Shea Weber
Anna Spellings awaiting a pitch in a recent game... Photo by Barry West
Coffee County started play Thursday afternoon in the Lincoln County Border Battle softball tournament. The Lady Raiders took on Hazel Green, Ala. and the ladies to the south defeated Coffee County 11-4. Anna Spellings had a solo homerun in the loss. The Lady Raiders play two more games today and at least two on Saturday.
Freshman Roxanne Hillman pitched the first no-hitter of her short college career, and the first for the Lady Bucks this season, leading Motlow to an 8-0, 3-0 sweep of visiting Tennessee Wesleyan on Wednesday at the softball complex in Moore County.
Motlow (13-19) was in need of a positive outing following its previous doubleheader, an 11-0, 10-0 sweep at the hands of No. 1 ranked Chattanooga State at the softball complex on Tuesday. The Lady Bucks got what they needed behind Hillman and game two starter Kayla Green.
Hillman (7-7) was just one walk and one hit batter away from a perfect game as she struck out four Tennessee Wesleyan batters on a cool, crisp afternoon in Lynchburg. The visitors only got one runner to second base as Motlow invoked the eight-run rule in the fifth inning with one out.
Green (6-11) scattered five hits in game two as the Lady Bucks captured their first shutout sweep of the season. Green also struck out four batters in her seven innings of work, and despite two Motlow errors, the Lady Bucks were able to shut down every potential Wesleyan rally.
Motlow steps back into TCCAA conference play when it hosts Volunteer State at 2 p.m. Friday at the softball complex in Moore County. The Lady Pioneers are 32-4 on the season and ranked 15th in the nation.
Tyler Cavender swings the bat... By Barry West
Coffee Co. trailed twice by 3 runs to White County but just kept chipping away to tie the game at 6 and send it to extra innings.
Going into the bottom of the 10th the Raiders got base hits from Tyler Cavender and Hunter Smithson. Zach Holmes running for Cavender was at 3rd when Zach Holder hit a high fly and the Warrior SS missed played and Holmes came home and beat the throw for 7-6 Coffee County win. Peyton Meeker picked up the win.
The Raiders play in the Clarksville Classic Friday and Saturday.
Smithson with 3 hits and 2 RBI’s was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game.
Ginny Clayborne
In boys soccer Coffee Co. got a District 6-AAA win over White County, 5-2. Ricky Ramirez had a hat trick with 3 goals on the night. Will Duke and Abilene Barrera scored the other goals.
Coffee Co. will host Harpeth Friday at 4pm.
Motlow (11-17, 2-5) has dropped five consecutive contests and is coming off a pair of 8-0 losses to nationally-ranked Wallace State late last week Fyffe, Ala.
Chattanooga State is 43-3 on the season and has won 19 consecutive games. The Lady Tigers are undefeated in conference play.
Roxanne Hillman (6-6) suffered the loss on the mound for Motlow in game one against Wallace State, allowing seven hits and five earned runs. The Lady Bucks managed only two hits, one by Meghan Brayton and one by Shelby Webb.
The Lady Bucks committed three errors in game two and only managed one hit, a fourth inning single by Danielle Davis. Kayla Green (5-10) took the loss on the mound, allowing six hits but only three earned runs.
The Motlow Bucks (28-16, 7-11) swept a doubleheader 4-0, 3-2 over Shorter University in Rome, Georgia on Monday. The Bucks return to TCCAA play when they travel to Dyersburg State for a three-game series this weekend.
Karlie Benedict awaits a pitch... By Barry West
In Sparta last evening Coffee County got an important 8-6 District 6-AAA baseball win over White County.
Justen Cooper was the winning pitcher with Sean Davis picking up the save.
The same two teams play tonight in Manchester starting at 6:30pm and you’ll hear it live on Thunder Radio.
Motlow 2012 baseball team