Stories from Friday, May 27, 2016

orrest's Alex Brewer, a finalist for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) Class A Mr. Baseball award last season won the honor for 2016 in a ceremony Tuesday morning at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. "It's a remarkable honor, I'm blessed very much," Brewer said. "I really don't know what to say except I want to thank my family and my friends very much for supporting me all these years."

The Forrest Rockets' return to the state tournament was another quick affair as they lost the first two games, ending the season with a 26-8 record. "I hate it, but I'm proud of the boys and happy for these seniors for what they have accomplished the last four years," Forrest coach Bart Joyce said. "It's a wonderful group of seniors that I have had since the seventh grade that I cut my teeth on as far as head coaching goes, so I can't say enough about those guys, but also saying that, I look forward to the future of the program."

The two-time and defending Class A state champion Forrest Lady Rockets faltered in their title defense, losing back-to-back games that resulted in elimination at the Spring Fling at Murfreesboro. The tournament started off baldly for the Chapel Hill girls as Huntingdon's Sara Beth Hayes no-hit Forrest in a 1-0 loss in Tuesday's opening round.

Monday, May 16 Softball Region 5-A Forrest 7, Nashville Christian 1 East Robertson 2, Huntland 1 Region 6-A Summertown 3, Cornersville 2 Columbia Academy 5, Collinwood 1 Baseball Region 5-A Forrest 11, East Robertson 1 Eagleville at Clarksville Academy, (Postponed)...