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.