Softball moves on at tourney
The Warren County Lady Pioneers advanced in the District 7-AAA tournament by beating Cookeville 5-3 Monday night. This is only the second time in history the Lady Pioneers have advanced in the district tournament.
The Lady Pioneers put one run on the board in the first when Lacey Griffith reached on a bunt. Brittany Patterson moved Griffith over with another bunt then Jasmine Ware drove her home with a single to right. Cookeville tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first, however, with a walk and two base hits.
The Lady Pioneers’ big inning came in the second. Crystal Jones singled up the middle, Candace Stubblefield singled to left, and Tara Woods reached on an error to score Jones. Tracy Medlen then singled to score Stubblefield, and Griffith singled to bring in two more runs to give the Lady Pioneers a 5-1 lead.
Cookeville added one run in the third and another in the sixth, but the Pioneer defense held its ground to advance to play Oakland Tuesday afternoon. The winner of that contest was set to take on the winner between Riverdale and Lebanon, with a spot in the finals on the line, Tuesday night.
WCHS pitcher pitcher Erica Warren allowed only five hits while striking out three. The Lady Pioneers collected 13 hits and committed only three errors.
Griffith went 3-for-4, Ware and Jones were 2-for-4 and Medlen was 2-for-3. Stubblefield, Savage, Patterson and Woods added one hit each for the Lady Pioneer win.
“We did a great job of taking Cookeville out of their game,” said coach David Upton. “The girls came into tonight’s game knowing they could beat Cookeville, and we got our bats going tonight and put runners on in every inning.
“The girls came out here tonight and played as a team and did a great job.”