Jacob Langham
Jacob Langham hit a pair of doubles, scored the winning run and got the win on the mound Friday night as the Coffee County baseball team opened play in the Warrior Spring Classic with a 5 to 4 win over Henry County. Coffee County, which had tied the game at 4 in the bottom of the 5th, scored the winning run after Henry County committed 3 errors in the final inning. The Raiders jumped out to a 2 to nothing lead in the 2nd inning with a 2 out rally as Cade Giles drew a walk and was knocked in by Nathanial Tate’s RBI double. Langham drove in Tate with an RBI double of his own to give the Raiders a lead they would enjoy until the 4th inning. Langham, who came on in relief in the 4th inning, shut down a Henry County rally which had scored 4 runs off of Coffee County starter Bradley King. Langham had 5 strikeouts in 3 and 1/3 innings of work to earn the win. Tate finished the night with a 2 for 3 performance, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.
The Raiders dropped the final 2 games of the tournament on Saturday at Oakland. In the first game, the Raiders built an 8 to 0 lead in the first 4 innings before Middle Tennessee Christian roared back against the Coffee County bullpen to beat the Raiders 9 to 8. Gavin Husted led the Raider hitting attach as he was 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles and 3 RBI. In the second game, Clarksville held Coffee County to 3 hits as they dropped Coffee County 13 to 1. Deandre Wakefield had an RBI double to plate Zach Wise for the Raiders only run of the game. Coffee County returns to district action on Monday when they lay host to Franklin County at 5:30 PM at Powers Field.
