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Chattanooga Captures Win in Game Two in Split With Jacksonville State

Chattanooga Captures Win in Game Two in Split With Jacksonville State

| By: GoMocs.com
Hardees Game Day Wrap-Up

Game One vs. Jacksonville State

Game Two vs. Jacksonville State

Chattanooga, Tenn. ? Sophomore designated player Rachel Norris (Ringgold, Ga.) led Chattanooga (11-12) to victory 5-2 in game two of Tuesday night's doubleheader against Jacksonville State.

In Norris' first start of the season, she added to her perfect stats line going three-for-three with a single, double and home run.

Junior pitcher Heather Woods (Rocky Face, Ga.) captured her first win of the season, improving her record to 1-3. And freshman pitcher Brooke Loudermilk (Locust Grove, Ga.) recorded the first save of the season in her two pitched innings in relief.

In game two, the Gamecocks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Rachel Fleming scored the first run after reaching on a walk before Nikki Prier drove her home on base hit.

But the Lady Mocs answered back in the bottom of the second led by Norris' double to left center to send junior Tara Tembey (Folsom, Calif.) home after reaching on a walk. Junior right fielder Ashlan Clarkson (Chickamauga, Ga.) drove in Norris on a first-pitch double to put Chattanooga up 2-1.

The Gamecocks tied up the score in the top of the third off of another Fleming run to tie the score at 2-2. Prier recorded her third RBI on the day with her single to drive in Fleming.

The Lady Mocs recorded the first double play of the season off of a Prier line drive to senior second baseman Brittney Whittier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) who turned the throw to third base and freshman shortstop Tia Blosser (Knoxville, Tenn.).

Tembey reached on a double to left center to get the bats going in the bottom of the fourth before Norris hit her home run over the center field fence to put the Lady Mocs up 4-2.

The bottom of the sixth proved to be another strong inning for Chattanooga getting hits from freshman catcher Brittany Eason (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Norris and sophomore center fielder Ashley Cuticchia (Rising Fawn, Ga.) with Eason earning the run.

Loudermilk struck two batters out in the top of the seventh, including the third out, to secure the win for Chattanooga.

Jacksonville State was led by Fleming and Prier with two hits each. Prier also had two RBIs to lead the Gamecocks.

The Lady Mocs fell to Jacksonville State 2-1 in game one allowing one home run, four hits and one error.

Tembey went three-for-three in game one and had one putout.

Chattanooga came out swinging in the first, getting hits from senior left fielder Jeannie Cochran (Maryville, Tenn.) and Tembey.

Cochran reached second on a throwing error and advanced to third on a Cuticchia ground out.

Blosser picked up her sixth RBI of the season sending Cochran home to make the score 1-0 in the bottom of the first. The Lady Mocs left three stranded on base with Tembey on first, senior first baseman Alyssa Edwards (Geneva, N.Y.) on second and Blosser on third as the inning retired.

Loudermilk continued to chalk up the strikeouts as she retired three straight batters in the top of the second making it five at that point in the game.

Cochran picked up another base hit in the bottom of the third and stole second, but was left on at the end of the inning.

Jacksonville State picked up a run in the top of the third. Fleming scored after getting on base with a hit through the left side and scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Prier to tie the score 1-1.

The Gamecocks' Chrissy O'Neal hit a leadoff home run in the top of the fourth to put Jacksonville State up 2-1, but Loudermilk threw three straight strikeouts to close out the inning.

Loudermilk recorded 11 strikeouts in her fourth loss of the season. Her record after the first game stands at 7-4.

Fleming had two hits on three at bats with one run to lead Jacksonville State in the first game.

The Lady Mocs head to Clearwater, Fla., to participate in the USF adidas Tournament beginning Thursday. Chattanooga faces Long Island University at 4:00 p.m. and Mercer at 6:00 p.m. on the first day.
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