If Tim Couch doesn’t have shoulder soreness from his days as a quarterback on the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s football team, he may end up developing it as a third-base coach of Silverdale Baptist Academy’s softball team. Seemingly all he did Saturday was wave runners home.
The heart of the Silverdale batting order – Taylor Moran, Lindsey Newell and Elise Pearson – combined for some astronomical numbers against Gordonsville, numbers not likely produced by another trio in any other of the TSSAA state sectionals played this weekend. As a result, the host Lady Seahawks coasted to a 17-0 five-inning victory and earned a berth in next week’s Class A state tournament.
“It’s fun to watch them play,” Couch said.
This is the second state-tournament trip for Silverdale (37-3) in its 11th season with a varsity program.
“This is where we thought we’d be last year, and the year before,” said Couch, whose last two teams dropped one-run decisions in Region 3 semifinals that ended their seasons. “Unfortunately we had two heartbreaks.”