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Three strong area teams in Class A softball state tournament

Silverdale third baseman Taylor Moran (33) throws to first to get a CSAS runner out. The Chattanooga School of the Arts and Sciences Lady Patriots visited the Silverdale Baptist Academy Lady Seahawks in the TSSAA District 5-A softball championship on May 13, 2016.
Silverdale third baseman Taylor Moran (33) throws to first to get a CSAS runner out. The Chattanooga School of the Arts and Sciences Lady Patriots visited the Silverdale Baptist Academy Lady Seahawks in the TSSAA District 5-A softball championship on May 13, 2016. Silverdale third baseman Taylor Moran (33) throws to first to get a CSAS runner out. The Chattanooga School of the Arts and Sciences Lady Patriots visited the Silverdale Baptist Academy Lady Seahawks in the TSSAA District 5-A softball championship on May 13, 2016.

By Kelley Smiddie 4 min read

Class A is making sure the Chattanooga area remains well-represented at the state softball tournament in Murfreesboro.

The TSSAA Division I classes – A, AA and AAA – each has eight teams in its state-tournament field. In what has to be a first, no area team can be found in either the Class AAA or AA brackets. But Marion County, Meigs County and Silverdale Baptist Academy all qualified in the small-school classification.

Marion County (34-7) plays Midway (28-11) today at McKnight No. 3 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Silverdale (37-3) and Meigs County (36-3) drew each other first and will play at the same time at Starplex No. 4.

“If we want the big trophy, we’ve got to beat them all anyway, whether we play them first or play them last,” SBA coach Tim Couch said. “We respect them. They’re a good team. I’m sure they’re there for the same reason we are.”

Those two played in a regular-season tournament last year with Meigs winning 6-4. They didn’t meet this year, even though they played together in two tournaments.