Lady Mocs Rally in Late Innings But Drop 8-6 Decision to No. 2 Alabama

4/10/2007 8:00:00 PM | By: GoMocs.com

Hardees Game Day Wrap-Up

Box Score

Tuscaloosa, Ala. ? Inclement weather delayed the first pitch in the Lady Mocs' doubleheader against No. 2 Alabama, but that didn't stop the Lady Mocs from battling from behind as the team fell 8-6 in game one.

Chattanooga had 11 hits to Alabama's eight and remained perfect on defense with no errors to the Crimson Tide's two errors.

The Crimson Tide scored seven runs in the first three innings, including a big four-run second inning to build a strong lead over the Lady Mocs until the top of the fourth.

Sophomore Ashley Cuticchia (Rising Fawn, Ga.) picked up the first hit for the Lady Mocs in the first game in the top of the fourth before advancing to second after freshman designated player Tia Blosser (Knoxville, Tenn.) walked.

Alabama picked up another run in the bottom of the fourth off of Brittany Rogers' single and stolen base before Lauren Parker hit an RBI double to add to the Crimson Tide's run column.

Senior first baseman Alyssa Edwards (Geneva, N.Y.) hit a RBI double, her seventh double and 30th RBI on the season, to left center to score Cuticchia but Blosser was thrown out at home for the second out. And Edwards was stranded on second as the game went into the bottom of the fourth with the score 7-1.

Sophomore third baseman Toni Hutchison (Madison, Tenn.) picked up the team's third hit with a lead off single up the middle in the top of the fifth. She advanced to second on junior shortstop Tara Tembey's (Folsom, Calif.) ground out to first base.

Senior second baseman Brittney Whittier (Scottsdale, Ariz.) reached first on an error by the third baseman to put runners on first and second with one out. Sophomore right fielder Laci Upchurch (Madison, Tenn.) walked to load the bases with junior pinch hitter Ashlan Clarkson (Chickamauga, Ga.) coming to the plate. Clarkson hit a sacrifice ground out to score Hutchison closing out the Lady Mocs' at bat with a 8-2 score.

Freshman catcher Brittany Eason (Chattanooga, Tenn.) snagged another hit for the Lady Mocs in the top of the sixth with a lobbed ball over the first baseman before Hutchison picked up her second single of the game to the left side, advancing Eason to second. Tembey nailed a hard ground ball to the right side to load the bases but all three were left on.

Upchurch hit her ninth home run of the season to lead off the top of the seventh inning. Cuticchia earned her second single of the game before taking two bases before advancing home on Edwards' RBI single up the middle making the score 8-4.

Both runners advanced on Eason's ground out before Hutchison reached first on an error, scoring Blosser and advancing freshman pinch runner Nicole D'Apice (Knoxville, Tenn.) to third. Tembey hit a single up the middle to score D'Apice and advance Hutchison to second narrowing the margin to 8-6 with two outs.

Senior pitcher Ashley Frizzell (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) was charged with the loss making her overall record 10-10.

Alabama's Chrissy Owens captures the win and improves her record to 20-2.

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