23 and counting for EC

Photos courtesy of Barbara Lecuona

BUFORD-When we last saw East Coweta’s Kelley Lynch and Buford’s Logan Caymol do battle was a year ago at this time in the Grayson Ram Classic.

Played at Parkview, Lynch had a no-hitter for most of the game but Caymol was the winning pitcher in a 1-0 contest that saw each team record one hit,

Turn the clock to Saturday morning.

The stage is the field at Buford High School and the two aces are doing battle again but this time, Lynch is the winner as she tossed a two-hit, 10 strikeout performance in a 3-0 victory over the Lady Wolves.

The win was the first of two on the day for the Lady Indians as they defeated the Calhoun Lady Yellow Jackets 7-3 in the second game.

The sweep gave the Lady Indians a 23-0 record and the longest winning streak by a softball team in the county.

The two aces held the opposition scoreless through the first two innings then the Lady Wolves, the defending AAAA champions, blinked.

Carmen Prior and Lilly Agan led off the top of the third inning with singles and with Olivia Davis at the plate, Caymol threw a wild pitch and as the catcher attempted to get Prior out at third, the throw went into left field.

Carmen Prior had a triple and scored twice in the 3-0 win over Buford

Prior came home from third with the first run of the game and after moving to third, Agan came home with the second run of the inning on a single by Ashlynn Gunter.

The Lady Wolves blinked again with two outs in the top of the third inning as Prior lined a shot into right field and raced around the bases for a triple and came home on a single to left by Agan.

Agan was 4-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and the RBI.

Meanwhile, Lynch was in control throughout as she surrendered two hits to Hannah Jo Hyatt while holding the other Buford batters hitless as she allowed a walk and a hit batter while recording 10 strikeouts.

Among the Lady Indians that would be responsible for the 11 non-strikeouts was Ashlynn Gunter who handled seven chances at third with five putouts.

As for Caymol, the Lady Indians recorded six hits and 13 strikeouts against the future Tennessee Lady Volunteer.

After a brief interlude, the second game got underway with the Lady Indians serving as the home with Vaughan getting the Lady Yellowjackets in the top of the first inning thanks a defensive effort by Davis in which she leaped in the air and made a catch before throwing to first to complete a double play.

The Lady Indians gave Vaughan a 2-0 lead to play with in the bottom of the first as

two out RBI singles by Ashlynn and Ansley Gunter.

Lilly Agan was 4-for-4 against Buford with a run scored
and an RBI against Buford while scoring three runs
against Calhoun.

A single run in second inning gave EC a 3-0 lead as Prior walked and scored on single by Lynch and a single by Vaughan led to a 4-0 cushion as courtesy runner Kenadie Cooper) scored on single by Aniston Wright.

Two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning gave EC a 6-0 lead as Agan singled and scored on one out triple by Lynch who scored on an RBI single by Vaughan.

After pitching four innings that saw her allow two hits and record five strikeout, Vaughan turned the 6-0 lead over to Wright who retired the side in order in the top of the fifth inning.

The Lady Indians threatened to end the game in the bottom of the fifth inning as Agan reached on a one out walk and scored on a double by Lynch to take a 7-0 lead but Ashlynn Gunter was denied an extra base hit by a diving catch in right field and the game continued into the sixth.

Calhoun avoided a shutout in the top of the sixth with a two run home run and got a little closer in the top of the seventh inning with a run but were unable to get any closer as Wright ended the game with a strikeout.

The next game for the Lady Indians will be Wednesday as they will host the Union Grove Lady Wolverines at 6:00

The two teams met on September 15 with EC winning 9-0 as Vaughan recorded nine strikeouts.