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WCHS crushes Cumberland County to continue streak
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Nikki Childers
Updated: Mar 29, 2012, 11:41 PM
Published: Mar 30, 2012, 12:36 AM

It only took two days for the Warren County High School softball team to put a rough start to the season behind it for good.
The night after winning 4-1 in their home opener against Franklin County, the Lady Pioneers traveled to Cumberland County and crushed the Lady Jets in a doubleheader.
Warren County won the first game 14-1, then followed it up with a 12-0 shutout.
Coach David Upton has been looking for consistency in three main areas this season: pitching, hitting and defense.
He got it Tuesday night when his team improved its District 6-AAA record to 2-1 and overall record to 4-5 with a pair of impressive victories.
Runs were easy to come by against the Lady Jets as Warren County piled up 18 hits in the first contest and 14 more in the second game.
While the Lady Pioneers seemed to be making a constant loop around the bases offensively, senior Gabi Keith and junior Monica Lane made quick work of the Lady Jets when Warren County took small breaks from hitting.
Keith pitched the first game, giving up three hits and one run while striking out five. Keith picked up her third win of the season, moving her record to 3-4.
Lane was just as solid in the second game. Pitching her second contest of the regular season, Lane threw a shutout, holding the Lady Jets scoreless while surrendering just two hits and sitting down four.
Lane was also a big part of the Lady Pioneer offense taking off against the Lady Jets.
Lane finished the night with seven hits in eight at-bats, tops on the team. Sarah Jacobs was right behind her teammate, finishing with six hits, including a two-run home run that broke the first game open.
The first game entered the second inning tied 1-1, but Jacobs would change it quickly. After Morgan Frye reached base on a double, Jacobs used the big fly to put the Lady Pioneers up two.
Jacobs took a big cut and sent the ball sailing over the left-field fence as the senior third baseman sprinted around the bases. Jacobs barely had time to relish her first career home run before being mobbed by her teammates at the plate.
Lauren Wilkinson would add an RBI double in the inning as Warren County took a 4-1 lead.
In the third, the Lady Pioneers continued to pour in runs. Eight Warren County players crossed the plate as the Lady Pioneers started to roll against the Lady Jets.
Jacobs and Wilkinson each had a RBI hit, while Lane added a two-run double and Taylor Grissom scored two with a single.
By the time Grissom added another RBI in the fourth and Frye doubled in Grissom, the Lady Pioneers led 14-1.
Keith pitched a spotless fifth to finish the game and give the Lady Pioneers their second straight win.
It wouldn’t be long before the win ning streak reached three.
Warren County took a 7-0 lead in the top of the first in the second game against Cumberland County.
Lane helped herself with an RBI single, while Frye, Hall and Samantha Weeter got run-scoring hits as well.
Lane ran into trouble in the first inning when the first three batters reached base, but the junior didn’t panic with the bases loaded and no outs.
Lane forced a grounder to short, where Wilkinson caught the ball and fired home for an out. Lane took care of the next grounder herself, again getting a force out at home.
By the time Weeter tagged a runner out trying to reach second, the Lady Pioneers got out of the inning without allowing a run.
Lane tripled to start the second, then scored on a sacrifice fly by Grissom.
The lead swelled to 10 in the third as Weeter drove Jacobs in with a single and would end up scoring herself on a wild pitch.
Frye and Jacobs ended the scoring spree with RBIs in the fourth as Warren County totaled 26 runs in two games, surpassing the 19 runs the team scored in its first seven games.
Lane finished with a victory in the circle to go along with her four runs and four RBIs over two games.
Jacobs had five RBIs on her six hits as she raised her batting average to well over .300 for the season.
Grissom drove in four runs on two hits, while Frye and Wilkinson finished with four hits apiece.
The Lady Pioneers hoped to continue their winning streak last night with a home game against Shelbyville. Results were unavailable at press time.
Warren County will be back in action this weekend as the team plans to play in a Macon County tournament.
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.