WCHS softball tops Sparta 5-0 in district game

Tuesday evening at Sparta, the Lady Pioneer softball team picked up a District 7-AAA win over White County. Warren County downed the Warriorettes 5-0 as Shleby Knowles picked up the win with four innings of work, giving up three hits. Alyssa Millraney worked three innings allowing one hit.

The Lady Pioneers scored two runs in the bottom of the second, when Bethni McGuire got things started with a single. Katie Rogers doubled with one out to score McGuire and Brooke Bowman doubled to bring home Rogers.

In the top of the third White County came up with a single up the middle, but the runner was left stranded. Warren County left two runners on in the bottom of the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth Mary Kate Fisher singled with one out, and Rogers followed with a hit to put runners on the corners. Bowman followed with a single, which scored Fisher. Rogers moved to third on a passed ball. Taylor Hennessee reached on a fielder’s choice, but Rogers was thrown out at home for the second out of the inning. Linnsay Williamson reached on an error, which scored Bowman to put the Lady Pioneers on top 5-0 by the end of the inning.

White County went down in order in the top of the seventh as Warren County picked up the victory.

For the Lady Pioneers, Rogers and Bowman had two hits each. McGuire and Fisher added one hit apiece.

On Saturday the Lady Pioneers fell to Columbia in the Border Battle at Lincoln County 5-0.

Millraney took the loss giving up six hits and five runs, while facing 22 batters. Columbia scored one run in the top of the first, two and the third and two in the fourth.

For the Lady Pioneers Kayley Murray and Rogers had one hit each.