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.