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Loudermilk Pitches Third Shutout In Win Over No. 24 NC State; Reed Captures 700th Career Win

Loudermilk Pitches Third Shutout In Win Over No. 24 NC State; Reed Captures 700th Career Win

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Clearwater, Fla. ? Freshman pitcher Brooke Loudermilk (Locust Grove, Ga.) pitched her third shut out, second of the USF adidas Invitational, Friday afternoon in Chattanooga's 1-0 win over No. 24 North Carolina State.

The win also was Chattanooga head coach Frank Reed's 700th career win and the team's third extra innings win.

Loudermilk had seven strikeouts and only walked two batters improving her record to 9-4.

The Lady Mocs (14-12) had four hits and were walked twice. Freshman shortstop Tia Blosser (Knoxville, Tenn.) recorded six putouts off of infield pop ups.

After two innings it was six up and six down for the Wolfpack. Junior right fielder Tara Tembey (Folsom, Calif.), after recording two putouts in the game, reached first on a walk becoming the first base runner in the game for either team.

Sophomore third baseman Toni Hutchison (Madison, Tenn.) had the first hit for the Lady Mocs sending senior second baseman Brittney Whittier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) to second after reaching on a fielder's choice. But at the end of two, the score was still 0-0 leaving two stranded on the bases.

Senior left fielder Jeannie Cochran (Maryville, Tenn.) earned the second hit for the Lady Mocs in the bottom of the third before stealing second, her 14th stolen base of the season. Blosser walked. But both were left on base at the end of the third.

The Lady Mocs had another quick three outs behind Loudermilk's pitching with two pop ups and one ground out in the top of the fourth before another near repeat with two strikeouts and one ground out but allowing one walk.

The Wolfpack got their first hit in the top of the sixth after Heather Gelbard reached on a throwing error, advancing on the team's first hit by Blair Harkey's hit up the right side before both runners advanced on a passed ball. But both were left on base after a fly ball to center field ended the inning for NC State.

Blosser reached again in the bottom of the sixth, getting the team's third hit on a bunt down the right line. Senior first baseman Alyssa Edwards (Geneva, N.Y.) reached on a fielder's choice with Blosser out at second, the second out of the inning.

Tembey hit a double to center field trying to send Edwards home, but a throw from center to shortstop to the catcher threw Edwards out with the score remaining 0-0 after six.

After getting the lead off batter out in the top of the seventh, Abbie Sims sent a hard hit to third base before stealing second. But back-to-back outs left Sims on base leading into the bottom of the inning.

Chattanooga was held to three straight outs in the bottom of the seventh, pushing the game into extra innings. But the team held Lisa Nentwig, the runner placed on second, by recording two strikeouts and catching the lead off bunt to go into the bottom of the eighth.

Freshman catcher Lynleigh Hurndon (McDonough, Ga.) was placed on second to start the bottom of the inning before junior Ashlan Clarkson (Chickamauga, Ga.) came in the game to pinch run.

Sophomore designated player Laci Upchurch (Madison, Tenn.) advanced Clarkson on a sacrifice bunt before Clarkson scored on a error.

The Lady Mocs take on Michigan State at 6:00 p.m. Friday evening to conclude day two at the USF adidas Invitational.
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