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Farm Bureau drops Homeland Bank
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jun 19, 2012, 9:43 PM
Published: Jun 19, 2012, 10:43 PM

Monday night was the first night of tournament games in the boys 9-10 junior league and upsets are already happening.
Netherton Dentistry, the league’s last-place team in the regular season, matched its regular-season win total by defeating Gondola 7-4. The seeding held up in the other game Monday as the No. 8 seed Farm Bureau beat No. 9 Homeland Bank 9-5.
Netherton Dentistry went 1-8 in the regular season, but Riley Cope’s three-run, inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning against Gondola helped the team celebrate victory for the second time this season.
The game entered the fifth inning with the score locked at 3-3, but Cope doubled his team’s run total with one swing.
Eric Cason and David Netherton each scored on Cope’s home-run blast to the fence. Jackson Sauer would add an RBI triple later as Netherton Dentistry went up 7-3 entering the bottom of the fifth.
Cope also earned the win as he pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the fifth to secure the victory.
After a lead-off walk to Justin Fox, Daylon Spell made it 7-4 with an RBI single as Gondola tried to rally to win.
Another runner reached base, bringing the tying run to the plate, but Cope finished the game with back-to-back strikeouts.
Cope led Netherton Dentistry with two hits. Sauer and Jake Wilenski had one hit each. Wilenski started and struck out eight before giving way to Cope midway through the fourth inning.
Trace Adcock led off the game with an inside-the-park home run for Gondola, which was eliminated following the loss. Spell had the only other hit for Gondola.
The Farm Bureau bats woke up in extra innings as the team pulled away for a four-run win.
Farm Bureau scored four runs in the top of the seventh to break a 5-5 tie and advance to the second round of the junior league tournament.
Will Rivers broke the tie with a two-run triple, then Austin Martin capped the big inning with a two-run triple of his own.
Farm Bureau led 4-0 after the top of the first as Rivers hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run and Brady McCormack drove in one run with a triple.
Homeland Bank fought back though, getting two runs in the first on singles by Carter Mansfield and Jace Brantley. A third-inning RBI single by Hayden Lytle made it 4-3 and Homeland Bank finally took the lead when John Garrett drove in two runs with a single in the fourth.
Dylan Partain sent the game into extra innings when he made it 5-5 with an inside-the-park home run in the top of the sixth.
Mansfield ran out of steam in the seventh as Farm Bureau finally figured out the hard-throwing righty. Four straight hits to start the seventh, including River’s big triple, led Farm Bureau to victory.
Mansfield took the loss, pitching into the seventh inning before being relieved by Jace Brantley. Mansfield finished with 12 strikeouts.
Mansfield and Lytle led Homeland Bank with two hits each. Garrett and Justin Brantley added one hit apiece.
Ben Rivers, Will Rivers, Gage Walker and  Brennan Keaton led Farm Bureau with two hits apiece. Martin, Partain and McCormack had one hit each.
McCormack earned the victory, pitching the final three innings and striking out six.
Tournament action continued at Sam Martin Field last night. Scores were not available at press time. The tournament is set to conclude next week.
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.