Game vs. WCMS a bad day for Algood

WCMS head coach Tessa Bouldin talks strategy with her team between innings.

Down 1-0 after an inning, the Lady Pioneers took the lead in the bottom of the third, with Lauren Wilkinson driving home Kayla Maynard, who had reached on an error, and Bethani McGuire plating Wilkinson with a shot to center field.

Relief pitcher Ali Young, who came on in the fourth to replace starter Alyssa Millraney, got in a bit of a jam with back-to-back walks after fanning the first batter she faced. But McGuire threw out a would-be basestealer to retire the side, and the Lady Pioneers put the game out of reach when they sent 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the inning.

Taylor Grissom led off with a single, and scored when Bree Smith tripled to deep center field. Sarah Jacobs followed with an RBI single, and Maynard reached on an infield hit before Katie Wanamaker was hit by a pitch, loading the bases with nobody out.

McKenzie Taylor walked, allowing Jacobs to score, and one out later McGuire drew another free pass, plating Maynard. Morgan Frye drove home Wanamaker with a grounder up the middle, and Grissom and Smith followed with back-to-back singles, scoring Taylor and McGuire, respectively, with the final runs of the game.

Grissom and Smith had two hits each, while Wilkinson, McGuire, Jacobs and Maynard all singled.

Millraney was the winning pitcher, working three innings and fanning five batters. Young also struck out five Redskins, including the last four she faced.

WCMS was scheduled to travel to Cookeville to take on Avery Trace on Tuesday, and will face DeKalb County on the road on Thursday.