Riverdale rambles to softball shutout
The Lady Pioneer softball team dropped its fourth game in a row after falling to Riverdale 13-0 on Sunday and then falling to Cookeville on Monday 11-3. Warren County is now 4-9 on the season and 2-6 in District 7-AAA action.
In Sunday’s make up game against Riverdale the Shelby Knowles took the loss for Warren County giving up six hits and eight runs. Breana Thomas worked all five innings for the Lady Warriors giving up five hits, while fanning nine Lady Pioneers.
Riverdale scored one run in the top of the first, two in the third, one in the fourth and nine runs in the top of the fifth. Warren County committed six errors on the day, while Riverdale had one mistake.
Ashlee Malone led the Lady Pioneers with two hits. Kayley Murray, Bethni McGuire and Taylor Hennessee had one hit each on the day.
For Riverdale, Alice Obrien, Denay Souviney and Thomas led the way with two hits each.
Against Cookeville the Lady Pioneers sent one run to the plate in the top of the second, when Mary Kate Fisher reached on an error by Cookeville’s shortstop. Linnsay Willaimson reached on a error by the pitcher putting runners on first and second. Christy Perry singled, which scored Fisher, but the next two batters went down in order.
Cookeville answered with seven runs in the bottom of the inning. Back-to-back errors put runners in scoring position. Back-to-back singles and a double and a fielders choice scored four runs. A double, single and another Lady Pioneer error added three more runs to the board as Cookeville took a 7-1 lead by the end of the inning.
The Lady Pioneer tried to rally in the top of the third when Katie Rogers started things off with a single. Kayley Murray doubled and moved Rogers to third. Brooke Bowman followed with a double, which scored Rogers and Murray. With two outs McGuire walked, but the next batter flied out to second to end the inning. Warren County pulled within four runs at 7-3.
In the bottom of the sixth the Lady Cavilers scored four runs off of three singles three walks and two errors.
The Lady Pioneers went down in order in the top of the seventh to end the game.
Rogers and Murray had two hits each. Malone, Bowman, McGuire and Perry added one hit apiece.
Warren County was scheduled to travel to Blackman on Tuesday and will take on Coffee County today at home.