EC narrowly misses sweeping Central for the second straight week

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Camryn Horton gave East Coweta five no-hit innings
in game one of the doubleheader. Horton had 10 strikeouts in the game. 

 

SHARPSBURG-The East Coweta Lady Indians narrowly missed sweeping the Central Carrollton Lady Lions Monday for the second week in a junior varsity doubleheader.
In game one, Camryn Horton pitched a no-hit, 10 strikeout performance in a 9-0 victory for EC, while Central withstood a fifth inning rally to come away with an 8-6 win.   
The Lady Indians took their initial lead in the opener with one out in the bottom of the first inning as McKenna Holmes and Sophia Vaccariello reached base after being hit by a pitch. Consecutive walks to Hayden Chaffin and Addy Howell accounted for the game's first run.

Hallie Vance doubled in the bottom
of the second inning of game one
and scored a run.

The Lady Indians added to the lead with two outs in the bottom of the second inning as Hallie Vance doubled to left and scored after back to back singles by Keyleigh Gardner and Payton Wilson.
Holmes followed with a double to left field that allowed Gardner and Wilson to come home and give EC a 4-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians were able to put the game away as they scored five runs in the frame. 
Maddie Lindon started the inning by reaching first after being hit by a pitch and Vance followed by reaching on a walk.
With one out, Wilson lined a double to left allowing Lindon to score and Vance to advance to third before she would score on a single by Sophia Vaccariello.
Chaffin reached on a bases loaded walk that scored Wilson from third while an RBI single by Howell and a hit by pitch to Summer Wilson closed out the scoring.
Meanwhile, Horton continued to dominate the Lady Lions' batters in the top of the fifth inning as she recorded three of her 10 strikeouts in the frame.

Kylee Rozier opened the bottom of the
fifth inning in game two with a single and 
eventually scored a run. 

The nightcap began with the Lady Lions scoring a run in the bottom of the first but the Lady Indians tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the third inning as Sydney Stubbs scored on a bloop single by Vaccariello.
Vaccariello was 2-for-2 in the game and 3-for-4 iin the doubleheader with a pair of RBIs.
However, the Lady Lions regained the lead in the top of the fourth inning with three runs and took an 8-1 lead with four runs in the top of the fifth.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Kylee Rozier began the frame by
reaching on a single and Catherine Maxwell followed suit with a single as well.
Stubbs reached on a walk to load the bases for Payton Wilson who lined a ground ball off the Central second baseman to score Rozier.
Callie Flury lived up to her last name as she laced a bases clearing double to left field that cut the deficit to 8-6.
However, the rally was stopped as a pair of infield flies ended the contest.
The Lady Indians, now 15-1-1 will host the McIntosh Lady Chiefs on Wednesday prior to the Senior Night festivities.

EC pitching proved dominant in wins over Troup, Eastside

East Coweta center fielder Kate Miller prepares to make
a catch in the 7-0 win over Eastside. Miller also had an
RBI single in the game. 

 Photos by Paula Stubbs

SHARPSBURG-Pitching continued to be dominant for the East  Coweta Lady Indians Friday night as they tossed a pair of shutouts in a three team doubleheader.
In game one, Maggie Stubbs and Camryn Horton combined on a two-hitter as EC defeated the Troup Lady Tigers 10-0 in five innings.
Jada Savage had a dominant outing in the nightcap as she allowed two hits while recording 16 strikeouts in a 7-0 win over the Eastside Eagles.
The head coach of the Eagles is East Coweta alum Heather Gay Wood who played basketball and softball at the school in the late 1990s.    
The opener started with the Lady Indians taking the early lead as Madison Duffel leadoff by reaching on a walk and after stealing second base, advanced to third on a double by Payton Roberson.
Duffel came home from third on a sacrifice fly to left by Addie Joiner while Roberson came home on a single to left by Mallory Lumpkins.
The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Roberson reached first on a one out single and eventually scored on a wild pitch.

Jada Savage runs around the bases after
a three-run home run in the second inning
against Troup. She also pitched a
two-hitter in the nightcap against Eastside.

Madysen Weathers reached on a walk and advanced to third when Lumpkins reached on a double before Savage came to the plate.
Savage would give EC a sizeable 7-0 lead as she drilled 2-2 offering over the right field fence for a three-run home run.
The home run prompted a pitching change by Troup as Camdyn Bassett was replaced in the circle by Kaitlyn Smalley who recorded the final out of the frame.
After a scoreless third inning, the Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Joiner ledof with a double and Weathers follow with an RBI single that scored courtesy runner Jenna Helmly.
Rylee Gordy came off the bench to reach on a line drive single to left and scored on a single by Sophia Santiago while Lizzy Austin came home on a sacrifice fly by Maggie Stubbs.
After pitching four innings in which she allowed one hit and recorded a strikeout, Stubbs was replaced in the top of the fifth inning by Horton.
Horton allowed a single in the frame while recording a pair of strikeouts.
Savage set the tone early in the nightcap as she retired the first five batters via the strikeout route.
Meanwhile, the Lady Indians' bats gave her a lead as they scored on a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Mallory Lumpkins was 5-for-5 Friday in the
wins over Troup and Eastside.

Duffel and Roberson led off the frame by reaching on walks and after two outs, Lumpkins lined a double to right center field to score the duo.
Lumpkins was 5-for-5 in the doubleheader with a walk, two runs scored and an RBI. 

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Ratzlaff led of the frame by reaching on a single and moving to second on a groundout before scoring on a single to left by Kate Miller.
Miller advanced to third on a single by Duffel and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Roberson.
With Joiner at the plate, Duffel stole second and would give EC a 5-0 lead as she scored on the former's double to right center field.
Joiner would score the final run of the frame on a bases loaded walk to Savage.
The 6-0 lead was enough for Savage who allowed one baserunner via a walk before a bloop single in the top of the fifth inning ended a possible no-hit bid.
In the bottom if the fifth inning, the Lady Indians scored the final run of the game as Ratzliff  led off with a single and advanced to third due to an outfield error on the hit.
Ratzliff, who was 2-for-3 at the plate, eventually came home on a two-out RBI single by Duffel.
Duffel was 2-for-3 with a walk in the game and scored twice.
Meanwhile, Savage continued to pick up where she left off after her dominating performance at Carrollton on Wednesday by averaging a pair of strikeouts in each inning including the seven of the last eight batters faced.
The Lady Indians, now 16-1 on the season will host the McIntosh Lady Chiefs on Wednesday as Senior Night will be conducted.

Savage records 300th K, Weathers hits 10th hr as EC wins region title

Photos courtesy of Paula Stubbs

Jada Savage recorded 13 strikeouts Wednesday as she recorded her 300th
strikeout as a member of the East Coweta program. 

CARROLLTON-Jada Savage hit the lucky 13 in strikeouts while reaching 300 career strikeouts Wednesday evening as the East Coweta Lady Indians defeated the Carrollton Lady Trojans 10-0 to claim the Region 2-7A regular season title.
The Lady Indians, now 15-1 overall and 3-0 in the region will host the region tournament in Sharpsburg beginning on October 9.

After a scoreless first inning, the Lady Indians went to work against Lady Trojan pitcher Maycie Guest with a six-run outburst.

Madysen Weathers led off by reaching on a walk and Mallory Lumpkins followed with a double to left field before Savage aided her own cause as her double to center filed scored courtesy runner Jenna Helmly and Lumpkins.

After one out, Maggie Stubbs followed with a double to center field that scored courtesy runner Riley Ratzlaff and the former came home on a throwing error.

After the second out of the frame, Madison Duffel reached on a single a, stole second and advanced to third after Payton Roberson reached on a single.

Roberson stole second and both runners came home when Addie Joiner lined a single to left field to complete the EC scoring.

The 6-0 advantage was enough for Savage who was recording strikeout after strikeout from the circle and achieved her 300th at East Coweta in the top of the sixth inning when Tai Simmons became the victim.

Madysen Weathers comes home after
hitting  her 10th home run of the season. 

Meanwhile, the Lady Indians added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning as Stubbs reached on a leadoff single, stole second and after advancing to third on a wild pitch was able to score on a single by Duffel.

Duffel, who recently committed to Georgia Tech, had a 3-for-4 performance at the plate for the Lady Indians while Stubbs was 2-for-3.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Lady Indians finished the scoring of the evening.as Duffel reached on a single and eventually scored as Joiner's second single of the game was mishandled in the outfield.

Weathers provided the big blast at the end as she lined a 2-0 offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run.

Savage finished the contest as she retired the first two Lady Trojans (8-10, 2-1) via swinging strikeouts and recording the third out by inducing a popfly to Gabi Gopie at third.

Next for EC will be a three-team doubleheader as they will host Troup  and Eastside Friday beginning at 4:30.

ECJV overcome early deficits to achieve doubleheadr sweep

All photos courtesy of Paula Stubbs

Sophia Vaccariello gets a congratulations from head coach Kyle Bowman as she rounds third after hitting a grand slam in the top of the second inning of game two that gave the Lady Indians a lead.

 
CARROLLTON-The junior varsity doubleheader played Monday between the East Coweta Lady Indians and the Central (Carrollton) Lady Lions had similar starts.

The Lady Lions were spotted 4-0 leads before the Lady Indians rallied to win game one 8-6 and gain the sweep after a 14-8 win in the nightcap.

The Lady Lions opened the game by scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning and took the 4-0 lead into the top of the third inning.

The top of the third began with Maddie Linden reaching on a line drive single to left field and Sydney Stubbs reaching on a bunt.

Both runners advanced when Payton Wilson grounded out and after winning pitcher McKenna Holmes reached on a walk that loaded the bases.

Hayden Chaffin battles the screen on the Lady
Lions dugout to catch a foul pop in game one

Sophia Vaccariello reached on an infield error that allowed EC to get on the board as Lindon crossed home plate and a bases loaded walk to Hayden Chaffin scored Stubbs from third to cut the deficit to 4-2.

After a force play, Vaccariello came home as a throw from the infield was late and Chaffin came home with the tying run due to confusion in the Central infield.

The Lady Lions scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning to reclaim the lead but the 6-4 advantage was short lived as the Lady Indians scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning.

Stubbs opened the frame with a walk and Wilson followed with a line drive single to left field.

Holmes advanced both runners on a sacrifice bunt and Vaccariello

McKenna Holmes is in position to catch the popup
that ended game one of the doubleheader.

followed with a double to right field that scored Stubbs while Wilson took third.

The Lady Indians tied the game at 6-6 when Chaffin singled to center to bring Wilson home while Vaccariello advanced to third.

A groundout by Addy Howell gave EC a 7-6 lead and Callie Flury's second RBI of the game provided them with an insurance run as her single to right center field brought Chaffin plateward.

Holmes retired the first two batters in the bottom of the inning, but the Lady Lions tried to rally as a single and a walk put the tying run on base.

However, Holmes induced a popup and the game came to an end.

Holmes allowed five hits in the win and recorded seven strikeouts.

Kayden Ulrich pitched a complete
game in the second contest of the 
doubkeheader.

Game two had the same scenario as the opener with Central taking a 4-0 after the first inning, the similarities ended there as EC made two-out magic account for a eight-run second inning.

In between two strikeouts, Izzy Kelleher and Lindon reached on walks while Kylee Rozier reached on an infield error to load the bases.

An infield error scored Kelleher for the first run of the frame and Wilson followed with an RBI single that cut the margin to 4-2.

Flury reached on a walk that scored Lindon and the deficit was 4-3 and brought Vaccariello to the plate.

Vaccariello gave EC a 7-4 lead as she drilled a 1-1 offering over the left field fence for a grand slam that gave her team the lead that never was relinquished.

Howell followed the grand slam with an infield single and scored on a double by Summer Wilson to complete the frame.

The Lady Lions scored a run in the bottom of the second inning to cut the score to 8-5, but the Lady Indians answered with two runs in the top of the third to take a 10-5 lead.

Lindon lined a single to center field to open the frame and scored on a two out double by Keyleigh Gardner who later scored on a single by Payton Wilson.

The Lady Lions came back with a run in the bottom of the third and two in the fourth, but the Lady Indians answered in the top of the fifth with four runs for the final margin.

Rozier and Catherine Maxwell reached on singles while Gardner was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

A bases loaded walk to Flury scored Rozier while Maxwell came home on a wild pitch while singles by Vaccariello and Howell had RBI singles to end the scoring.

Vaccariello was 3-for-7 in the doubleheader, scoring three runs and seven RBIs.

Howell was 2-for-4 in game two with an RBI while Gardner reached base three times and had the hatrick in runs scored for the game.

Kayden Ulrich overcame the struggles of the first inning to thwart any subsequent rallies by the Lady Lions and gain a complete game win.

The Lady Indians are now 14-0-1 on the season and will have a doubleheader rematch next Monday in Sharpsburg.

      

Lady Indians dominate in three game sweep at Lady Braves JV Tournament

 

Productive day for McKenna Holmes who tossed a shutout in
a game against Harris County while recording two hits and two
RBIs as well as two runs against Heard County. Photo by Paula Stubbs

FRANKLIN-Saturday went from picking up where the varsity football team left off to stopping a rally Saturday as the East Coweta Lady Indians won three games in the Heard County JV Tournament.

The Lady Indians had their way with the host Heard County Lady Braves in a 17-0 decision and defeated the Harris County Lady Tigers 6-0 before slowing down the Villa Rica Lady Wildcats by an 8-7 decision.

The sweep improved the Lady Indians' mark to 10-0-1 as the enter games against McIntosh, Campbell and Jackson this week.

In the win over Heard County, EC took the early lead in the top of the first inning as Payton Wilson singled, stole second and after Hayden Chaffin singled, McKenna Holmes hit a two-run, two-out single to center field 

Sophia Vaccariello followed with a single to right center field that scored Summer Wilson and Holmes that gave  the Lady Indians a 4-0 lead.

Benefitting from the early run support was Camryn Horton who retired the Lady Braves in order in the bottom of the first and stranded two base runners in the bottom of the second.

Horton recorded three strikeout in the two inning stint.

The Lady Indians blew the game open in the top of the second inning as 19 batters went to the plate and scored 13 runs.

Callie Flury led off with a single, Sydney Stubbs walked and Payton Wilson followed with a line drive single that loaded the bases.

Avery Batten blooped a two-run single to center field and Chaffin followed with an RBI single to give the Lady Indians a 7-0 lead.

singles by Holmes and Addy Howell loaded the bases for Vaccariello who had her second two-run single of the game.

Hailee Vance blooped an RBI single to left center and Flury had an RBI groundout that led the first out of the inning and another EC run.

With two outs, Payton Wilson had an RBI single followed by a two-run single by Kylee Rozier and an RBI single by Izzy Kelleher.

Maddie Lindon, Catherine Maxwell and Keyleigh Gardner also contributed to the slugfest with RBI singles before the frame finally came to an end.

The game was called after two innings under a time limit.

In the second game, the Lady Indians took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning as Holmes and Chaffin reached on one out walks while Howell followed with a double that scored Vance.

Chaffin eventually scored on an infield error on Harris County.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on RBIs by Vance, Vaccariello and Chaffin .

Holmes was the benefactor of the support with a solid five innings allowing one hit on a weekend where she celebrated her 15th birthday.

Keyleigh Gardner slides into second base in the game against
Villa Rica. Photo by Paula Stubbs. 

In the final game, the Lady Indians took the lead in the top of the first as Vaccariello scored on a sacrifice fly by Howell and Chaffin scored on a single by Izzy Kelleher.

The Lady Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the frame but the Lady Indians regained the lead in the top of the second on an RBI single by Payton Wilson and an RBI groundout by Vaccariello.

Villa Rica scored a run in the bottom of the third, but EC responded with three runs in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single by Kelleher and a two-run double by Kylee Rozier.

The Lady Wildcats rallied in the bottom of the sixth with four runs but it was not enough as the time limit was reached.

Kelleher had two hits and two RBIs while Maxwell also had two hits in the game.

Kayden Ulrich pitched the first three innings with three strikeouts while Holmes finished with four strikeouts in the final two.

Deloachs celebrate wedding anniversary at EC-Newnan softball game.

 

Catherine and Frank Deloach celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Wednesday night
at the softball game between East Coweta and Newnan. They are shown with members of the
East Coweta team. The couple also threw out the first pitch of the game won by EC 1-0.
Photo by Paula Stubbs.

SHARPSBURG-A number of events occurred on August 23 in various parts of the world.

In 1814, first lady Dolley Madison saved a portrait in the White House during the war of 1812 with the British while first daughter Margaret Truman sang in public for the first time in 1947.

The first Little League World Series champion was crowned in 1947 while Pete Rose was banned from major league baseball amidst gambling charges.

The Beatles hoped to own August 23, 1963 by themselves as their hit song "She Loves You" was released in the United Kingdom while drummer Ringo Starr was alleged to have admitted writing "Don't Pass Me By.

Frank Deloach looks to throw a strike to
East Coweta catcher Madysen Weathers
as his wife Catherine and EC pitcher Jada savage 
look on. Photo by Paula Stubbs.

However, an event in the southeastern portion of the state of Georgia overshadowed the day for the Fab Four.

Wednesday night at the softball game between East Coweta and Newnan, the 60th wedding anniversary for Frank and Catherine Deloach was celebrated in front a large group.

Prior to the start of the game, the Deloachs were escorted to the pitching circle where Frank, who has spent a number of past anniversary with his bride at a game, tossed the ceremonial first pitch to Lady Indians catcher Madysen Weathers.

Ironically, Weathers became a bigger part of the celebration as she hit a home run to give the Lady Indians a 1-0 victory over their cross count rival.

Weathers home run leads to EC win during a pitching battle

Madysen Weathers has a crowd awaiting her at home plate after her home run in the bottom of the sixth inning of Wednesday's game. Weathers has hit a home run in four of her last five games. Photo by Paula Stubbs.

SHARPSBURG-The rivalry game Wednesday between the East Coweta Lady Indians and Newnan Lady Cougars offered a little of everything for fans of the two schools.
The night opened with Frank and Catherine Deloach, parents of EC head coach Franklin Deloach, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the ballpark and threw the first pitch of the game.

Newnan's Maddie Veal looks in for a sign en route 
to recording her 500th career strikeout Wednesday.
Photo by Stuart Crosby.

Newnan's Maddie Veal recorded her 500th career strikeout as the Lady Cougars ace while allowing five hits to the Lady Indians.

However, the big moment came in the bottom of the sixth inning when Madysen Weathers drilled a 1-1 offering over the left field fence for the game's only run in a 1-0 victory.

The win improved the EC record to 8-1 on the season while Newnan suffered their first loss of the season after winning their first seven.

The Lady Cougars threatened to take the lead in the top of the first inning as Addie Smith reached on a one out walk and Veal followed with a single to left field.

Jada Savage had a three hit,
strikeout performance Wednesday night.
Photo by Paula Stubbs.

However, winning pitcher Jada Savage was able to get out of the frame unscathed when Gabi Espy grounded into a double play.

Savage retired the next six in order before surrendering a walk to Smith who was stranded at second in the top of the fourth as the next three were retired.

The Lady Indians threated need to get on the board in the second inning when Payton Roberson reached on a leadoff single and in the bottom of the fourth with her second single of the game.

However, Veal was able to leave her stranded on both occasions.

Roberson was 2-for-3 at the plate for the Lady Indians.

After retiring the next five batters, Weathers came to the plate with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning hit a pitch that quickly left the field.

The shot was the fourth game in the last five games in which Weathers has hit a home run as she continues her strong comeback effort after missing last season.

The Lady Cougars threatened to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning as Espy reached on a leadoff single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Gracie Smith.

However, Savage lived up to her last name as she retired the next two batters by strikeout to end the game.

Savage dominated the Lady Cougars in allowing three hits and allowing two walks while recording 11 strikeouts.

Weathers, Madison Duffel and Addie Joiner each finished with 1-for-3 outings in the game for EC while Addie Smith reached twice for Newnan.