Indians JV get into double digits twice in doubleheader sweep of Cougars JV

William Tansey allowed three runs on seven hits

in four and two-third innings in the Indians' 11-3

win over the Cougars in game two.

SHARPSBURG-In a span of 14 hours, Keegan Rich of East Coweta had the game winning RBI for the varsity and on Saturday had a six RBI performance for the junior varsity to lead the Indians to a 10-4 win over the Newnan Cougars in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Indians garnered a sweep in the two games as they defeated the Cougars 11-3 in the second game as Ashton Deloach had two hits and four RBIs.

Newnan took the lead in the opening game as AJ Gould had an RBI single with two outs in the top of the second inning.

The 1-0 lead didn’t last long as the Indians scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-1 advantage.

JJ Freed and Nico Senese opened the frame by reaching on back to back walks and after a pitching change, Jordan Kenty followed with a single to left field that scored Freed with the tying run.

After the first out of the inning was recorded, Rich had a chance for his heroics as drilled a shot into left center field that saw Senese and courtesy runner Deloach score as the former reached third on a triple.

The Indians broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth inning as Freed reached on a one out error and score on a double by Senese.

Kenty was hit by a pitch and after the second out of the inning Rich had a chance to do more damage and he responded as a shot into right center field for a double that scored Senese and Deloach to give EC a 6-1 lead.

Landon Underhill followed with a walk and after a wild pitch that moved Rich and Underhill into scoring position, Quinlan Wiley reached on an infield error that scored the aforementioned baserunners.

The 8-1 advantage was enough for starter Lanier Wright who held Newnan to three hits in the first four innings.
However, he was lifted in the top of the fifth inning after Seth Bruce led off with a double in favor of Ethan Walker. 
After Walker recorded a strikeout, he ran into trouble as the Cougars cut the lead to 8-4 as Bruce doubled and scored on a wild pitch while an infield error allowed two other runners to come home.

The Indians reclaimed two of the runs in the bottom of the inning as Jonathan Williams reached on an error, Freed singled and Senese walked to load the bases with the first two scoring as Rich had a two-out single to right field as he narrowly missed the cycle.

Freed scored three runs in the game for the Indians while Senese, who had two hits along with two walks, and Deloach each scored twice. 

Walker recovered from his fifth inning trouble and got through the final two innings of the game as he recorded four strikeouts and started a pickoff attempt that resulted in an out for the Cougars in the top of the seventh inning.

Bruce was 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Cougars while Roberts reached twice on walks and scored a run.

The second game was scoreless after the first inning, but the second inning was a different story as 13 batters went to the plate and six came home for the Indians to give them the lead.

Jacob Howell singled, Rich walked and Devin Holmes reached on an error that allowed Howell to score the first two runs of the game.

Rich scored the second run on a single by Levi Wilson and Holmes eventually gave EC a 3-0 lead when he came home on a wild pitch.

Wilson eventually scored on a wild pitch and after Jacob Burgess and Jonathan Williams reached on walks, Deloach lined a single that allowed both to come home and the lead was 6-0.

That was enough for starter William Tansey who kept the Cougars in check during his four and two-third inning stint on the mound.

For good measure, the Indians gave Tansey a 10-0 cushion in the top of the fourth inning when they added four more runs to the tally as Deloach had a two-run triple while Senese and Howell followed with RBI singles.

However, as Tansey attempted to finish off the Cougars under the five inning mercy rule, but they cut into the margin by scoring three runs.

Jackson Youngblood and Malik Truitt singled to open the frame, but hope for the Indians came as they turned a 4-6-3 double play.

However, Youngblood moved to third on the play and came home on a double by Tyler Rodgers who eventually scored on a single by Bruce.

After a walk to Christian Winski, Roberts reached on a double that scored Bruce and that was the end of the day for Tansey who was lifted in favor of Wiley who retired Gould on a flyball to end the inning.

Tansey allowed seven hits and recorded four strikeouts in his stint on the mound.

Bruce went 3-for-4 at the plate for Newnan while Roberts and Youngblood collected two hits in the game.

The Indians added one more run in the bottom of fifth as Wilson came home on a bases loaded walk to Williams.

Wiley faced four batters in the top of the seventh inning without any damage to end the game as he recorded three strikeouts.

Dyal hits three-run shot as EC defeats Sandy Creek in five inning affair

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians overcame miscues of their own by taking advantage of those committed by the Sandy Creek Patriots and riding the bat of Ryan Dyal to come away with a 17-4 win Wednesday.

The non-region five inning win improved the Indians’ overall record to 11-5 on the season as they prepare to face the Westlake Lions at home Friday night in a key Region 2-AAAAAAA contest at 6:00.

The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the first inning with out the benefit of a hit as Tony Player reached on an error, Caleb Cashion and Jeff Sangster walked, Dyal was hit by a pitch as part of a frame that saw three runs score.

The Patriots cut into the lead in the top of the second inning with a pair of runs as a result of a couple of errors committed by the Indians..

However, EC answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame as Player and Cashion reached on one out singles ahead of Dyal who drilled the first pitch he saw over the right field fence for a three-run shot and a 6-2 lead.

Problems occurred in the top of the third inning for the Indians as a walk, an infield error and a single led to a pair of runs that allowed Sandy Creek to cut the deficit to 6-4.

That meant the end of the game for starter Peyton Ramey who was lifted in favor of Bryan Crow who recorded a strikeout and induced an infield fly to end the frame and leave runners on base.

The Indians had an answer to the third inning rally by the Patriots as 10 batters came to the plate with seven coming home and the lead became 13-4.

Dooley Bunn reached on a leadoff double to right field and advanced to third ahead of a walk to Nick Daniel before coming home on a bunt single by Brayden Carey who beat the throw at first as he recorded the RBI.

After Player singled to load the bases, Cashion was by a pitch that allowed Daniel to score from third and Dyal hit a sacrifice fly to left field that allowed Carey to come away and the score was 9-4.

Sangster was hit by a pitch and William Kelley single to right with three runs coming home as the right fielder misplayed the safety with Kelley advancing to third.

Kelley came home with the final run of the frame as Bailey Psathas hit a sacrifice fly to center field.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians added four more runs to add to the lead they were enjoying.

Daniel walked and was replaced on the bases by Myles Dowell and the latter moved into scoring position as Carey lined a double to left field and Trevor Crowdis came off the bench and reached with a walk that loaded the bases for EC.

A walk to Cashion scored Dowell and Dyal was hit by another pitch to record his fifth RBI of the game as Carey came home with his second run of the game.

A sacrifice fly to right field by Ryan Griffin scored Crowdis from third and the final run of the night as a throw from left field got away with Cashion coming home.

After tossing one and two-thirds innings of relief, Crow was replaced on the mound in the top of the fifth inning by Ethan Walker who allowed a pair of runners in between the three outs he recorded.  

EC Freshmen, Varsity win big over their opponents

Niko Senese was solid on the mound and the plate as
he allowed three hits in four innings and was 2-for-3 with
two RBIs and two runs scored. Photo by Stuart Crosby

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians freshman squad got a measure of revenge Tuesday evening as Dekel Williams had three hits while Kaleb Gardner reached four times and scored twice as they came away with a 15-5 victory over the Whitewater Wildcats.
The Indians, who lost 8-0 to the Wildcats in a game played February 20 at Sharpsburg improved to 9-1 on the season with a game at home against Newnan on Thursday at 5:30.
Meanwhile, the varsity picked up a big Region 2-AAAAAAA win as they defeated the Westlake Lions 10-0 in a five inning contest as Austin Bunn tossed a one-hitter.

As for the younger version, the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Javon Compton scored on a single and error.

However, the Indians came back in the bottom of the frame as Williams led off with a single, stole second and went to third on a groundout.

With two outs, Gardner reached on a walk then stole second before Austin Black responded with a double to left that scored both players and gave EC the lead they never relinquished.

The Indians added to lead in the bottom of the second inning as Craig Newlands was hit by a pitch, Zack Carlton walked and Charlie Paige reached on a single to load the bases.

A single by Williams scored Newlands and Carlton eventually scored from third on a sacrifice fly by starting pitcher Nico Senese to give the home team a 4-1 lead.

The scoring continued in the inning as Williams came home on a two out single by Black who went 2-for-4 in the game with three RBIs.

Quinlan WIley leads off third base before
scoring one of his three runs in the 15-5
win over Whitewater. Photo by Lance Wiley.

An error allowed Quinlan Wiley to score and after a wild pitch allowed Gardner to come along, EC enjoyed a 7-1 advantage after two innings.

The Indians added three more runs in the bottom of the third inning Paige reached on a one out walk, advanced to second on a balk and took third on a groundout before scoring on a single by Senese.

A double by Wiley scored Senese and after moving to third on a wild pitch, the former came home on an infield single by Gardner and the lead was 10-1.

Benefiting from the run support and aiding his own cause was Senese who dominated the Wildcats in four innings on the hill as he allowed three hits, recorded three strikeouts in that stint and received stellar defensive support from Paige who moved several miraculous catches in left field.

At the plate, Senese was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Wiley took over in the fifth on the mound and had to overcome several miscues in the field by his defense as the Wildcats scored four times and cut the margin to 10-5 before starting a 1-6-3 double play.

The Indians responded in the bottom of the inning with five runs to end the game as Senese reached on a single and advanced to second on an error before scoring on an error that allowed Wiley to reach base.

After Gardner was hit by a pitch, both runners advanced a base as Black grounded out and Jacob Medina followed by drilling a shot to deep center field that was caught.

However, Wiley was able to score on the sacrifice fly and Gardner moved closer to scoring by taking third.

A single by Newlands scored Gardner and after Kaleb Carey walked, Ethan Leonard loaded the bases with a single and Williams was able to end the game with a two-run single.

In the varsity game, the Indians gave Bunn a 7-0 lead in the first two innings and he rewarded the offensive support by retiring five of the first six batter via the strikeout route.

Bunn allowed one hit and recorded 11 strikeouts in his stint on the mound as he managed another quality start.

The Indians added two runs in the top of the fourth and a single run in the fifth inning to seal the win.

William Kelley, Jeff Sangster and Ryan Dyal each contributed two hits in the win with Kelley and Bailey Psathas recording two RBIs.

With the win, EC improves to 10-5 overall and 5-0 on the season as they will host Sandy Creek in a non-region game on Wednesday in Sharpsburg and a rematch with Westlake on Friday.

The aforementioned Westlake fell to 6-10 overall and 1-4 in the region.

Williams, Senese combine for four hits and five runs in EC freshman win over Newnan

Shown here in a recent game, Dekel Williams had two hits
and scored twice in the 9-6 win for the EC Freshman

SHARPSBURG-Dekel Williams and Nico Senese had four hits and five runs Monday evening to help lead the East Coweta Indians to a 9-6 victory over the Newnan Cougars in a freshman baseball game.
The win improved the Indians' record to 0-1 as they return the field Tuesday evening to face the Whitewater Wildcats.
The Indians took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against Cougars' starter Phillip Spencer as Senese came home on a force play and Quinlan WIley followed him home on an infield error on the play.
Adrian Roman was the beneficiary of the lead for EC as he was on his way to a solid start through the first three innings but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth inning as Newnan came back to take the lead.
Yates Kelleher led off with a single while Spencer and AJ Carter followed with walks that loaded the bases for Gage Rowe.
Rowe tied the game at 2-2 as he hit a two-run single with Carter taking second on the play and both advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt by Reid Brass.
With Jon Jarrard at bat, Carter was able to come home on a wild pitch to give the Cougars a 3-2 and eventually Roman was replaced on the mound by Trey Jones who recorded a strikeout and induced a ground ball to first.
The Indians tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the as Kaleb Gardner reached on a one out single and advanced around the bases on a wild pitch and passed ball before scoring when Craig Newlands grounded out to second.
However, Newnan reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth inning as Brysen Duncan and Kelleher reached on singles and after the first out of the frame Carter reached on a walk that loaded the bases
After Rowe was retired on a pop to WIley at third, Brass reached on a walk that allowed Duncan to come home with the lead run.
The Indians rallied in the bottom of the frame as Charlie Paige and Williams reached on consecutive one out singles.
With Paige on third, Williams stole second to put runners in scoring position for Senese who hit a ground ball to third.
Paige was able to tie the game at 4-4 as the throw was wide and Williams was able to advance to third on the play.
Senese advanced to second as Wiley was hit by a pitch to load the bases for Ryan Barber.
Barber responded with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Williams with the go ahead run that gave EC a 5-4 lead.
An error allowed Senese to come home from third for another run and a 6-4 lead.
Newnan was not going away in the top of the sixth as Denzel Boston reached on an infield error and stole second before advancing to third on a flyball and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Duncan.
The Indians responded in the bottom of the inning as Zach Carlton reached on a walk and Williams followed one out single that moved the former to third.
Senese followed with a two run single to center field and the young shortstop was able to move to second on an error and eventually move to third on a wild pitch and score as a throwing error by the catcher went into left field.
The Cougars cut the deficit to 9-6 in the top of the seventh inning as Brass reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a walk to Jarrard and was awarded third on a balk before coming home on a wild pitch.
The Cougars were unable to get closer as Andrew Martin, the third Indians pitcher of the game, was able to end the game with a strikeout.

Pitching by Rich, Underhill and Wiley help lead to EC win in JV play

East Coweta's Keegan Rich prepares to deliver a pitch in the 8-1
victory over the McIntosh Chiefs. Rich pitched the frist three innings
of the contest. Photo courtesy of Michelle Rich.

SHARPSBURG-Steady pitching by Keegan Rich, Landon Underhill and Quinlan WIley led the East Coweta Indians to an 8-1 victory over the McIntosh Chiefs in a junior varsity baseball game played  Wednesday evening.
The win improved the Indians record to 4-2 as they prepare to host the Sandy Creek Patriots in a Thursday evening game starting at 5:30.
The Indians took control early as they scored a run in the bottom of the first inning.
With one out, Ashton Deloach was hit by a pitch, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring from third as Rich grounded out to second base.
The Indians added a run in the bottom of the second inning as Jacob Howell reached on a leadoff single and moved around the bases courtesy of a pair of wild pitches before coming home when Tanner Floyd's groundball was mishandled.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Indians had a chance to add to the lead as Nico Senese walked and Rich followed with an infield single but it appeared they would be stranded as Chiefs' starter Jacob Woods retired the next two batters on called third strikes.
However, EC was able to score as Howell followed with a walk and after Senese was able to score on a wild pitch Jacob Burgess reached on an infield error and Floyd reached on a walk that allowed Rich to score and the lead was 4-0.
After pitching three innings in which he allowed one hit and three walks while recording six strikeouts, Rich was lifted in favor of Landon Underhill.
The Indians scored twice in the bottom of the fourth as Deloach reached on an error, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch before coming home on the from end of a double steal that saw Rich go to second.
Wiley delivered the second run of the frame as his single to right field brought Rich home to give the home team a 6-0 cushion.
The Indians added a run with two outs in the bottom of the frame as Floyd was hit by a pitch and eventually came home on a single by Senese.
The final run came in the bottom of the sixth inning as Devin Holmes reached on a leadoff single, advanced to second on an error and was awarded third on a balk before coming home on a wild pitch.
Meanwhile, Underhill proved effective as he recorded five infield outs in his first two innings of work but experienced problems in the top of the sixth inning with the bases loaded and nobody out.
However, Underhill showed mental toughness as he retired two batters on strikeouts and ended the frame with a flyball to Senese in center field.
Wiley took over in the top of the seventh inning and allowed the only Chiefs' run of the night as Blake Summers reached on a leadoff double and come home on a one out single by Woods.
Wiley managed to get a force play at second and a groundout to third to end the game.

Chiefs victimized by errors as Indians JV win in five innings

William Tansey allowed five hits and recorded five strikeouts
in 3.1 innings as the East Coweta JV defeated McIntosh 10-0
in a five-inning affair in Sharpsburg on Tuesday evening.

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Indians took advantage of seven errors Tuesday as they defeated the McIntosh Chiefs 10-0 in a five inning Junior Varsity game.
By virtue of the win, the Indians improved to 3-2 on the season as they will face the Chiefs in Peachtree City on Wednesday depending on the weather.
The Chiefs had a chance to get on the board early as Yuki Tumara and Landon Pope reached on consecutive one out singles in the top of the first inning, but Indians starter William Tansey left them stranded after a pair of strikeouts.
In the bottom of the second inning in Thomas was retired on a str, the Indians had a chance to get on the board as Ashton DeLoach was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch before advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt by Levi Wilson.
With one out, Devin Thomas was retired on a strikeout but a wild pitch on strike three allowed DeLoach to score as Thomas was thrown out at first.
Errors were the feature of the bottom of the third inning as the Indians scored five runs to take a 6-0 lead.
Landon Underhill reached on a walk and stole second before coming home on a single by Quinlan Wiley who advanced to second as JJ Freed walked and moved to third after Jordan Kenty walked.
Wilson hit a groundball to second and was called out at first as Wiley scored on the play and the other runners moved a base.
With Holmes at the plate, the errors began for the Chiefs as three consecutive errors allowed Freed, courtesy runner Kaleb Gardner and Thomas to come home before an infield fly ended the frame.
The Indians added a run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Freed reached on a one out walk and took third when a ball hit Kenty was mishandled before coming home on a single to right field by Wilson.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Indians were able to put the game away as Holmes reached on a single, stole second and scored on an error with two outs in the frame.
Underhill and Wiley reached on errors with the former coming home and Freed was walked before coming home on a game ending single by Kenty.
Tansey scattered five hits over three and one-third innings and recorded five strikeouts before he was relieved by Daniel Smith who retired three of the five batters he faced by strikeout and recording an assist from another batter. 

Jones, Newlands lead the way to game one win while baserunning miscues led to game two win

SHARPSBURG-The Northgate Vikings literally ran themselves into bad luck Friday as two running miscues led to outs in the top of the fifth inning as they were defeated 4-3 by the East Coweta Indians in the second of a freshmen doubleheader.
The win improved the Indians' record to 7-1 and gave them a sweep for the day as they were 12-1 winners in the opener.

The two sides of Trey Jones. First as the starting
pitcher in the Indians 12-1 victory in game one. Jones
allowed one hit in four innings

Trailing 2-0, the Vikings had two runners on base, a pitch hit the ground and the runner on second took off for third only to be met by EC third baseman Trey Jones who applied the tag after taking a throw from catcher Ben Brisky.
Blake Glancy moved to third after a double by Joshua Tate and was able to score on a wild pitch.
An error allowed Tate to score and Jak Everett to reach base and the Vikings had cut the deficit to a lone run.
With Calvin Baker at the plate at the plate, Everett was able to steal second base and after a pitch hit the ground, tried to advance to third but Brisky threw to Craig Newlands at third and Everett was tagged out.
Baker reached on a walk from Ethan Leonard, but the latter was able to record a save as Kameron Alpough fouled off a pitch that was headed toward the EC dugout and Newlands made the third out when he caught the ball before it went out of play.
The Vikings took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Charlie Dewey walked, stole second and moved to third on a passed ball as Glancy walked.

Then as a batter, Jones had a third inning double that
led to the first run of the opening game and an RBI single
in the fourth inning.

A double steal allowed Dewey to come home and Glancy was able to reach second and eventually third but was left stranded as EC starter Ryan Barber recorded three strikeouts.
The lead didn't last long as the entire batting order went to the plate for the Indians and three batters came home.
Dekel Williams and Charlie Paige opened the frame by reaching on walks and Barber was awarded first In a catcher's interference call that loaded the bases.
Leonard reached on a fielder's choice as courtesy runner Nico Senese was retired at second but on the play, Williams came home with the tying run.
A walk to Brisky reloaded the bases for Zack Carlton who was hit by a pitch that allowed Paige to score and give EC a 2-1 lead.
Denver Watson followed by reaching on a walk that scored Leonard and a pitching change was made that eventually ended the inning as Everett recorded a strikeout and pop fly.
The Indians added an important run in the bottom of the third inning as Carlton reached on a one out walk and advanced to third on a pair of wild pitches.
Watson was hit by a pitch and as he attempted to steal second, a balk was called and Carlton was awarded home to give EC a 4-1 lead.
Barber pitched the first three innings of the game and didn't allow a hit during the stint and recorded six strikeouts.
Watson took over in the fourth allowing four hits and recording three strikeouts before yielding to Leonard who recorded the save.
In the opening game of the doubleheader, the two teams were scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when 10 batters went to the plate for the Indians and six came home.
Jones led off with a double and Williams followed by reaching on a walk but the next two batters were retired on a strikeout and a pop fly.
However, Barber was hit by a pitch to load the bases and courtesy runner Jacob Medina was able to score as a wild pitch was tossed by Dewey who was starting the game for the Vikings.
Walks to Kaleb Gardner and Austin Black scored Williams to increase the lead to 2-0 and a pitching change was made.
After the change, Kaleb Carey reached on bases loaded walk that scored Barber and Newlands ended the scoring with a shot into right center field that resulted in a bases clearing double.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians added to their lead as 11 batters came to the plate and six more scored.
Paige singled to start the frame and a pitching change followed as well as a walk to Senese, Barber hit by a pitch for the third time to load the bases and a two-run single by Gardner.
A walk to Black loaded the bases and after Carey was hit by a pitch, Barber came home and the lead was 9-0.
Gardner gave EC a 10-0 lead as Newlands grounded out to shortstop and Jones, who started the opening game on the mound, aided his own cause with a run scoring single.t
Carey came home with the final run of the game for the Indians when Paige hit a single to left field.
After a solid four innings, Jones was replaced on the mound in the top of the fifth inning by Andrew Martin who had a strong start against Ola on Wednesday.
Martin appeared to be on his way to duplicating that effort as he retired the first two batters of the frame.
However, Martin struggled as the next four batters reached including Jackson Butz who had an RBI single that kept Northgate from being shutout.
Martin recovered and kept the Vikings from having a big rally by recording a strikeout that ended the game.