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Sounds Drop Finale to Memphis
The Memphis Redbirds used a solid start from veteran right-hander Jerome Williams to top the Nashville Sounds, 5-2, in front of a sell-out crowd of 10,092 Thursday night at First Tennessee Park. Memphis took the first two games of the series and the Thursday’s finale to take three of four from Nashville. The series loss is the first for the Sounds since May 2-5 against the Iowa Cubs. The 34-year-old Williams went six innings and allowed just one run in the process. The lone run was a solo blast off the bat of Ryon Healy in the sixth inning....
Raider Basketball Concludes Team Camp at MTSU
The Coffee County Red Raider basketball team completed play in the MTSU team camp on Wednesday. Coffee County had 3 varsity and 3 JV games on the day. The Varsity team was 1 and 1 in their first 2 games with a win over MBA and a loss to Guntersville, AL. The Raiders finished the night with a late night game with Sylvania, AL. The JV team was 3 and 0 on the day with wins over Geraldine, AL, Campbellsville, KY and Clarkrange. The Lady Raider basketball team will next be in action on Friday when they host the...
Crethan Hansert Baseball Tournament Begins Thursday
The schedule for the 2016 Crethan Hansert Memorial was released on Wednesday as Coffee County will host the summer high school tournament. Seven teams in all will participate in the 4 day tournament at Powers Field. The 7 teams will play pool games on Thursday thru Saturday with the top 4 teams battling for the tournament title on Sunday. Coffee County will play the first game of the day and the last game of pool play on Saturday. The Raiders open with Lincoln County at 3 PM on Thursday. The Raiders take on Warren Co at 12:30 on Friday....
Freeman Cycle Lifts Braves to Extra Inning Win
Freddie Freeman hit the first cycle of the 2016 season on Wednesday night, and Chase d’Arnaud sealed the win with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning to help the Braves outlast the Reds, 9-8, at Turner Field. The Braves jumped on Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani early, taking a 1-0 lead in the first before adding three unearned runs in the third. The right-hander labored through his second start of the season, throwing 76 pitches in just 2 2/3 innings. Bud Norris, meanwhile, didn’t surrender a hit until Brandon Phillips registered a single during the Reds’...
Sounds Use Eight-Run Third to Rout Redbirds
The Nashville Sounds scored eight runs in the third inning on their way to a 16-3 blowout win over the Memphis Redbirds in front of 5,016 fans Wednesday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. 13 batters went to the plate in the huge inning. The eight runs scored in the frame are the most since the Sounds scored nine runs in the sixth inning back on April 12, 2015 at Colorado Springs. Andrew Lambo and Ryon Healy both had a pair of hits in the inning. Their four hits combined to drive in five of the eight runs. Other hits...
Coffee County Rallies to Beat Riverdale in HS Summer Baseball Action
A four run outburst in the 8th inning by the bottom of the Red Raider batting order led Coffee County to an 8 to 6 win over Riverdale in a 9 inning summer league contest at Powers Field on Tuesday night. The Red Raiders banged out 10 hits on the night and overcame 5 costly errors to capture the win. After giving up 3 unearned runs in the top of the 8th inning, Coffee County used a pair of hits and a pair of Riverdale errors to plate the tying and winning runs. The Raiders also benefited from 2 walks...
CHS Basketball Team Camp Update from Tuesday
The Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team completed a remarkable 6 and 1 performance at the Lincoln Memorial team camp with a pair of wins on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders got wins over Pineville and North Floville, both out of Kentucky. The JV Lady Raiders were 1 and 1 on the day with an impressive comeback win in their second game of the day. Coffee County returns home for Friday night’s Alumni Game. The Alumni Game will feature the current Lady Raiders taking on a team of Lady Raider alumni. Tip-off is set for 6 PM at the Joe...
Bruce’s HR Spoils Teheran’s Outing in Braves’ Loss
Jay Bruce’s three-run home run off Julio Teheran in the first inning proved to be enough for Brandon Finnegan, as the Reds claimed a 3-1 win over the Braves on Tuesday night at Turner Field. Bruce’s 15th homer of the season provided some early comfort for Finnegan, who scattered four hits and pitched around three walks to allow just one run over six innings. The Reds’ southpaw has allowed two earned runs or fewer in seven of his first 14 starts this season. “It really is the tale of that first inning,” Reds manager Bryan Price said, “And Joey...
