The Chattanooga Mocs softball team clinched a 6-5 win in the eighth inning against Lipscomb Wednesday. UTC improves to 13-9 and 7-5 at home.

"I think we were in the game the whole time and that's the ball we're trying to play," head coach Frank Reed stated. "We don't have a lot of flexibility in the lineup right now, so we have to make our opponents make mistakes and create some opportunities to make great things happen."
 
Freshman Jordan Fortel hit her third home run of the season to give the Mocs a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

The Bisons answered with a homer to center field from Abby Fenichel tying it up 1-1 in the top of the fourth.

Freshman Katie Corum was hit by a pitch before junior Jesslyn Stockard and senior Amanda Ross both walked, loading the bases in the bottom of the fourth. With a double to center field, senior Sam Taylor batted in all three.

Senior Anyssa Robles hit a sacrifice fly to bring Taylor home, giving the Mocs a four-run lead 5-1.

Lipscomb scored four times in the sixth and then once in the seventh to tie it up 5-5.

In the bottom of the eighth, freshman Alyssa Coppinger scored off an error by Fenichel to win the game.

Fortel pitched a complete game throwing a career-high eight strikeouts and only one ball.

"Jordan pitched really well and had some good defense," Reed commented.

UTC travels to the Holy City Showdown in Charleston, S.C., March 11-13. The Mocs face Michigan State, No. 10 Georgia, Columbia, College of Charleston and Charleston Southern.