EC gets revenge on Newnan in JV game

After ending their last encounter in a tie, the East Coweta Lady Indians got a measure of revenge Thursday as they defeated the Newnan Lady Cougars 13-0 in a junior varsity matchup that took four innings.
The lady Indians took the lead early as Katie Taylor and Ansley Gunter reached on consecutive walks and Ansley Duffey brought them home with a two-run single.

The East Coweta Lady Indiajns gave pitcher Kylie Ferguson
plenty of runs to work with in their 13-0 four inning win over the
Newnan Lady Cougars in a JV game on Thursday. Ferguson allowed
two hits and recorded five strikeouts.

In the top of the third inning, the Lady Indians did most of their damage as 12 batters went to the plate with six coming home to increase the lead to 8-0.
Madison Lecuona was hit by a pitch to open the frame, Kenadie Cooper followed with a double and one out later both came home on a double by Gunter.
Cook and Duffey reached base to load the bases for Ashleigh Griffin who hit a sacrifice fly to center field hat scored courtesy runner Ava Brooke Strickland.
Macie Wiggins had an RBI single and after Savanna Murphy walked, Jaliyah Holmes had a rwo-run single to complete the scoring.
Meanwhile, Kylie Ferguson held the Lady Cougars off of the scoreboard by allowing only a pair of hits in the first three frames of the game.
The Lady Indians add more runs to the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning as they batted around to score five times.
Cooper singled, moved to second on a groundout and moved to third on a wild pitch before coming home on a fielder's choice hit by Gunter.
Cook followed with an RBI double and came home as a result of a pair of Newnan errors in the field and after Ashleigh Campbell reached, Kourtney White reached on a fielder's choice and Kaliyah Matthews grounded out to bring Campbell home.
The scoring came to an end as Strickland had an RBI single.
Ferguson was able to end the game with only one baserunner in the frame as EC won on the nmercy rule.

Varsity claims first place as Lunch records 14 K's

Lynch strikes out 14 batters in one-hitter as EC claims first place in region

Region 2-AAAAAAA Standings

                        Overall   Region

East Coweta   16-0       4-0

Newnan            17-2       3-1

Campbell          5-10      2-1

Westlake           5-7        1-2

Wheeler             5-6        0-3

Pebblebrook     0-7        0-3

The East Coweta Lady Indians overcame a sluggish start to their Region 2-7A contest Thursday at Newnan with four runs in the top of the seventh inning to support the one-hit, 14 strikeout performance of Kelley Lynch to defeat the Lady Cougars 6-0.

By virtue of the win, the Lady Indian s improved to 16-0 overall and a 4-0 region record which gives them first place as they play Union Grove Friday afternoon in a non-region contest at the home of the Lady Wolverines.

After winning their first 17, the Lady Cougars have dropped two straight and are now in second place with a 3-1 mark.

Newnan starter Addie Andrews got through the first two innings allowing a single to Lilly Agan in the top of the first inning but managed to get of trouble as Agan was caught stealing second and the remaining five batters were retired.

Meanwhile, Lynch was in her usual form as she retired the first 11 batters with seven strikeouts until Danielle Curlee reached base in the bottom of the fourth.

The Lady Indians gave Lynch a lead in the top of the third inning Hanna Miller reached on a single and moved to single on a one out walk to Carmen Prior before scoring after singles by Agan and Olivia Davis.

Prior was retired at the plate on a force play for the second out of the frame but EC was able to add a second run to the lead as Ashlynn Gunter had an RBI single that brought Agan home.

After being retired in order in the top of the fourth, the Lady Indians had a chance to add to the lead in the top of the fifth as Prior singled and after one out moved to second on a single by Davis.

However, Andrews got out of trouble as flyballs were hit to center field and right field respectively to end the frame.

The 2-0 lead was enough for Lynch who retired seven of the next nine batters after Curlee reached base in the fourth inning.

After being retired in order in the top of the sixth inning, the Lady Indians finally got to Andrews in the top of the seventh inning as they batted around to score four runs.

Ansley Gunter led off with a pinch hit single and Kenadie Cooper was sent in as a pinch-runner as Prior came to the plate.

Cooper demonstrated her speed by stealing second base and moving to third on a wild pitch before Prior grounded out to second and collected an RBI as Cooper came home.

A walk to Agan and consecutive singles by Davis and Lynch gave EC a 4-0 lead then a sacrifice fly by Ashlynn Gunter and a single by Aniston Wright added to the tally in the frame.

Davis was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and an RBI while Agan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored.

In the bottom of the inning, Lynch retired the first batter on strikes and after the next batter reached on an error, recorded another strikeout.

After hitting the next batter, Lynch was able to end the game as she retired the final batter on a called third strike.

As for opponent on the pitching rubber, Andrews allowed 11 hits with five in the seventh inning and recorded six strikeouts.

JV gets revenge on Newnan

Replay of broadcast announced

                          

                             

The repeats of the broadcast of the Thursday night softball game played between East Coweta and Northgate will be Saturday afternoon. Heard online on streamcity.org , the broadcast will be heard after lunch and again later in the day. The times will be on the website later Friday.
Providing the play-by-play will be the public address announcer for the East Coweta softball program.
UPDATE: Game aired at noon today and another airing should be later on the day.
Also, the Newnan game will be aired on StreamCity at 6.

Lynch, Vaughan combine on one-hitter in 10-0 won over Northgate

The East Coweta Lady Indians did most of their damage in the third and fourth innings with seven runs in that span as they defeated the Northgate Lady Vikings 10-0 in a five-inning road contest played Thursday evening.

The Lady Indians improved to 14-0 as they prepare to face the Union Grove Lady Wolverines in Sharpsburg on Monday and a key Region 2-7A game on Tuesday at Newnan while the Lady Vikings fell to 5-6.

Alissa Bolinger of Northgate and Kelley Lynch of EC made quick work in the first inning by retiring the side in order but the former struggled in the top of the second.

Ansley Gunter led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Aniston Wright and moved to third as Rachel Vaughan reached on an infield single.

With Hanna Miller at bat, a pitch from Bolinger got away and Gunter slid home with the first run of the game for the Lady Indians.

After Lynch retired the Lady Vikings in the bottom of the second inning with a trio of strikeouts, the Lady Indians gave her a cushion to play with as they scored three times in the top of the third inning.

Lilly Agan led off by reaching on an error and stealing second before scoring on a single by Olivia Davis who advanced to second on a throw home.

After Lynch hit a flyball to right, Gunter singled to move Davis to third and after she stole second, a wild pitch allowed Davis to score and the lead was 3-0.

The Lady Indians added one more run in the frame as Gunter came home on a double to right center by Vaughan who flirted with a home run.

In the bottom of the third, someone other than Lynch and Vaughan recorded an out as a popup was hit to Madison Lecuona in a play that was sandwiched between two more strikeouts by Lynch.

The game got out of hand in the top of the fourth inning as EC added four runs to take an 8-0 lead.

Carmen Prior led off with a single, stole second and after Agan walked the former came home score as Davis hit a double to left field.

Bolinger was relieved by Liz Sebastian who found the going rough as she threw a wild pitch that scored Agan and hit Lynch with a pitch before Gunter hit a ball to center field for a sacrifice fly that scored Davis from third.

After Wright was retired, Vaughan and Ansley Gunter reached on walks to load the bases for Caroline Lively who was hit by a pitch that brought Lynch home for the final tally of the stanza.

After a seven strikeout outing, Lynch was replaced in the bottom of the fourth by Vaughan who had a strikeout and an assist while someone not named Lynch, Lecuona or Vaughan participated on a play as Ansley Duffey caught a throw at first from Lecuona.

The Lady Indians added two more runs with two outs in the top of the fifth inning as Kenadie Cooper scored on a bases loaded walk to Vaughan and Gunter scored her third run of the night on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Northgate had their first hit of the game as Trinity Ingleston singled to right center but ground balls to Ashleigh Griffin at shortstop and Olivia Cook at third as well as one back to Vaughan would bring the game to an end.

JV also had good day at Northgate. Click here to read.

EC defeats Northgate in five inning JV game

The East Coweta Lady Indians went on a scoring spree in the top of the second inning and came away with an 8-0 win over the Northgate Lady Vikings in a junior varsity game played Thursday afternoon.

After being retired in order in the top of the first, EC went to work as Olivia Cook led off with a walk and after Ansley Duffey hit a sacrifice bunt two more walks loaded the bases for Kaliyah Matthews.

Matthews was hit by a pitch that allowed Cook to score and a walk to Jaliyah Holmes scored Macie Wiggins from third to give the Lady Indians a 2-0- lead.

A single by Kenadie Cooper scored Ashleigh Griffin while Katie Taylor had a sacrifice fly RBI before Ansley Gunter had a two-run single that increased the lead to 6-0 and the scoring came to an end as Cook scored on a single by Duffey.

That appeared to be enough for Kylie Ferguson who retired the side in the bottom of the second inning and gave her teammates a chance to add to the lead.

The final run of the game for EC came in the top of the fourth inning came as Taylor led off with a walk, stole second and came home on a single by Cook.

After a tough fourth inning, Ferguson recovered in the bottom of the fifth to end the game under the mercy rule.

Varsity defeats NG behind pitching of Lynch & Vaughan

Wright shuts down Campbell on a two hit, 11K performance.

Special Thanks to Barbara Lecuona for use of her photo.

SHARPSBURG-Aniston Wright made the pitch when needed Tuesday night as she allowed two hits over seven innings with 11 strikeouts as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Campbell Lady Spartans 7-0 in a Region 2-7A contest played at home.

The win improves the Lady Indians’ record to 13-0 overall and 3-0 in region play while the Lady Spartans drop to 4-6, 2-1 with the loss.

Aniston Wright allowed two hits and recorded 11 strikeouts in the 7-0
win over Campbell.

The Lady Indians scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the opening frame as Lilly Agan singled, stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Olivia Davis before coming home on a single by Kelley Lynch.

In the bottom of the second inning, EC added to the lead after two outs as Caroline Lively singled and after courtesy runner Krys Odum stole second, Carmen Prior singled to left and Odum was waved home.

The Lady Indians had a chance to score several runs I n the bottom of third inning with Lynch and Wright on base with one out, but they had to settle for one as Caison Byars dropped a two out single that scored Lynch.

The run per inning plan continued in the bottom of the fourth as Davis reached on a one out single, stole second and came home on a single to left by Lynch.

Two runs scored with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning as Rachel Vaughan reached on an error and Byars singled with both advancing after a groundout and eventually scoring on a single by Prior who had three RBIs in the game.

The final run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth inning as Lynch completed a 4-for-4, two run, three RBI game with a solo home run over the center field fence.

Meanwhile, Wright had the game in control on the pitching rubber as she gave up two singles and was able to retire the Lady Spartans with the strikeout ball.

Next for the Lady Indians will be a trip to Northgate on Thursday with the junior varsity slated to play at 4:30 while the varsity will play at 6.

Streamcity to broadcast game at Northgate

The contest between East Coweta and Northgate on Thursday is scheduled to be aired by Streamcity.org.

Broadcast time is scheduled for 6 and to reach the internet radio station, go to streamcity.org and either click the "play" button on the Stream City Coweta radio station or simply clicking the logo for the game underneath the "Live Sports" banner. 

The station will also broadcast the Newnan-Northgate game on Wednesday.

EC defeats Chapel Hill Lambert meet in round robin at Home Plate

Rachel Vaughn tossed a three-hit, seven strikeout performance at Lambert
in a 4-1 win and hit a solo home run in the night game as EC defeated
Chapel Hill 5-2 at Home Plate in Peachtree City.

PEACHTREE CITY-Rachel Vaughan and Kelley Lynch continue to dominate opposing batters but the bats of the East Coweta Lady Indians would meet tough tests Friday evening against Kassidy Krupit of Lambert and Kira Morgan of Chapel Hill at Home Plate.

In the opener, a pair of critical errors in the bottom of the sixth inning led to three unearned runs as the Lady Indians defeated the Lambert Lady Indians 4-1 while Lynch retired the first 12 batters via strikeout in a 5-2 win over the Chapel Hill Lady Panthers.

The two wins give the Lady Indians a 13-0 record as they return to Region 2-7A play Tuesday at home against the Campbell Lady Spartans.

In the opening game, the Lady Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning as Lilly Agan led off with a single and stole second before coming home after two groundouts.

The Lady Longhorns tied the game after two outs in the top of the third inning as Krupit drilled an offering from Vaughan over the left field fence for a home run.

The home run was the first earned run surrendered by Vaughan since the August 11 game at Lassiter when she allowed a run in the second inning.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Caroline Lively was retired on a popup before Carmen Prior reached on an infield error and after Agan was retired Olivia Davis reached base on an infield single.

A double by Lynch followed to bring Prior home with the go ahead run as Davis took third and a flyball was dropped in the outfield to allow Davis and Lynch to score the other runs..

That was enough for Vaughan as she retired the side in order in the top of the seventh inning for the win.

Vaughan allowed three hits over seven innings and recorded seven strikeouts while in a losing cause Krupit limited EC to three hits and had retired 13 straight batters until the error in the sixth.

Krupit would show her power again later in the day as she had an RBI single and a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off Morgan to give the Lady Longhorns a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Lady Panthers.

As for the second EC game of the evening, the story was Lynch as she flirted with striking out every batter she faced.

However, she would need run support as Ashlynn Gunter led off the bottom of the second inning with a walk while Aniston Wright followed with a single.

A sacrifice by Vaughan moved the two into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt and Hanna Miller gave the Lady Indians a 2-0 lead with a single that brought Gunter and Wright home.

Lynch would retire more strikeouts before the Lady Indians added to the run total when Vaughan led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a shot over the center field fence despite an effort by Ivory Jones of the Lady Panthers to catch the ball.

Lynch finally allowed her defense behind to make a play or two in the top of the fifth as she induced a popup back to the pitching rubber and flyball to Miller in left field before recording her 13^th strikeout of the game.

Meanwhile, the Lady Indians added a pair of needed runs with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning as Lynch reached on an error and Gunter followed with a two-run home run over the left field.

In the top of the sixth inning, Wright took over for Lynch and breeze through the frame with a popup and two strikeouts.

However, the Lady Panthers would rally in the top of the seventh inning as an RBI by Morgan and a double steal allowed them to score both runs before Wright was able to get the final out of the game.