Sequatchie County may not be favored to win the Gold division in the 21st Lady Trojan Classic this weekend at the Soddy Lake Kids’ Park, but the Lady Indians have Emily Dagnan, so they have a puncher’s chance.
Dagnan is an accomplished boxer in addition to being the starting catcher on her high school softball team. This weekend her concentration won’t be trying to get knockouts but rather trying to knock pitches out.
Sequatchie County is set to take on Bradley Central at 9 a.m. when today’s pool play begins. Grace Academy defeated host Soddy-Daisy 3-0 in the tournament opener Thursday. The last five of the 48 pool-play games are slated to start tonight at 9.
Based on pool records, teams will be placed into Gold and Silver brackets for single-elimination play beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. The championship games in both divisions are scheduled for about 6 p.m.
Dagnan was in her early elementary school years when she first played organized softball in a coach-pitch league, making the commute to Trenton, Ga., from Jasper, Tenn. She began taking boxing seriously when she was 11.