PREP ROUNDUP: CCMS softball survives Tullahoma in district tournament
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The Coffee County Middle School softball team continued its postseason journey with a come-from-behind win Tuesday evening.
Taking on rival Tullahoma, the Lady Raiders trailed 1-0 after five innings but battled back late to walk it off in the bottom of the seventh for a 4-3 victory.
Coffee County finished the game with six hits, including one each for Liberty Hill, Amaya Campbell, Britlyn Jones, Izzy Haines, Kalli Byers and Aubrey Brown.
Hill, Campbell, Jones and Kayda Ferrell each had one RBI for a team total of four.
Siri Cruz got it started in the circle, coming out after five innings with five strikeouts, three hits, one run and one walk. Up next was Campbell, who added one strikeout, five hits, two runs and one walk through the game’s remainder.
The win improved Coffee County to 14-6 on the season.
MONDAY RESULTS
Middle School Softball
Coffee County 11, Harris 0
The Lady Raiders opened the district tournament with a three-and-a-half inning home shutout Monday.
Coffee County posted 13 hits over the course of the game, led by Hill and Campbell with three each. Byers followed with two. Haines, Cruz, Brown, Ferrell and Addie Haley each had one hit.
Campbell led the team in RBI with three of its nine. Brown added two. Haines, Cruz, Byers and Ferrell all had one RBI each.
Cruz pitched a complete game, striking out six and holding Harris to one hit and two walks.
Middle School Baseball
Tullahoma 18, Coffee County 8
The Red Raiders fell behind early on the way to a district tournament road loss to the Wildcats Monday.
Braxton Swack was credited with two of Coffee County’s four hits. Tyce DePalma and Mason Floyd each had one hit.
Swack also led the way in RBI with three of the team’s six, finishing just ahead of Floyd with two. DePalma had one RBI.
Floyd got it started on the mound, coming off in the bottom of the second inning with one strikeout, three hits, eight runs and five walks. Swack took his place, finishing his night in the bottom of the fifth inning with five strikeouts, five hits, seven runs and six walks. Aiden McNeese closed it out, adding three hits, three runs and three walks over the game’s remainder.
The loss put Coffee County at 7-10 on the season.
FRIDAY RESULTS
Middle School Softball
Community 16, Westwood 3
The Lady Rockets fell on the road in three innings Friday.
Westwood connected on six hits, led by Elly Wild with two. Izzy Sartain, Paisley Prater, Harper Hiles and McClayne Finch each had one hit.
Wild and McKenna Kehely each had one RBI for a team total of two.
Skyleigh Cooper pitched all three innings, wrapping it up with two strikeouts, 12 hits, 16 runs and two walks.
The loss dropped Westwood to 9-11 on the season.
