The McIntosh Chiefs varsity baseball team picked up a much needed region win Wednesday night by defeating Sandy Creek 9-7. Brendan Hall got the win, pitching five and one-thirds of an inning and striking out nine batters. Hall also aided his cause by hitting a two run home run in the first inning.

The Chiefs got five runs in the first inning as Johnny Peadon, Jake Tanis and Cameron Rich joined Hall by driving in runs. Tanis drove in another run in the second inning while Rich drove in his second RBI in the third. John Riccitelli drove in a run in the fourth and Tanis hit a two out home run in the inning as well to account for the final McIntosh runs of the evening. The Patriots scored six runs in the sixth inning, thanks to some sloppy defense from the Chiefs. Jarrod Parker came in to pitch in relief of Hall, getting the final two outs in the sixth and shutting down Sandy Creek with a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh.
McIntosh (9-10) will host Whitewater tonight at 7 p.m., while Sandy Creek (13-6) will host Woodward Academy.

Whitewater (11-7) lost to Northgate 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday. Chad Basma was the winning pitcher for the Vikings, while Justin Carpenter picked up the loss for the Wildcats. Northgate (16-3), which also got a 9-3 win over Haralson County this week, plays at Creekside tonight at 5 p.m. and will host Sandy Creek on Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Northgate is number one in the sub-region with a 5-1 record, while Sandy Creek and Whitewater are tied for second at 4-2. McIntosh is in fourth with a 2-4 record.

In 4-AAAAA play, Starr’s Mill (20-0) remained perfect with an 8-7 win over Union Grove. The Wolverines have given the Panthers two of their closest games this year and the team has to be glad to be done with them. Andrew Robinson was the winning pitcher and Ben Baker and Scooter Houston each had good nights at the plate. Both went 2-for-4 with an RBI a piece. It was Robinson’s sixth win of the season.

Starr’s Mill hosts Mundy’s Mill tonight at 7 p.m. and will play at Lovejoy on Monday at 6 p.m. Perhaps the biggest game of the regular season will come next Wednesday when they host East Coweta at 5:30 p.m.

The Indians (13-7) got a 16 -1 win over Lovejoy on Monday. Jake Lepchitz, Ben Baugh and Chris Ramos all had good nights at the plate, while Rico Reid hit a home run and Brandon Behenna got the win.

East Coweta will host Fayette County tonight at 7 p.m. and will host Newnan on Monday at 6 p.m.
The Panthers are 7-0 in region play and the Indians are in second at 5-1.
In region 5-A action, Landmark Christian (17-2) defeated Mt. Paran 5-3 on Tuesday. The War Eagles, second in 5-A at 8-2, hosted Temple yesterday after the paper went to press and will host Mt. Zion, Carroll today at 5:30 p.m.

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