CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team struck for three runs, all driven in by sophomore shortstop Jessica Traxler (Chino Hills, Calif.), in the first inning as the team rolled to an 8-0 win against Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night at Frost Stadium. Freshman outfielder Cheyenne Willis (Manchester, Tenn.) tallied three hits, while sophomore outfielder Layne Rainey (Clarksville, Tenn.) registered two base knocks.

Ten players notched hits for the Lady Mocs as the team improved to 24-13 on the year. Tennessee Tech fell to 15-22 following the mid-week matchup.

Both Chattanooga pitchers received work as senior Michelle Fuzzard (Huntington Beach, Calif.) picked up her 10th win of the season after throwing four innings and striking out one. Freshman Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) completed the contest, throwing four strong innings and registering three strikeouts.

Tennessee Tech scattered four hits as Taylor Ketchum took the loss in the circle to fall to 1-4, while striking out three. Erica Tuck completed the contest with 1.2 innings of work.

Starting off the first, Willis singled to short and two batters later, Fuzzard doubled into the right center gap. After the second out of the frame and a hit by pitch to load the bases, Traxler stepped up and cleared the bases with a double to right center, 3-0.

Neither team was able to jump start the offense until the fourth as junior second baseman Ninjja Suetsugu (Sao Paulo, Brazil) recorded a two-out double. A single from Rainey and an ensuing throwing error allowed the runner from second to score.

After a quite fifth, sophomore pinch hitter Kaiti Dutton (Tulsa, Okla.) drew a one-out walk before both runners were safe on a fielder's choice off the bat of Rainey. A RBI double down the right field line moved two runners into scoring position. Singling to drive home Rainey was Willis before Fuzzard reached first on an error, 7-0. Morimoto ended the game with a double to right center as the eight-run rule was implemented.

The Lady Mocs return to action on Saturday hosting a doubleheader against Western Carolina at 1 p.m. at Frost Stadium. The finale of the series is played on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Voice of Lady Mocs softball, Tyler Brown, has the play-by-play call on the subscription-video broadcast. Fans can also follow each contest with live stats via the softball schedule page of GoMocs.com.