Three-run third inning sparks Gold win

 SHARPSBURG-Purple and Gold met again Monday evening in a battle between the two junior varsity versions of the East Coweta Lady Indians.

At the end of the 90-minute contest, the Gold came away with a 6-3 victory as Bella Waddell and Katelyn Bowen each scored twice.

The Gold scored the first run of the game with one out in the top of the second inning as Bowen reached on a bloop single to right field.

Bowen advanced to third on a single by Zoey Brown before coming home when Catherine Maxwell grounded out to shortstop.

The Purple people responded by scoring all of their runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Reese McFadden reached on a one out single and Callie Mucha followed with a double with the former coming home on a single by Ariana Huber.

An infield error allowed Mucha to come home and the final run of the frame scored as Huber stole home.

However, the Gold team responded in the top of the third inning with three runs to regain the lead.

Abby Wheeler led off by reaching on a walk and Keyleigh Gardner followed with a bunt single.

Waddell lined a double to right center field and both runners came home to tie the game at 3-3.

After the inning's first out, Waddell would come home with the go ahead run Kylie Rozier lined a single to left field.

Bowen gave the Gold a 5-3 lead in the top of fourth inning as she reached on a leadoff walk, moved to second on a groundout and advanced to third on a wild pitch and scoring on an infield error.

Waddell scored the final run of the game in the top of the fifth inning by reaching first after being hit by a pitch and eventually coming home on a sacrifice fly to right field by McFadden.

Brown pitched four innings to record the win for the Gold squad allowing three hits and recording three strikeouts before Waddell took over in the fifth inning allowing a pair of two out singles.

The Purple will travel to LaGrange to face Troup County on Wednesday on a doubleheader while the Gold will host Harris County on Thursday.

The Varsity will travel to Douglasville for a Region 2-6A game on Tuesday against Chapel Hill as the first of three games during the week.

Brown, Deloach shine at the plate as Gold defeats Purple in ECJV battle

 

Zoey Brown displays the ball

she hit over the center field fence

for a two-run home run Thursday night. 

                 Photo by Krisha Green.

 

SHARPSBURG-Zoey Brown and Ella Kate Deloach combined for four hits, seven RBIs and three runs to lead the East Coweta junior varsity Gold squad to a 9-1 win Thursday over the Purple team in a matchup of the programs two clubs.
The game was called after five innings.
The Gold squad took the initial lead of the game in the bottom of the first inning when starting pitcher Bella Waddell reached on a walk, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch before scoring on a single by Deloach.
The Purple team tied the game in the top of the second inning when Presley Burge drilled a 2-2 offering over the center field fence for a solo home run.
The Gold regained the lead with two outs in the bottom of the frame when Abby Wheeler was hit by a pitch and Keyleigh Gardner walked before Brown had a two-run single to right field.
Waddell followed by reaching on a walk and both runners scored on a double to left field by Deloach.
Ater a scoreless third inning, the Gold added to the lead with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning when Gardner reached on a single and Brown followed by drilling a pitch over the right center field fence with a two-run home run that resulted in a 7-1 lead.
The Gold squad ended the game in the bottom of the fifth inning when Deloach walked and Kylie Rozier followed with a single when Kendall Austin lined a single to left field thone hit , one at scored both runners.
Waddell was the benefactor of the run support as she allowed one hit and two walks while recording six strikeouts.

ECJV Purple gains sweep over Union Grove.

 

SHARPSBURG-Liberty McCaskill went 5-for-5 while Callie Mucha had four RBIs Wednesday to lead the East Coweta Lady Indians (Purple) to a junior varsity doubleheader sweep over the  Union Grove Lady Wolverines.
In game one, McCaskill had a two-run home run while Mucha had a pair of run scoring doubles in a 10-3 win while the former went 2-for-3 and scored twice in an 8-1 win in the nightcap.
The purple version of the JV Lady Indians will face the gold version Thursday afternoon in a 5:00 matchup.
The Lady Indians took the lead in the opener when McCaskill led off the bottom of the first inning with a walk, stole two bases and came home on a single to left field by Ariana Huber who eventually came home with the second run of the frame on a bases loaded walk to Reese McFadden.
In the bottom of the third inning, EC added to their lead with a three-run frame after two outs.
Aubrey Hodges scored on a double to left field by McFadden who came home on a double by Mucha and Hailey Reynolds followed with a run scoring single.
The Lady Indians added five more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 10-0 lead that put the game away.
Riley Jensen led off with a single and McCaskill followed by a lining a flyball over the center field fence for a two-run home run.
Presley Burge followed with a single and scored on a one out single by McFadden while a two-run double by Mucha accounted for the final runs.
Benefiting from the run support was Hope Stubbs who allowed one hit and recorded six strikeouts in four plus innings of work.
The Lady Wolverines averted a shutout as they scored all of their runs in the top of the fifth inning as the time limit expired.
Union Grove opened the second game with a single run in the top of the second inning but East Coweta rallied to take the lead in the bottom of third inning with a pair of runs.

McCaskill reached on a two out single and eventually scored on an infield error with the tying run and Aubrey Hodges reached on a walk before pitcher Zoey Brown followed with a run scoring single.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning as Maliah Reid reached on an infield error while McFadden and Burge followed with singles before Mucha was hit by a pitch to force home a run.

Neely Easom followed with a bases clearing triple to left field and came home when a throw from the outfield went into the Union Grove dugout.

McCaskill closed out the scoring when she reached on a single and eventually came home after a force play.

In the circle, Brown allowed four hits and recorded four strikeouts in a game that ended after five innings.
 

 

EC (Purple) defeat Sequoyah

 

SHARPSBURG-Addy Adams allowed three hits and recorded six strikeouts as the East Coweta Lady Indians (Purple JV) defeated the Sequoyah Lady Chiefs 5-1 in a junior varsity game played Wednesday night.
The Lady chiefs scored the initial run in the top of the second inning but the Lady Indians responded with a pair in the bottom of the frame to take the lead.
Ariana Huber led off with a single and moved to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a single to center field by Liberty McCaskill that tied the game before the latter scored on a wild pitch.

Kaylee King added to the lead after two outs in the bottom of the third inning as she led off with a single and eventually came home on an infield error.
The Lady Indians added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Presley Burge lined a double to center field and after a walk to Neely Eason and a wild pitch, Adams helped her own cause with a sacrifice fly to center field.
King recorded her second hit of the game when she had a single that scored Eason with the final tally of the evening.
 

ECJV softball splits in Heard County Invitational

Photos by Paula Stubbs

Avery Batten reached base five times
Saturday in two games including a
three-run home run.

FRANKLIN-The East Coweta Lady Indians survived the heat Saturday as they split two games  in the Heard County Junior Varsity Invitational.

Avery Batten hit a three-run home run to key an eight run third inning in an 8-4 win over the Harris County in the first game.

In game two, Heard County hit two grand slams in a 13-3 victory.

The record is currently 8-1-1 after the split as they prepare to host McIntosh at home on Monday with a 5:00 start.

In game one, Harris County took a 1-0 in the top of the first inning with an unearned run, but the lead was cut short in the bottom of the third inning.

Kinli Blair opened the frame with a single to left field and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Abby Wheeler.

Sydney Stubbs reached on a walk and Batten followed by drilling a 2-0 offering over the center field fence to give the Lady Indians a 3-1 lead.

The inning continued as Kylee Rozier and Catherine Maxwell reached on consecutive walks while Callie Flury was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

A walk to Kaelyn Bowen followed by a single from Bella Waddell scored two runs while a bases loaded walk to Ella Kate Deloach gave EC a 6-1 lead.

Hope Stubbs pitched four and one-third
innings in game one for the win.

Blair followed by reaching on a walk that scored a run and Sydney Stubbs was responsible for the final run when she had an RBI single.

Hope Stubbs was the benefactor of the run support as she sailed through the top of the fourth inning as she allowed an infield single in the frame.

After pitching effectively for four innings, she would run into trouble in the top of the fifth inning as The Lady Tigers scored three runs to cut the margin to 8-4.

She was replaced by Waddell who retired the final two batters on infield popups to record the save.

Hope Stubbs allowed seven hits and recorded four strikeouts in four and one-third innings to earn the win.

Batten was 2-for-3 at the plate while Sydney Stubbs and Blair would  reached base twice and score a run.

In the game against the Lady Braves, Batten reached base three times with a single and two walks while Rozier reached with two hits and a hit by pitch while scoring once and driving home a pair.

Martin lead four players in double figures to lead EC to win

Carby Martin led the East Coweta scoring attack with
23 points in the 73-65 win. Photo by Stuart Crosby

SHARPSBURG-Carby Martin scored 23 points to lead four players in double figures Thursday night as the East Coweta Indians to a 73-65 win over the Mundys Mill Tigers.

The win at the John Thrower Gymnasium improved the EC record to 2-0 as they travel to Fayetteville Friday night to face the Fayette County Tigers.

The win gave EC a split for the evening as a late second shot in the girls' game gave Mundy's Mill a 41-38 win.

The Lady Indians led 12-9 at the end of the first but were outscored 10-7 in the second to send the two teams to the locker room tied at 19-19. 

In the third period, the Lady Indians were outscored 11-9 and trailed 30-28 going into the final period.

The Lady Indians rallied in the beginning pf the fourth and had a 38-34 lead at one point before the Lady Tigers finished the game with a 9-3 finish.

Kierra Lugo led EC with 17 points and Ariana Simmons scored 14 for the Lady Indians who fell to 0-2 in the first week of the season. 

Qwez WIlliams prepares to shoot a free throw in
Thursday's game. Williams scored 13 points
and blocked several shots. Photo By Stuart Crosby

In the boys' game, the Tigers took an early 6-3 lead when the Indians came back with an 11-5 finish to the first period and took a 14-11 lead at the buzzer.

The Inidans added to the lead in the second period with a 15-7 session to take a 29-18 at halftime.

In the third period, the Indians maintained the lead with a 27-20 session and led 56-38 going into the final eight minutes.

The Tigers rallied in the fourth period with a 19-4 run to cut the Indians' lead to 60-57 but a 13-8 surge over the final minutes to seal the win. 

Qwez Williams followed Martin in the EC scoring with 13 points while Isaiah Simmons and Harper Rife each registered 11 points.

EC overcomes deficit, defeats Brookwood

Photos by Paula Stubbs 

Addie Joiner had an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning of the 4-3 win.

COLUMBUS-The East Coweta Lady Indians overcame a 2-0 deficit Thursday to defeat the Brookwood Lady Broncos 4-3 in a winners bracket game of the 7A Elite Eight Tournament at the South Commons Complex.

The win improved the Lady Indians' record as they advance to the next round to face the Buford Lady Wolves in a Friday rematch of the 2022 finalists at 5:00.

Buford advanced after a 12-4 win over Mill Creek in another winners bracket game.

Brookwood fell to 24-6-1 and will face either Lowndes or North Paulding who met in a losers bracket game on Thursday evening.

The Lady Broncos took the initial lead with a pair of home runs in the bottom of the first inning but only recorded one hit in the remainder of the game against Jada Savage.

The Lady Indians began their comeback in the top of the third inning as Maggie Stubbs reached on a bunt single, stole second before coming home when Madison Duffel lined a double to left field.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Lady Indians looked to take the lead as Mallory Lumpkins and Savage reached on consecutive one out singles.

Lumpkins was 2-for-4 in the game for the Lady Indians.

Riley Ratzlaff had a game tying double in the
top of the fourth inning.

A double by Riley Ratzlaff followed as Lumpkins came home while a sacrifice fly to left by Stubbs allowed courtesy runner Sophia Santiago to score from third base with the go ahead run.

Stubbs was 2-for-2 in the game and is 4-for-5 in the tournament with two runs scored and a pair of RBIs.

The Lady Indians added to the lead in the top of the fifth inning as Duffel reached on a single and scored on a two out single to left field by Addie Joiner.

Duffel was 3-for-4 at the plate and in the the first two games of the tournament is 7-for-8 with four runs scored and three RBIs.

The run became important as the Lady Broncos scored an unearned run in the bottom of the fifth inning on a wild pitch but were unable to solve Savage as she retired eight of the last nine batters in the game.

Savage, who recorded her 400th varsity strikeout in the 8-0 win over North Gwinnett on Wednesday, ended the game by recording her 10th of the evening. 

NOTES: The victory over North Gwinnett on Wednesday marked the ninth time in 10 years that East Coweta has won at least 30 games.

In 2020, the Lady Indians were 27-3 when they won the state title.