Along with accounting for one of the three home runs Julio Teheran surrendered to players who hadn’t previously homered this season, Marcus Stroman easily handled a Freddie Freeman-less Braves lineup while helping the Blue Jays cruise to Thursday night’s 9-0 win over the Braves at SunTrust Park. After losing each of the first three games of this home-and-home Interleague series, the Blue Jays left no doubt in this finale as they tallied three runs in three of the first four innings. Stroman completed 5 2/3 scoreless innings and contributed to the early offensive onslaught as he drilled his first...

The Nashville Sounds red-hot offense flipped it into high gear Thursday night with a 13-3 win over the Fresno Grizzlies at Chukchansi Park. The runs came in waves for the top home run hitting team in Minor League Baseball. Matt Chapman hit a solo homer, and Franklin Barreto clubbed a three-run blast as part of a four-run top of the third inning. It continued in the fourth when Joey Wendle started the inning with a triple down the right field line. Wendle’s knock would be one of four extra-base hits in the frame. Matt McBride doubled, Barreto drove in...

Coffee County faced off against Lawrence County in the Region 4AAA finals in Lawrenceburg on Wednesday night in the 5th meeting of the year between these 2 teams and the 4th meeting in 16 days.  In the first meeting of the year on March 16th, it was a solo home run that lifted Coffee County to a 1 to 0 win.  On Wednesday night, it was a solo home run by Lawrence County’s Georgia Land that lifted the Lady Cats to a 1 to 0 win over Coffee County. Lawrence County got the solo home run with 2 out...

Coffee County senior volleyball player Aerial Williams signed a letter of intent to play college volleyball next season with Martin Methodist on Wednesday at a ceremony at Central High School.   2017 is the 2nd straight season for Lady Raider volleyball to have a college signee.  Grace Spellings signed with Hiwassee College in 2016. Williams, a middle hitter in high school, is expected to play in the middle at the college level.  When asked why she chose Martin, Williams said she liked the campus and the coach.  Williams expects to major in biology.   Williams graduates as the all-time career leader...

Kurt Suzuki capped a six-run first inning with a three-run home run and added a double during a two-run sixth that provided the Braves some comfort as they backed Mike Foltynewicz’s effective start during Wednesday night’s 8-4 win over the Blue Jays at SunTrust Park. On their way to winning their third straight game against the previously streaking Blue Jays, the Braves tallied six runs before Toronto’s starter Joe Biagini recorded his first out. Nick Markakis aided the early barrage with a two-run single that was immediately followed by Suzuki’s second homer of the season. Per Statcast™, the shot...

Fresno designated hitter A.J. Reed hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Grizzlies a stunning come-from-behind win over the Nashville Sounds at Chukchansi Park Wednesday afternoon. Reed’s game-winning blast came just moments after Nashville’s Chris Parmelee looked like he was the game’s hero. With the game even at 4-4 in the top of the ninth, Parmelee launched a two-out solo homer to give the Sounds a 5-4 lead. Sounds reliever Simon Castro – who allowed a game-tying home run in the bottom of the eighth – went back to the mound...

Tryouts for the Coffee County CHS Baseball Team have been announced. Rising sophmores thru seniors will tryout on May 26 from 11AM to 1 PM at Powers Field.  Incoming freshmen, will tryout on May 26th from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM.  All players trying out will need to bring with them a CURRENT TSSAA Physical form.  For more information, contact David Martin at: martindavid@k12coffee.net Coach Martin will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches...

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider soccer team annouces tryouts for the 2017 season. The tryouts will be held on May 30th thru June 1st on the CCMS soccer field from 4:30 to 6:00. Girls who are interested in trying out, who will be enrolled at CCMS in the fall, are encouraged to come out.  All girls trying out will need to bring with them a CURRENT TSSAA Physical form.  That form can be found and printed out at the CCMS Girls’ Soccer website at: http://ccms.coffeecountyschools.com/?PageName=%27SportPage%27&SportID=%2711085%27 If you need more information, contact Coach Travis O’Kelly at: okelleyt@k12coffee.net...