Mike Foltynewicz produced another gem and Dansby Swanson made sure this one wouldn’t go to waste. Swanson hit a three-run homer off Jerad Eickhoff that provided the Braves with some breathing room as they ended the Phillies’ four-game winning streak with a 14-1 win Wednesday night at SunTrust Park. Foltynewicz ran his scoreless streak to 14 consecutive innings as he scattered four hits over seven innings. The Braves’ right-hander pitched around Odubel Herrera’s one-out double in the first inning, and faced just one more than the minimum through the first five innings. This marked the fourth time this season...

The Nashville Sounds made history Wednesday night by no-hitting the Omaha Storm Chasers. A combined effort from Chris Smith, Sean Doolittle, Tucker Healy, and Simon Castro got the job done for the Sounds in their 4-0 victory. It was the seventh no-hitter thrown in club history and first since Manny Parra’s perfect game in 2007. Smith, the Sounds starter, cruised through the first six innings, allowing just two base runners via base on balls. He then handed the ball off to Doolittle who is with the club on a Major League rehab assignment. Doolittle needed just 12 pitches to...

The Coffee County Lady Raiders basketball team concluded play in the Cumberland County play day on Tuesday with a pair of varsity games.   The varsity team went 1 and 1 on the day with a big win over Clay County in the opener before losing to Stone Memorial.  Coach Joe Pat Cope saw an improvement in his team’s offensive production.  Alliyah Williams had her best performance of the summer as she poured in 18 points in the win over Clay.  Bella Vinson added 15 points, Jacie Vaughn had 10 and Morgan Jones finished with 9 points.  The lack of...

Coffee County Lady Raider softball player Tori Bell has been selected to play in the annual Tennessee Softball Coaches Association All Star Classic coming up on Tuesday, June 13th. Tori will play for the middle Tennessee All Stars which will be coached by a coaching staff including former Coffee County coach Steve Wilder. Bell, a 2 time All-State selection for the TSCA, will take part in the 3 game classic to be played at Trevecca Nazarene University. Members from the Tennessee teams will be selected to compete against the Kentucky All Star team later this summer. The first game will...

Howie Kendrick homered and Odubel Herrera added another key extra-base hit as the Phillies manufactured enough damage against a recently stingy Jaime Garcia to claim their fourth straight victory, a 3-1 win over the Braves on Tuesday night at SunTrust Park. Cesar Hernandez and Herrera recorded consecutive doubles to begin a decisive two-run sixth inning that provided sufficient support for Aaron Nola, who surrendered a first-inning run and then blanked the Braves over the remainder of his eight-inning effort. Herrera had two doubles in each of the previous three games, becoming the first Phillies player to do so. “I...

The Nashville Sounds hit back-to-back home runs two different times en route to a 7-3 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Tuesday afternoon at Werner Park. Right fielder Jaff Decker was in on both in his sixth multi-homer game of his career. With Omaha leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Decker belted a home run to left field just moments after Matt Chapman drew a walk. Decker’s first long ball of the season gave Nashville (30-26) the lead for good at 2-1. On the very next pitch from Omaha starter Josh Staumont, Matt McBride clobbered a solo...

The Coffee County Lady Raiders opened play in the Cumberland County play day on Monday with 2 varsity games and 2 JV games.   The varsity team went 1 and 1 on the day with a big win over Grundy County in the first game for coach Joe Pat Cope before losing to Cleveland.  Coach Joe Pat Cope was “pleased with energy, effort and hustle” of his team while admitting that the press of Cleveland hurt his team.  “We have not had much practice time yet and I think that once we get some more of our system down, we...

Coffee County Middle School softball Date – June 6th(all grades) Times – 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location – CCMS Softball Field Coach – Lana Creek Contact – creekl@k12coffee.net Coffee County Middle School baseball Date – June 6th(rising 6th graders) and June 8th(rising 7th and 8th graders only) Time – 5 PM Location – CCMS Baseball Field Coach – Brock Freeze Contact – freezeb@k12coffee.net Coffee County CHS Golf Date – July 10 Time – 8:00 AM Location – Willowbrook Golf Club Coach – Mike Ray Contact – raym@k12coffee.net NOTE – Westwood basketball, baseball & softball, along with CHS Boys’ soccer, will have tryouts when...