The Manchester Youth Baseball Association featured a full slate of games on Tuesday night at Fred Deadman Park.  Ten games filled the schedule as all 5 age divisions were in action. 

In the 6U division, Star Physical Therapy knocked off Lovelady Auto Parts 18 to 16 and Manchester Tire and Brake thumped Cooper Sports 21 to 8.  In the opener, both teams were able to put up runs aplenty but Star was able to plate an extra run in the 1^st and the 3^rd and that proved to be the difference.  Laine Jones had 2 triples and a home run to lead Star.  Issac, Reed and Jax all had a double and 2 singles for Lovelady.  In the nightcap, Manchester Tire and Brake scored in every inning with their potent offense and held Cooper scoreless in 2 innings with their stingy defense.   Jacob Whaley led the hit parade for Manchester Tire as he had 2 home runs and a single.  Landon and Easton each had a pair of singles and scored twice for Cooper. 

In the 8U division, Dr. Jay’s bounced Freedom Automotive 19 to 17 and KK’s squeaked by Interstate Auto 14 to 13.  In the 1^st game, it was a battle of the top 2 teams in the division, with the winner taking over first place.   As expected, the game went into extra innings.  Dr. Jay’s turned a huge double play in the final frame to help capture the win.  Sterling and Kolton led Dr. Jay’s as each scored 4 times.  Deacon crossed the plate 3 times for Freedom Automotive.   In the 2^nd game, KK’s fell behind 7 to 4 before erupting for 6 runs in the 5^th inning to cut the deficit to 1 run entering the 6^th inning.  KK’s scored 4 times in the final inning to capture the exciting win.  Walker had 4 hits and scored 4 times to lead KK’s.  Keyton matched that effort for Interstate. 

In the 10U division, Viam edged First National Bank 14 to 13 and State Farm rolled up Chico’s 15 to 3. In Game #1, Viam jumped out to a 5 to 0 lead in the 1^st inning and looked like they had the game won, but First National scored 5 runs in the 5^th inning to break an 8 all tie.  But Viam rallied to plate 6 runs in the bottom of the inning to grab the win.  Ty Stevens led Viam with a single and a triple and 2 RBI.  Steven Lombardo had 2 singles and 3 RBI for First National.  After a slow start in game #2, State Farm exploded for 13 runs in the 2^nd and 3^rd innings to remain unbeaten on the season.  Xander Meeks led State Farm with a home run, a single and 3 RBI.  Christian Meadows had 2 walks and scored twice for Chico’s. 

In the 12U division, First Vision Bank held off Peoples Bank 16 to 1 and Clower Automotive bested Powers Storage 9 to 6.  In the early game, First Vision jumped out to an early 11 to 0 lead and pulled away from Peoples Bank.  Boone Floyd and Lane Johnson each had home runs for First Vision.  Floyd added 2 doubles while Johnson stroked a single and a double.  Kayson Lowry hit a solo home run for Peoples lone score.   The late game featured a matchup of the top 2 teams in the division.  Despite trailing Powers by a game in the standings, Clower never trailed in Tuesday night’s contest. The win pulled Clower Automotive into a first place tie in the standings.  Clower was led in hitting by Caleb who had a single, a home run and a walk and scored 3 times.  Brycen Campbell and Justin Franks each finished with a walk and a double for Powers. 

In the 18U division, the Manchester Braves scalped the Expos 5 to 3 and the Mets toppled the Expos 7 to 2.   In the 1st game of the doubleheader, the Manchester Braves rallied from an early deficit to get their first win of the year.  After falling behind 2 to 1 entering the 3^rd inning, the Braves scored 3 times in the 3^rd and held the Expos to 3 hits the rest of the way.  Hayden Garr led the Braves in hitting with a pair of singles and scored twice. Ethan had a double and a single for the Expos.  In the 2^nd game of the doubleheader, the Mets jumped on the Expos early and insuring that they were swept on the night.  The Mets scored 4 runs in the top of the first inning which proved to be enough to drop the Expos of Murfreesboro.  Braden Brown had a walk and an RBI double and scored twice for the Mets.  Trenton Thompson had a single, a walk, scored twice for the Manchester 9.  David had a pair of singles to lead the Expos. 

Thursday MYBA Schedule

6U Division at T-Ball Field

5:00 PM – Star Physical Therapy vs. Manchester Tire & Brake

7:30 PM – Lovelady Auto Parts vs. Cooper Sports

8U Division at Fast Pitch Field

5:00 PM – Interstate Auto vs. Dr. Jay

7:30 PM – Freedom Automotive vs. Lions Club

10U Division at National League Field

5:00 PM – First National Bank vs. Coffee County Bank

12U Division at Aaron Miller Field

5:00 PM – Powers Storage vs. Bush Insurance

7:30 PM – Clower Automotive vs. Shelter Insurance

18U Division at Looney Riddle(Babe Ruth) Field

6:00 PM – Manchester Braves vs. Yankees

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The Coffee County Junior Golf League got their season underway on Monday night.  The league, sponsored by the Coffee County Junior Golf Association, will play each Monday evening through July at Willowbrook Golf Club.  Four teams make up the league with 2 sets of head to head, 9 hole matchups each week using the Junior PGA flag scoring system. 

On Monday, Team Sportsmanship downed Team Perseverance 9 to 3 in the first match.  Sportsmanship was led in scoring by Brayden Kesling, Jack Stowe and Landon Collins who each captured 1 flag.  Perseverance was led in scoring by Grant Kuhn and Sheng Fish who each grabbed a flag.

In the second match, Team Respect edged Team Confidence 6.5 to 5.5.  Respect was led by Zach Tidwell, Gavin Kuhn, Jaxon Phillips and Danica Fleenor who all captured flags.  Maggie Crouch, Avery Hill and Brylee Chansky earned flags for Confidence. 

The league resumes play on Monday, July 14^th at Willowbrook Golf Club.  

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The TSSAA Board of Control will meet Wednesday to decide a way forward with high school football and other fall contact sports. This after the governor last week extended the state of emergency until August 29th.  While there are options on the table – one is to ask for an exemption from the governor’s order and start the season on time.

If there is no exemption or the order isn’t lifted before August 29th, the season would be pushed back to mid-September. Several scenarios as to what the season and playoffs would look like are out there. A few include:

• A seven-week region schedule and playoffs as usual (schools not making playoffs could play two extra games)

• An eight-game region schedule and only the top two go to playoffs (first round eliminated and schools not making playoffs could play two extra games)

• Keeping the current schedule but starting with Week 5 and tacking on the region games missed to the end of the season with just one playoff qualifier. (schools not making playoffs could play one extra game)

• Canceling playoffs and start with September 18th games and move the four missed games to the end of the season

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The Manchester Youth Baseball Association opened up their 5^th week of competition on Monday night at Fred Deadman Park.  Seven games in 4 age divisions kicked off a busy week for the league as they enter the home stretch of the season. 

In the 8U division, Dr. Jay raced past Lions Club 16 to 1 and Freedom Automotive bounced KK’s 16 to 4. In the opener, the Lions Club got a pair of runners in scoring position in the top of the 1^st inning, only to have them erased by a triple play from Dr. Jay’s.  The Black Shirts from Dr. Jay’s used that momentum to score 7 runs in the bottom of the 1^st and coast to the win.  Sterling, Colton and Jackson all had home runs in the first inning while Hayes added a triple.  Lions Club got a pair of hits from Eli.  In the nightcap, Freedom Automotive broke open a close game with an 8 run outburst in the 4th inning to capture the win.  For Freedom, Aiden, Deacon, Davion, Bentley and Channing all had a pair of hits and scored twice.  For KK’s, Christian and Walker each had 2 hits as Christian scored 2 runs. 

In the 10U division, State Farm bested Coffee County Bank 20 to 2 and Viam locked up Chico’s Bail Bonds 19 to 10.   In the first game, State Farm raced out to a 7 to 0 lead in the top of the 1^st inning and never looked back as they ran their record to 7 and 0 on the season.  Coffee County Bank scratched out single runs in the 1^st and 2^nd innings but could not string together enough hits to take down the division leading State Farm squad.  Brody Christian was the leading hitter for State Farm as he had a double, a single, a walk and scored 3 runs.  Kellen Hershman had a walk and a single for Coffee County Bank.  In the 2^nd game, Viam rolled up 12 runs in the 1^st two innings to march to the big win over Chico’s.  Chico’s was able to score in every inning, but could not put together a big inning to grab the win.  Xzavier Layne had 3 singles and scored 3 times for Viam while teammate Bryce Spencer clubbed a home run and got the win on the mound.  Christian Meadows had a double, a single, a walk and scored twice for Chico’s. 

In the 12U division, Shelter Insurance edged First Vision Bank 12 to 9 and Peoples Bank doubled up Bush Insurance 10 to 5.  In Game #1, Shelter took a 5 to 4 lead into the 4^th inning before batting around scoring 7 runs.  First Vision rallied to plate 5 runs in the bottom of the inning only to have 2 crucial runs cut down on the base paths.  Trace Stevens swung the big bat for Shelter as he had a home run and 2 singles.  Matt Moore got the win on the mound for Shelter.  Boone Floyd had a double, a walk and a single while scoring twice for First Vision.  Bryceton Bunch took the loss on the mound for First Vision.  In Game #2, Peoples Bank trailed 5 to 1 entering the bottom of the 3^rd inning before rallying for 6 runs to capture their first win of the season.  Isaiah Deadman got the win on the hill for Peoples as he helped his cause with 2 singles, a triple and 3 runs scored.  Kaysen Lowry belted a home run for the Bankers as well.  Bush was led in hitting by Elijah Vernon who had a pair of singles and 3 stolen bases. 

In the 18U division, the Yankees held off the Mets 8 to 5.  In a battle for first place, Yankees pitcher Braden Ross worked out of a bases loaded jam in the top of the 1^st inning only surrendering 1 run to the Mets.  The Yankees rolled up 5 runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning which gave them a lead they would not surrender.  The Mets rallied for 3 runs in the 3^rd inning but never could overcome the first inning deficit.  The Yankees were led in hitting by Wyatt Nugent who had a double and a triple.  Braden Brown had a single, a walk and was hit by a pitch for the Mets. 

Tuesday MYBA Schedule

6U Division at T-Ball Field

5:00 PM – Star Physical Therapy vs. Lovelady Auto Parts

7:30 PM – Cooper Sports vs. Manchester Tire & Brake

8U Division at Fast Pitch Field

5:00 PM – KK’s vs. Interstate Auto

7:30 PM – Dr. Jay vs. Freedom Automotive

10U Division at National League Field

5:00 PM – First National Bank vs. Viam

7:30 PM – Chico’s Bail Bonds vs. State Farm

12U Division at Aaron Miller Field

5:00 PM – First Vision Bank vs. Peoples Bank

7:30 PM – Clower Automotive vs. Powers Storage

18U Division at Looney Riddle(Babe Ruth) Field

6:00 PM – Christiana Braves vs. Expos

8:00 PM – Mets vs. Expos

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The 2019 postseason ended with the Nationals lifting the first World Series championship trophy in franchise history. On July 23, the 2020 regular season will begin with Washington starting its title defense.

The 2020 schedule, which Major League Baseball unveiled live on MLB Network on Monday night, features a tantalizing two-game Opening Night slate on the 23rd, broadcast on ESPN. First, the Nats will host the Yankees at 7:08 p.m. ET, in a matchup that could showcase Gerrit Cole making his Bombers debut against three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer. That potential battle of aces will lead into the renewal of one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries, as the Dodgers launch their quest for an eighth consecutive National League West crown against the Giants at Dodger Stadium (10:08 p.m. ET).

Those juicy headliners lead the way for a revised slate that has been shortened to 60 games per team by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a schedule that will look quite a bit different from before — with an increased emphasis on geographical proximity — but which will not lack for urgency or drama.

Following the pair of games on July 23, MLB-wide action begins on July 24. Opening Day presented by Mastercard and T-Mobile offers a 14-game menu — including the Braves visiting the Mets.  A full 15-game slate awaits on July 25. (The Nats and Yankees will be the only teams off on July 24.)

Each club’s slate of 60 games includes 40 against opponents from its own division (10 apiece), plus 20 spread among those from the opposite league’s corresponding geographical division (East vs. East, Central vs. Central and West vs. West). That will all set up the postseason, which will maintain the same 10-team format, which includes two Wild Card teams from each league.

Here is a more detailed breakdown of the revised 60-game schedules, which will run through Sept. 27.

40 divisional games (20 home, 20 road)

• 10 games against each opponent, split between three series

• Each of these matchups will have either one team playing seven games at home and three on the road, or six at home and four on the road.

20 Interleague games (10 home, 10 road)

• Six games against the team’s natural Interleague rival (three home, three road)

• Four games apiece against two other opponents in the corresponding division (two home, two road)

• One three-game home series against a fourth opponent

• One three-game road series against a fifth opponent

Each club will have six off-days, except for the four teams beginning the season on July 23. They will have seven apiece.

Here’s the key info and schedule highlights for the Braves

Opening Day: at Mets — Friday, July 24 (4:10 p.m. ET)

Home opener: vs. Rays — Wednesday, July 29 (7:10 p.m. ET)

Notable early series: The Braves are scheduled to play a four-game road series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park from Aug. 7-10. Philadelphia was the only NL East club against which Atlanta had a losing record last season (9-10).

Highlights: The Braves host the Nationals from Aug. 17-19. Atlanta claimed the NL East crown in 2019, but the Nats one-upped them by winning the World Series. Atlanta also visits Fenway Park from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 during a 17-game stretch against the Nationals, Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox.

Thunder Radio will once again bring you Braves baseball broadcasts as part of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network.  You can see the full schedule at: https://www.mlb.com/braves/schedule/2020-07