CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team lost a late lead after allowing a five-run fifth inning to Tennessee Tech, eventually falling in the Chattanooga Challenge finale, 7-5, inside Jim Frost Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Following the loss, Chattanooga falls to 3-4 in early season action while in-state foe Tennessee Tech improved its overall mark to 6-4.
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BOX SCORE · TENNESSEE TECH 7, CHATTANOOGA 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING |
SCORE |
SCORING PLAY |
VIEW |
| BOT 1st |
2-0 |
After Emily Coltharp and Jenice Casanas record back-to-back singles to start the game, Aly Walker rips an RBI double into the right center gap. |
WATCH |
| TOP 3rd |
2-1 |
TTU's Sydney Love-Baker puts the Golden Eagles on the board with a solo homerun to left. |
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| BOT 3rd |
3-1 |
Katie Corum drives in Walker from second with an RBI double off the wall in left. |
WATCH |
| TOP 5th |
3-2 |
A bases loaded walk brings in a TTU run and forces Chattanooga to switch pitchers from Allison Swinford to Celie Hudson. |
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| TOP 5th |
3-7 |
TTU plates five additional runs on four hits after the pitching change with three of the four runs credited to Swinford. |
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| BOT 5th |
5-7 |
Emma Sturdivant belts her first homerun of the season and seventh of her career with a two-run shot off the bleachers in left. |
WATCH |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM |
PITCHER |
RESULT |
RECORD |
STAT LINE |
| TTU |
Alyssa Arden |
W |
4-1 |
7IP, CG, 8H, 5ER, 5K |
| CHATT |
Allison Swinford |
L |
0-3 |
4IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB |
| CHATT |
Celie Hudson |
ND |
-- |
3IP, 4H, 2ER, 3K |
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CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
· In just her second career start,
Jenice Casanas went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and reached base successfully in all four plate appearances. In four appearances this year, she is batting .667 (4-for-6) with four runs scored, a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a successful sacrifice bunt.
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Aly Walker continued her rip to the 2020 season, posting her second multi-hit performance and seventh-straight game with a hit. Walker went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored on Sunday. For the season, she leads the team in batting average (.458), hits (11) and is tied in doubles (2).
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Emily Coltharp has collected a hit in every game this season and has scored a run in all but two after going 1-for-3 with a run scored on Sunday. Coltharp is batting a blistering .455 (10-for-22) this season and leads the team in on-base percentage (.586%) and stolen bases (3-for-3).
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Katie Corum has shown great offensive power this season, batting an even .300 (6-for-20) with two doubles, two homers and seven RBI. She has collected a hit and RBI in all but one game this season after finishing Sunday with a 1-for-4, double, RBI stat line. She leads the team this season with a .700% slugging percentage.
· Chattanooga's pitching staff surrendered 52 hits over five games this weekend, the most in a five-game span since April 2-14, 2017, in which the team allowed 56 hits to SoCon opponents Samford (one game), Western Carolina (three games) and ETSU (one game).
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (3-4) gets set to host tournament action for the second-straight weekend with the Frost Classic kicking off on Friday, February 21. For full tournament information, please visit the tournament central page
HERE.
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