Category: Sports

Raven Rogers of CHS softball[File Photo]

Against Marshall County, it was a rough 1^st inning for the Lady Raiders that allowed Marshall County to build a 2 to 0 lead.  Marshal County stretched the lead to 3 to 0 in the 5^th before an Ashley Evans double drove home Coffee County’s only run in the bottom of the 5^th.  Evans finished with a double and a single while Raven Rogers had a pair of singles.

In the nightcap versus Riverdale, Coffee County built a 3 to 2 lead through the first 2 innings.  Riverdale exploded for 7 runs in the 3^rd inning to race to the win.  Six Lady Raider errors saw Coffee County surrender 7 unearned runs.  Coffee County was led in hitting by Evans who had a single a double and an RBI.  Rogers added a pair of singles.

Coffee County returns to Fayetteville for a 9 AM game on Saturday morning.  Coffee County will take on Page in the final pool play game before opening up the single elimination tournament play at noon.

A spectacular outing from Iowa’s Adbert Alzolay and costly errors doomed the Nashville Sounds Friday night as they dropped their series finale against the Iowa Cubs 7-1. The loss halted Nashville’s five-game winning streak, its longest streak since 2016.

Alzolay cruised through the first four innings as he mowed down the first 12 Sounds hitters he faced. He walked a pair in the fifth inning but left both runners stranded. Nashville finally got to the highly touted prospect in the sixth inning as BJ Boyd belted his first home run of the season for Nashville’s first hit of the game.

Iowa’s Efren Navarro made sure early on the Sounds would not pitch another shutout. In the first inning Navarro ripped a double into the gap in right center field to drive in David Bote from first base.

The I-Cubs extended their lead in the bottom of the fourth inning with a little help from the Sounds defense. Chris Gimenez started the inning off with a base hit off the mit of a diving Dustin Fowler. Stephen Bruno tapped one back to Sounds starter Eric Jokisch who’s errant throw to second base allowed Gimenez to advance into scoring position and Bruno to reach first base. Wynton Bernard then yanked a line drive down the left field line to bring home two runs. David Bote then hit a bouncer back up the middle to conclude Iowa’s scoring in the frame.

Jokisch retired the first two batters in the fifth inning before a walk, an error, a passed ball, and a wild pitch allowed Iowa to add to its lead. Iowa took advantage of another Sounds error in the seventh as Gimenez recorded a sacrifice fly after a Sheldon Neuse error allowed Mark Zagunis to advance to third base.

The Sounds begin a three-game series against the Omaha Storm Chasers Saturday night in Papillion, NE. Right-hander Frankie Montas (0-1, 6.75) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Trevor Oaks (0-3, 3.31) for the Storm Chasers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• The Sounds dropped to 8-7 on the season to snap their five-game winning streak. It was the ball club’s longest winning streak since it won six straight from May 26-31, 2016.
• Jorge Mateo’s sixth inning single broke an 0-for-19 stretch. It was the longest hitless streak of his career. The base hit gave Mateo his 500^th career hit.
• BJ Boyd’s sixth inning home run was his first home run of the season and the team’s first since Anthony Garcia went deep on April 12 against Iowa.
• Tonight’s starter, Eric Jokisch, threw 104 pitches, the most by a Sounds pitcher in 2018.
• Slade Heathcott’s 10-game on-base streak came to an end after an 0-for-3 night. He hit .429 (15-for-35) during the 10-game streak.
• The six-run loss was the largest loss suffered by the Sounds this season.

The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41^st 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.

The Nashville Sounds used stellar pitching to extend their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 win over the Iowa Cubs at Principal Park Thursday night.

It took 10 innings to get the job done as the Sounds clinched their third straight series win after dropping the season-opening series in New Orleans.

Using baseball’s new pace of game rules, the top of the 10^th began with pinch-runner Melvin Mercedes at third base in a 0-0 game. Mercedes moved to third on Slade Heathcott’s infield single. With runners at the corners, Anthony Garcia bounced into a 6-4 fielder’s choice to score Mercedes with the eventual winning run.

Bobby Wahl entered on the mound for Nashville in the bottom of the 10^th. Trying to protect the one-run lead with a runner at second and nobody out, Wahl got the first out at third base when he fielded Taylor Davis’ bunt attempt and cut down the lead runner. He struck out Ryan Court and retired Ali Solis on a fly out to secure the fifth consecutive win for the Sounds.

Starter Brett Anderson and reliever Raul Alcantara made it possible with dominant pitching from the start. Anderson tossed five shutout innings and matched a season-high eight strikeouts. Alcantara followed suit with four scoreless innings of his own.

Heathcott and Dustin Fowler had multi-hit games for Nashville in the win.

The three-game series concludes Friday night in Des Moines. Left-hander Eric Jokisch (0-1, 6.55) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Adbert Adzolay (0-0, 0.00) for the Cubs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

• The Sounds extended their winning streak to five games are now 8-6 on the season. The fifth consecutive win is the most for a Nashville team since August 26-30, 2016.
• Nashville’s 1-0 win marked their fifth shutout of the season. The five shutouts are the most in professional baseball.
• Tonight’s extra-inning game was Nashville’s second of the season, and first win.
• Tonight’s starter, Brett Anderson, went five shutout innings and struck out eight. The eight strikeouts matched his mark for a single-game high by a Sounds pitcher in 2018.
• Slade Heathcott extended his on-base streak to 10 games with a single in his first at-bat. He’s hitting .429 (15-for-35) during the 10-game streak.
• Center fielder Dustin Fowler collected two more hits, his team-leading sixth multi-hit game of the season.

The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41^st 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.

Thursday Prep Results
> CHS Tennis swept Columbia – Girls won 5 to 2, Boys won 7 to 0 – See the story HERE
> CCMS Baseball drops South Franklin – 10 to 0 – See the story HERE
> WMS Baseball lost at Fayetteville – 14 to 4 – See the story HERE
> WMS Softball blanked Cannon Co – 10 to 0 – See the story HERE

Friday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – CHS Softball vs. Marshall Co at Lincoln County Border Battle
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball at Tullahoma
5:30 PM – CHS Baseball at Warren Co
5:30 PM – CHS Softball vs. Riverdale at Lincoln County Border Battle
7:00 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Riverside Christian – CTSC Tournament Semifinals

Odalis Garcia of CHS tennis

The Coffee County CHS tennis team welcomed Columbia to the Raider Academy courts on Thursday for the final regular season match of the year.  The Red Raiders captured 6 forfeit wins on their way to a 7 to 0 shutout.  The Lady Raiders won 4 of their 5 singles matches to grab a 5 to 2 win.

Senior Grey Riddle was the only Red Raider netter to compete on Thursday as he breezed his way to an 8 to 0 shutout win.  The Lady Raiders got singles wins from Natalie Elzeer(8 to 2), Emily Shelton(8 to 5), Wren Lawson(8 to 5) and Odalis Garcia(8 to 1).  In doubles play, Garcia  teamed with Jessica Barrera to win their match 8 to 1.

The Raider tennis teams will now await the final regular season matches to conclude for seeding in the team district tournament which is scheduled to begin next week.  The district singles and doubles tournament is set to begin on Friday, April 27^th at Sewanee’s University of the South.

Haidyn Campbell of WMS softball

The Westwood softball ended the regular season on Thursday traveling to Woodbury.  The Lady Rockets tangled with the Lady Lions of Cannon County in the final regular season game of the year.  Westwood got a complete game shutout from Haidyn Campbell as they beat Cannon County 10 to 0.

Leading 1 to 0 entering the 4^th inning, Westwood used a pair of doubles to highlight a 5 run outburst in the 4^th inning.  Brooklyn Blake had a pair of singles and scored twice.  Haidyn Campbell and Paisley Campbell each had a 2 RBI double.  Brayden Gray scored 3 runs for the Lady Rockets.  Haidyn  held the Lady Lions to 2 hits on the night.

The win gives the Lady Rockets a regular season record of 10 and 2.  Westwood will now await the conclusion of the other conference games to finalize matchups for next week’s conference tournament.

Nolan Jernigan of CCMS baseball

The Coffee County Middle School baseball team broke a 3 game losing streak on Thursday as they dropped South Franklin 10 to 0.  Playing their final regular season game, the welcomed the Trojans to CCMS on a cool and windy Thursday as the Raiders looked to improve their standing going into next week’s conference tournament.

The Red Raiders got off to a red hot start scoring 3 runs in the 1^st inning before adding 2 more in the 2^nd to build a 5 to 0 lead early.  A 5 run 5^th inning allowed the Raiders to end the game early thanks to the mercy rule.  After the Raiders scored a pair of runs, Connor Shemwell laced a bases loaded triple to right field to end the contest.

John McKelvey pitched a complete game 2 hitter for the win as he struck out 6.  Shemwell finished the game with a pair of doubles and 5 RBI.  Nolan Jernigan had a single and a double and 1 RBI.  Tristan Grissom added a 2 RBI single.

The win gives the Red Raiders a regular season record 11-6-1 and 8 and 4 in conference play.  Coffee County will now await the conclusion of the other conference games to finalize matchups for next week’s conference tournament.  The CTC baseball tournament will be held next week at Tullahoma’s Waggoner Park.

Christian Brown of Westwood baseball

The Westwood Middle School baseball team hit the road to Fayetteville to close out the regular season.  After falling to the Tigers 4 to 3 on April 2^nd, Westwood was looking to earn a season split with the Tigers.

The Tigers roared out to a 13 to 0 lead after 4 full innings.  The Rockets rallied for 4 runs in the 5^th to keep the game alive and out of the mercy rule, nut Fayetteville added the clinching run in the bottom of the 5^th to end the contest.

Christian Brown got on base 3 times for Westwood while Trent Thompson got on twice and scored once.  Westwood will now await the conclusion of the other conference games to finalize matchups for next week’s conference tournament.