Devilettes deal defeat to WC softball squad

The WCHS softball team opened up its District 7-AAA campaign Tuesday night at home against Lebanon. Ten hits by the Blue Devilettes and four costly errors by the Lady Pioneers were all Lebanon needed to take a 3-0 victory over Warren County.

The Lady Pioneers dropped to 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in district action.

Lebanon’s leadoff batter singled to open the inning, but Warren County recorded the necessary outs to get out of the inning. With two outs Warren County came up with back-to-back hits off the bats of Katie Rogers and Kayley Murray, but the next batter went down swinging as the Lady Pioneers left two runners stranded.

After both teams went down quietly in the second, Lebanon’s shortstop singled with one out in the top of the third and with two outs the Blue Devilettes added another hit. But Warren County got the ground-ball out to in the inning. The Lady Pioneers went down in order in the bottom of the inning.

In the top of the fourth back-to-back singles got things started for Lebanon. With two outs a error on Warren County’s second baseman allowed one run to score, before the Lady Pioneers got out of the inning.

In their half of the inning the Lady Pioneers went down in order.

With a 1-0 lead going into the top of the seventh, Lebanon padded its lead by sending two runs to the plate. With one out, back-to-back singles set the stage for the Blue Devilettes’ catcher to single to left driving in two runs to put her team on top 3-0.

Warren County couldn’t come up with an answer in the bottom of the inning as the Lady Pioneers were retired in order to end the game.

For Warren County Kaitom Tanner gave up eight hits, while Shelby Knowles gave up two hits. Rogers, Murrary, Bowman and Malone had one hit each for Warren County.

The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to take on Grundy County on Thursday.