NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In the final mid-week road doubleheader for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team, senior Brooke Loudermilk (Locust Grove, Ga.) threw a one-hitter in a 2-0 victory in game one, while junior Tiffany Baker (East Ridge, Tenn.) provided the fireworks in game two with a grand slam capping a 10-4 win.

"She gave me a pitch high and tight and I fouled it off," said Baker discussing the pitch sequence of her grand slam at bat. "But the second one was low and outside, so I just reached down and got it [lifting the pitch over the centerfield fence]."

Loudermilk struck out nine and taking a no-hitter into the sixth, while junior Kandice Irwin (Knoxville, Tenn.) picked up her sixth victory of the season as a reliever in the second game.

"I thought we did a good job of moving pitches off the plate and had good pitch selection," said Loudermilk. "The ball was moving really well today."

In another milestone for the Lady Mocs, Irwin broke the Southern Conference saves record with her ninth of the season in the first game that was originally set back in 2002. Irwin also broke the UTC career saves record.

The grand slam by Baker was the second of her career and the 10th home run of the season for the Chattanooga career leader. She recorded six RBI in the doubleheader along with four hits.

Junior Lauren Flores (Ft. Ogelthorpe, Ga.) registered a hit in each game to extend her hitting streak to 11 games.

"I am really trying to focus on the ball coming out of the pitcher's hand," said Flores about her confidence at the plate. "I am just determined to see the ball and hit it. I am focused on trying to get on base, start something, or knock the runners in."

Game One: Chattanooga 2, Tennessee State 0

The UTC softball team used a brilliant pitching performance by Loudermilk to defeat Tennessee State, 2-0, at Tiger Field as Irwin broke the SoCon single-season save record with her ninth. Driving in runs for the Lady Mocs were Baker and Flores.

In the circle, Loudermilk started for the Lady Mocs only giving up one hit in the sixth inning, while fanning nine Tigers to pick up her 14th victory of the season

With a save situation in the seventh, Irwin used two groundouts and a strikeout looking to notch her ninth save of the season. Irwin broke the SoCon save record by passing Maureen Flynn from UNC Greensboro, who had eight in 2002. She also became the Chattanooga all-time leader in that category

Junior Lyndsey Stiles (Hixson, Tenn.) led off the game with a single through the left side and advanced to second on an error by the left fielder. She took third base on a passed ball with one out, but was stranded as the Tigers retired the final two batters of the inning.

In the fourth, the Lady Mocs had a wonderful scoring opportunity after Baker walked and Flores extended her 10-game hitting streak with a single through the right side. The runners moved up a base on a passed ball with two outs, but a ground out to second ended the frame.

With one out in the sixth, senior Tia Blosser (Knoxville, Tenn.) singled through the right side and scored on a Baker double to left field putting Chattanooga up 1-0. Pinch runner Kristin Holloway (Chickamauga, Ga.) added the second run of the game for the Lady Mocs on a Flores single up the middle.

In the bottom-half of the inning, Loudermilk retired the first batter, but a fielding error on an infield popup where the catcher, pitcher and first baseman converged on the ball put a runner on first. The no-hitter by Loudermilk was broken up when the opposing pitcher Caitlin Eaton singled to center putting runners on the corners with two outs. The ninth strikeout of the day ended the frame for the Lady Mocs and Irwin came on in the final inning to close the door on the Tigers.

Eaton pitched a complete game five-hitter for Tennessee State and struck out seven, while also recording the only hit for her team, offensively.

Game Two: Chattanooga 10, Tennessee State 4

In the nightcap, Baker powered the Lady Mocs to an 8-4 lead on a grand slam as the squad went on to win 10-4 over Tennessee State. The East Ridge, Tenn. native went 3-for-3 with five RBI, while Blosser had a 2-for-5 game with three RBI and a double.

Junior Nikki Waters (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) toed the rubber for Chattanooga and went 4.1 innings before Irwin came on in relief to notch her sixth victory of the season striking out four.

After the Tigers recorded the first two outs in the first, a fielding error on a muffed throw by the first baseman and a walk to Baker put a runner in scoring position. Helping herself without even throwing a pitch was Waters, who singled through the left side putting the Lady Mocs up, 1-0. Another walk would load the bases for Chattanooga, but a fly out ended the frame.

A walk to the first batter of the contest by Waters proved to be costly as Brittany Metzger scored on a single up the middle by Caitlin Eaton to knot the score at one.

In the fourth inning, senior Lynleigh Hurndon (McDonough, Ga.) started the frame off with a single to the second baseman that was heading up the middle. Freshman Sara Poteat (Thomaston, Ga.) drove a ball off the fence in left field showing some power to the opposite field giving Chattanooga a 2-1 lead.

Adding to the lead was Blosser drilling the first pitch she saw into the left center field gap for the second-consecutive double as Poteat scored. Then, Baker singled through the left side plating Blosser to score the fourth run for the Lady Mocs.

In the fifth, Tennessee State would get to Waters and score three times with two walks coming around to score. After a single by Brittany Webb that scored Jalisa Bradley, head coach Frank Reed went to the bullpen with the tying runs at second and third.

The Lady Mocs shutdown relieve, Irwin, was unable to stop the bleeding as a single through the right side and a groundout knotted the score at four.

To start the sixth, the first three Lady Mocs reached base on walks drawn by junior Jenni Martin (East Ridge, Tenn.) and Poteat and a single by Stiles filled the bases. Runner interference by Poteat, who ran into the second baseman, on a fielder's choice by Blosser kept the bases full with one out. The cleanup hitter for Chattanooga, Baker, came up to the plate and blasted her 10th home run of the season, a grand slam, to centerfield.

The bases loaded homer was the third time in 2010 that the Lady Mocs have recorded a grand slam. Baker joined Blosser and junior Della Harison as the players to achieve that individual accomplishment. It was the second time that Baker has driven in four runs on a long ball as she did last season against Belmont (3/19).

More insurance for Chattanooga was added in the seventh as Hurndon and freshman Kasey Tydinco (Fairfield, Calif.) drew walks to start the inning and scored on a two-RBI single by Blosser up the middle with two out.

Chattanooga is back in action this weekend in Statesboro, Ga. for a series with Georgia Southern on Saturday and Sunday. The first pitch for both days is slated for 1 p.m. with a doubleheader on Saturday. The Lady Mocs return to Frost Stadium on April 14 for a twin bill with UAB.