Katie Rutledge of CHS softball
The Coffee County CHS softball team finished the Warrior Classic tournament on Saturday as they split their final 2 games. After a win in Thursday’s opener, the Lady Raiders dropped a pair of decisions on Friday night. Coffee County finished the tournament with a record of 2 and 3.
In Friday’s opener, Coffee County gave up a pair of runs in the first inning to Pisgah, Alabama. Coffee County cut the deficit to 1 run before Pisgah added a pair of runs in the 7th inning. Sarah West had a pair of singles to lead the Raider hitting attack. Despite striking out 10, Keri Munn took the hard luck loss in the circle.
In the nightcap, the Lady Raiders fell to Arkansas 7A power Bryant by a score of 15 to 7. Despite getting 7 hits, the Lady Raiders committed 7 errors which allowed 9 unearned runs. West again had a pair of singles with 2 RBI while Munn added a single and a double. Katie Rutledge had a triple and a single with 2 RBI. Rutledge finished the tournament with 11 hits and a batting average of .611
On Saturday, the Lady Raiders dropped a 15 to 4 decision to Chicago powerhouse Carl Sandburg. The error bug again proved fatal to Coffee County as they committed 6 errors resulting in 7 unearned runs. Rutledge had 2 singles and a double to lead the hitting attack. Munn added 2 singles with a pair of RBI.
In Saturday’s final game, the Lady Raiders gave up a 3 run lead in the first inning before pounding out 15 hits and 11 runs to get a win over Florence, Alabama. Haley Richardson had a home run, a triple and a single with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored to lead Coffee County. Rutledge finished with a double and 2 singles while Justus Turner and Haidyn Campbell each had a double. Munn got the win in the circle as she struck out 10 in 6 innings.
Coffee County is set to return to district play on Monday. The Lady Raiders travel to Tullahoma for a district match up with the Lady Cats. First pitch is set for 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast with Lucky Knott on the call. Our live coverage will get underway at 5:50.
