CHATTANOOGA --- Redshirt senior
Emma Sturdivant delivered a game-winning, two-run single in the bottom of the sixth to help lift the Chattanooga Mocs softball team to a 5-3 victory over Indiana State on Saturday night inside Jim Frost Stadium as part of the Chattanooga Challenge.
Chattanooga dropped the first game of the day against Bowling Green, 7-5, before earning the thrilling victory. Following the win over ISU, UTC improved its 2020 record to an even 3-3. Indiana State fell to 3-5 while Bowling Green improved to 2-1 following the earlier win.
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BOX SCORE · CHATTANOOGA 5, INDIANA STATE 3
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING |
SCORE |
SCORING PLAY |
VIEW |
| BOT 1st |
1-0 |
Aly Walker continued her hot start to the season with a bases loaded RBI double. |
WATCH |
| BOT 1st |
2-0 |
Katie Corum added to the rally by knocking in a run with an RBI single to left. |
WATCH |
| TOP 4th   |
2-1 |
ISU's Mallory Marsicek lifted her first homerun of the season, a solo shot, over the right center wall. |
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| TOP 5th |
2-3 |
Bella Peterson came through for the Sycamores with a two-out, two-RBI single to center field with the bases loaded, giving ISU the lead. |
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| BOT 5th |
3-3 |
A defensive miscue at third base off the bat of a Katie Corum groundball allowed the tying run to cross the plate with two outs. |
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| BOT 6th |
5-3 |
With two outs and the bases loaded, Emma Sturdivant ripped an eventual, game-winning, two-run single to center field. |
WATCH |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM |
PITCHER |
RESULT |
RECORD |
STAT LINE |
| CHATT |
Celie Hudson |
W |
3-0 |
7IP, CG, 8H, 3ER, 6K |
| ISU |
Gabbi Schnaiter |
L |
1-1 |
5.1IP, 5H, 5R, 4ER, 6BB |
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BOX SCORE · BOWLING GREEN 7, CHATTANOOGA 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING |
SCORE |
SCORING PLAY |
VIEW |
| TOP 1st |
0-2 |
BGSU's Nikki Sorgi started the scoring for the Falcons with an RBI fielder's choice before an RBI groundout from Payton Hamm. |
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| TOP 1st |
0-5 |
Logan Everett ripped a two-RBI single before Evelyn Loyola followed with an RBI double to cap off the five-run first. |
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| BOT 1st |
1-5 |
Emma Sturdivant cashed in with runners on second and third behind a sacrifice fly to right field. |
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| BOT 1ST |
3-5 |
Morgan Kazerooni followed Sturdivant's RBI with a two-run homer to left center, her second blast of the season. |
WATCH |
| TOP 4th |
3-7 |
Madi McCoy belted an RBI single with a runner on second before Nikki Sorgi followed suit with an RBI triple to the gap in right center. |
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| BOT 6th |
5-7 |
Cam Swafford tried to kick start a comeback effort with a bases loaded, two-RBI single up the middle before the rally was thwarted on back-to-back strikeouts. |
WATCH |
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PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM |
PITCHER |
RESULT |
RECORD |
STAT LINE |
| CHATT |
Hannah Wood |
L |
0-1 |
3.1IP, 9H, 7ER, 4K |
| CHATT |
Allison Swinford |
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3.2IP, 2H, 5K |
| BGSU |
Payton Gottshall |
W |
2-1 |
6IP, 4H, 2ER, 9K |
CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
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Aly Walker extended her hitting streak to six games as she has collected a hit in each of the season's first games. Dating back to last season, Walker has a hit in ten of her last 11 games. She is second on the team this season with a .450 (9-for-20) average.
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Celie Hudson improved her record in the circle to a perfect 3-0 in 2020. All three wins have come as complete games. She has now tossed 47 complete games during her career, seventh most in program history.
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Emily Coltharp continues to add to her hit totals this year, extending her hit streak to six games, and leading the team with a .474 (9-for-19) batting average. Coltharp is reaching base at a blistering .600% and is a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (3-3) finishes play in the Chattanooga Challenge tomorrow against Tennessee Tech at 12:30 p.m. at Jim Frost Stadium. Full tournament schedule and information can be found
HERE.
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