WCMS baseball team downs Coffee Co. 9-4
The Pioneers plated three runs with two out in the first to take an early lead. Derrin Rogers reached first after being hit by a pitch, and was moved around on a Todd Dunn base hit. Nick Williams reached on an error, which allowed Rogers to score, and Chase Basham brought home Dunn and Williams with a base hit to put WCMS up 3-0.
Levi Bain walked with two outs in the second, then stole second and third base to put himself in position to score on a Casey Talbert hit. CCMS drew a pair of walks in the bottom of the frame, scoring on a throwing error to cut the Pioneer lead to 4-1.
In the third, the Pioneers sent nine batters to the plate, scoring three more runs. Dunn and Kyle Mullican had a hit apiece in the inning, with Mullican and Basham picking up RBIs.
Coffee County chased starter Justin Fults from the mound in the third, connecting for a single and a triple and scoring three runs before Buzz Crowder came on to retire the final two batters of the frame.
WCMS answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth, as Crowder led off with a single to left, and courtesy runner Lane McCoy stole second and third before scoring on another RBI hit from Mullican.
Bain came on to close out the game, allowing two runners to reach base but striking out Coffee County’s No. 4 and No. 5 hitters to preserve the win.
The Pioneers were scheduled to compete in the Twitty City Classic in Nashville Thursday through Sunday.