As 2018 draws to a close, Thunder Radio Sports looks back at some of the highlights of the calendar year for each of the more than 40 prep teams we follow and report on. Today we look back at some of the highlights of year for the softball teams at Coffee County CHS and Coffee County and Westwood middle schools.
The Coffee County CHS team rolled to their 1st region tournament title since 2014 this past spring after a come from behind win over Lincoln County. Thunder Radio was on hand to broadcast that game and brought you the story on May 17th:
Haley Richardson of CHS softball(File Photo by John St. Clair, stclair-sports.com)
Hosting Lincoln County at Terry Floyd Field on Wednesday, the Coffee County Lady Raiders were looking for the first region title since 2014. Facing off against their District 8AAA rival Lady Falcons, Coffee County hosted an overflow crowd in the Region 4AAA title game. Once again, it was a late rally that lifted Coffee County to the 4 to 3 win.
Trailing 3 to 1 entering the bottom of the 5th inning, Coffee County strung together 3 doubles and capitalized on a Lincoln County error to plate 3 runs and take a 4 to 3 lead into the 6th. With 1 out, Ashley Evans, Katie Rutledge and Raven Rogers each laced doubles to tie the game at 3.
Lauren Tomberlin drilled a grounder to the 2nd baseman that was too hot to handle to allow Rogers to score the eventual winning run.
Keri Munn allowed only 1 hit in the final 4 innings to grab the win. The win is the 4th win of the year for the Lady Raiders over Lincoln County.
Haley Richardson had 2 hits; including an RBI single in the 2nd inning to give the Lady Raiders their first run. For her efforts, Richardson was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Munn finished with 2 singles and a sacrifice at the plate while striking out 5 and walking none in the circle.
After the game, Coach Brandon McWhorter talked to Lucky Knott…
The win gives the Lady Raiders their 8th win in their last 9 games and improves their record to 21 and 19 on the season. The Lady Raiders will now host Friday night’s sectional game scheduled for 7 PM. The Lady Raiders will take on Walker Valley with the winner advancing to the state tournament. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast as we begin live coverage beginning with the pregame show at 6:45.
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The Coffee County Middle School softball team ended the season with a 3rd place finish in the conference tournament. The Lady Raiders closed out the regular season with a series against Tullahoma. Coffee Middle got a mercy rule win over the Lady Cats in Tullahoma and Thunder Radio reported on it in a story we brought you on April 21st
Kiya Ferrell of CCMS softball
Coffee County Middle School softball team hit the road on Friday to take on their hated rival Tullahoma. The Lady Raiders sent 13 batters to the plate in the 1st inning to score 9 runs to jump out to a huge lead. Coffee County ended up besting the Lady Cats 17 to 2 in 5 innings.
The Lady Raiders banged out 8 hits in the first inning and took advantage of 3 errors by Tullahoma to build an early 9 to 0 lead. Coffee County banged out 18 hits on the game. Kiya Ferrell had 3 singles and a home run to lead the Lady Raider hitting attack. Aly Harris hammered out 3 hits and Hannah Richardson added a double and a single.
Coffee Middle will welcome Tullahoma to CCMS on Tuesday in the final regular season game of the year. That game will get underway at 5 PM.
The Westwood softball team finished the year with one of the best season in recent years. The Lady Rockets won their first 6 games including an exciting 10 inning victory over Fayetteville. Thunder Radio reported on the win in a story we brought to you on March 16th.
Kara Beth Patton of Westwood softball[File Photo]
After scoring 1 run in the top of the 1st, Westwood saw Fayetteville bounce back with 2 runs in the bottom of the first to take the lead. Fayetteville held that lead until Westwood tied it in the 6th inning on 4 straight singles. In extra innings, the Lady Rockets plated 3 runs in the top of the 10th. The Lady Tigers pushed a run across in the bottom of the inning but Haidyn Campbell pitched out of a jam with the tying run at 2nd base to get the win.
Emmalise Raymer had a 2 RBI double in the 10th inning to provide the offensive spark for Westwood. Raymer finished with 2 hits and 2 RBI on the evening. Paisley Campbell had a single and a double while Kara Beth Patton and Emma Kidder each finished with 2 singles. Haidyn Campbell struck out 16 to get the win for the Lady Rockets as they improve to 3 and 0 on the season.
The Lady Rockets return home on Monday when they play host to Moore County. First pitch is set for 5 PM at Lady Rocket Field.
