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Sounds Win on Nunez’s Walk-Off Single
Renato Nunez ended a 12-inning marathon when he singled home Chad Pinder from third to give the Nashville Sounds a 3-2 walk-off win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Monday night at First Tennessee Park.
Nashville was in charge for most of the night until Omaha scored single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to send the game into extras.
Joey Wendle started the bottom of the ninth with a double, and then started the bottom of the 11th with a single. He was left stranded in scoring position both times.
Nashville reliever Patrick Schuster kept giving the offense opportunities to win it. The southpaw went 3 1/3 scoreless innings and eventually earned the win.
Pinder started the 12th with a double to the wall in left-center. After a fly out put Pinder at third, Nunez drilled a line drive over the head of left fielder Travis Snider. Pinder trotted home with the winning run to push the Sounds’ record to 46-33.
Lost in the hoopla of the walk-off win was the effort from starter Chris Jensen. The right-hander tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings in his third Triple-A start.
Jensen stranded a pair of baserunners in the first and third innings and got stronger as the night went on. From when he retired Hunter Dozier to end the third, to when he was pulled after retiring Irving Falu with the second out of the seventh, he faced the minimum.
Omaha’s (32-44) John Lannan was nearly as good as Jensen. Nashville finally got to the veteran left-hander in the sixth inning. Pinder doubled with one-out and came around to score on a line drive single to left by Nunez.
The Sounds extended their lead to 2-0 thanks in part to Omaha’s shaky defense. Rangel Ravelo and Tyler Ladendorf reached on infield singles, and Ravelo came around to score after an error by first baseman Tony Cruz.
Omaha’s first run of the night came home in the eighth on Brett Eibner’s RBI triple high off the wall in right field. They tied the game in the ninth when former Sound Irving Falu sliced a double into the right-center gap to score Jorge Bonifacio.
The fourth and final game of the series is set for Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Chris Smith (4-6, 4.47) starts for Nashville against right-hander Miguel Almonte (3-5, 5.04) for Omaha. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
6/30/16 — Helen H. Wenzel Weinhold
Mrs. Helen H. Wenzel Weinhold, 95, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away
on Monday, June 27, 2016 at Morning Pointe Assisted Living in Tullahoma.
Mrs. Weinhold was born on November 28, 1920 in Coffee County, TN to the
late Alex and Olivia Dunn Marlow.
She was a graduate of Central High School where she played basketball on a
State Championship team. A Registered Nurse, she was also a graduate of
Vanderbilt University and St. Thomas Nursing School. She enjoyed gardening,
loved animals, riding horses and sewing. She also enjoyed playing golf, at
one time recording a hole-in-one.
A member of the Faith Lutheran Church since 1955, she was an instrumental
member of the Faith Lutheran Altar Guild and served the church as a
kindergarten teacher.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands Harvey Wenzel
and Henry Weinhold. Also preceding her were brothers Andrew Marlow, Joe
Howard Marlow, Bruce Marlow and Glen Marlow. One sister Gladys Marlow also
preceded her in death.
She is survived by sons Ronald D. Wenzel and his wife, Denise of Tullahoma,
TN and Calvin R. Wenzel and his wife, Marialice of Wartburg, TN. Also
surviving is a daughter Susan Wenzel Sparks and her husband, Bill of
Huntsville, AL.
Grandchildren surviving are Michael Wenzel of Birmingham; Bill Sparks, III
of Huntsville, AL; Mark (Kerry) Ferguson of Spartanburg, SC; Lara Diaz of
Ashville, NC; Matthew Posey of Harvest, AL; and Ashley (Tracy) Garrison of
Huntsville, AL. Surviving great grandchildren are Chloe Wenzel, Will
Sparks, IV; Vivi Diaz, Mirabelle Ferguson, Beckett Ferguson and Felicity
Ferguson.
A graveside service will held at Rose Hill Memorial gardens at 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 30, 2016. Pastor Marty Nutter will officiate.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Faith Lutheran Church or the
Alzheimer’s Association.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
6/30/16 — Charles “Eddie” Robinson, Jr.
Mr. Charles “Eddie” E Robinson Jr, 68, a resident of Winchester, TN passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Winchester. Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, June 30 at 2 PM at the Winchester Holiness Church with Tracy Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Huntland. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, June 29 at the church from 4 PM – 9 PM.
A native of Winchester, he was the son of the late Charles E and Beulah Christine Hill Robinson. Eddie was a people person who loved to joke and cut-up. He enjoyed country music and loved to eat. He enjoyed participating in activities at Golden Living and competed in the Special Olympics. His nickname was “Fast Eddie” because of speed in his wheel chair.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Kenneth L. Robinson.
He is survived by six brothers, Jimmy Robinson and his wife, Joan of Winchester, Johnny Robinson and his wife, Geneva of Dutton, AL, Conley Robinson and his wife, Karen of Bonita, CA, Troy Robinson and his wife, Teresa of Huntland, Andy Robinson of Belvidere and Mark Robinson and his wife, Dusty of Winchester; four sisters, Barbara Ann Richards of Belvidere, Sandra K Clark and her husband, Gary of Belvidere, Bonnie S LaFever of Winchester and Christy Lynn Judge and her husband, Jon of Petersburg and many nieces, nephews and lots of friends.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
7/2/16 — Karrie Ann Arthur
Karrie Ann Arthur, age 34, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday,
June 25th, 2016 at Decatur Morgan Hospital in Decatur, Alabama. She was
born in Tullahoma to Richard Riddle and Sue Ellen Tackett Davis, who
survive, and worked as an LPN with the Ilarde Clinic in Shelbyville.
Karrie was preceded in death by her grandparents, James Levoy Riddle, Sue
Ann Tackett, Dale Davis, Mercey D. Ackers, and Mary Littrell. She is
survived by her fiancé Wes Nelson of Tullahoma; her children, Jackson
Wade Arthur and Macie Suanna Arthur and their father, Willie Arthur of
Tullahoma; parents, Richard and Dena Riddle of Moore County and Troy and
Sue Ellen Davis of Tullahoma; three sisters, Samantha Childers and her
husband Brian of Shelbyville, Allie Mann and her husband C.J. of Winter
Haven, Florida, And Lynsey Riddle of Moore County; one brother, Tyler
Riddle of Moore County; and grandparents, Rev. Thomas Tackett and his
wife Nan of Princeton, Kentucky and Mary Alice Brown of Tullahoma.
Visitation for Karrie will be held on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016 at Kilgore
Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00pm with a memorial service to immediately
follow at 4:00pm with Rev. Bobby Beal officiating.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
6/27/16
Birthdays:
Jasime January, 14 — Pizza Winner!
Mary Frances Daniels, 69
Barbara Brandon, 73
Eugene East
Peggy Duke, 72
6/26/16
No birthdays to report.
6/25/16
No birthdays to report.
Anniversaries:
Dan & Amy Callender, 4
Terry & Cleo Trail, 61
Father Pleads Guilty to Murder of his Own Child
Robert ‘Blaine’ Roper intake photo in 2014.
On Friday her husband Blaine Roper, who was set to go on trial Aug. 8 for the same murder pleaded guilty as well.
Blaine Roper accepted a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On Oct. 31, 2014, the Moore County Grand Jury indicted the Ropers, each with one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder, one count of premeditated first degree murder and two counts of felony murder.
Investigators discovered the newborn’s remains in a fire pit and ditch located on and near the property where the Ropers lived in Moore County.
Britain’s Vote helps to bring down Gas Prices
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union could impact Americans in a variety of ways; one of them could be lower gas prices. The price for crude oil, which is globally traded on the stock market, declined by nearly $2.50 the day after the vote. Since two-thirds of the price of gasoline is influenced by oil prices, this reduces the likelihood of gas prices rising in the near future.
“Gas prices were already falling before the vote, but reductions in the price of oil should allow that trend to continue,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Increased gasoline demand is currently being offset by healthy refinery production, and gas prices are expected to remain at their lowest point for this time of year since 2005.”
The average price for a gallon of gasoline is $2.10 in Tennessee, down 4-cents from last week.
In Coffee County this week the low price is $1.93 in Tullahoma and in Manchester it’s a $1.95.
Want to Save Money? Go Green Says Report
A report from the Georgia Institute of Technology indicates Tennesseans would save thousands over the next 15 years if President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan is implemented.
Specifically, the report looked at the potential impact of President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan and found that it could save the average Tennessee household more than $1,800 dollars in electricity costs over the next 15 years.
Stephen Smith, executive director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, says the report validates a belief many have had for years.
“We have long challenged the Tennessee Valley Authority and their local power companies to do more in the energy efficiency area, so this reinforces other discussions that we’re having,” he states. “What we need is the political will and we need the utility to make the investment.”
According to the report, without any change in the way we produce and use electricity, households in Tennessee can expect to pay almost 6 percent more over the next 15 years.
The study says if Tennessee’s leaders adopt the least-cost compliance scenarios from the Clean Power Plan, electric bills would see significant savings.
Study author Marilyn Brown says it’s wrong to assume that consumers would have to do without common comforts by using Clean Energy.
“Energy efficiency is not taking cold showers and drinking warm beer,” she states. “It’s not suffering, it’s not consuming less in order to cut your bills. It means using energy more wisely, purchasing and using equipment in a more efficient manner.”
A common argument among fossil fuel advocates is that as the population grows so will the demand on energy, but Smith says that’s not the case.
“Just because the economy is growing, doesn’t mean that we have to be using a lot more energy,” he argues. “And that’s what has changed and that’s what the Clean Power Plan reinforces is – we have these technologies, we have the ability to keep people saving money, through using less power, and therefore that’s what we need to drive forward.”
The Environmental Protect Agency projects that the Clean Power Plan will help avoid more than 6,600 premature deaths, up to 150,000 asthma attacks and 490,000 missed days of work annually by 2030.