WCMS splits twin bill
The Warren County Middle School softball team improved to 10-4 on the season after splitting with DeKalb County Middle School on Monday. The Lady Pioneers dropped the first game 5-1, but rebounded in the second game winning 6-5.
In the first game Brittany Ferrell took the mound for Warren County, picking up six strikeouts in the first four innings of work.
DeKalb County scored first in the top of the second inning, when Shay Sullivan singled to lead off the inning and an error and hit batter scored two runs. The Lady Pioneers scored one run in the bottom of the inning after Mary Kate Fisher singled, Cassie Wanamaker drew a walk and Racheal Walker hit in to a fielders choice to pick up the RBI.
DeKalb County took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third on two hits an error and two walks. Brooke Bowman drew a walk in the bottom of the inning but she was left stranded. Both teams went down in order in the fourth.
DeKalb County added two runs in the top of the fifth on three walks and one hit for a 5-1 lead. Taylor Hennessee tripled in the bottom of the inning to keep the Lady Pioneers’ hopes alive, but DeKalb County got a ground ball to third to end the game.
In the second game DeKalb County went down in order in the top of the first. The Lady Pioneers came out with the hot bats. Gracie Harvery singled to lead-off the inning, Bowman and Kaitam Tanner walked then Katie Rogers hit an inside the park home run to give Warren County a 4-0 lead.
DeKalb scored two runs in the top of the second off of three walks and one hit. DeKalb added one run in the third to make it a 4-3 game. The Lady Pioneers stranded two runners in the bottom of the inning.
In the top of the fifth DeKalb County took the lead with two outs off a triple by Sarah West scored two runs.
In the bottom of the fifth Kallie Haley singled with one out. Young tripled to score Haley to tie the game at 5-5. Catherine Stubblefield came up with the game-winning hit. With the count 1-2, Stubblefield battled off several pitches before singling to left to give Warren County the one-run victory.
The Lady Pioneers have won five of their last six games with two wins over Coffee County and two wins over Avery Trace.
The Lady Pioneers beat Coffee County Thursday on the road 5-3 and 10-2. Picking up hits for the Lady Pioneers, Fisher, Katie Rogers and Jessica Mullican had two hits each. Murray, Taylor Nunley, Taylor Hennessee, Krystal Richmond, Young, Ferrell and Rogers had one hit each.
• On Friday the Lady Pioneers downed Avery Trace 9-4 and 9-7. Fisher and Walker went 3-3 in the first game. Malone had two hits, Bowman, Linnsay Williamson, Wanamaker and Hennessee had one hit each. In the second game Harvey and Rogers and Martin had one hit each.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to take on Tullahoma on Tuesday and will be in action at home on Thursday against Coffee County.