Friday, February 14
Frost Stadium
1:30 p.m.
Chattanooga
2-1
10
vs
8
Marshall
2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Chattanooga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 10 | 11 | 4 |
Players Mentioned
SS/2B
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
1B
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Hudson, Celie (2-0)
L: WILLIAMSON, Kailee (0-2)
Batting:
2B: BURCH, Blakely 1
HR: STEVENSON, Mya 1 ; PYE, Saige 1
RBI: STEVENSON, Mya 1 ; PYE, Saige 2
Base Running:
RUNS: STEVENSON, Mya 2 ; PENNINGTON, Rachel 1 ; HUERTA, Sierra 1 ; PYE, Saige 2 ; ROUSSEAU, Rachel 1 ; BURCH, Blakely 1
SB: ROUSSEAU, Rachel 1
HBP: CHELEMEN, Grace 1
Batting:
2B: Corum, Katie 1
RBI: Coltharp, Emily 1 ; Kazerooni, Morgan 2 ; Corum, Katie 2 ; Weissenbach, Hayleigh 4 ; Kruse, Gracey 1
SH: Sturdivant, Emma 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coltharp, Emily 1 ; Lewis, Amy 1 ; Walker, Aly 2 ; Sturdivant, Emma 1 ; Swantic, Sidney 1 ; Kazerooni, Morgan 1 ; Casanas, Janessa 1 ; Corum, Katie 1 ; Weissenbach, Hayleigh 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
4
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Senior Aly Walker went 4-for-4 with two runs scored in win over Marshall.
Photo by: Ray Soldano
Softball Downs Marshall, Falls to WKU on Friday
2/14/2020 8:55:00 PM | Softball
Chattanooga softball opened the 2020 Chattanooga Challenge with a win over Marshall before dropping a lopsided contest to WKU in the doubleheader finale.
CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team grinded out a tough doubleheader split against Marshall and Western Kentucky on the opening day of the Chattanooga Challenge on Friday. UTC defeated the Thundering Herd, 10-8, before falling in the chilly nightcap to the Hilltoppers, 12-2.
The doubleheader split moves Chattanooga's overall record to 2-2. Marshall dropped to 2-3 following the loss while WKU improved to 5-2.
BOX SCORE · CHATTANOOGA 10, MARSHALL 8
HOW IT HAPPENED
PITCHING RESULTS
BOX SCORE · WESTERN KENTUCKY 12, CHATTANOOGA 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
PITCHING RESULTS
CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
· Chattanooga allowed 12 runs against WKU, the most in a game in nearly two seasons. It's the most runs allowed at home since UNCG posted 15 runs on April 29, 2017 and the most at home against a non-conference opponent since IUPUI on February 18, 2017.
· Aly Walker went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored in game one's win over Marshall. It's the first four-hit game of Walker's incredible career at UTC to-this-date. She added a 1-for-3 performance against WKU to raise her season average to an even .500 (7-for-14). Walker has a hit in all four games this season and at least a hit in eight of her last nine games dating back to last season.
· Emily Coltharp posted her third multi-hit game in the season's first four games. She went 2-for-4 against both Marshall and WKU, collecting an RBI in each. She's tied with Walker for most hits so far this season (7) and carries a second-best .467 (7-for-15) average.
· Hayleigh Weissenbach went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored in the win over Marshall. She's now posted two multi-hit games this season and leads the team with seven RBI.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (2-2) continues play in the Chattanooga Challenge tomorrow and will play the likes of Bowling Green at 1:30 p.m. and Indiana State at 4:00 p.m., at Jim Frost Stadium. Full tournament schedule and information can be found HERE.
Follow @GoMocsSB on Twitter & Instagram and Chattanooga Softball on Facebook for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga softball.
The doubleheader split moves Chattanooga's overall record to 2-2. Marshall dropped to 2-3 following the loss while WKU improved to 5-2.
BOX SCORE · CHATTANOOGA 10, MARSHALL 8
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING | SCORE | SCORING PLAY | VIEW |
| TOP 1st | 0-2 | Saige Pye belted a two-out, two-run homer to left center to give Marshall an early lead. Both runs were unearned after a throwing error kicked off the rally. | |
| BOT 1st | 1-2 | Morgan Kazerooni drives in the first UTC run with an RBI single to right with the bases loaded. | |
| BOT 1st | 3-2 | With the bases loaded, Katie Corum ripped a two-RBI double in the right-center gap to give Chattanooga its first lead. | WATCH |
| BOT 1ST | 5-2 | Hayleigh Weissenbach continued the rally with a long two-run single off the wall in center with runners at second and third. | WATCH |
| TOP 3rd | 5-3 | Mya Stevenson leads off the inning with a solo homerun to left | |
| TOP 3rd | 5-8 | Following three Chattanooga fielding errors in the inning, Marshall plated five additional runs and re-gained its lead. | |
| BOT 4th | 9-8 | Morgan Kazerooni and Gracey Kruse each drew bases loaded walks, sandwiched by a Hayleigh Weissenbach two-RBI single up the middle. | |
| BOT 4th | 10-8 | Emily Coltharp added to the rally with a bases loaded walk of her own to cap off the five-run fourth. |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM | PITCHER | RESULT | RECORD | STAT LINE |
| CHATT | Celie Hudson | W | 2-0 | 7IP, CG, 10H, 8R, 2ER, 8K |
| MARSHALL | Kailee Williamson | L | 0-2 | 0.2IP, 5H, 6R, 6ER, 4BB |
BOX SCORE · WESTERN KENTUCKY 12, CHATTANOOGA 2
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING | SCORE | SCORING PLAY | VIEW |
| TOP 1st | 0-1 | WKU's Kennedy Sullivan laced an RBI double down the line in left to bring in the game's first run. | |
| TOP 1st | 0-3 | One batter later, Paige Carter went deep over the left field wall for a two-run homerun, extending the early lead. | |
| TOP 2nd | 0-4 | Paige Carter added to her RBI total with a bases loaded walk on a 3-1 count. | |
| BOT 2nd | 1-4 | Katie Corum went deep for the second time this season, ripping a solo shot off the bleachers in left. | WATCH |
| BOT 2nd | 2-4 | Emily Coltharp continued her hitting ways with a two-out, RBI single to left center, scoring Cameren Swafford from second. | |
| TOP 4th | 2-6 | WKU's Jordan Thomas sent one deep down the right field line and over the wall for a two-run homerun. | |
| TOP 5th | 2-8 | WKU's TJ Webster recorded an RBI single to left with the bases loaded before a SAC fly from Jordan Thomas allowed the second run of the inning to score. | |
| TOP 7th | 2-12 | The Hilltoppers kept the foot on the gas in the seventh, scoring four runs on six hits to put the game out of reach. |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM | PITCHER | RESULT | RECORD | STAT LINE |
| WKU | Kelsey Aikey | W | 3-1 | 6IP, 6H, 2ER, 9K |
| CHATT | Allison Swinford | L | 0-2 | 5IP, 8H, 8R, 7ER, 6BB, 3K |
| CHATT | Kat Thompson | --- | --- | 2IP, 6H, 4ER |
CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
· Chattanooga allowed 12 runs against WKU, the most in a game in nearly two seasons. It's the most runs allowed at home since UNCG posted 15 runs on April 29, 2017 and the most at home against a non-conference opponent since IUPUI on February 18, 2017.
· Aly Walker went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored in game one's win over Marshall. It's the first four-hit game of Walker's incredible career at UTC to-this-date. She added a 1-for-3 performance against WKU to raise her season average to an even .500 (7-for-14). Walker has a hit in all four games this season and at least a hit in eight of her last nine games dating back to last season.
· Emily Coltharp posted her third multi-hit game in the season's first four games. She went 2-for-4 against both Marshall and WKU, collecting an RBI in each. She's tied with Walker for most hits so far this season (7) and carries a second-best .467 (7-for-15) average.
· Hayleigh Weissenbach went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored in the win over Marshall. She's now posted two multi-hit games this season and leads the team with seven RBI.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (2-2) continues play in the Chattanooga Challenge tomorrow and will play the likes of Bowling Green at 1:30 p.m. and Indiana State at 4:00 p.m., at Jim Frost Stadium. Full tournament schedule and information can be found HERE.
Follow @GoMocsSB on Twitter & Instagram and Chattanooga Softball on Facebook for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga softball.
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