Lady Pioneers on hot streak
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Warren County’s bats came alive as the Lady Pioneers picked up their third win in a row after downing White County on Tuesday and then beating Franklin County on Thursday 5-3.
The Lady Indians drew first blood, scoring in the top of the first after a leadoff walk and a single to right field made it a 1-0 game. The Lady Pioneers started off with a walk from leadoff batter Alex Mullican. An error and walk loaded the bases for Warren County with two outs but the runners were left stranded.
Brittany Bowdoin was on the mound for Warren County and picked up her second strikeout of the game to open the second inning. After a single by Amy Hatfield Warren County’s defense held strong picking up two ground balls to end the inning. Candace Stubblefield singled to start off the bottom of the second but the Lady Pioneer was left stranded as Sequatchie County pulled the double play to get out of the inning.
The Lady Pioneer took the lead in the bottom of the fourth after Penny Wanamaker drew a lead-off walk. Stubblefield walked putting runners on first and second, when Emily Smith singled to score Stubblefield. Mullican reached on an error that scored Smith to give the Lady Pioneer a 2-1 lead.
Erica Warren came in to pitch the top of the fifth and sat the Lady Indians down in order. In the bottom of the fifth Cassie McGinness singled to right and Shellie Hayes tripled to right scoring Miranda Curtis who was in the game running for McGinness. A fielder’s choice by Nikki Poe scored Hayes as the Lady Pioneers built a 4-1 lead.
Sequatchie went down 1-2-3 in the top of the sixth and Warren County left two runners on base in the bottom of the inning. In the top of the seventh, the Lady Indians’ leadoff batter reached on an error, and a walk put runners on second and third with two outs before a fly ball to right ended the game.
For Warren County Bowdoin worked four innings, giving up two hits, walking three and striking out three. Warren worked two innings walking one and picking up one strikeout. The Lady Pioneers picked up four hits and committed one error on the day.
• Thursday against Franklin County, the Lady Pioneers found themselves trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth. But a four-run inning, including a two-run triple by McGinness put Warren County on top to secure the win.
McGinness just missed the cycle as she singled, doubled and tripled. Stubblefield picked up a single and double and Cooper singled for Warren County’s six hits in the game. Warren pitched a complete game, giving up seven hits, walking two and fanning four.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to take on Tullahoma on Saturday and will be back in district action at home on Monday against Cookeville. Monday’s junior varsity game is scheduled for 5 p.m., with the varsity to start at 7 p.m.