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.