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Church League action heats up
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jun 20, 2013, 11:01 PM
Published: Jun 20, 2013, 11:02 PM

Home runs were flying into the rock pile, into the trees and into the dumpsters at Warren County Fairgrounds. That can only mean men’s Church League softball is back in the swing of things.
Four men’s games were played at Warren County Fairgrounds Tuesday night, with three ending by run rule and one going down to the wire.
First Assembly started the night of blowouts with a 20-6 victory over First Baptist. Centertown followed by beating the Christian Warriors 20-6 as well before the Believers bashed Morrison 27-11. The lone close game was Covenant holding on to defeat Madison Street 16-15.
Despite a slow start, First Assembly was able to top First Baptist behind three six-run innings.
Ricky Talbert jump-started a six-run third inning with a double, one of nine hits for First Assembly in the inning. Tyler Hillis’ two-run double and Ray Talbert’s two-run single capped the rally as First Assembly took an 8-1 lead.
A bases-loaded single by Brandon Marcum and two-run single by Randal Harrell helped build the lead to 14-2 after four innings.
Home runs by Chris Hennessee and Jordan Powers gave First Assembly a commanding 20-2 lead entering the bottom of the fifth, when First Baptist would finally string some offense together.
Run-scoring singles by Caleb Northcutt, Chase McGee and Dustin Rhea weren’t enough though as First Baptist lost 20-6.
Harrell, Powers, Hillis and Marcum led First Assembly with four hits each. McGee finished 3-for-3 for First Baptist.
Centertown followed a similar pattern in its win over the Warriors. Centertown scored 12 runs in the fourth and fifth innings while cruising to victory.
Kyle Fisher’s bases-loaded double in the fourth capped a six-run inning that featured RBI singles from Zack Fisher, Thomas Mullins and Daniel Wilson. The rally put Centertown up 14-2 entering the fifth inning.
The top of the order was pivotal again in the fifth as Zack Fisher and Kevin Miller brought in runs with singles before Matt Wilson made it 20-2 with his fourth hit.
The Warriors came back with a two-run double from Jeff Ferguson and RBI singles by Matthew Rigsby and Jason Jacobs in the fifth inning, but it wasn’t enough to extend the game.
Brothers Matt Wilson and Daniel Wilson led Centertown to victory with four hits each. Jacobs had two hits to lead the Warriors.
The Believers didn’t waste much time putting away Morrison in their battle. The Believers scored 14 runs in the first inning en route to a 16-run victory.
Bubba Lee, Omar Benitez, Richard Felty, Jared Underwood and Scott Harrell each had two hits in the opening inning as the Believers built its big lead.
Morrison slowly climbed back in the game, including drawing to within 11 after a three-run home run by Scott Elam in the fourth inning, but it would never get any closer.
The Believers put the game away with six runs in the fifth inning, getting RBI doubles from Benitez, Felty and Underwood in the frame.
Benitez and Underwood led the charge with 5-for-5 nights. Kendal Wooten finished with three hits, including a three-run home run. Elam led Morrison with two hits.
By the time Covenant plated nine runs in the second inning and Scott Rubley hit a towering two-run home run in the fourth, the team looked like it had secured a win over Madison Street. It would go down to the wire though, with Madison Street having a shot to tie in the final inning.
After time expired in the sixth inning with Covenant leading 16-10, Madison Street made a final charge. Dustin Lee drew a one-out walk to spark the team. Aubrey Greene followed with a single, but a flyout pushed the team to the brink.
Darren Wells came through in the clutch, hitting an RBI single. Bryan Bouldin followed by drawing a walk to load the bases. Brian Scott would clear the bases with a double, making it 16-14.
Terry Beard followed with a clutch RBI single to bring his team within one and send the winning run to the plate. Mitchell Steiner couldn’t come through though as he popped out to end the game.
Seven Covenant players finished with three hits each, including Rubley. Steiner and Cody Fitts had three hits apiece for Madison Street.
WCHS baseball, softball compete in weekend tournaments
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Matt Tyson
Published: Apr 2, 2025, 10:16 PM

One day after a close home win over Cumberland County Thursday night, the Warren County baseball team was back on the road for a weekend tournament slate. Taking part in the Viking Classic, the Pioneers went 2-2 across Friday and Saturday’s contests.

Kicking things off against Huntland at Tullahoma High School Friday evening, Warren County notched its third straight victory with a 4-3 decision over the Hornets.

Sam Robinson had three of the team’s eight hits. Ryder Gilispie followed with two. Tyler Adams, Jerren Harris and Keaton Rowe each added one hit.

Gilispie and Harris were both credited with one RBI each.

Adams, Robinson, Gilispie and Adrian Harris each scored one run.

On the mound, Miguel Garcia pitched four innings, finishing with four strikeouts, two hits, three runs and four walks. Keagan Thompson followed for two innings, striking out two.

In the nightcap, the Pioneers were held scoreless in an 8-0 shutout against the host Wildcats. Robinson had Warren County’s lone hit of the game.

Hayven Jones pitched 1.1 innings, recording one strikeout, four hits, seven runs and two walks. Jerren Harris came on for 2.2 innings, finishing with two hits, one run and four walks.

Back in action for day two of the tournament at Cascade High School, the Pioneers bounced back with a 9-8 win over the host Champions Saturday morning.

The team finished with nine hits, led by Adams and Robinson with two each. Gilispie, Jerren Harris, Adrian Harris, Woogs Bryan and Corban Felton all added one.

Bryan led the team in RBI with four of its eight. Gilispie, Felton, Jerren Harris and Brady Norris each brought in one.

Jaytton Baker went 3.1 innings on the bump, striking out five and coming off with eight hits and five runs. Lealon Arnold followed for 1.2 innings, striking out one and adding two hits and three runs. Gilispie pitched for one inning and recorded two strikeouts and one hit.

Closing out the weekend against Alabama’s Heritage Christian, Warren County came out on the losing end of a 14-6 contest. At the plate, Jerren Harris led the way with two of the team’s eight hits. Adams, Gilispie, Bryan, Felton, Adrian Harris and Evan Snapp all followed with one each.

The Pioneers posted four RBI, with two each for Adams and Snapp.

Snapp had two of the team’s six runs, with one each for Adams, Gilispie, Felton and Jones.

Braden Whinnery pitched 2.2 innings, striking out four and surrendering seven hits, five runs and one walk. Rowe followed for 0.2 innings, adding four hits and five runs. Up next was Keagan Thompson, who went one inning and came off with five hits and four runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped up the day, striking out one and allowing one hit over 0.2 innings.

WCHS softball goes 1-3 through weekend

The Lady Pioneers got their Southern Warrior Classic schedule started with a game against Summertown Friday evening, a matchup in which they fell 10-1.

Warren County finished with six hits, with two each for Ky Damon, Lola Wells and Kaydence Wiser.

Wiser had a home run in the top of the fourth inning for the team’s lone run.

In the circle, Ceilee Gudat pitched 3.1 innings and finished with one strikeout, nine hits, 10 runs and two walks. Kyaira Sharpe followed for the game’s remainder, closing out the last 0.2 innings.

The Lady Pioneers were again bested in their second Friday night game, falling 10-2 to Moline (Ill.).

Wells led the Warren County hitting effort with two of the team’s six. Damon, Callie Roberts, Cortlyn Porter and Ali Young each added one.

Wells and Lily Rains had one run each.

Ruby Denning had one strikeout and gave up eight hits, 10 runs and three walks across all four innings.

The Lady Pioneers had better luck in their Saturday morning opener, flying ahead with an 11-run fifth inning to take down Illinois’s Oswego East 15-9.

Warren County racked up 12 hits over the course of the game, with two each for Rains, Wells, Sharpe, Porter and Addison Smith. This included home runs for both Wells and Smith. Damon and Young both added one hit each.

Smith led the Lady Pioneers in RBI with four of their 15, followed by Sharpe with three. Rains and Wells both had two RBI. Damon, Wiser, Porter and Young all tacked on one.

Sharpe pitched the first four innings and came out with 13 hits, nine runs and two walks. Denning added one hit across one inning.

Warren County was unable to duplicate this in their final game of the weekend later that afternoon, falling 3-2 to Stewarts Creek.

The team notched six hits, with two each for Rains and Porter. Damon and Wiser both added one hit.

Rains had the Lady Pioneers’ lone RBI.

On the rubber, Gudat pitched all five innings, striking out three and finishing the day with five hits, three runs and one walk.