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Wright back where she belongs

March 3, 2021 by David Svien

Coupeville grad Sarah Wright, seen here last spring, is back to playing college softball. (Photo courtesy Wright)

The field is hers again.

Coupeville High School grad Sarah Wright and her softball teammates at Sewanee: The University of the South returned to the diamond Wednesday, playing for the first time in 360 days.

With the ongoing pandemic, the Tigers will play a limited schedule this spring, with only home games.

For its season opener, Sewanee welcomed Covenant College to Tennessee, with the visitors swinging by from just over the Georgia line.

After a bit of a slow start in a 7-2 loss, Wright and the Tigers rebounded nicely in the nightcap, winning 3-2.

The former Coupeville four-sport star (and Valedictorian) — now a sophomore at Sewanee — was one of the stars in game two, bashing three singles and picking up her first RBI of the season.

Clinging to a one-run lead, the Tigers gave up a leadoff triple in the top of the sixth, but escaped unharmed, then ended the game in the seventh on a double play.

Wright, who was hitting out of the cleanup spot and catching for Sewanee, walked twice in the opener, while teammate Alice Charbonea mashed a solo homerun.

The Tigers, who currently have a 10-game schedule (though that could expand), return to action this Saturday, March 6, when they host Berry College for a doubleheader.