Lady Pioneers down Sequatchie
Thursday at Warren County High School the Lady Pioneers varsity softball team hit the field for a preseason scrimmage against Sequatchie County. In its first scrimmage of the year Warren County rolled past the Lady Indians 12-2 in eight innings.
Erica Warren took the mound for Warren County as she held Sequatchie County to just one run through four innings of work. The varsity Lady Pioneers played four innings picking up 13 hits and taking a 5-1 lead against Sequatchie County’s varsity team.
“This was a good outing for the varsity players,” said coach David Upton. “We really hit the ball well and our defense got some much needed work. The girls need to bring their intensity level up but that’s why we schedule games like this in order to work on the little things. I was very happy with the way we hit the ball. Nickey Poe delivered a couple of big hits this afternoon and Warren did a good job on the mound. She still needs to work on her location but that will come with time. We looked pretty good against a solid team like Sequatchie County.”
Coach Upton replaced his starters in the fifth inning with his junior varsity team. The Lady Pioneers continued to pound the ball as the junior varsity picked up eight hits and added seven runs to give Warren County a 12-2 win.
” Our varsity team did such a good job that we were able to get our JV some quality time,” stated Upton. ” I was very pleased with the performance of infielders Kayla Hubbard and Beth Solomon. The younger girls stepped in and did a good job at the plate and that’s very exciting to see. This scrimmage hopefully will get us ready for a play-day on Saturday. We hope to get a better feeling of what everybody can do in a live game situation and build some team chemistry before the season starts on Monday. “
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to travel to Sequatchie County on Saturday for a three game play-day. Warren County faced Bledsoe County, South Pittsburg and Sequatchie County.
The Lady Pioneers will open their season Monday on the road against Lincoln County with the varsity hitting the field at 4 p.m.