.

A walk to Jax Bowles, followed by a double from Dillon Hudson accounted for another run before RBI singles by Braxton Johnson and Aiden Lynd as well as a balk accounted for the rest of the barrage.

The Wildcats cut into the lead with three runs of their own in the to of the second inning, but the Indians responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame.

Alford singled and eventually came home on a single by Hagan Clifton while a sacrifice fly by Bowels led to a second run in the frame.

A passed ball allowed Hunter Bedenbaugh to come home and after Hudson had an RBI double, the lead was 10-3.

The Indians added a pair of runs with two outs in the bottom of the third inning as Bowles blooped a single to right field and in the fourth inning added six more to end the game.

Highlighting the second barrage of the game were run scoring singleby Bedenbaugh and Clifton as well as the second sacrifice fly of the contest by Bowles.

East Coweta's Logan Wynn allowed four hits
in the 18-3 winin game one of the doubleheader.

Benefitting from the huge run support was Logan Wynn who tossed four innings, allowing Clifton went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs to pace the 12-hit attack by EC with Hudson having a 2-for-3 morning with a pair of RBIS.

In the second game, the Indians waited an inning before getting on the scoring with a five run second inning.

With one out, Ayden Tyler reached on a dropped third strike and Garrett Grantham was hit by a pitch before Webb reached on an error that loaded the bases.

A walk to Terry Tyler brought Ayden Tyler home for the first run of the game and after the second out of the inning, Bedenbaugh lined a double to center field that emptied the bases and give EC a 4-0 lead.

Bedenbaugh concluded the scoring when he came home on a single to center field by Bowles.

The Wildcats scored a run to avert a shutout in the top of the fourth inning, but the Indians came back with the 11-run explosion.

Webb led off with a single and scored on a one out double by Garrett Dingler and after a walk to Bedenbaugh, Bowles lined a triple to right field that scored both and the lead       was 8-1.

After a hit batter, Bowles came home on a single by Hudson and after a walk to Aiden Chester, a passed ball brought AJ Gates home and gave the Indians a 10-1 cushon.

The barrage was stopped momentarily by a strikeout but continued due to a couple of passed balls and bases loaded walks.

Bedenbaugh was the recipient and a contributor of the runs support as he allowed two hits and recorded four strikeouts over three innings before turning the game over toLynd who recorded three strikeouts.

Offensively, Bowles was 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBIS, Bedenbaugh had three RBIs, and Webb crossed home on three occasions.