Lady Pioneer softball team blanked at Coffee County
On Monday the Lady Pioneer softball team traveled to Manchester for a border battle with the Coffee County Lady Raiders. A four-run sixth inning for Coffee County secured the shutout as the Lady Raiders downed Warren County 4-0 in non-district action.
Warren County had its chance to jump out in front in the top of the sixth. The Lady Pioneers had runners on second and third with one out, but Coffee County pitcher Kasie Meeks struck out Katie Rogers and got Kayla Hubbard to fly to left to get out of the inning.
Things went downhill from there for the Lady Pioneers. Whitney Price drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the sixth. Hollyn Anderson singled to left and Carla Swanson laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving the runners to second and third. The Lady Raiders scored their first run when the ball was hit back to WCHS pitcher Ashley McBee. McBee held the runner and threw to first for the second out. The runner at third scored on the throw, after the throw at home was late. Singles by Jamya Cox, Hanna Lester, Amber Young and a double by Emily Shelton put Coffee out in front 4-0.
In the top of the seventh Laurie Hillis singled to left with one out, but the Lady Pioneers failed to get the run home as the next two batters grounded out to end the game.
Warren County had hits by Shellie Hayes, MaCall Cooper, Ashley Malone and Hillis. The Lady Raiders picked up 10 hits as each team committed one error.
In Warren County’s first game Friday night the Lady Pioneers produced eight runs on 12 hits to shutout Macon County 8-0 in five innings. Warren County scored one run in the first, two in the second, four in the third and one in the fifth.
McBee worked all five innings allowing just two hits, while facing 16 batters. Cooper had three hits on the night, Smith picked up two, Hayes, Penny Wanamaker, Rogers, Hillis, Beth Solomon, Rachel Flatt and Malone added one hit each.
In the second game of the night Warren County fell to Antioch 1-0. Flatt had two hits and Hayes added one for the Lady Pioneers.
Saturday morning Warren County slipped past Creek Wood 4-3 in a tie-breaker.
Each team scored two runs in the first and the Lady Pioneers took the lead in the bottom of the second when Malone walked and stole second and third with Hayes picking up the RBI with a base hit to left. Creek Wood tied the game in the fourth at 3-3. With time running out the game was forced to a international tie-breaker. Hubbard was the runner at third and with two outs Mary Kate Fisher doubled for the game winning hit.
LeAnn Smith and McBee worked three innings each. Smith gave up five hits and three runs, while McBee gave up one hit and one walk. Hayes, Rogers, Hubbard, Hillis, Fisher and Flatt had one hit each.
In the last game of the day Warren County dropped a heart breaker to Cookeville 4-3. Cookeville scored all four of its runs in the top of the first off of a walk, error, double and a home run. Hayes got Warren County off to a good start with a solo blast over the left-field fence, but Cookeville held a 4-1 lead after one inning of play.
Warren County added two runs in the bottom of the sixth with doubled from Hayes, Rogers, Hubbard and a single by Fisher, but the Lady Cavaliers got out of the inning with no more damage to secure the win.
McBee gave up four runs on three hits with eight K’s. The Lady Pioneers committed two errors. Hayes had two hits, Cooper, Rogers, Hubbard and Fisher had one hit each.