Cougars get big win behind Kniedel, Jones and Oldham

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The Newnan Cougars picked up a much needed win Tuesday at Joe Pope Field with a 10-5 Region 3-AAAAAA victory over the Douglas County Tigers.
The young Cougars squad, who dropped four of their last five prior to the game, improved to 4-8 overall and evened their region record at 1-1 while the Tigers fell to 6-5, 0-1 in the region as the two teams will meet in Douglasville Thursday evening.
Newnan broke through in the bottom of the second inning as Justin Groover led off with a double, moved to third on a single by Caleb McElwaney and came home when Tyler Davis reached on a fielders choice as McElwaney was forced at second.
Davis stole second and after a strikeout, Chase Jones singled to center for the RBI and took second when the throw home was late to retire Davis.
Jones came home with the final run of the frame when Drew Oldham hit a bloop single to right field.
The Tigers gradually rallied against Cougars starter Tanner Snellgrove as Ricky Lindsey reached on a bloop single with two outs in the top of third and advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw by Snellgrove and eventually scored an unearned run on a single by David Ihrig.
Snellgrove struggled in the top of the fourth inning as he walked five of the sixth batters he faced in the frame with a pair of runs scoring before he was replaced by Chris Turner.
Turner retired the first batter on a strikeout but a pickoff attempt of the baserunner at first was errant and a run scored to give Douglas County a 4-3 lead.
The lead did not last long for the Tigers as the Cougars batted around, scored four runs and took a 7-4 lead.
McElwaney led off with a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch before moving to third on a groundout.
KD Satterwhite was hit by a pitch then Jones had a bunt single that brought McElwaney home with the tying run.
Satterwhite advanced to third on the play and after Jones stole second, Oldham followed with a two-run single to left.
Brady Barnes was hit by a pitch and after a flyball Jake Kniedel provided the final run of the inning when he singled to left and Oldham scored easily.
The Tigers scored a run in the top of the fifth as Mike Wright led off with a double and scored on a two out single by Ryan Kone.
The Cougars answered in the bottom of the inning with some two out magic as Satterwhite was hit for the second time in the game and Jones reached on a walk ahead of a two-run triple to right by Oldham.
Newnan added one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning as Connor Dunn reached on an infield error, courtesy runner Tucker McKibbon advanced on a wild pitch then came home when Kniedel singled to center.
Douglas County tried to rally in the top of the seventh inning with two runners on base and one out, but after a pitching change the next two batters were retired on groundouts to end the game.
 

Indians score five runs in the sixth to defeat Trojans

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The East Coweta Indians scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning including Nick Pippin’s two-run single that led to a 7-4 come-from-behind victory over the Northside-Columbus Patriots in a non-region game played Monday night in Sharpsburg.

Improving to 8-5 on the season, the Indians will carry a four-game winning streak into their three-game Region 3-AAAAAA against Langston Hughes which begins Tuesday evening in Fairburn.
The Patriots, who fell to 9-5 on the season, took the lead in the top of the third inning as Zack Williams led off with a single and eventually scored on a two-out single by Cameron Hopkins who stole second and scored on a single by Jacob Hinson.
The Indians tied the game in the bottom of the frame as Cam Smith and Pippin led off with walks and after a single by Bryce Gemmel loaded the bases, Matthew Meyer hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Smith and allowed Pippin to move to third before scoring on a two out triple by Stephan Cruver.
After holding the Patriots scoreless for the next two innings, Indians starter Austin Bellamy got in and out of trouble after one out in the top of the sixth as Vic Ballesteros singled and scored on a triple by DJ Arroyo who would score after two outs on a single by Williams.
The Indians’ rally started in the bottom of the frame after one out when Cary Holloway and Devonte Brown reached on walks while Smith reached on an infield error that allowed Holloway to score and cut the deficit to 4-3.
Faced with a 2-1 count, Pippin became the hero for the Indians when he lined an offering from losing pitcher Jonathon Murphy between short and third allowing Brown and Smith to come home and give EC a 5-4 lead.
Pippin eventually advanced to third and came home on a wild pitch by reliever Brackston Buice before Cruver closed the scoring with double that was lined off the first base bag and allowed Meyer to come home with the final run of the frame.
After six innings, Bellamy (5-1) was relieved by Thomas Leone who retired the first batter on a flyball to right and after the next batter reached on an error was able to end the game and record the save with a 4-6-3 double play.

Cougars shut down by Trojans, Indians end losing skid

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The bats of the Newnan Cougars could not find an answer to Tucker Reynolds who combined with a pair of relievers to lead the Carrollton Trojans to a 5-1 victory Friday night at Joe Pope Field.
The loss drops the Cougars to 2-5 on the season with a home game Monday night against the Northside-Columbus Patriots at 5:30.
Carrollton took the lead after Newnan starter Tanner Snellgrove retired the first batter in the top of the first inning as Will Garrett reached on a single and reached base on an error in the outfield.
Will Hesterlee followed with a double that scored Garrett and Kade Crawford followed with a two-run single.
The Trojans added a run in the top of the fifth inning to take a 4-0 lead as Hesterlee scored on the front end of a double steal while a run in the top of the seventh accounted for the final tally.
After five innings in which he allowed one hit and recorded eight strikeout, Reynolds was relieved by Garrett who retired the Cougars in order in the bottom of the sixth.
The Cougars averted a shutout in the bottom of the seventh inning against Brandon Padillo as Caleb McElwaney reached on a one out single, advanced to second on a wild pitch and came home when stole third and the throw from the catcher went into left field.
In suffering the hard luck loss, Snellgrove pitched six and one-third innings allowing four hits, three earned runs, two walks, two hitbatters and recorded nine strikeouts.
In LaGrange, as the East Coweta Indians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over the Troup County Tigers.
The Indians took control in the top of the second inning with a season-high seven runs.
as 10 batters went to the plate in the frame.
With Andrew Simms and Jaquez Williams on base with one out, Cary Holloway hit a double to center field that scored Simms and gave the Indians the early lead.
After Williams and Holloway advanced on a groundout, Cam Smith reached on a walk to load the bases and Stephan Cruver followed with a two-run single to center that gave EC a 3-0 lead.
A two-run single by Matthew Meyer was next and after Bryce Gemmel had an RBI triple, Austin Jones closed the scoring with a run-scoring single to left.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Indians added to the cushion as Austin Russell reached on an infield single, stole second and after a walk to Devonte Brown, the former came home on a Tiger error.
Meanwhile, Brown moved into scoring position and came home when Smith grounded out to short.
The final tally of the evening in the top of the seventh inning came when Makenzie Martin reached on a single and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt before coming home on a sacrifice fly by Nick Pippin.
Benefitting from the run support was starting pitcher Austin Bellamy who tossed the first six innings for the Indians allowing four hits and recording three strikeouts before turning the game over to Thomas Leone who allowed a single in his one inning of work.
The Indians (4-3) will travel to Tyrone on Tuesday evening for a non-region game with the Sandy Creek Patriots before hosting Chapel Hill on Thursday.

Indians take advantage of Trojans miscues to win 16-1 in four innings

The East Coweta Indians took advantage of 10 walks and a number of other forms of wildness Tuesday night by scoring in every inning of a 16-1 four-inning victory at home over the Lamar County Trojans.
The Indians improve to 3-0 on the season and will face the Whitewater Wildcats at Thursday at 5:30 in a game scheduled for Wednesday but has been moved due to expected rain .
After starter Austin Bellamy retired the Trojans in the top of the first inning, the Indians gave him a lead in the bottom of the frame as Cam Smith led off with a walk and scored on a throwing error by the Trojans.
The Indians added two more runs in the frame as Matthew Meyer reached on a walk and scored in front of a two-run home run hit to right field by Jaquez Williams.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Indians added two more runs as Cary Holloway reached on a leadoff walk, stole second and came home when Devonte Brown reached on an infield error.
Brown gave EC a 5-0 lead when he scored from third on a wild pitch.
The Trojans scored their lone run of the evening in the top of the third inning as Jacob Efird reached on an infield single and advanced around two bases on groundouts before coming home on a triple by Josh Heflin.
A response was quick as the Indians added four more runs in the bottom of the inning as three of the first four batters reached on walks then Smith followed with a with a two-run single and after a two-run double by Meyer, the home team was in business.
After three innings in which he allowed two hits and a walk while recording a pair of strikeouts, Bellamy was replaced in the top of the fourth inning by Graden Treadwell who allowed a walk and a single but managed to retire three batters on strikeouts.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians sent 11 batters including four pinch-hitters to the plate while the Trojans used three pitchers who were unable to stop a scoring binge that yielded seven runs and brought an end to the game.
Williams led off with a double before Smith, Garrett Bean and Holloway followed with consecutive singles that resulted in a pair of runs coming home.
After a walk to Brown, Smith followed with a run scoring single  and Gemmel hit a two-run double to left.
After the first out of the inning was recorded by a strikeout, Nick Pippin and Mackenzie Martin reached base after being hit by pitches which resulted in a run before Austin Clay was walked to bring Gemmel home with the game’s final tally.

Indians need one inning to defeat War eagles

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SHARPSBURG-In the first four innings of their game Thursday with the South Forsyth War Eagles, the East Coweta Indians could not find an answer for pitcher Will Foy.
In three innings, the junior hurler retired the Indians in order while Jaquez Williams kept him from a perfect game when he reached on a fourth inning walk as the bats of the latter were hitting balls at a fielder.
Foy's domination of the Indians disappeared in the bottom of the fifth inning as they scored all of their runs in a 6-2 come from behind victory for the Indians.
Foy and Indians starter Dalton Chocallo appeared to be locked in a pitching duel through the first two innings as neither team was able to get on the scoreboard.
That changed in the top of the third inning, as the Indians committed three errors which allowed both runs to score for the War Eagles and gave the team from Cumming a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Indians finally got to Foy as Williams reached on a bloop single and Austin Jones was hit by a pitch and with one out, Cary Holloway to the plate with a chance to put EC on the board.
The junior shortstop came through as lined a double to left field that scored pinchrunners Reagan Thomas and Graden Treadwell to tie the game at 2-2.
Holloway's heroics caused the War Eagles to make a pitching change and the move backfired as pinchhitter Makenzie Martin walked and Cameron Smith followed with a single that scored Holloway with the lead run for the Indians.
Gemmel followed with a two-run single amd Matthew Meyer completed the scoring with an RBI double to left field.
After five innings, Chocallo was lifted in favor of Mason Meyer who made his high school debut a success with two innings of solid relief despite hitting two batters in the seventh that didn;t get past second base.
The game came to an end when elder brother Matthew caught a foul popfly at third base.
A trio of games face the Indians in the coming week as they will host Lamar County on February 25 and will host Whitewater the following day before a February 28 game at Fayette County.

Meyer's two homers help lead Indians win season opener

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Matthew Meyer got the 2014 season started with a bang Wednesday afternoon for the East Coweta Indians with a pair of home runs while Jaquez Williams had two hits and four RBIs in an 9-5 victory on the road over the Northgate Vikings.

The Indians jumped on Vikings starter Armand Upshaw early as he walked three of the first batters he faced before Austin Jones reached on an error that scored Cameron Smith from third.
Williams followed with a two-run double to left that scored Bryce Gemmel and Stephan Cruver to give the Indians a 3-0 lead.
After EC starting pitcher Austin Bellamy held Northgate scoreless in the bottom of the first, his teammates gave him more of a cushion in the top of the second inning as Smith reached on a one out walk and after Upshaw retired Gemmel on strikes, Meyer hit a 3-2 offering from Upshaw over the center field fence for a two-run home run and a 5-0 lead.
The Vikings got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the second inning as Angelo Rivera reached on an infield single and eventually scored on a two out single by James Poropatic.
Northgate, who lost 4-3 to the Troup Tigers on Monday, cut the deficit to 5-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning as Jordan Schmitts reached on a one out single and eventually scored with two outs in the frame on a wild pitch.
The Indians responded in the top of the fifth inning with four runs off reliever Andrew Simpson to take a 9-2 lead as Gemmel reached on a leadoff walk and Meyer followed with his second home run of the game.
After Cruver grounded out, Jones reached on an infield error and Williams followed with a flyball over the fence in right center field for a two-run home run and the Indians had a comfortable lead.
After four innings in which he surrendered five hits, two runs and recorded two strikeouts, Bellamy was relieved by Tyler Exley in the bottom of the fifth inning and the latter would have his struggles as would his fielders.
An error, a bloop single and miscommunication in the outfield caused a bases loaded situation with one out for Rivera who singled home Andrew Burden from third and Schmitts followed with a sacrifice fly to center field that scored another run in the frame and cut the margin to 9-4.
The Vikings scored the final run of the game as Rivera, who ironically is the son of East Coweta public address announcer Ernie, lined a solo home run over the center field fence for his third hit of the day.
The elder Rivera was in attendance to watch his son play.
The Indians will face the South Forsyth Eagles Thursday evening at 5:55 while the Vikings will host the Sandy Creek Patriots Friday at 5:30.

Griggs basket leads Newnan to win over Douglas County

REGION 3-AAAAAA BASKETBALL

 

Immanuel Griggs’ follow-up of a Doniel Dean miss with 20 seconds remaining in the game led the Newnan Cougars to a 66-64 Region 3-AAAAAA victory over the Douglas County Tigers at the Max Bass Athletic Center Wednesday night.

The win snapped a losing streak by the Cougars who improved to 16-6 on the season and 4-4 in the region while the Tigers fell to 17-5, 5-4.

After Diamond Jones converted a pair of free throws with 26.5 seconds remaining in regulation cut the Cougars’ deficit to 64-63, the Tigers committed turnover and the Cougars took possession with Dean looking to give the latter a come-from-behind win.

Dean, who scored 11 points in the game, drove from the right sideline through the lane and toward the basket with the potential winning shot but it would not fall.

However, the 6-foot-8 Griggs flew through the lane, took the rebound and banked the shot attempt off the glass to give Newnan a 65-64 lead.

Griggs led Newnan in scoring with 18 points.

Douglas County called timeout after the basket and after the inbound pass committed another turnover and Dean took possession with a foul by the visitors to follow.

With 5.2 seconds remaining Dean connected on his first free throw attempt but the second bounced off the rim and the Tigers took possession.

After a timeout, the Tigers inbounded the ball but it sailed past a player who had his back turned to the play and into the waiting arms of Griggs but he would be called for travelling giving the visitors one more chance at regaining the lead with 2.9 seconds remaining.

A Tiger player drove to the basket for the win, but the shot failed and went out of bounds to the Cougars who ran the final second out for the close victory.

In the first period, the Cougars trailed 8-4 with 3:40 remaining when Jones connected on a three-pointer that started a 9-0 run that gave Newnan a 13-8 lead at the end of the stanza.

The lead changed hands several times in the second period as the Tigers relied on the shooting of K’Ja Johnson and Malik Musgrove who combined to score 15 of Douglas County’s 22 points in the frame as they took a 30-26 lead at the half.

Johnson scored 17 points and Musgrove finished with 13 for the Tigers.

In the third period, Johnson had a different scoring partner in Justin Bridges as the duo combined for 14 of the Tigers’ 21 points that allowed them to take a 51-45 lead into the final period despite Griggs and Dean combining for 13 of 19 points scored by the Cougars in the frame.

Bridges led Douglas County with 18 points before fouling out.

In the fourth period, the Tigers continued to lead but turnovers and foul trouble plagued the visitors with the home team taking advantage by converting nine-of-13 free throws during the stanza while converting five field goals after several miscues.

Jannson Williams scored 13 points and Jones scored 10 to help lead the Cougars’ win.

In the girls’ game, the Lady Tigers broke open a close game in the third period as they were 56-31victors.

The Lady Tigers took a 9-2 after the first period, a 24-10 cushion at intermission and a 38-24 lead after three before an 18-7 fourth period sealed the win.

Three players finished in double figures for the Lady Tigers while Metryes Geter led the Lady Cougars with 10 points.

Newnan will host the East Coweta Indians in a region contest between the two county rivals Friday night in a varsity doubleheader.

 

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