Shelby Scrivnor
After losing in the first round of the District 8AAA softball tournament on Monday, the Coffee County Lady Raiders needed 4 wins to advance to the Region tournament and 5 wins to claim a district title. That long quest came up just short on Friday night as the Lady Raiders ran into a hot hitting Tullahoma squad and was eliminated 13 to 4 in the semifinals of the tournament held at Franklin County High School.
After getting wins on Tuesday and Wednesday, rain forced a potential triple-header for the Lady Raiders on Friday. Needing a win over Tullahoma in the semifinals, Coffee County could only muster 4 hits in the first 6 innings as Tullahoma banged out 15 hits including a pair of home runs against a trio of Lady Raider pitchers to escape with the win.
The Wildcats got on the board first with a 2 out RBI single from Mo Edde to plate Alyssia Bowen. Macy Ferrell led off the top of the 2nd inning with a solo home run to left field to make it 2 to 0. Coffee County battled back in the bottom of the 3rd inning as Haley Hinshaw doubled and Tori Bell walked before Shelby Scrivnor tied the game with a 2 RBI single. The game stayed tied until the 4th when Kaylee Spain crushed a 2 run home run to right-center field to give the Cats a lead they would not relinquish. Tullahoma added a single run in the 5th and 4 runs in both the 5th and 6th innings t put the game out of reach.
Coffee County did not go down without a fight as the plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th on 4 hits before running out of outs. Hinshaw and Katie Rutledge each finished with 2 hits as each had a single and a double. Paige Baker added a double while Scrivnor finished with 2 RBI. Scrivnor was named the Ascend Federal Credit Union player of the game.
The Lady Raiders finish the season with a record of 22 and 18.
