CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team saw a late rally fall short in a 10-7 loss to UT Martin in non-conference action inside Jim Frost Stadium on Wednesday evening.
 
Following the loss, Chattanooga falls to 2-4 overall on the season. UT Martin improves its perfect record to 5-0.
 
After UT Martin struck in the top of the first with an RBI groundout, Cameren Swafford answered with a two-run homer in the home half to put the Mocs ahead 2-1. It marked back-to-back games where Swafford belted a two-run shot in the opening frame.
 
Both teams went scoreless through the second and third innings before the Skyhawks broke things open in the top of the fourth with five runs on four hits to build a 6-2 advantage. Chattanooga committed a pair of errors in the inning that led to four of the five runs being marked as unearned.
 
UT Martin added to its lead, 10-2, with three runs in the fifth and one in the top of the sixth. UTC fought off the near run-rule decision after a Gracey Kruse SAC fly and UTM throwing error allowed two runs to score, brining the tally to 10-4.
 
Chattanooga continued to chip away in the bottom of the seventh and pulled within four at 10-6 after scoring two early runs on a pair of Skyhawk miscues. Swafford added her third RBI of the game to close it to three, but a fly out to center ultimately ended the comeback effort, 10-7.
 
Kat Thompson (1-1) suffered the loss despite just allowing two earned runs over 3.1 innings of work. Kylie Coffin, Regan Lowrie and Hannah Wood all saw relief action in the circle.
 
Swafford finished 2-for-3 with a homerun, two runs scored and three RBI while Courtney Ball kept a four-game hit streak alive with a 1-for-4 performance. Kruse recorded an RBI in a 1-for-2 night at the plate.
 
Chattanooga returns to action tomorrow, Thursday, February 25, to host Tennessee Tech in a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. EST. This weekend's originally schedule Frost Classic has been canceled.
 
UTM 10, UTC 2 | BOX
SCORING PLAYS
T1st: Kallie Pickens (UTM) grounded out to second, RBI. (UTM 1-0)
B1st: Cameren Swafford (UTC) homered to left field, 2 RBI. (UTC 2-1)
T4th: Paige Clark (UTM) reached on error by shortstop, Kaitlyn Kelley scored, unearned. (Tied 2-2)
T4th: Macey Neal (UTM) singled up the middle, RBI. (UTM 3-2)
T4th: Maddi Long (UTM) reached on error by shortstop, Shyanne Sheffield scored. (UTM 4-2)
T4th: Kaci Fuller (UTM) grounded out to shortstop, RBI. (UTM 5-2)
T4th: Chelsey Gore (UTM) doubled down the left field line, RBI. (UTM 6-2)
T5th: Shyanne Sheffield (UTM) grounded out to first, SAC, bunt, RBI. (UTM 7-2)
T5th: Macey Neal (UTM) singled through the right side, RBI. (UTM 8-2)
T5th: Chelsey Gore (UTM) singled up the middle, RBI. (UTM 9-2)
T6th: Shyanne Sheffield (UTM) reached on a throwing error by third, RBI. (UTM 10-2)
B6th: Gracey Kruse (UTC) filed out to center, SAC, RBI, Sidney Swantic (UTC) scored on throwing error. (UTM 10-4)
B7th: Hayleigh Weissenbach (UTC) reached on error by second, Addy Keylon (UTC) scored. (UTM 10-5)
B7th: Kendall Forsythe (UTC) reached on error by second, Hayleigh Weissenbach (UTC) scored. (UTM 10-6)
B7th: Cameren Swafford (UTC) grounded out to second, RBI. (UTM 10-7)
 
Notable
- Chattanooga moves to 2-4 on the year after the loss.
- Cameren Swafford has now homered in consecutive games… leads the team in OPS (1.767), runs (7), homeruns (2), slugging (1.083) and OBP (.684)… both homeruns were two-run shots in the bottom of the first.
- Courtney Ball registered a hit in the fifth-straight game of her collegiate career… leads the team with a .529 (9-for-17) average… also leads in hits (9) and total bases (14).

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