Surrounded by her parents, coaches, principal and fellow players, DCHS Softball standout Tyra Graham, a senior, signed scholarship papers Wednesday with Cumberland University of Lebanon to play softball after she graduates here.
“I chose Cumberland because I really wanted to be close to home and when I went to visit there they really made me feel welcome. They were really friendly,” said Graham.
“We’re really excited to have Tyra. I think that she is pretty versatile and definitely very athletic so we are looking for her to make an immediate impact. She seems like a well rounded person and that’s something we look for in our program,” Cumberland Softball Coach Heather Stanfill told WJLE.
DCHS Tigerette Coach Danny Bond said Graham is quite talented and has contributed to his teams making back to back state tournament appearances the last two seasons. “She has helped us to achieve success with our last two teams going to the state. Her freshman year she was on the team that went to the region. We’ve had a lot of wins under our belt with her. The last two years Tyra has played at shortstop. Her freshman year she played at second base and in the outfield some. She leads off for us in the top order of the lineup. She has great speed. Tyra is a real scrappy player. Her glove is tremendous. She has defensive ability and batting in the upper part of the lineup means she is pretty consistent with the bat and can go either way, left handed or right handed. She can play the small game and the big game. Tyra can hit the ball long or bunt it, drag it or slap it. She has a lot of tools in her tool box,” said Coach Bond.
Graham was joined at the signing by her parents, Kyle and Doris Graham, Coach Bond and his assistant softball coaches Danny Fish and Melissa Ruch, Cumberland Coach Heather Stanfill, DCHS Principal Kathy Bryant and members of the Tigerette Softball Team.
TOP PHOTO: Top Left to Right: DCHS Tigerette Coach Danny Bond, Cumberland Coach Heather Stanfill, and Assistant Tigerette Coach Danny Fish. SEATED: Left to Right: Assistant Tigerette Coach Melissa Ruch, Kyle Graham, Tyra Graham, Doris Graham, and DCHS Principal Kathy Bryant.
BOTTOM PHOTO: Top Left to Right: Kelly Roberts, Kristina Bain, Hailey Redmon, Kendal Taylor, Katie Hall, Hannah Walker, Cumberland Coach Heather Stanfill, Myranda Bailiff, Kayley Caplinger, Lexi Bates, Hannah Panter, Allison Maynard, and Maddie Dickens. SEATED left to right DCHS Princial Kathy Bryant, Melissa Ruch, Kyle Graham, Tyra Graham, Doris Graham, Danny Fish, and Coach Danny Bond.
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