Victoria Flores(second from left) poses with members of the Lady Raider softball team prior to Thursday’s game. (Left to right – Haley Hinshaw, Flores, Claire Spellings, Rhianna Roberson) [Photo by Ashley Harrell Jernigan]
Giving up 6 unearned runs and collecting only 4 hits is not the recipe to success in high school softball as Coffee County dropped a 9 to 2 decision to Macon East Academy of Montgomery, Alabama on Thursday night as the Lady Raiders celebrated Special Needs Kids Night at Terry Floyd Field. In spite of the outcome, the night did have a special flavor to it as Coffee County Central High School special needs student Victoria Flores sang the national anthem. Then the special needs kids accompanied their favorite player to their defensive position during player introductions. The swell of emotion and fanfare did not seem to faze the talented visitors from Alabama as they plated 2 unearned runs in the first inning helped by
Jake Freeze(right) poses with CHS softball coach Steve Wilder(left) [Photo by Ashley Harrell Jernigan]
a Lady Raider error. A 5 run eruption in the 4th inning was helped along by a costly Coffee County error coupled with 6 hits from the visiting Lady Knights. Coffee County was able to plate single runs in the 5th and 6th innings as Abby Woods got aboard in the 5th, stole 2nd base and came in to score on a throwing error and passed ball. In the 6th, Haley Hinshaw had a 1 out triple and scored on an RBI groundout by Lauren Tomberlin. Hinshaw had the lone extra base hit for the Raiders as she was named the Thunder Radio player of the game. The Lady Raiders travel to Antioch on Friday for a 5:30 PM game with Ezell-Harding. Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage of that game beginning with the pregame show at 5:20.
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