Riverdale downs WC softball
The Lady Pioneer softball team suffered its first district loss Tuesday on the road at the hands of the Lady Warriors of Riverdale. Cold bats produced only four hits by the Lady Pioneers which resulted in their 12-2 loss.
Riverdale pitcher Amanda Vaught went to work early and shut down the Lady Pioneers in the top of the first. Riverdale put two runners across the plate in their half of the inning from an error and two hits.
In the top of the second Warren County put its first run across the plate. Cassie McGinness singled up the middle, and Jasmine Ware entered the game as a pinch runner for McGinness. Ware scored off of a triple by Tara Wood to make it a 2-1 ball game. The Lady Warriors extended their lead in their half of the second with after two hits and two errors produced two more runs for Riverdale to go up 4-1.
In the third both teams held each other off the score board. In the top of the fourth Warren County put one runner of base but left her stranded. Riverdale took advantage of three Warren County errors in the bottom of the fourth as they scored three runs to take a 7-1 lead.
In the fifth Riverdale’s pitching once again held Warren County off the score board. Riverdale put two more runners across the plate in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 9-1.
The Lady Pioneers put one run on the board in the top if the sixth when Lacey Griffith laid down a bunt and stole second and third. Brittany Patterson hit into a fielders choice to score Griffith. The Lady Warriors added three more runs in the sixth to take the 10 run win. The Lady Pioneers had seven errors on the day while Riverdale committed only three. Vaught struck out 11 batters for Riverdale.
“We just didn’t hit tonight. Our bats have gone cold over the last two games and we are making some mental mistakes we shouldn’t be making,” said coach David Upton.
“I’m’ very displeased because we are a better team than we’ve showed over the last two games. We have two or three good innings then we have a break down. Our team can hit but maybe tonight we were a little intimidated and we shouldn’t have been. One good thing that has come out of all this, is we have had a couple of girls to step up and take on a leadership role. Lacey Griffith has done an outstanding job of being a team leader and trying to keep these girls focused on the game. These girls have still come along ways since last year and I’m still proud of the way their playing as a team. We just have to learn not to get down when we make a mistake.”
Warren County is now 2-1 is District 7 AAA and 3-2 over all. The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to travel to Blackman Thursday. The Lady Pioneers will be in action at home today against Sequatchie County at 3 p.m.