Category: Sports

Tuesday Prep Results

• CHS Baseball fell to Shelbyville – 6 to 3 – See the Story HERE
• CHS Softball lost to Lincoln Co – 3-2 – See the Story HERE
• CHS Boys’ Soccer lost to Lincoln Co – 2 to 1 – See the Story HERE
• CHS Tennis split with Shelbyville – Girls lost 4 to 3, Boys won 4 to 3 – See the Story HERE
• CCMS Boys’ Soccer falls to Harris – 8 to 0 – See the Story HERE
• CCMS Tennis swept Shelbyville – Girls won 6 to 4, Boys won 4 to 3 – See the Story HERE
• CCMS Baseball drilled Cannon County – 19 to 3 – See the Story HERE
• WMS Boys’ Soccer at Fayetteville – PDD, Make-up date is April 10
• WMS Baseball lost at Community – 7 to 6 – See the Story HERE

Wednesday Prep Schedule

4:00 PM – WMS Tennis HOSTS Warren Co

4:30 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer at Fayetteville

5:00 PM – WMS Softball HOSTS Cascade

5:30 PM – CHS Baseball at Shelbyville

6:30 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Siegel – Thunder Radio broadcast

Skylar Bratcher of Coffee County CHS baseball

The Coffee County CHS baseball team kicked off a district series with Shelbyville on Tuesday night at Powers Field.  In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio,  the Red Raiders opened up an early lead only to see Shelbyville roar back to take the win.  The Eagles won by a final score of 6 to 3.

The Red Raiders opened up the game with runs in each of the first 2 innings to lead 2 to 0 heading to the 3^rd.  In the 3^rd inning, Shelbyville rallied for 4 runs to take over control of the contest.  Skylar Bratcher had 3 singles to lead the hitting attack as he drove in 1 run and scored once to earn the Crazy Daisies player of the game award.  Kael McCall had a single and a double and also drove in a run.

The Red Raiders will travel to Shelbyville on Wednesday night for Game #2 in the series.  First pitch is set for 5:30 PM.

Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/

Keri Munn of CHS softball

The Coffee County CHS softball team jumped back into district play on Tuesday taking on old rival Lincoln County.  The Lady Raiders invaded the Falcons nest with a perfect record in district play.   Tied at 2 going to the bottom of the 4^th inning, Coffee County surrendered an unearned run turned out to be the decisive score.  The Lady Raiders lost by a final score of 3 to 2.

Keri Munn had a double and 2 singles as she drove in both Coffee County runs.  Munn took the hard luck loss in the circle with 4 strikeouts.  Haidyn Campbell had a pair of singles, a walk and scored the Raiders first run.  Katie Rutledge had a pair of singles and scored the other Lady Raider run.  The loss drops the Lady Raiders district record to 4 and 1.

Coffee County returns home on Wednesday night for a non-district contest against Siegel at Terry Floyd Field.  First pitch is set for 6:30 PM.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast beginning with the pregame show at 6:20.

Jaden Talley of CHS tennis[Photo courtesy of Janice Talley]

The Red Raiders got wins in singles competition from Jaden Talley(8-0), Jonah Rollman(8-4), Johnathan Welch(8 to 4) and Landon Booth(8 to 4).  The Raiders came up short in both doubles matches.

The Lady Raiders grabbed a pair of singles wins as Lauren Perry(8 to 5) and Wren Lawson(8 to 5) notched wins.  Perry teamed up with Emma Fulks to win their doubles match 8 to 2.

The Raider netters travel to Winchester on Thursday to take on Franklin County.  First serve is set for 4 PM at the Winchester City Park.

Briggs Haithcock of CHS soccer

The Coffee County Central High School soccer team traveled to Fayetteville on Tuesday to take on district rival Lincoln County.  After a scoreless first half, the teams combined for 3 goals in the second half.  Unfortunately, the Falcons got 2 of them as they dropped Coffee County 2 to 1.

Lincoln County got goals in the 47^th and 65^th minutes to take a 2 nil lead.  Briggs Haithcock found the back of the net in the 79^th minute to avoid the shutout.  Haithcock connected on a free kick from just outside the 18 yard box for the Raider goal.

Coffee County will be back at home on Thursday night when they play host to district rival Shelbyville.  Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast as part of the Gilley Crane Hometown Sports Series.  Opening kick is set for 7 PM, Jonathan Oliver will have the call beginning with the pregame show at 6:50.

Jack Anderson of CCMS baseball

The Coffee County Middle School baseball team welcomed Cannon County to CCMS on Tuesday for a non-conference game.  The Red Raiders pounded out 22 hits as they rolled to the 19 to 3 win.

After a scoreless 1^st inning, Coffee Middle plated four 2^nd inning runs to gain the early advantage over the visiting Lions.  A 12 run eruption in the 4^th inning gave the Raiders the cushion they needed to end the game in the 5^th due to the Mercy Rule.

Nolan Jernigan and Jack Anderson each went 4 for 4 on the day to lead the Red Raiders in hitting.  Anderson had a pair of doubles and drove in 5 runs.  Jernigan had 4 singles and scored 4 runs.  Hayden Garr and Jacob Holder each finished with a double and 2 singles.  Cole Pippenger added 3 singles.  Aiden Robertson got the win on the mound for the Raiders.

The Red Raiders will be back in action on Thursday when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris.  First pitch is set for 5 PM.

Jayden Carter of Westwood baseball

The Westwood Middle School baseball team hit the road to Unionville on Tuesday for a conference game with Community.  After a rousing comeback, the Rockets saw Community push across the winning run in the bottom of the 7^th inning to drop Westwood 7 to 6.

Community put 5 runs on the board in the first 2 innings before Westwood scored its first run in the 3^rd.  The Rockets added a run in the 5^th inning and added 2 more in the 6^th to go to the 7^th inning trailing 6 to 4.  In the 7^th, Westwood tied the game to send it to the bottom of the 7^th.   In the 7^th, the Vikings scored the winning run on a wild pitch to grab the win.

Westwood was led in hitting by Jayden Carter who had a single and a double and scored once.   Westwood is back on the road on Thursday when they travel to Fayetteville for their final road game of the regular season.  First pitch is set for 6 PM.

Krish Patel of CCMS tennis

The Coffee County Middle School tennis team traveled to Shelbyville on Tuesday.  The Red Raiders avenged their only loss of the year in a 4 to 3 win.   The Lady Raiders stayed perfect on the season with a 6 to 4 match win.

The Red Raiders got singles wins from Krish Patel(6 to 4), Liam Brown(7 to 5) and Nolan Sussen(7 to 5).  In doubles play, the team of Patel and Matthew Blomquist grabbed a 7 to 5 win to clinch the match victory.

The Lady Raiders got 4 wins in singles play as winning for the Lady Raiders were: Lauren Hogan(6-3), Morgan Tinsley(6-0), Kyra Sherrill(6 to 2) and Stella Orames(6-1) won their matchups.  In doubles play, the team of Savannah Blackburn and Claire Rondolet won 6 to 4 while the team of Sherrill and Orames won 6 to 1.

Coffee County returns to the court on Thursday, April 18^th when host Westwood at the Raider Academy.  First serve is set for 4 PM.

The Nashville Sounds got solo home runs from Jett Bandy and Willie Calhoun, and a solid start from Taylor Hearn in a 3-1 win over the Round Rock Express at Dell Diamond Tuesday night.

Prior to the two long balls, the Sounds got on the board on a Danny Santana triple and Andy Ibanez RBI groundout in the second inning.

Bandy extended the Sounds’ lead immediately in the third when he launched a solo homer to deep left field to make it a 2-0 game. It was Bandy’s first home run of the season and the fourth for Nashville.

Hearn got off to a fast start by putting up zeroes in his first four frames. He avoided a problem in the fourth when he walked the bases loaded. He came back to get Alex De Goti to fly out to right field to end the threat and preserve the 2-0 lead.

The Express finally got on the board in the fifth when Derek Fisher drilled an opposite-field solo homer to left-center to trim the deficit to 2-1.

It stayed that way until the ninth inning as Hearn’s relievers Brett Martin and Nick Gardewine were superb. Martin entered in the sixth and worked 2 1/3 shutout innings before giving way to Gardewine in the eighth.

Nashville got an insurance run in the top of the ninth when Willie Calhoun lined a solo homer out to the berm in right field. Calhoun’s first long ball of the season gave the Sounds a 3-1 lead.

After escaping a jam in the bottom of the eighth, Gardewine allowed a leadoff single in the ninth but then cruised the rest of the way. He retired De Goti on a fly out then recorded back-to-back strikeouts of Garrett Stubbs and Myles Straw to hammer down his first save of the season.

Hearn earned the first Triple-A win in his career. He allowed one run on four hits in five innings. The southpaw walked four and struck out four.

Game two of the three-game series is scheduled for Wednesday night in Round Rock. Right-hander Ariel Jurado (1-0, 1.80) starts for Nashville against right-hander Brady Rodgers (0-0, 0.00) for Round Rock. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• With tonight’s win, the Sounds improved to 4-2 on the season.
• The two home runs hit by Nashville (Jett Bandy & Willie Calhoun) is a season-high.
• Nick Gardewine earned his first save of the season and 17^th in his career.
• When Calhoun homer in the ninth extended his on-base streak to six games.

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.