A fter a pair of road games to kick off the 2026 regular season, Coffee County baseball was back on its home turf Friday night.

Hosting Smyrna, the Red Raiders made a late push but came up short in a 6-3 loss to remain winless.

After the Bulldogs got on the board in the top of the second, it remained a 1-0 game for two and a half more innings. Smyrna went on to expand its lead in the top of the fifth, adding five more runs to take a 6-0 lead on Coffee County.

After keeping Smyrna from advancing any further over the next two innings, the Red Raiders scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the seventh on a Davis McKenzie line drive to bring in Boone Floyd. Two at-bats later, a grounder from Elijah Vernon drove in Landon Abellana from third base to make it a 6-2 game with one out.

The Red Raiders cut further into the Smyrna lead not long after, this time on a fly ball from Carter Bell to drive in McKenzie from third.

With the Bulldog lead now cut to three with two outs and with runners on first and second, the Red Raiders’ pursuit of a comeback ended in a strikeout with the tying run at the plate.

Floyd had two of Coffee County’s five hits, with one each for McKenzie, Vernon and Bell. McKenzie, Vernon and Bell each had one RBI for a team total of three.

Isaiah Deadman got it started on the mound, coming off after five innings with seven strikeouts, seven hits, six runs and three walks. Xander Meeks closed it out, adding two strikeouts, one hit and one walk over the remaining two innings.

The loss dropped Coffee County to 0-3 on the season.

Riverdale 8, Coffee County 2

Coffee County was back on the road for its second game in as many days last Tuesday evening.

Traveling to Murfreesboro to take on Riverdale, the Red Raiders were once again left looking for their first win, falling 8-2 to the Warriors.

After Riverdale took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, Coffee County tied it in the top of the second when Floyd drove in McKenzie from second base. The Warriors retook a one-run lead in the bottom of the third, but the Red Raiders answered by tying it in the top of the fourth on a ground out from Floyd to bring McKenzie home from second once again.

Riverdale went on to add two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to take a 4-2 lead. The Warriors continued to push ahead from there, adding another four runs in the bottom of the sixth to ultimately seal it.

Coffee County finished the game with three hits, with one each for McKenzie, Floyd and Grayson Sadler. Floyd had both of the Red Raiders’ RBI.

McKenzie got it started on the mound, finishing with seven strikeouts, three hits, four runs and five walks through four innings on the way to taking the loss. Austin Gipson took his place, adding one strikeout, two hits, four runs and one walk until coming off in the bottom of the sixth. Meeks followed through the game’s remainder, striking out one Riverdale batter and allowing one hit.

Webb 3, Coffee County 0

The Red Raiders kicked off their 2026 campaign on the road against Webb last Monday evening.

After the Feet got on the board in the bottom of the third inning, the Red Raiders gave up two more runs in the bottom of the sixth while being held hitless on the way to a 3-0 loss.

Leighton Yancer pitched the first five innings for Coffee County, finishing with seven strikeouts and holding Webb to three hits, one run and one walk. Matt Moore took his place in the bottom of the sixth inning, adding two hits and two runs.