Softball Drops A Pair At No. 21 Georgia Tech

2/27/2007 7:00:00 PM | By: GoMocs.com

Hardees Game Day Wrap-Up

Game One vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech

Game Two vs. No. 21 Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga. ? Back-to-back home runs by junior right fielder Tara Tembey (Folsom, Calif.) and freshman catcher Brittany Eason (Chattanooga, Tenn.) helped the Lady Mocs to an early 5-0 lead before No. 21 Georgia Tech surged back to take game two 6-5 in Wednesday afternoon's doubleheader in Atlanta.

The Lady Mocs also fell in game one to the Yellow Jackets 8-0 at the end of six innings due to the eight-run-rule.

Sophomore third baseman Toni Hutchison (Madison, Tenn.) had a strong performance for Chattanooga in game two, going three-for-three, scoring one run and recording two putouts and one assist, including a tough line drive and a hard hit ground ball thrown to first in time for the out. She also went one-for-two in game one with one putout.

In the top of the fourth, Chattanooga came out swinging again tallying two hits and scoring three runs on one error, one passed ball and a Laci Upchurch (Madison, Tenn.) single making the score 5-0.

Georgia Tech's Brittany Barnes hit her ninth home run of the season to drive in two runs on two outs in the bottom of the fourth making the score 5-2.

Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth with the Lady Mocs getting base hits from senior second baseman Brittney Whittier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Hutchison, leaving the bases loaded at the middle of the inning.

Chattanooga allowed another Barnes home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the seventh before another home run hit by pinch hitter Daisy Paez to drive in two runs, with one runner on base from Chattanooga's only error, to tie the game at 5-5.

Georgia Tech's Aileen Morales hit a double in the top of the order before advancing to third on a ground out by Jennifer Yee and then scoring the game winning run on a Caitlin Lever single.

Senior pitcher Ashley Frizzell (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) had four strikeouts and allowed one walk, making her record on the season 2-4.

In game one, the Yellow Jackets jumped out into a quick 3-0 lead after a three-run home run by Whitney Haller in the top of the first after Morales and Yee reached on a hit by pitch and walk.

The Lady Mocs had six straight outs before Hutchison the team's first hit in the top of the third before advancing on a Lynleigh Hurndon (McDonough, Ga.) sacrifice bunt and then was left on third after a Jeannie Cochran (Maryville, Tenn.) sacrifice ground out.

Chattanooga held Georgia Tech to three quick outs in the bottom of the third before earning two more hits by freshman shortstop Tia Blosser (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Tembey.

But the Yellow Jackets put three more runs on the board on a four-hit inning led by a Kristina Hull double to lead off the bottom of the fourth, and she later scored on a wild pitch to help finish the inning with an overall score of 7-0.

Three more straight outs for each team took the teams to the top of the sixth, where the Lady Mocs were still held scoreless. Georgia Tech scored its eighth run on a RBI single to the left side to bring in pinch hitter Tiffany Johnson.

Freshman pitcher Brooke Loudermilk (Locust Grove, Ga.) recorded five strikeouts on 25 batters faced only walking three.

The Yellow Jackets were led by Haller in game one with two hits on three at bats scoring one run and recording four RBIs. And Barnes had two hits on three at bats with three RBIs in game two.

The Lady Mocs return home on Friday hosting the 2007 Frost Classic at Frost Stadium and Hargraves Field. The team's first game of the tournament is against Austin Peay at 4:45 p.m.

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