Saints hand WCMS second loss of season
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The loss was just the second of the year for the Lady Pioneer varsity, who took an early 1-0 lead only to see the Lady Saints erupt for three runs in the fourth.
Lindsey Rowland scored what would prove to be the Lady Pioneers? only run, singling to center field to start the game and coming home on a one-out hit by Lauren Wilkinson.
Although Taylor Grissom doubled to start the second inning, she would be stranded at third after Saint pitcher Josie Culwell coaxed a pair of grounders out of Katie Wanamaker and Gabi Keith, then fanned Chelsea Cope to get out of the inning.
In the top of the fourth, DeKalb County finally got to Keith, who had retired the Lady Saints in order her first time through their lineup.
Alex Meadows led off the fourth with a single, and stole second before taking third on a Brooke Hutchings groundout. Lauren Adcock followed with a double, driving home Meadows with the tying run, and Martha Webb belted a long fly to right which got past the WCMS defense, allowing Adcock to score and advancing all the way to third, where she scored on a two-out single by Kayla Self.
The Lady Pioneers were unable to rally, going down in order in both the bottom of the fourth and the fifth inning.
? WCMS was able to avenge its loss in the JV game which wrapped up Friday?s twin bill, rallying to top the Lady Saints? junior varsity 6-5.
With the two clubs tied at 5-all, Wilkinson doubled to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, and sprinted home with the game-winning run when Morgan Frye?s grounder up the middle was bobbled by Webb, the Lady Saint first baseman.
DeKalb had relied on a big hit from Webb to take an early lead, as her double plated two runs in the first. Tiffany Hendrixson came through with a two-out double of her own, driving home two more runs for an early 4-0 Lady Saint advantage.
WCMS battled back in the bottom of the second, however. Taylor Grissom reached on a dropped third strike to start the frame, and Peyton Kelsey drew a two-out walk, setting the stage for a line-drive from Rowland which went for a three-run inside-the-park homer.
In the third DeKalb added another run on a Self RBI double, but Frye reached on a fielder?s choice in the bottom of the inning and came home when Grissom?s grounder to third was thrown away. WCMS went on to tie the game in the fourth, as Hannah Wood was hit by a pitch, then stole second before moving to third on a Rowland single. She scored on a grounder to second by Lauren Crothers, tying the score at 5-5.
WCMS returns to action Monday, when it plays host to Tullahoma at 5:30. The Lady Pioneers are slated to take on Coffee County Tuesday at home, and travel to Smithville for a rematch with DeKalb on Friday.