Courtesy: Dale Rutemeyer

Junior first baseman Kasey Tydingco is mobbed at the plate by her teammates following a home run on Sunday

 

Dayton at Chattanooga   Feb. 26, 2012

Chattanooga, Tenn. (Frost Stadium)
Team	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
DAYTON (2-7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
CHATT (8-5)	6	4	5	4	X	19	18	0

WP: Taylor Deason (6-2) LP: Sarah Wedel (1-2)

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Frost Classic Inspired by Memorial wrapped up on Sunday as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team put on a hitting clinic notching 18 base knocks including eight extra-base hits on their way to setting a Frost Stadium record with 19 runs scored in a shutout of Dayton. Six Lady Mocs notched multi-hit and multi-RBI games led by junior first baseman Kasey Tydingco (Fairfield, Calif.) with a 3-for-3 performance including a three-run homer and four RBI.

Along with Tydingco, senior catcher Vivian Morimoto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) tallied three hits, while sophomore second baseman Sara Poteat (Thomaston, Ga.), freshman outfielder Cheyenne Willis (Manchester, Tenn.), senior designated player Michelle Fuzzard (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and freshman third baseman Sarah Beth Roberts (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) each had two hits. Each start for Chattanooga had a hit on the day and the six team doubles tied a program-best that was last achieved on Feb. 23, 2005 against Tennessee St.

Roberts drove in three runs followed by Willis, Fuzzard, Morimoto and junior shortstop Ninjja Suetsugu (Sao Paulo, Brazil), who each plated two runs. The Lady Mocs totaled 16 RBI, which tied the program's single-game high.

Freshman pitcher Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) tossed her first collegiate complete-game three-hit shutout to improve to 6-2 on the season. She notched five strikeouts without a walk.

Looking at the record book, the 19 runs were the most scored in the 11 seasons that head coach Frank Reed has guided the program. The only time a Chattanooga team has scored more runs was in a doubleheader sweep on Alabama State on Feb. 20, 1997 with wins of 25-0 and 22-0. The last Lady Mocs team to score 18 or more runs came in an 18-0 victory at Austin Peay on April 18, 2001.

Chattanooga began the first with Poteat beating out an infield single to second. Following a fielder's choice and walk, Morimoto doubled into the gap in left center scoring two. Tydingco singled up the middle to put runners on the corners before Osterman connected on a double to right center, 3-0. A Roberts RBI-single down the left field line and alert base running to move to second allowed for two runners in scoring position.

Ending the scoring for the Lady Mocs in the frame was a Suetsugu single up with middle that scored two. Chattanooga made a statement in the first with six runs after having some tough luck against Purdue the previous night.

Coach Reed kept the offense going in the second as Willis started off the frame with a double to left center. Fuzzard singled her home with a ball through the right side followed by a Morimoto single to center.

The lone long ball then came off the bat of Tydingco as the three-run blast carried over the fence in right, 10-0. It was the fourth of the season for the Fairfield, Calif., native, who leads the team, and second on the weekend.

In the third, a lead-off double by Dutton to left center continued the hit parade as she advanced to third on a wild pitch. Poteat was walked and immediately swiped second, and Fuzzard was intentionally walked to load the bases.

Coming through in the difficult situation was Morimoto with a single to center that got past the outfielder to the fence and cleared the bases. Runners were put on the corners after a walk to Tydingco and Roberts dove them home with a double to right center, 15-0.

The Flyers attempted to make a two-out rally during the fourth as Brandy Brown doubled to right center. A hit by pitch and single through the right side by Alysha Issacson loaded the bases, but Deason was able to induce a groundout to third to end the frame.

Sophomore outfielder Layne Rainey (Clarksville, Tenn.) started the fourth by reaching on an error and Poteat hit a base knock through the right side. Two runs scored on a double to right by Wills. Fuzzard followed it up with a lined shot to the fence and a RBI double, 18-0. Driving home the 19th run of the game was Tydingco on a single to right field.

Dayton was led offensively by Iasaacson with two hits, while Sarah Wedel, Kayla English and Sydney Cicchetti combined the circle for four strikeouts.

Chattanooga heads to Oxford, Miss., for the Red and Blue Classic on Friday with a doubleheader against Belmont and host Ole Miss scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m. The Lady Mocs face Troy at 10 a.m. on Saturday before a double-elimination bracket is setup amongst the four teams. Fans can follow all the action with live stats and free audio with the Voice of Lady Mocs Softball, Tyler Brown, providing the play-by-play commentary on MocsVision.