Pioneers rough up Cumberland County
Scott Dunham led the way at the plate for WCHS, which improved to 15-10 with the victory. The senior left fielder finished 4-for-4, driving in three runs and scoring another.
Daniel Owens drove in two runs and scored two more on a 2-for-4 day. Derek Kennamer and Zach Pelham each went 1-for-3, scoring two runs apiece, while Pelham drove in one.
Glen Rogers was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Jake Mitchell had an RBI single. Nathan Cantrell turned in an RBI double, and Matt Brown scored two runs on a 1-for-2 day. John Morrison reached base twice, scoring a run each time.
The Jets went up 4-0 through the first three innings, but the Pioneers tied the game at 4-4 on four straight hits from Dunham, Cantrell, Brown and Kennamer, who drove in a pair with a triple to left-center.
Dunham doubled in Morrison to put the Pioneers up 5-4 in the fourth, and WCHS plated five runs in the fifth on RBIs from Rogers, Owens, Morrison, Mitchell and Dunham.
Kennamer walked to start the sixth, and came home on a Pelham double Pelham scored on an Owens single to put WCHS up 12-4, and Owens scored on a Dunham single up the middle to provide the final margin of victory.
Joey Haston picked up the win on the mound, working the first six innings before Colby Jenkins came on in relief.
The Pioneers traveled to Oakland Tuesday night, and head back to Murfreesboro Thursday to take on Riverdale at 6:30 p.m.