WCMS softball wraps winning season-Tops Avery Trace for 14th victory
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Ali Young worked all five innings for the Lady Pioneers, facing 17 batters while giving up three hits, one walk, and fanning three.
Warren County collected six hits on the day. Lauren Crothers had two hits, while Lauren Wilkinson, Morgan Frye, Young and Monica Lane added one hit apiece.
After sending Avery Trace down in order in the top of the first inning, the Lady Pioneers had an opportunity to put their first run on the board. Lane reached on and error, and Lindsey Rowland drew a walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. But the next three batters went down in order to end the inning.
Avery Trace got things started in the top of the second when Megan Wittingham drew a walk. But the next batter laid down a bunt, which ended up being a double play for the Lady Pioneers. The next two batters followed with singles, but Young caught the next batter looking to end the inning.
Warren County sent three runs across the plate in the bottom of the third. Crothers singled and Rowland drew a walk with one out. Wilkinson doubled in Crothers and Rowland. Frye followed with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the fourth Warren County added a pair of insurance runs. Young led off the inning with a triple to left field, then with one out Crothers singled in Young for a 4-0 lead. Monica Lane tripled down the right-field line, which scored Lane as Warren County took a 5-0 lead heading into the top of the fifth.
Avery Trace couldn’t get anything going in the top of the fifth, as Young and the Lady Pioneer defense sent them down in order.