WCHS softball honors senior class: Lady Pioneers fall to Lebanon, Lincoln County
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Lebanon scored one run in the top of the first off a leadoff double and two singles for a 1-0 lead. Cassie McGinness singled in the bottom of the inning for Warren County but was left stranded.
In the bottom of the second Shellie Hayes tripled with one out. Kendra Savage and Emily Smith walked to load the bases, but the Lady Pioneers left the bases loaded as Lebanon got out of the inning. In the fourth Niki Poe singled with one out but again the Lady Pioneer was left on base.
In the bottom of the fifth Warren County still trailed 1-0 as McGinness and Candace Stubblefield singled, but the two runners were left stranded.
In the top of the sixth Lebanon scored three runs off of three hits and two errors to take a 4-0 lead. Warren County went down in order in the bottom of the inning.
Lebanon added one run in the top of the seventh on two hits and one error. The Lady Pioneers went down 1-2-3 to end the game.
• Wednesday night Warren County took on Lincoln County at the Warren County High School field. The Lady Pioneers fell 6-0 as the Lady Falcons scored three runs in the third and held Warren County to just two hits to take the win.
Both teams went down in order in the first. The Lady Pioneers had an opportunity to score in the bottom of the second when Penny Wanamaker reached first on an error with no outs. The next three Lady Pioneers took a total of 11 pitches to in the inning.
In the top of the third four hits produced three runs for the Lady Falcons for a 4-0 lead.
Over the next two inning both teams struggled at the plate as the Falcons held on to the lead.
In the top of the fifth Lincoln County scored one run off of three hits for a 5-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning Stubblefield reached base after being hit by a pitch but again the Lady Pioneer was left on base.
Errors proved costly in the top of the sixth as three hits and two errors produced another run for Lincoln County for a 6-0 lead.
Warren County’s only two hits came in the bottom of the inning when Smith and Cooper singled but Warren County left the runners stranded.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to travel to Tullahoma on Thursday and then take on Antioch at home on Friday. The team will take on Blackman Tuesday as the regular season comes to an end.
PHOTO INFO:
The Warren County High School softball team recognized four seniors Tuesday night during a brief ceremony before the game. Pictured are, from left, Candace Stubblefield, Cassie McGinness, Erica Warren and Kendra Savage. Candace is the daughter of Dale and Teresa Stubblefield, Cassie is the daughter of Harold and Teresa McGinness, Erica is the daughter of Helen Rucker and David Upton and Kendra is the daughter of Tommy and Carla Savage. (Dale Stubblefield photo)