The Owen County High School softball team had a hard time getting a handle on the ball on March 29 at home during a 14-2 loss to Western Hills.
“Too many errors,” Owen County coach David Wainscott said. “It’s early in the year.”
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning, the Lady Rebels tied the game 1-1, after Sheila Wilson singled to right field and scored when a Western Hills outfielder misplayed a single by Emily Trammel, allowing Wilson to score.
After that the wheels began to come off.
Western Hills scored two runs in the second inning and three more in the third and fourth innings, without a base hit.
Three walks and 10 errors allowed Western Hills to go up 9-2 after four innings.
Much of the Lady Wolverine’s success came via the bunt.
Western Hills bunted the ball continually and Owen County had a hard time fielding the bunts and completing accurate throws to the bases.
“They bunted us to death,” Wainscott said. “That’s what we have to work on — defense.”
Owen County scored its other run in the third inning.
Leadoff batter Kendall Cochran singled and advanced on a passed ball.
She later scored when the Western Hills shortstop couldn’t handle a smash by Krista Thomas.
Western Hills scored five runs in the fifth inning to end the game by the mercy rule.
The Lady Rebels (1-2) host Carroll County on April 13.
Western Hills 14, Owen County 2
Western Hills 1 2 3 3 5 — 14 9 3
Owen County 1 0 1 0 0 — 2 5 11
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March 27
Owen County 15, Gallatin County 2
The Lady Rebels opened the season with a big win behind 14 strikeouts from pitcher Lauren Wooten.
Wooten struck out the side in every inning except the fourth inning, when one batter managed to ground out to Sagan Wainscott at second base.
Gallatin County had two hits.
Owen County struck for four runs in the first inning and seven more in the second inning to take an 11-0 lead.
In the opening frame, Cochran walked and Wilson singled.
After a double steal, both runners scored on an error.
Wooten singled home Thomas, who had reached on an error, and Kristen Haines brought in Wainscott with a sacrifice fly.
In the second, Wooten had an RBI single and Trammel knocked home three runs with a triple.
The other three runs scored on errors and passed balls.
Gallatin County 1 0 0 1 0 — 2 2 5
Owen County 4 7 0 4 0 — 15 8 3
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March 30
Williamstown 10, Owen County 9
The Lady Rebels hit the road on Thursday, falling to Williamstown.
Owen County opened a 1-0 lead in the first inning, after Wilson doubled and Thomas singled her home.
Trailing 2-1 in the second, the Lady Rebels retook the lead, 3-2.
Sara Bihl was hit by a pitch and Lauren Lowe singled.
Both runners later advanced on a passed ball, then scored on a two-out single by Cochran.
Owen County added one run in the third, fifth and sixth inning, but trailed 10-6 entering the final inning.
Trammel connected for a home run in the third, Wilson stole home in the fifth and consecutive singles by Lowe, Eko Kemper and Cochran plated a run in the sixth.
In the seventh, the Lady Rebels rallied.
Thomas walked and Trammel singled.
A sacrifice bunt by Wainscott advanced the runners to second and third with one out.
Thomas scored on a bunt by Haines and Trammel and Bihl scored on a single by Lowe, cutting the lead to 10-9 with two outs.
But a ground out ended the game.
Owen County 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 — 9 13 7
Williamstown 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 — 10 9 2
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Owen County Batting
Player AVG. H AB
Emily Trammel .667 6 9
Krista Thomas .500 4 8
Jensen Wainscott .500 1 2
Sheila Wilson .444 4 9
Lauren Lowe .429 3 7
Lauren Wooten .400 2 5
Kendall Cochran .375 3 8
Eko Kemper .200 1 5
Kristen Haines .200 1 5

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