It was a wild and crazy game on Sunday afternoon at Terry Floyd in Manchester; Coffee County hosted Tullahoma.
First, a ceremonial first pitch was thrown as the Lady Raider program teamed up with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Strikeout Cancer. Proceeds from the gate will be donated to Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee.
The game saw an incredible number of runs scored. Coffee County pulled out the 15-14 win with a run in the bottom of the 7th inning.
The Lady Cats grabbed the early lead in the top of the first after they plated four runs. The Lady Raiders battled back with three runs thanks in part to a Jalyn Moran homerun.
In the second, Tullahoma’s Maddie Goad homered to help push the Lady Cats’ advantage to 7-3. In the bottom of the second, the homerun ball was still flying as Willow Carden went deep, and Moran added her second of the game to give Coffee County an 8-7 lead.
The scoring didn’t stop in the third inning. The Lady Cats picked up a run to tie it. The Lady Raiders followed that with two to gain the lead back at 10-8.
In the fourth, Tullahoma got hot again and plated six runs. Goad hit her second homer of the game, a 3-run shot. The Lady Cats took a 14-10 advantage into the bottom of the inning. Coffee County kept their hot bats going, scoring three more times to cut the lead to 14-11. Carden had a 2-run double.
For the first time in an inning, Tullahoma did not score in the top of 5th. The Lady Raiders managed one run to tie the game again, 14-14.
Neither team could score in the 6th, and the Cats didn’t plate a run in the 7th, giving Coffee County a chance to win the game in the bottom half of the inning. Chesnie Cox, Carden, and Moran all walked. Savannah Cooper was able to hit a deep fly ball to center field, but the ball was dropped, allowing Cox to cross the plate to end the game.
With the 15-14 win, Coffee County improved to 9-5 overall, and with the tough-luck loss, Tullahoma fell to 5-5 overall.
Coffee County’s Jalyn Moran and Willow Carden were named Co-Dr Jay Trussler/Rooster 101.5 Players of the Game. Carden was 3-for-4, including a homer, scoring 3 runs and knocking in 4 runs. Moran went 2-for-3, hitting two home runs, scoring 3 times, and having 3 RBI. She also walked three times. Riley Phillips added 2 hits in the Lady Raiders’ 12-hit attack.
For Tullahoma, Maddie Goad was the Player of the Game. She went 4-for-5 with two homers and two singles. Goad scored three times and had six RBI. Kaitlyn Gattis and Brinley Gilliam had three hits each, along with two runs and two RBI each.
Weather permitting, Coffee County will host Shelbyville on Tuesday at Terry Floyd Field beginning at 7 PM. Rooster 101.5 will be on hand for the broadcast.
Tullahoma will travel to Central Magnet on Monday for a 5:30 PM start.
