Clayton Kershaw persevered while surrendering a season-high 10 hits and ultimately provided Yasmani Grandal the chance to deliver a decisive 10th-inning double in the Dodgers’ 2-1, 10-inning win over the Braves at Turner Field on Wednesday afternoon. Grandal’s one-out double off Alexi Ogando scored Enrique Hernandez from first base and enabled the Dodgers to end this three-game set with consecutive 10-inning victories over the Braves, who had entered Wednesday having won four straight games since beginning the season with nine straight losses. The Braves recorded five hits before Kershaw notched his fourth out, but the three-time National League Cy...

The Nashville Sounds held on for the 9-8 win in game three of the four-game series with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox on Thursday night at Security Service Field. Andrew Lambo singled to right to score Renato Nunez to put the Sounds up 1-0 in the second. Colorado Springs then answered in the bottom of the second when Sky Sox catcher Manny Pina plated two on a single to center field, giving the Sky Sox the lead 2-1. In the bottom of the third, Hernan Perez dropped down a suicide squeeze bunt to score Michael Reed and Colorado Springs...

Bradley King threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings and Jacob Langham came in for a 4 pitch save for Coffee County as the Red Raiders blanked Marshall County 2 to 0 on Wednesday evening at Powers Field. The pitching duo combined to throw 4 hitter as Coffee County continues to play strong baseball in the closing weeks of the season. The win evens the season series with Marshall County who beat Coffee County 6 to 3 on April 7th. King entered the 7th inning with a 1 hitter but a walk and 3 hits had the bases loaded and only...

A 2 run rally in the top of the 7th inning was not enough to keep the Coffee County Middle School Red Raider baseball season alive on Wednesday as North Franklin eliminated the Raiders 7 to 5 in the CTC baseball tournament at Warren County.  The elimination game was moved up to Wednesday night instead of Thursday night due to the fear of rain on Thursday. Coffee County took leads of 1 to 0 in the top of the 1st and 3 to 1 in the top of the 3rd before North scored 6 unanswered runs in the 3rd...

The Coffee County Middle School track team spilt a meet with South Franklin on Wednesday. With several softball players in attendance, the Lady Raiders dropped the Lady of Troy 74 to 25. The boys’ team was severely under staffed as several athletes were absent due to other commitments. The Red Raiders fell 61 to 37. The Raider teams will welcome North Franklin and South Franklin to Carden-Jarrell Field on Monday for a tri-meet. Field events will get underway at 4 PM. Coffee County medalists were: Girls – CCMS 74, South Franklin 25 Shot Put: Marissa Douglass-2nd, Marley Perry-3rd Discus:...

The Coffee County Middle School soccer team saw their season draw to a close on Wednesday night in the opening round of the CTC post season tournament as they fell to Tullahoma 6 to 0. The Raiders played significantly better than the score indicates as they trailed 2 nil at the half after the Wildcats got a pair of 2nd chance goals off of rebounded shots. The Wildcats added a 3 goal midway through the 2nd half and Coffee County coach Kenny Lockhart emptied his bench in the last 12 minutes. Tullahoma, who did not have JV team members...

Instead of extending their winning streak to five games and celebrating what would have been the first great catch of Mallex Smith’s career, the Braves watched Justin Turner deliver a double that proved decisive for the Dodgers in Wednesday night’s 5-3, 10-inning win at Turner Field. After seeing closer Arodys Vizcaino notch three strikeouts in a scoreless ninth, the Braves watched former closer Jason Grilli put two on before Turner delivered his game-winner, which bounced out of Smith’s glove as he dove toward left-center field. Yasmani Grandal’s single off Alexi Ogando provided an insurance run for the Dodgers, who...

Motlow State Community College sophomore baseball players Peyton Meeker, left, and Spencer Mossburg recently signed scholarships to continue their student-athlete careers at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. Meeker played his prep baseball for Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, while Mossburg attended Silverdale Academy in Ooltewah. Both have been significant contributors to the Bucks during their careers at...