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WCHS snaps 14-year regional tourney absence
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Nikki Childers
Updated: May 10, 2012, 11:09 PM
Published: May 11, 2012, 12:07 AM

Watching the Cookeville Cavaliers celebrate a District 6-AAA championship didn’t seem to bother the Warren County High School baseball team Wednesday night.
The Pioneers may have lost 11-1 in six innings to Cookeville, but Warren County can take solace in the fact its season hasn’t ended.
Warren County clinched a regional-tournament berth for the first time in 14 years Tuesday night when the Pioneers won a best-of-three series against Coffee County with an emphatic 12-5 victory in Manchester.
The victory also gave the Pioneers 20 wins, another feat that hasn’t occurred in over a decade for the Warren County baseball program.
Tuesday’s win meant the Pioneers advanced to the championship game against Cookeville, but Warren County showed from the start the real focus is on next week’s regionals.
Regular starting pitchers Derek Brumley and Micah McColloch, along with Tuesday’s hero Logan McCormack, watched from the dugout as junior David Lee started.
Lee pitched one inning, allowing one run, before giving way to Spencer Pryor. The senior reliever nearly matched his season total in innings pitched Wednesday, throwing three-plus innings and allowing eight runs as he took the loss against the Cavaliers.
McColloch entered in the fifth, but surrendered the final two runs as Cookeville won by run rule in the bottom of the sixth.
Coach Adam Childs decided to use Wednesday to tinker with his lineup. Instead of rolling with the same order that produced 19 runs in three games against Coffee County, coach Childs inserted senior Austin Panter into the lineup.
Panter started at catcher, shifting Garrison Holmes to first and sending sophomore Lee Carden, who had two hits and two RBIs in the deciding game three against the Red Raiders, to the bench.
Panter did pay dividends Wednesday as his single in the second inning produced the lone run for Warren County against Cookeville.
While the offense lacked against the Cavaliers, Warren County was on fire from the start against Coffee County Tuesday.
Playing at Powers Field for the second time in the series, the Pioneers scored 11 runs in the first four innings, including producing four runs in the second and fourth innings.
Collin Hutchins, who had two hits and three RBIs, sparked the second-inning rally with a two-run double.
Carden’s two-run triple in the fourth helped Warren County build an 11-2 lead entering the fifth.
It was more runs than McCormack needed as the senior picked up his first District 6-AAA win of the season.
McCormack went the distance, surrendering five runs on nine hits while striking out seven.
Logan Underhill led Warren County with three hits against Coffee County and added two RBIs. Holmes, Daulton Foster and Nick Grandey added RBI hits as well to help Warren County win both games in Manchester to eliminate the Red Raiders.
Warren County will have the weekend to prepare for its regional game against the Ooltewah Owls.
The Owls won the District 5-AAA title Wednesday night, defeating Walker Valley 8-0 in the third game of a best-of-three championship series.
Monday’s regional game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
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.