Home runs have been at a premium for the most part for the Lady Pioneers softball program, but this season has seen Warren County use the long ball to its advantage.Lauren Wilkinson hit her sixth home run of the year and Taylor Grissom added her first of the season as the Lady Pioneers pounded Grundy County 17-1 Monday night to improve to 11-9.Defense and pitching have been the staples of the Lady Pioneer program during the 11-year tenure of coach David Upton. With the majority of his lineup returning from a team with just one home run last season, Upton didn’t expect his offense to benefit from long bombs.On Monday however, seven of the Lady Pioneers’ 17 runs were directly attributed to home runs. Grissom hit a three-run shot in the third inning, then Wilkinson capped off an exceptional performance by the Lady Pioneers offense with a grand slam in the top of the fifth.Wilkinson’s home run easily cleared the left-field fence and ended up deep into the woods behind the field.