GREENVILLE, S.C. - The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team completed a three-game sweep of Furman on Saturday with doubleheader victories of 12-2 after five and 9-3 at Pepsi Stadium. Senior center fielder Lyndsey Stiles (Hixson, Tenn.) and sophomore first baseman Kasey Tydingco (Fairfield, Calif.) each registered five hits in the doubleheader.

The Lady Mocs improved to 32-12 overall and 14-3 in the Southern Conference. Furman fell to 14-28 and 6-12 in the league.

Driving in the runs was junior pitcher and designated player Michelle Fuzzard (Huntington Beach, Calif.) with six on the day and leads the team with 52, while senior third baseman Tiffany Baker (East Ridge, Tenn.) added four and has 48 on the year. Each notched a two-run homer and Tydingco blasted a solo shot.

On the base paths, Stiles stole two bases on the day and extended her conference leading total to 30. The Hixson, Tenn., native now has 83 in her career and is chasing the career leader Jeannie Cochrane, who has 93.

Picking up victories in the circle for Chattanooga was senior Nikki Waters (Soddy Daisy, Tenn.) and Fuzzard. Waters fanned six in her five innings and Fuzzard struck out four.

The Lady Mocs return home to Frost Stadium next weekend for a pivotal SoCon series against Georgia Southern beginning at 6 p.m. with a single game. Senior Day is set for Sunday with a doubleheader set for noon against the Eagles. The Lady Mocs will honor six seniors prior to the first pitch.

Game One:  CHATTANOOGA 12, Furman 2

Chattanooga responded after the Paladins scored a run in the first with a seven-run second en route to a 12-2 victory in five innings. Baker and Tydingco each registered home runs during the contest.

The starting pitcher was Waters, who notched the victory to improve to 8-3 on the season and struck out six.

The Lady Mocs were led offensive by Baker, Stiles and Tydingco with two hits each, while Baker added four RBI, Fuzzard had three and Stiles had two.

A one-out double to left center by Tydingco seemed to start the Lady Mocs offense in the second, but the Paladins were able to record the second out of the frame before Chattanooga took control of game.

Junior shortstop Jessica Traxler (Chino Hills, Calif.) started a two-out rally with a single down the left field line that got past the third baseman. Following a walk to senior left fielder Lauren Flores (Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.), Stiles tripled over the head of the left fielder as Chattanooga took its first lead of the game, 3-1. It was the fourth three bagger of the season for the Hixson, Tenn., native.

Sophomore second baseman Sara Poteat (Thomaston, Ga.) was hit by a pitch and Fuzzard delivered a double down the left field line scoring two to extend the Lady Mocs advantage to 5-1.

With Fuzzard at second, Baker connected on a home run to left for her 45th career and 13th this season. The blast put Chattanooga up 7-1 in the contest and ended a seven run frame as the Lady Mocs tallied six hits.

The third started with senior right fielder Della Harrison (Nashville, Tenn.) being hit by a pitch and Traxler reached on a fielder's choice. Beating out an infield single to third was Stiles to put runners on the corners. Stiles then stole second to move into scoring position.

A walk to Poteat loaded the bases for Fuzzard, who reached on an error by the shortstop keeping the Lady Mocs inning alive, and scoring a run. Baker stepped up and doubled to right center extending the Chattanooga lead to 11-1.

The Paladins answered in the bottom half as Morgan Huey drove in Nikki Legg, who doubled down the right field line, with a sacrifice fly, 11-2.

Leading off the fifth was Tydingco, who drove a pitch over the fence in center field for her fifth homer of the campaign, 12-2.

In the circle for the Paladins, Kayla Suskauer tossed two innings, while Hannah Pace finished the contest pitching three innings and yielding just one earned run.

Notching a multi hit game for Furman was Jessie Homesley, while Huey and Stephanie Spain drove in the two runs. Legg scored both runs for the Paladins.

Game Two: CHATTANOOGA 9, Furman 3

Chattanooga took the finale of the series, 9-3, against Furman as Fuzzard recorded the win in the circle, blasted her 10th home run of the season and drove in three runs.

Fuzzard tossed five innings to improve to 15-6, while striking out four. Completing the contest was Irwin, who fanned four of the six batters she faced.

The top of the lineup was on fire as Stiles and Poteat each notched three hits and scored a combined four runs. Tydingco also had three hits, while Fuzzzard and Morimoto registered two each.

The Lady Mocs carried the momentum over from game one as singles by Stiles and Poteat put two runners on for Fuzzard, who drove in one with a single to right. After Baker was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Morimoto delivered a single through the right side as Chattanooga took a 3-0 lead.

Following a pitching change that brought in Suskauer, Tydingco notched a base knock to left center to drive in one.

Following a Poteat one-out single, Fuzzard connected on a home run to right center extending the Lady Mocs lead to 6-0. It was 10th of the season for the Huntington Beach, Calif., native.

In the second, Emily Boyer and Katie Michaels drew two-out walks and Stephanie Field delivered a double to left center to score both runners, 6-2.

Another two-out rally was started by Stiles, who beat out an infield single to third and then stole second. Poteat singled to right extending the lead to 7-2.

Ending the fourth was Stiles diving to catch a liner and rob a Furman player of a base hit.

During the fifth, the Paladins added a run as Legg singled to left and later scored on Huey's double to right center.

Chattanooga scored two in the seventh as Morimoto and Tydingco started it off with singles and freshman Kaiti Dutton (Tulsa, Okla.) drew a walk to load the bases. Morimoto scored on a wild pitch and Dutton crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by senior left fielder Lauren Flores (Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.).

Taking the loss for Furman was Pace, who gave up four runs in the first without recording an out. Suskauer went the rest of the way and struck out one.

With two hits each, Legg and Huey led the Paladins at the plate, while Field drove in two runs.

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