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Standings tight in boys machine-pitch league
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Nikki Childers
Updated: May 30, 2013, 11:39 PM
Published: May 30, 2013, 11:40 PM

With most teams in the boys 7-8 machine-pitch league just passing the midway point of their schedules, the league standings are just starting to take shape.
Three teams took steps to improving their spots in the standings Tuesday, while three other teams tasted defeat at Hoover and Millraney Field.
Hoover and Son Insurance kicked off action Tuesday with an 11-3 win over O’Reilly. Scott’s Toilets followed by beating Randall Walker Farms 9-5 and Southern Standard rounded out action by downing Fully Loaded 7-1.
Hoover and Son Insurance took over fourth place with its latest win, which improved the team’s record to 3-2.
True Craven and William Gillispie sparked the team with inside-the-park home runs in the second inning, when Hoover and Son Insurance look a lead it would never relinquish.
Dykori Moore started the third inning with an inside-the-park home run for Hoover and Son Insurance before Kaizer Hillis capped the inning with a two-run double.
When time expired in the bottom of the fourth inning, Gillispie, Dylan Bacchi, Arick Murphy, Noah Murphy, Kyler Johnson and Craven all had hits to put their team up by eight.
Dayton Jernigan added two hits for Hoover and Son Insurance in the victory.
Brayan Holquin, Conner Nunley, Kobe Cagle and Alex Castanela had hits for O’Reilly, which fell to 2-4.
Scott’s Toilets evened its record at 3-3 with the win over Randall Walker Farms. Caylon Driver led the charge with three hits, including a two-run triple in the third and two-run single in the fourth.
Peyton Adams and Devin Martin finished with two hits apiece in the victory for Scott’s Toilets.
Kayden Coates, Cole Pendergraph, Yehoshua Piaruiz, Christopher Beach and Nathan Nash added one hit each.
Wesley Sherrell led Randall Walker Farms with two hits, including a two-run, inside-the-park home run in the first inning.
Braxton Hopkins, Collin Panter and Chase Newby also had hits for Randall Walker Farms.
In Southern Standard’s six-run win, Justus Majors, Sawyer Seymour and Kaden Rutledge had three hits each. Trad Grizzle finished with two while Chase Ferrel and Kilynn King added one hit apiece. Kenyon Reno led Fully Loaded with two hits, followed by one hit by Brence Moore.
Southern Standard remains in third place with a 5-2 record while Fully Loaded dropped to fourth by falling to 3-4.
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.