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The 2008 Lady Eagles are excited about the upcoming season. Coach Agan, Coach Cummings and the entire Coosa Community are excited about this opportunity. Many articles and photographs on this page are provided courtesy of the Rome News-Tribune.

 

 

Softball roundup: Coosa wins, gains steam for region tourney

by Rome News-Tribune Staff reports 

Coosa pitcher Holly Burnes saw to it that the Lady Eagles’ best-ever regular season ended in fitting fashion.

Burnes tossed a five-hit shutout and rang up 12 strikeouts Tuesday to help Coosa post a 2-0 victory over Temple in the regular-season finale for both teams.The 7-AA win, highlighted by Ieisha Alexander’s solo homer in the sixth inning, gave the Lady Eagles a 9-2 region record. They finished 13-3 overall, and will be the No. 2 seed at the 7-AA tournament.Coosa will receive a first-round bye, and will get into tournament action on Monday at Hamilton Crossing in Adairsville. Last season, the Lady Eagles missed the tournament after they suffered a loss in the play-in round. “It feels great to be going in as a high seed,” said Coosa coach Josh Agan. “All of the girls on this year’s team were with us last year when we didn’t make it. So they understand how special this is.” The four teams that make the 7-AA semifinals will qualify for the state sectionals, and Coosa is considered among the favorites to do so. “We’re excited,” said Agan. “The girls are enjoying (the success).”

Coosa saluted its seniors — Hannah Graham, Angela Little, Norie Cescutti, Haley Couey and Alexander — during a postgame ceremony on Tuesday. The seniors have played a huge role in Coosa’s memorable season.

“Getting the No. 2 seed says a lot for this team,” said Agan. “They have showed all season that they just don’t get down.”

 

Lady Eagles Stun Rockmart

By Rome News Tribune Staff Reports

The Coosa girls basketball team made a habit of slaying giants last winter. On Thursday, the Lady Eagles softball team got in on the act. Fueled by a superb all-around effort from Holly Burnes, the Lady Eagles rolled to a stunning 7-0 win over host Rockmart in a 7-AA contest. It was Rockmart’s first regular-season loss to a region opponent in more than five years, and dropped the Lady Jackets to 13-4-1 overall. Burnes did a little bit of everything — including tossing a shutout and launching a two-run homer — during the victory, which pushed Coosa to 10-3 overall and 6-2 in the region. Burnes completed the win in strong fashion by retiring 10 consecutive hitters, including rolling up six strikeouts in that stretch.

Shelby Boyd led the offense with three hits, and four Coosa players added two hits each. They were: Hannah Graham, Angela Little, Taylor Cannon and Burnes.Burnes issued one walk and finished with six strikeouts.

Several members of Coosa’s softball team — including Little, Graham, Ieshia Alexander, and Haley Couey — also had starring roles last season for the Coosa basketball team, which downed long-time nemesis Model, Armuchee and GAC.

Coosa falls to Calhoun

Despite great pitching by Holly Burnes,  the Lady Eagles fell to Calhoun 4-1 on Thursday.  Unlike the previous contest against Calhoun, the Eagles were able to put together 4 hits and a run.

 

Little lifts Coosa to 10-1 win over Model

by From  Rome News-Tribune staff reports and Coosa Website Staff.

Coosa’s softball team is still keeping its chin up.

The Lady Eagles’ offense worked Wednesday to pick them up after their first Region 7-AA loss and led them to a 10-1 home win over Model.

The victory, which was called after five innings, came a day after Coosa dropped a contest to region opponent Dade County. Angela Little was the catalyst for the Lady Eagles as she went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs .Both Norrie Cescutti and Hannah Graham contributed at the plate by going 2-for-3 as well and scoring two runs each.

Laura Heida led Model by going 2-for-2 with a run scored while Stacia Williams hit her in the bottom of the fourth. Angela, a senior 1st baseman, has constantly “stepped up to the plate” during her last 4 years at Coosa to lead the Lady Eagles.  Coach Agan’s leadership and guidance have helped propel Coosa to the next level as evidenced with players like Little.

 

 

Lady Eagles Down Pepperell

By David Dawson, Rome News-Tribune, Photographs, Rome News-Tribune

Seventh-inning rallies have suddenly become a trend for the Coosa softball team — and Hannah Graham is the primary force behind the fad. The senior catcher, who is batting over .650 on the season, came through with a tie-breaking two-run double in the top of the seventh on Thursday to help Coosa earn an 8-3 victory over host Pepperell in a 7-AA contest.

Graham’s hit, her second of the day, sparked a five-run rally by the Lady Eagles, who erased an early 3-0 deficit on their way to improving to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in region play.“When I was batting, I tried not to listen to what anybody was saying in the (stands) or in the dugout,” said Graham. “I was just listening to myself and blocking out everything else.”It was Graham’s second clutch hit in the span of one week. Last Thursday, she delivered a seventh-inning single that ignited a four-run rally during Coosa’s 7-6 comeback win over Sonoraville.“Hannah is just a base-hit hitter, and that’s exactly want you want to see as a coach,” said Coosa coach Josh Agan. “She doesn’t try to kill the ball. She just puts it in play. … And I felt really good having her up in that spot today.”

Thursday’s game was tied at 3-3 before Coosa put together it’s game-changing rally, which was set in motion when Sydney Storey drew a leadoff walk and Shelby Boyd followed with a one-out bunt single.

Graham then delivered her double to give Coosa the lead, and the Lady Eagles added three more insurance runs on Ieisha Alexander’s RBI single and Norie Cescutti’s two-run, two-out single.

“This is definitely the best team we’ve had while I’ve played at Coosa,” said Graham. “And today’s game was a good (demonstration) of what we’ve been doing this year and how we have pulled together.”

Cescutti finished 2-for-3, and Taylor Cannon was 1-for-4 with a two-run double for the Lady Eagles. Boyd, Angela Little, and Alexander had one hit each.“I know this team can score runs,” said Agan, “but I wish we’d start doing it a little sooner. This (last-inning drama) is turning me into an old man quick.”Coosa pitcher Holly Burnes went the distance for the win, and struck out seven. She surrendered three runs in the third inning, but finished strong by allowing just two hits over the final four innings.Cassadee Ainsworth took the loss for the Lady Dragons, who defeated Murray County on Wednesday but couldn’t sustain the momentum against Coosa.“It’s disappointing,” said Pepperell catcher Elliza Casey. “We were excited when we took the lead today … but we just made too many errors.”

Pepperell’s Rachael Wright had a two-run double during the Dragons’ three-run third inning, and Emma Horne, the team’s lone senior, finished with two hits and made a pair of defensive gems.

Horne threw out a runner at first base to complete a double play in the second inning, and made a terrific running grab in shallow center field to save a run in the seventh.

 

Lady Eagles finish Third in Model Classic

The Coosa Eagle Softball team took 3rd place in the Model Classic this past weekend.  The Eagles went 4-1 in the tournament and finished up with a 7-4 win over Pepperell.  Catcher Hannah Graham made the final play of the game by tagging out Cassadee Ainsworth at the plate. The Eagles had a very successful tournament by defeating Model 20-0, Darlington 14-0, Cartersville 12-0, and Pepperell 7-4.  The Eagles only classic loss came to tournament champion Woodland 0-7.  The Eagles other loss came against Sonoraville in a non-counting game with both teams using rosters made up primarily of reserve players. The Lady Eagles were scheduled to play in the consolation game but 4th place Trion was unable to stay for the contest.  

 

 

Lady Eagles softball stays on roll

by Rome News-Tribune Staff reports

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The Coosa High softball team got the regular season off to a good start last weekend. Thursday, the Lady Eagles got region play off to a good start when they defeated hosting Chattooga 16-7 in a 7-AA matchup.
“I didn’t know we could hit as well as we’ve been doing,” Coosa coach Josh Agan said. “We’ve been doing all the little things right.”
During last weekend’s Model Lady Blue Devils Classic, the Lady Eagles scored 54 runs in five games. In one of those games, they we’re shut out.
In Thursday’s game, Holly Burnes threw four innings for the win, and Norie Cescutti pitched the remaining three.
Hannah Graham was 5-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and four runs scored, Angela Little was 3-for-3 with two RBIs, Shelby Boyd hit twice and knocked in two runs and Burnes added two hits.
The Lady Eagles will next host Model on Tuesday in another region game.