Lady Pioneer softball tops Cavaliers 6-1
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Emily Smith belted a two-run homer in the seventh to put the exclamation point on the win, and LeAnne Smith scattered four hits over seven innings and struck out five Lady Cavaliers on her way to the win on the pitching rubber for the Lady Pioneers, who advanced to face Lebanon. The game was scheduled for Tuesday, but postponed due to rain. The teams will meet today at 5 p.m. at Cookeville High School.
Warren County drew first blood in Monday?s game, striking for three runs in the top of the second. Nikki Poe got things going by singling past the CHS shortstop, and took second on a wild pitch before being replaced by pinch runner Linndsay Williamson.
Kayla Hubbard?s grounder to short was misplayed by Cookeville, allowing Hubbard to reach and Williamson to advance to third, where she scored on a passed ball which moved Hubbard around to third base.
Penny Wanamaker walked and then stole second, and Kayley Murray doubled to the right-center fence, plating both Hubbard and Wanamaker and putting WCHS up 3-0.
In the sixth, with the Lady Pioneers still on top 3-0, Katie Rogers led off for WCHS with a single to center field, and advanced on a Smith grounder. Poe reached on a dropped third strike which advanced Rogers to third, and Hubbard came through with a double to plate Rogers for a 4-0 Lady Pioneer lead.
In the seventh, Rogers connected for a two-out double to center, and Smith followed by belting a 1-1 offering over the fence for her second homer of the year.
Cookeville plated one run in the bottom of the inning courtesy of three straight singles, but a fielder?s choice and a pop-up ended the contest, giving the Lady Pioneers the right to move on in the tournament.
WCHS had fallen into the losers? bracket with a 3-0 loss to Siegel on Saturday, which saw the team limited to just three hits. Bowman doubled, while Hubbard and Macall Cooper both singled in the losing effort, which saw Brittany Ferrell take the loss by allowing three runs on five hits and a walk.