Tristan Grissom of CCMS baseball
The Coffee County Middle School baseball team finished 4th in the Blaze Challenge Tournament in Murfreesboro on Saturday. The Red Raiders ended the tournament with a win and a tie after a 1 to 1 stalemate with Blackman on Saturday morning. The semifinal and final rounds were cancelled on Saturday night and Sunday due to wet fields.
On Saturday against Blackman, Coffee County rallied with a run in the 4th inning to tie the contest at 1. The Red Raiders outhit Blackman 6 to 3 but stranded 7 runners in the game. By the tournament tie-breaker rules, Coffee County finished in 4th place behind Blackman who ended up in 3rd. Tristan Grissom finished the game with 2 hits and drove in Coffee Middle’s lone run. Jacob Holder added a double. Connor Shemwell and Jacob Sherrill combined to pitch the 7 inning 3 hitter for the Raiders.
The Red Raiders will hit the field again on Monday when they travel to Winchester to take on South Franklin. First pitch is set for 5 PM at the Winchester City Park.
