Braden Brown of CHS baseball

The Coffee County CHS baseball team opened up play in the Rebel Classic on Friday night as they hosted games at Powers Field.  Coffee County squared off against defending state runner-up Brentwood.   The visiting Bruins pushed across a run in the 7^th inning to get a 2 to 1 win and foil the Raiders upset attempt.

Coffee County got a run in the 1^st inning as Hayden Skipper ripped an RBI double to plate Braden Brown who led off the frame with a walk.   Brown got the loss on the mound as he allowed 7 hits while striking out 6 in a heroic pitching performance.  Owen Neel had a single as the Raiders were held to 2 hits in the game.

The Red Raiders will be back at home on Saturday for a pair games.  The Red Raiders will take on Notre Dame at 10 AM and Station Camp at 3 PM.  Both games will be held at Powers Field.

Javier Rodriquez of CCMS Soccer

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team opened up play in the Red Raider Invitational on Friday taking on Algood.  The Red Raiders got a goal from Javier Rodriquez but fell behind 4 to 1 in the second half.  The Red Raiders pulled their starters before falling 6 to 1.

The Red Raiders will play 2 games on Saturday.  Coffee Middle will take on Mt. Juliet at 9 AM and DeKalb County at 11:30.

Ocean Sanfilipo of Westwood tennis

The Westwood tennis team traveled to Tullahoma on Friday.  The Lady Rockets got their first match win of the year as they swept Tullahoma 7 to 0.  The Rockets fell in their match 6 to 1.

For the Lady Rockets, Westwood got singles wins from Rylea McNamara(6-0), Anna Johnson(6-0), Ocean Sanfilipo(7-5), Sarah Kahn(6-1) and Nevaeh Frazier(6-1).  In doubles play, the team of McNamara/Johnson won 6 to 1 and the team of Sanfilippo/Kahn won 4 to 1.  The Rockets lone win came in singles play by Edgar Guzman by a score of 6 to 4.

Westwood will return to action on Wednesday when they host Warren County.  First serve is set for 4 PM at the Fred Deadman courts.

The Westwood Middle School baseball team traveled to Shelbyville on Friday to take on Liberty.  The Rockets were held to 5 hits in an 8 to 1 loss.

Trevor Jesse had a pair of singles and scored the Rockets lone run to lead the Westwood offense.  Timothy Henderson got the start on the hill and took the loss.

Westwood returns home on Monday to take on Fayetteville in a rain makeup from March.  First pitch is set for 4:45 PM at Fred Deadman Park.

Chase d’Arnaud clubbed a two-run homer and Ariel Jurado dealt five solid innings as the Nashville Sounds rolled to an 8-2 win over the Iowa Cubs in front of 7,823 fans at First Tennessee Park Friday night.

Nashville collected 11 hits on the night, led by multi-hit performances by Danny Santana, Carlos Tocci and Eli White. The trio reached base safely nine times in the win.

Tocci helped start the scoring immediately in the bottom of the first inning when he led off the home half of the inning with a base hit to left-center. Willie Calhoun walked to put two on for the Sounds, and two batters later the pair pulled off a successful double steal of second and home.

Iowa evened the game at 1-1 in the top of the third in what would be the only damage Jurado would allow. Donnie Dewees tripled to start the inning and Jim Adduci tied the game with a sacrifice fly.

The Sounds quickly went back on top in the bottom of the third when Tocci walked and later came around to score on Santana’s RBI single.

Nolan Fontana sparked a rally in the fourth with a leadoff single. White walked and Tocci followed with a run-scoring single to make it 3-1. Two batters later Matt Davidson plated another run with a base hit to extend the lead to 4-1.

Jurado got some help from catcher Jose Trevino in the fifth when he threw out Dewees trying to swipe second base after a leadoff single. The right-hander allowed one run on six hits in five innings. He didn’t issue any walks and struck out five in the win.

d’Arnaud’s two-run blast to deep left field happened after Santana started the home half of the fifth with a base hit. Moments later, White’s triple into the right field corner plated Trevino to extend Nashville’s lead to 7-1.

Nashville’s bullpen trio of CD Pelham, Ariel Hernandez and Nick Gardewine shutout the Cubs for four innings.

Game three of the five-game series is scheduled for Saturday night at First Tennessee Park. Left-hander Wes Benjamin starts for Nashville against right-hander Matt Swarmer for Iowa. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• The Sounds collected their first two stolen bases of the season on one play. Willie Calhoun stole second and Carlos Tocci stole home in the same pitch in the bottom of the first inning.
• Chase d’Arnaud’s two-run homer in the fifth inning was Nashville’s first long ball of the season.
• Ariel Jurado earned the win in his Triple-A debut tonight. His final line was: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K.

The 2019 season is the 42^nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com

Thursday Prep Results

CCMS Tennis swept St. Andrews-Sewanee – Girls won 7 to 0, Boys won 6 to 1– See the Results HERE

CHS Tennis swept Franklin Co – Girls won 7 to 0, Boys won 6 to 1– See the Results HERE

CHS Softball shut out Athens, AL – 6 to 0 – See the Results HERE

CCMS Baseball at Prescott – – See the Results HERE

CHS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS DeKalb Co – – See the Results HERE

WMS Softball at Liberty – PPD due to rain, Make-up is TBD

Friday Prep Schedule

4:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Rogers, AL at Bob Jones Tournament in Huntsville

4:00 PM – WMS Tennis at Tullahoma

5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Prescott – Gilley Crane Hometown Sports Series broadcast

5:00 PM – WMS Baseball at Liberty

7:15 PM – CCMS Boys’ Soccer vs. Algood – Red Raider Invitational

7:15 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer vs. Lincoln Co – Red Raider Invitational

7:30 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Brentwood – Rebel Classic

7:30 PM – CHS Softball vs. Madison Co, AL at Bob Jones Tournament in Huntsville