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Lady Pioneers blow out Warriorettes
WCHS extends win streak to six
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Lindsey Cox looks to make a play to first during action last year. Cox and the Lady Pioneers dominated the Lady Warriors on Tuesday night in an 11-1 victory.
Kyle Robinson
Updated: Mar 24, 2016, 11:14 PM
Published: Mar 25, 2016, 12:15 AM

The Warren County High School Lady Pioneer softball team, coming off an impressive weekend in Franklin County, extended its winning streak to six games Tuesday night when the Lady Pioneers traveled to Sparta to take on the White County Warriorettes.
The Lady Pioneers won yet again in dominating fashion by run-ruling the Warriorettes 11-1 in six innings. The Lady Pioneers were led by an electrifying performance at the plate from Abby Hutchins, who went 3-for-4 with 5 RBIs and two runs scored.
Skyler Youngblood added a 3-for-4 night with two singles and a double. Lindsey Cox earned the win for the Lady Pioneers on the mound by going six strong innings and striking out seven. Both teams started off sluggish swinging the bats, and failed to score any runs in the first or second innings.
The Lady Pioneers changed that in the top of the third.
Emily Mikkola started the inning with a single to right field, but the Lady Pioneers suffered two quick outs. With two outs, Bailey Walker reached base on an error by the Lady Warriors, scoring Mikkola to put the Lady Pioneers on the board first, 1-0. That was the only run the Lady Pioneers put on the board in the inning, and the Warriorettes didn’t capitalize in the bottom of the inning, keeping the Lady Pioneer lead 1-0, heading into the fourth.
The Lady Pioneers finally distanced themselves in the top of the fourth, thanks to a double to start the inning from Youngblood. Hope Mullican came in to pitch run for Youngblood, and a batter later scored on a Hutchins RBI triple to increase the Lady Pioneer lead to 2-0.
Later in the inning an RBI single from Bethany Porter, a passed ball by the Warriorettes, scoring Mikkola, and a Kyra Hillis RBI single, scoring Porter, increased the Lady Pioneer lead even more to 5-0 going into the bottom of the inning.
The Warriorettes managed only a run in the bottom of the inning, still trailing 5-1 at the end of four.
The Lady Pioneers tacked on four more runs in the top of the fifth, courtesy of Ashton Whiles and Hutchins’ RBI singles to centerfield, and more errors by the Lady Warriors to make it 9-1, and putting the Warriorettes in desperation mode, going into the bottom of the inning.
The Warriorettes failed to cut into the Lady Pioneers lead in the bottom of the inning, keeping the score 9-1.
A Hutchins 2-RBI single to left field in the top of the sixth made it a double-digit game, 11-1, going into the bottom of the inning, and the Warriorettes had one last chance at a comeback. But Cox struck out the side, finishing her impressive night on the mound and sending the Lady Pioneers to their sixth straight win, 11-1, over their rivals.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to be back in action Thursday in Murfreesboro to compete in the Southern Warrior Classic. The tournament will last through the weekend.
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.