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Coffee County Softball is on Thunder Radio TONIGHT!!
2018 District 8AAA Softball Tournament(updated 5-9-18)
District tournament action continues tonight here on Thunder Radio as the Coffee County Central High School Lady Raiders take on Lincoln County. Thunder Radio will be on hand bringing you live coverage of the District 8AAA Championship matchup between Lincoln County and Coffee County tonight from Lincoln County. First pitch is set for 5 PM, Lucky Knott will bring you live coverage from Fayetteville beginning with the pregame show at 4:45.
Thunder Radio will join the Nashville Predators Radio network broadcast of the Stanley Cup playoffs immediately following Coffee County softball
Defensive Miscues Cost Sounds Against Sky Sox
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox took advantage of two Nashville Sounds errors and grabbed a 6-5 win at First Tennessee Park Wednesday night.
Home runs by Nick Martini and Anthony Garcia, along with a strong performance by starter Frankie Montas helped the Sounds build a 5-2 lead through six innings.
The wheels fell off in the seventh as Colorado Springs started the inning with three consecutive hits. The third hit of the inning was a run-scoring double by Nate Orf to trim Nashville’s lead to 5-3. Keon Broxton followed with a fly ball down the right field line that was dropped by Garcia. Another run scored to make it a 5-4 game.
Eric Sogard followed with a sacrifice fly to even the game at 5-5. Ji-Man Choi came up with a runner at third and one out and hit a ground ball to first. Slade Heathcott’s throw home was wild and allowed Broxton to score the go-ahead run and give Colorado Springs a 6-5 lead.
The defensive mistakes came after Nashville entered the game without committing an error in the last 60 innings.
Martini belted a solo home run in the fourth and Heathcott knocked in a run with a single. Garcia’s two-run homer to deep left field gave the Sounds a 5-2 lead in the fifth. The offense went quiet for the final four frames.
Montas was brilliant for the second consecutive start. After his first six-inning start since 2015, he struck out a season-high 10 batters over six innings. He allowed two runs on five hits in the no-decision.
The four-game series continues Thursday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Daniel Gossett (2-0, 1.05) starts for Nashville against right-hander Michael Brady (0-1, 8.04) for Colorado Springs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight’s 6-5 loss, the Sounds dropped to 15-17 on the season.
- Starter Frankie Montas struck out a season-high 10 batters tonight, just one shy of his career-high 11 set in 2014 with Winston-Salem. It’s the most strikeouts a Sounds pitcher has recorded this year.
- When right fielder Anthony Garcia dropped a fly ball in the seventh, it broke a streak of 66 1/3 innings without an error by Nashville’s defense.
- Left fielder Nick Martini hit his first home run of the season tonight – a solo blast in the fourth inning.
- Martini extended his consecutive on-base streak to 20 games when he walked in the second inning. Since April 14, Martini has reached safely in every game he has played in.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Nashville Soccer Club to Honor Mothers at Sunday Home Game
The Nashville Soccer Club will honor mothers with flowers during their Mother’s Day game at First Tennessee Park. Nashville is scheduled to host Louisville City beginning at 5 PM.
All moms will receive a flower upon arrival and recognized during the game. Those planning to attend the game will also receive a specially-priced ticket by using the code “MOM18.”
Nashville is coming off a draw on Sunday with the New York Red Bulls II. Nashville SC took the offense to one of the best offensive teams in the USL, but had to settle for a 1-1 draw in the final game of three-game stretch away from home at New York Red Bulls II. The visitors peppered the net throughout the second half, but were unlucky not to find a winner on the road.
90 in a nutshell
A frenetic first 45 minutes saw Nashville SC score and concede. Nashville’s leading scorer Ropapa Mensah scored in the 7’ minute after picking the pocket of a NYRBII defender and slotting it in for his third goal of the season. Less than 20 minutes, Red Bulls II equalized after a through ball found the foot of Vincent Bezecourt who beat Matt Pickens.
The second half was all Nashville SC as the team generated nine shots with three of them on net. Nashville’s best chance of the half came from Lebo Moloto who, after taking a cross from Taylor Washington, hit the near post. With the draw, Nashville SC is the first road team to take points from New York this season.
Quotables
Nashville SC winger Taylor Washington – “Every week we grow and every week we get better. We had a few opportunities today. We will go over the video and come back into training and go to work. It’s good to take a point away from Red Bull Arena, and we are ready to come back and play in front of our fans against Louisville.”
Goals
7’ NSH Ropapa Mensah (unassisted)
27’ NY Vincent Bezecourt (assist from Christopher Lema)
Key Stat
3 goals – Ropapa Mensah. Mensah was brought to Nashville to be a young, goal-scoring threat after scoring 7 in the USL last year for Harrisburg City. The Ghanaian has delivered already with three goals in seven games in 2018.
Standings Update
The draw gives Nashville nine points in seven games, five on the road. That is enough to move Nashville into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, the final playoff position.
Next Up
Nashville will get back to a normal schedule this week as the team will prepare for a second meeting with defending USL Cup champions Louisville City FC on Sunday, May 13 at 5 p.m. at First Tennessee Park. To attend the game and select a specially-priced ticket, go to NashvilleSC.com or call 615-457-8200.
Thousands of Pounds of Drugs Collected on “Drug Take Back Day”
Officials say the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 28, 2018 collected more than 63,000 pounds of unused medicines in the Louisville Field Division’s three-state area of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
2,400 pounds of unused medicines were collected in Coffee County. The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition worked in conjunction with the Manchester and Tullahoma police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department during the collection process.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is now in its ninth year.
The initiative allows people to safely get rid of unused medicines, which officials say are highly prone to misuse and abuse.
According to a 2015 national survey, more than 6 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs.
Possible Car Thief Captured
Howard Eugene Brown
Brown was said to be driving the Honda Accord Friday when officers tried to pull him over. Instead of stopping, he led them on a pursuit from the Centertown area on Nashville Highway into McMinnville. Authorities say that during the chase, Brown tried to hit a deputy who was on foot. Officers broke off the pursuit when the Accord entered the city, which was full of afternoon traffic. Brown passed cars on High Street and went around a school bus which had stopped. He drove through two front yards before getting back on High Street going south.
Brown faces numerous charges. His bond was set at $220,000. Also arrested was 34 year-old Jodi Louise Lewis, who was charged with being an accessory. Brown was located at her home.
Woman Pleads No Contest to Felony Theft Charge from Winchester Funeral Home
Former Shelbyville Municipal Planning Commission member Wanda Woodlee pleaded no contest to a felony theft charge in Franklin County last month.
Woodlee worked as office manager at the Winchester funeral home at the time of the alleged offense, which court documents state happened between January 2016 and July 2016. The no contest plea means Woodlee did not admit guilt but still accepts punishment for the crime in question.
As part of a deferred sentence, Woodlee will serve two years of state-supervised probation for theft.
If she successfully completes her probation period, the indictment will be wiped from her record.
Woodlee has also been ordered to make monthly restitution payments in the amount of $833.33 to Watson-North Funeral Home owner Thomas North Jr. until $20,000 has been paid. (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
Domestic Violence Leads to One in Six Murders in Tennessee
According to new data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, about one in six murders in the state in 2017 stemmed from domestic violence.
According to the data, 527 murders were committed in the state in 2017.
Eighty-one of those happened in domestic related incidents. That number is down slightly from past years.
The state averaged just under 100 murders from domestic incidents per year over the past 10 years.
According to the Center for Disease Control, women are disproportionately affected by these crimes.
The CDC says 37 percent of women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime, and 31 percent of men will experience this type of violence.
In 2017, approximately 10 percent of all homicides were domestic-related according to police data.
$1 billion Spent last year in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent nearly $1 billion in nearby communities last year.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports an analysis conducted by U.S. government economists shows the spending in 2017 supported almost 14,000 local jobs and benefited communities within 60 miles (95 kilometers) of the mountains.
The overview put together by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service notes more than 11 million people visited the parks last year and about 35 percent of their spending was on lodging and camping. It says more than 330 million visitors spent about $18 billion in the nearby communities. The spending supported more than 300,000 jobs nationally and gave a nearly $36 billion boost to the U.S. economy.
10 Sites Named for Test Program For Unmanned Aircraft
Federal transportation officials have announced 10 sites for a test program aimed at increasing government and commercial use of unmanned aircraft.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced the winners Wednesday for the three-year drone program where states, local communities and tribes can devise their own trials.
The sites are located in Oklahoma, California, Nevada, North Dakota, North Carolina, Kansas, Alaska, Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. Transportation officials say 149 applications were received.
President Donald Trump signed a directive last year to establish the “innovation zones” that allow exemptions to some drone regulations, such as flying over people, nighttime flights and flights where the aircraft can’t be seen by the operator.
The unmanned aircraft industry has pushed for relaxed restrictions. Officials say current regulations have limited drone use, forcing companies to test overseas.
5/9/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Tays Lovell, 18 — Pizza Winner!
Rita Powers
Elizabeth Perry
Brooxie Caldwell