WCMS dominates Sequatchie County
The Warren County Middle School baseball team picked up a blowout win on its home field Thursday, blasting Sequatchie County for a 17-0 victory.
The Pioneers scored in each of the five innings in which they came to bat, and got things going in the first with six runs on three hits and three walks. In the second, four Pioneer hits, a walk and a Sequatchie error led to four more runs for the home squad, which added a single run in the third, three runs in the fourth and three more in the bottom of the fifth.
While the WCMS offense was on fire, Kyle Mullican was just as hot on the mound.
Mullican picked up the complete-game victory, improving to 2-0 on the year. He faced just 19 batters — one over the minimum — during his six innings of work, and gave up two hits and two walks while fanning 12 batters.
Clint Newman carried the biggest stick for the Pioneers on the day, finishing 4-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Josh Moore and Andy Southard each had three hits, with Southard driving in three runs and scoring two. Moore drove in two and scored three of his own.
Lane McCoy and Mullican each had two hits, with Mullican helping his own cause with four RBIs. Justin Bouldin, Josh Mullins, Darrid Wells and Zack Fisher had a hit each to help propel their team to the victory.
• Last week, WCMS pitcher Josh Mullins picked up his first-ever victory while making his first start of the season as the Pioneers downed Algood 15-0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
Mullins, who had two holds to his credit going into last week’s game, allowed just two hits on his way to the victory. He fanned seven, including striking out the side in order in the fifth and final inning of the game.
At the dish, Lane McCoy, Casey Talbert, Josh Moore and Darrid Wells had two hits each, with Casey Dunn and Clint Newman leading the team with three RBIs apiece. Talbert and Justin Bouldin drove in two each, while Wells had the team’s other RBI.
WCMS plated three runs in the first, two more in the second, struck for five in the third inning and plated six in the fourth on their way to the victory.
The second game of last week’s twin bill went Algood’s way, as they posted six runs on a hit, three walks and two errors to help them to a 6-4 win.
Pioneer pitcher Matt Black was unable to record an out in the first, facing just six batters and allowing all six Algood runs (five were earned). Andy Southard came on in relief, working five innings and allowing just two hits and five walks while striking out four.
Offensively, the Pioneers attempted a comeback, striking for a single run in the second and three more in the third, but time ran out on the WCMS rally.
Newman and Wells had two hits each in the losing effort, with each batter driving in a run. P.L. Prater had the team’s only other base hit as a pinch-hitter later in the game.
The Pioneers were scheduled to take on Algood on the road Friday, and traveled to Tullahoma Saturday. They’ll play host to Walter J. Baird Tuesday at the Civic Center complex.