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Junior Jessica Traxler led the Lady Mocs in the doubleheader with three hits.
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Chattanooga at College of Charleston April 16, 2011
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UTC (29-10, 11-1 SoCon)
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WP: Alexa Datko (14-5) LP: Michelle Fuzzard (15-6)
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Chattanooga at College of Charleston April 16, 2011 |
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MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - The University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga softball team had 19 runners reach base in the doubleheader against
College of Charleston, but were only able to score one run as the Cougars took
3-0 and 5-1 contests completing the doubleheader sweep on Saturday at Patriots
Point.
The Cougars ended the Lady Mocs 11-game SoCon winning streak
to improve to 28-16 on the year and 8-9 in the conference, while Chattanooga
fell to 29-11 and 11-2 in conference action.
The offense was led by junior shortstop Jessica Traxler
(Chino Hills, Calif.) with three hits, while sophomore second base Sara Poteat
(Thomaston, Ga.) add two. Notching doubles during the doubleheader were senior
left fielder Lauren Flores (Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.), junior catcher Vivian
Morimoto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and sophomore first baseman Kasey Tydingco
(Fairfield, Calif.)
Receiving the start in game one was Fuzzard, who threw a
complete game and struck out five, while seniors Nikki Waters (Soddy Daisy,
Tenn.) and Kandice Irwin (Knoxville, Tenn.) combined for six strike outs.
The Lady Mocs look to avoid the sweep on Sunday as they
complete the series against College of Charleston at 1 p.m. Live stats and an
audio broadcast are available on GoMocs.com.
Game One: College of Charleston 3, Chattanooga 0
Five Lady Mocs notched base hits in the first game, but they
were scattered over the seven innings and Charleston took advantage of its
opportunities in a 3-0 victory.
Fuzzard threw a complete game giving up six hits on the day,
three earned runs and five strikeouts.
The Cougars rode pitcher Alexa Datko, who was impressive in
striking out seven and gave up five hits.
Following a hit by pitch to Poteat, the Lady Mocs were unable
to take a lead in the first.
The Cougars started off swinging a hot bat as Carly Cothrell
singled up the middle and with two outs Kelsey Hodgson connected on a two-run
liner over the fence in straight-away center.
Starting off the second was Morimoto with a double off the
top of the fence in center.
A Nutaitis single that dropped just in front of the left
fielder down the line. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Stringer.
Corthell extended the lead to three on a single to right.
Flores doubled down the left field line as Carly Crothell
attempted a diving catch. The next hitter senior centerfielder Lyndsey Stiles
(Hixson, Tenn.) hit a shot to center, but Kristi Woodall made a great catch and
was able to double off Flores at second. A single up the middle by Poteat kept
the Lady Mocs alive with two outs, but they were able to cut into the Cougars,
3-1 advantage.
To begin the fourth, senior third baseman Tiffany Baker
(East Ridge, Tenn.) was robbed of a base hit by Hodgson, who dove to get a
grounder down the line and fired over to first.
A leadoff walk was drawn by senior right
fielder Della Harrison (Nashville, Tenn.). Following a fielder's choice off the
bat of Traxler, Stiles beat out an infield single to first with two out. The
Lady Mocs threat was eliminated as Poteat put a charge into a ball, but was
caught by the left fielder.
After a rough first two innings for
Fuzzard, she settled down and picked up four strikeouts over the next four
innings to keep the Lady Mocs in the game.
With two outs in the seventh,
Traxler gave the Lady Mocs some life with a single to center, but the game
would end on a foul out.
Chattanooga returns to Frost Stadium to complete its home
slate on April 30 with a single game against Georgia Southern beginning at 5
p.m. Senior Day is set for May 1 and the Lady Mocs will play a doubleheader
with first pitch slated for Noon.
Game Two: College of Charleston 5, Chattanooga 1
Chattanooga stranded 12 runners on base and was unable to
capitalize on its opportunities with runners on base as Charleston won 5-1 to
sweep the doubleheader. Traxler led the Lady Mocs with two hits in the second game.
Waters notched three strikeouts in four innings, while Irwin
fanned three to finish the contest.
In the first, a leadoff walk started things for Chattanooga
and Sitles advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Poteat.
Once again, Hodgson stepped up the plate with a runner on
base and two outs in the first for Charleston and connected on a home run to
put her team on top, 2-0. This time it was to left center and was the seventh
of the season.
The Lady Mocs put their first run on the scoreboard in the
fourth as Traxler led off with a single up the middle and Flores reached on an
error by the second baseman. Following a fielder's choice to short, who decided
to go home and get the runner at the plate, by Stiles, Poteat delivered the RBI
single to right. Chattanooga would go on to strand two runners and bring its
total to eight on the game.
In the fifth, Charleston added to its lead with 2 runs on
three hits and an error to take a 5-1 lead. Vaughn and Stringer drove in the runs
for the Cougars.
Leading off the sixth, Traxler singled through the left side
and Flores drew a walk to put two runners on. A groundout to shortstop moved
the runners up to second and third, but Chattanooga could not take advantage of
the situation with two outs.
The final hit of the contest for the Lady Mocs was off the
bat of Fuzzard, who beat out an infield single to short.
Pitching the complete game for Charleston was Stephanie
Saylors, who yielded six hits, but walked five and struck out four.
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