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Hoover & Son disarms Fully Loaded
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Kyle Robinson
Updated: Jun 4, 2015, 10:52 PM
Published: Jun 4, 2015, 11:52 PM

In a highly anticipated Tuesday evening game at Sam Martin Field, Fully Loaded versus Hoover & Son were dead even at 5-5 until the middle of the fourth inning with Hoover & Son coming to the plate for what would be its final bat.
Fully Loaded rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game at 5, but the defense could not hold Hoover & Son scoreless in bottom of the fourth and Fully Loaded was retired in order in its final appearance at the plate. Hoover & Son defeated Fully Loaded, 7-5.
In a close game with a total of 16 strikeouts, it came down to who could make the fewest mistakes.
Luke Campbell started the top of the fourth when he reached first base. Collin Panter followed up with a base on balls. After a strikeout for the first out of the fourth, Seth Cruse was hit by a pitch to load the bases. After several pitches that found the back stop, Campbell and Panter each crossed the plate to knot the score at 5-5. Cruse, who reached base, was caught at third for out two. Chase Ferrell stepped up to the plate and jumped on a pitch in the strike zone for a base hit, but Bogle was caught trying for an extra base for out number three and the game was tied at five.
Hoover & Son’s team went up to bat in the bottom of the fourth with scoring on their mind. Fully Loaded needed a defensive stand to extend the game into another inning. Back-to-back outs is not the way Hoover & Son wanted to start the inning. With two outs, Justus Majors stepped to the plate and he reached by finding a hole in the defense. Gavin Mason was next to step in the batter’s box, Mason also reached and Hoover & Son had two outs with two on base. Nathan Elrod and Ashston Forth each followed with back-to-back base hits that allowed Majors and Mason to cross the plate and Hoover & Son took a 7-5 lead.
Fully Loaded had time for one more trip to the plate, unfortunately its momentum had been yanked away and Fully Loaded went three up, three down in its final at-bat. Hoover & Son defeated Fully Loaded in dramatic fashion 7-5.
The game started in the first inning with Aiden Miller for Fully Loaded being hit by a pitch. Kyler Robinson followed with a base hit followed Miller. The next batter grounded out but pushed the runners around the bases and Miller scored for an early 1-0 lead. Out two came off a strikeout but Campbell reached first and Robinson crossed the plate for a 2-0 lead. Another strikeout ended the inning for Fully Loaded.
Hoover & Son responded after they picked up two consecutive strikeouts. Elrod reached first on a walk. He wasted little time and stole second with Ashton Forth in the batter’s box. Forth hit a line-drive into the gap and Elrod scored for Hoover & Son and they trailed 2-1.
Not much could be said about the Fully Loaded offense in the top of the second. Four batters were faced and three strikeouts were served. Bogle was the only batter to reach first and he was left stranded to end the inning.
Hoover & Son saw an advantage in the bottom of the second and capitalized. They pounced on Fully Loaded in the bottom of the second and three more runs crossed the plate. Kobe Cagle, Harley Hernandez, and Ryota Takeoda all made a quick trip around the base pads to take a 4-2 lead. Mason reached first base but was caught before he was able to cross home for the final out of the inning.
Fully Loaded went back to the drawing board and Kyler Robinson reached first base after a strikeout started the top of the third inning. He had the green light to move down to second and he did safely. With Jake Rains at the plate, Robinson stole third as well. Rains laid down a bunt which allowed Robinson to cross the plate for a 4-3 score. With two outs, a strikeout ended the inning with Hoover & Son holding a slim one-run lead.
In the bottom of the third, Forth was the lone scorer for Hoover & Son and they held the lead at 5-3 after the Fully Loaded defense clamped down and stopped any further scoring.
Fully Loaded came back in the top of the fourth to tie the game 5-5, but the inning ended before they could claim sole possession of the lead. The defense then gave up two runs to Hoover & Son in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-5 lead and Hoover & Son went on to win by retiring Fully Loaded in order its final trip to the plate.a
WCHS softball blanks Warren East, baseball goes 1-3 through weekend
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Matt Tyson
Published: Apr 9, 2025, 2:26 AM

Two days after steamrolling Shelbyville 20-0, the Warren County softball team carried its hot streak into the weekend with a Saturday matchup against Warren East (Ky.).

The Lady Pioneers continued to roll, taking down the visiting Lady Raiders 5-0.

The team posted nine hits over the course of the game, led by Lily Rains and Kyaira Sharpe with two each.

Addison Smith, Kaydence Wiser, Cortlyn Porter, Ceilee Gudat and Ali Young all followed with one hit each.

Porter had two of Warren County’s five RBI, with one each for Wiser, Sharpe and Young.

Gudat went the distance in the circle, striking out six and holding Warren East to four hits across all seven innings.

WCHS baseball loses three of four.

The Warren County High School baseball team was back in action Friday evening with a pair of games against Marion County and Heritage Christian (Ala.).

In their first game against Marion County, the Pioneers came up just short in an 8-7, 5.5-inning loss.

Sam Robinson led Warren County’s effort at the plate with two of the team’s seven hits. Tyler Adams, Ryder Gilispie, Woogs Bryan, Hayven Jones and Corban Felton each added one. Adams, Robinson, Jones and Jerren Harris each had one RBI for a team total of four.

Brady Swallows got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and three walks. Jaytton Baker followed for 1.1 innings and came off with five hits and three runs. Daylen Holguin wrapped it up with two strikeouts, two hits and one run over the last two innings.

The Pioneers had better luck in their nightcap against Heritage Christian, coming out on top 4-1 in five innings.

Warren County finished the game with eight hits, including two each for both Gilispie and Bryan. Felton, Jones, Baker and Evan Snapp followed with one hit each.

Bryan came away with two of the team’s three RBI, with Gilispie adding the third.

Jones pitched 4.2 innings and finished with six strikeouts, five hits, one run and six walks.

Gilispie came on to close out the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Pioneers were back at it Saturday with two more games against Sequatchie County and Whitwell, respectively.

Opening against Sequatchie County, Warren County gave up eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a 9-0, 6.5-inning shutout loss to begin the day.

The team was held to three hits, with one each for Felton, Bryan and Jones.

Keaton Rowe pitched 5.2 innings, striking out two and allowing six hits, eight runs and three walks. Isaac Smith added one strikeout, two hits and one run to close out the bottom of the sixth inning.

Warren County once again ran into scoring trouble against Whitwell, falling 6-1 in six innings to the Tigers.

Smith was credited with three of the team’s four hits, with Felton adding the fourth.

Robinson had the team’s lone RBI.

Braden Whinnery got it started on the mound with three strikeouts, three hits, four runs and one walk through 3.2 innings. Lealon Arnold came on in relief, finishing the top of the fourth inning with one hit and one run. Up next was Miguel Garcia, who additionally surrendered one hit and one run in the top of the fifth inning. Keagan Thompson closed it out, striking out one and adding one more hit over the remaining 1.2 innings.