WCHS softball clips Lady Cavs – Lady Pioneers rally behind Fisher?s two-run hit in sixth

The Lady Pioneer softball team picked up their second district victory Monday night, rallying with a two-run sixth inning to top Cookeville 2-1.

Mary Kate Fisher came through with the game-winning hit for the Lady Pioneers, singling to center field to bring home Bethani McGuire and Katie Rogers, who had led off the inning with back-to-back singles of their own. Although the Lady Pioneers were unable to plate another run in the frame, pitcher Brittany Ferrell worked a perfect seventh to preserve the win for WCHS.

Ferrell pitched four innings, balancing two walks against two strikeouts and not allowing a hit on her way to the win. She came on in the fourth in relief of starter Kaitom Tanner, who gave up four hits and a run while fanning two batters during her three innings of work.

The Lady Cavaliers? lone run came in the third, when Molly Sarr singled to lead things off and scored on a two-out hit by pitcher Katie Morris.

Warren County got to Morris for nine hits, with McGuire and Rogers recording two each while Ashlee Malone, Brittany Darnbush, Fisher, Kayley Murray and Brooke Bowman had one apiece. Morris fanned four of the 27 Lady Pioneers she faced.

The Lady Pioneers improved to 4-12 overall and 2-4 in district play, and were scheduled to be in action Tuesday night at home against Riverdale. They?ll face Coffee County at home Thursday at 1 p.m.