Warren County Middle School softball wins ’03 opener
The Warren County Middle School softball team opened its season on the road Friday, taking on DeKalb County Middle School. The Lady Pioneers varsity team rallied in the fifth to take the 9-4 win, while the junior varsity fell in five innings 8-2.
Kayla Hubbard singled in the top of the first, setting the stage for Mary Kate Fisher, who doubled and scored Hubbard for a 1-0 lead.
Ashley McBee took the mound for the Lady Pioneers giving up three runs in the first inning as DeKalb took a 3-1 lead.
Warren County had one hit in the second but failed to move the runner. DCMS went down in order in their half of the inning.
The Lady Pioneers went down in order in the top of the third while solid defense held DeKalb County off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning. Kayla Murray got things going for Warren County in the top of the fourth with a single and then stole second before moving on to third. Taylor Hennessee was hit by a pitch and stole second putting runners on second and third. A wild pitch allowed Murray to score pulling WCMS within one 3-2. DeKalb put one runner across the plate in their half on the inning to go back up by two 4-2.
The Lady Pioneers opened up the game in the top of the fifth. Ashley Malone led off the inning with a single. Hubbard and McBee singled as Warren County pulled within one. Fisher doubled to give the Lady Pioneers a 5-4 lead. Five walks and a wild pitch added three runs to secure the Lady Pioneers victory.
Hubbard, McBee, Fisher and Murray picked up two hits each. Malone and Rogers added one hit each.
“The girls did a great job tonight. I was very impressed by the way the girls came out and took control of the game. DeKalb put three runs on the board early but after that our pitching and solid defense shut them down. We played very good in the field tonight and didn’t make many mistakes. We had big hits when we needed them and all the girls got up there and swung the bat well,” said head coach Franklin Fisher.
In the junior varsity game both teams went down in order in the first inning. DCMS put two runs on the board in the second. But the Lady Pioneers answered in the top of the third with two walks a double from Jennifer Koelbl and a triple by Kristine Thomanson scored two runs to tie the game at 2-2. DCMS added three runs in the bottom of the third and added three more in the fourth. The Lady Pioneers put runners on in the top of the fifth with two walks and a single by Catherine Stubblefield but the runners were thrown out trying to steal as DeKalbs junior varsity preserved the win. Koelbl, Thomanson and Stubblefield had one hit each.
“They did a good job tonight. We got three pitchers some needed work tonight in Jessica Mullican, Casi Wannamaker and Kayly Murray and they all did a good job. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, this was a good game for the JV,” Fisher said.