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Gary Steele Karate chops down opponent
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Jun 6, 2013, 10:04 PM
Published: Jun 6, 2013, 10:05 PM

Hitting is contagious and all members of Gary Steele Karate caught a case Tuesday night against State Farm.
Gary Steele scored 10 runs in the first inning to cruise to an easy 13-1 victory over State Farm in boys 9-10 junior league action at Sam Martin Field.
Gary Steele Karate, which improved to 4-2, threatened to push the game to its expiration in the top of the first as the team started hitting and looked like it would never stop. Gary Steele Karate sent 16 batters to the plate in the top of the first en route to building a double-digit lead.
Following a lead-off walk to Curtlan George, five of the next six batters for Gary Steele Karate added hits. Jalyn Mart was the first batter to get a hit and he and George each scored on the first of two doubles for Jared Scruggs in the first inning. Braden Bottoms added a double of his own to score Scruggs and make it 3-0.
Donivan Scruggs and Braden Marcum continued the hitting spree with singles while Andy Thompson drew a walk to get on base. By the time George returned to the plate, State Farm had gotten two outs, but the lead had swelled to 5-0.
George added more runs to the total with a single to score Marcum and Thompson. Jared Scruggs followed by blasting another two-run double before Bottoms added the finishing touches with an RBI single to cap the 10-run inning.
Joey Rasori, who pitched the entire game for State Farm, stopped the big inning by forcing a ground ball to shortstop with the bases loaded.
Rasori accounted for the lone run for his team in the third when he knocked in Elijah Fults with a ground out to second, but the State Farm offense couldn’t find any traction against Jared Scruggs.
Scruggs earned the victory for Gary Steele Karate as he pitched four innings and allowed one run on three hits while striking out seven.
Gary Steele finished its scoring with three runs in the fourth as George, Mart and Jared Scruggs had RBI singles.
Jared Scruggs finished his big night 4-for-4 with five RBIs. Bottoms added three hits, followed by George, Mart and Donte Elam with two hits each. Thompson and Donivan Scruggs chipped in one hit apiece.
Noah Martin, Sergio DeSantiago and Kolby Newby had one hit each for State Farm.
In Tuesday’s second game at Sam Martin Field, Homeland Bank got a big night from John Garrett to beat Quality Mold 5-2.
Garrett had two hits, scored two runs, added one RBI and pitched six innings to lead Homeland Bank to its third victory this season. Garrett fanned 12 batters, including ending the game with a bases-loaded strikeout in the bottom of the sixth.
Justin Brantley, Will Wrisner, Jace Brantley, Hayden Lytle and Quin Goodson had one hit apiece for Homeland Bank as the team improved to 3-3.
Briley Moore, Kendall Patrick and Xander Lee had one hit each as Quality Mold dropped to 3-4. Dawson Waldron took the loss, pitching six innings and allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out seven.
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.