Pioneers’ streak broken at Riverdale
The Pioneer baseball team’s eight-game winning streak was snapped Monday night, with a 2-1 loss to Murfreesboro Riverdale.
With the defeat, during which neither team scored an earned run, Warren County fell to 12-5 overall and 3-2 in District 7-AAA play. Riverdale upped its record to 14-7 on the season and continues to share the league lead with Cookeville, which is also 5-0.
Derrin Rogers fell to 3-2 on the season with the loss, scattering nine hits through a complete game performance. Since neither RHS run was earned, Rogers’ Earned Run Average dropped to 0.40. The sophomore has allowed just two earned runs through 34-2/3 innings of work.
Senior Will Underland got the win for the Warriors, upping his personal mark to 4-0.
Underland worked 6-1/3 innings before giving up an infield single to Jordan Powers and hitting Jacob Bratcher with a pitch, putting the potential tying run on second base. The Warriors went to their bullpen, and Coty Woods picked up his first save on the season by coaxing ground balls out of Tyler Herriman and Colby Killian to end the game.
Riverdale’s two runs came in the bottom of the third, which began with Underland hitting a pop fly to first which was dropped by Dylan Stephens. A single to center field by Chad Hunter moved Underland around, and Todd Gilley’s throw to third went into the dugout, allowing Underland to score.
Please Wright singled off Rogers’ ankle, moving Hunter to third, and Hunter scored when Rogers’ throw to first went wide of the bag.
The Pioneers got on the board in the top of the sixth, when Killian and Gilley drew back-to-back walks with one out. With two outs Kyle Mullican, who was pinch-running for Killian, scored from second when Coty Grissom’s ground ball was misplayed by Riverdale shortstop Trice Powers. Underland got Jordan Underhill to ground to first base, however, ending the Pioneers’ threat.
WCHS played host to the Warriors Tuesday night for the second game of the series.