Pioneers host first-round matchup: WCHS to face White County tonight
The Pioneer baseball team will get one more chance to shine in front of the home crowd tonight.
Warren County will carry the fourth seed into the 2003 District 7-AAA Tournament, giving them a first-round home game against the fifth-seeded White County Warriors.
First pitch for tonight’s game is set for 6 p.m. at Patrick Ramsey Field.
Last week, the Pioneers swept their regular-season series with the Warriors, winning 6-5 in Sparta and taking a 9-3 victory at WCHS a day later.
As one of the district’s top five teams, the Pioneers (13-19, 5-7 in district play) automatically made the double-elimination portion of the tournament. Sixth-seeded Cookeville played host to No. 7 Lebanon last night for the sixth and final spot in double-elimination play.
Riverdale, which won the regular-season title after winning a tie-breaker with Blackman and Oakland, took the No. 1 seed and will host the tournament beginning with Saturday’s second round. The Warriors and No. 2 Blackman both earned first-round byes, after tying Oakland with identical 10-2 district records.
The winner of tonight’s Warren County-White County matchup will move on to face top-seeded Riverdale Saturday at 1 p.m. in Murfreesboro.
Thursday’s Lebanon-Cookeville winner travels to Oakland tonight for a 6:30 tilt, with the winner to take on Blackman Saturday at 3:30 at Riverdale.
Should the Pioneers fall to White County tonight, they will play Sunday at 2 p.m. in the tournament losers’ bracket.
The tournament championship game is set for Wednesday night.
2003 District 7-AAA baseball standings
W L PCT GB W L PCT
Riverdale 10 2 .833 — 31 5 .586
Oakland 10 2 .833 — 22 10 .688
Blackman 10 2 .833 — 17 12 .586
Warren County 5 7 .417 5 13 19 .406
White County 3 9 .250 7 15 14 .517
Cookeville 2 10 .167 8 12 23 .343
Lebanon 2 10 .167 8 13 19 .406