Stars shine against Lady Pioneers
Having three days off due to rain caused some concern for Lady Pioneer softball coach David Upton, as his team prepared to take on Siegel’s Lady Stars Thursday night at home.
The concern turned into reality after Siegel took an early lead — thanks to two errors in the first inning — on its way to a 10-0 win over the Lady Pioneers.
The Lady Stars took advantage of several Warren County errors in the first. Lady Pioneer pitcher Erica Warren hit the lead-off batter, then an error and two infield hits produced three runs in the top of the first.
Warren County’s only hit came in the bottom of the inning when MaCall Cooper beat out an infield hit. But she was left stranded, as the next two Lady Pioneers grounded out.
The Lady Stars added one run in the top of the third when Siegel’s pitcher helped her cause by leading off with a triple to left-center and then scored on an error for a 4-0 lead.
Siegel collected three hits and four runs in the top of the fourth for a 8-0 lead. The Lady Pioneers went down in order in the bottom of the inning.
In the top of the seventh Siegel added two runs on three hits. Warren County went down swinging in order in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.
“We just weren’t ready to play tonight,” Upton said. “Before the rain canceled two games earlier this week, we had been doing a good job at the plate. But tonight we looked like we’d never swung a bat before.
“I’ll take the blame for not having them ready to play. I was hoping the lay-off would be good for us and get some of these girls some rest. But we came out here and played sloppy.”
The Lady Pioneer traveled to Lincoln County over the weekend for a tournament and will be back in District 7-AAA action on Monday with a make-up game against Siegel. Tuesday, the team is scheduled to travel to Franklin County.