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Emily Coltharp
Ray Soldano
3
Mercer MER 13-35, 5-11 SoCon
6
Winner Chattanooga UTC 22-23, 6-7 SoCon
Mercer MER
13-35, 5-11 SoCon
3
Final
6
Chattanooga UTC
22-23, 6-7 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mercer MER 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Chattanooga UTC 3 1 1 1 0 0 X 6 10 1

W: Parrott, Brooke (10-6) L: Katie Rearley (5-9)

6
Winner Mercer MER 14-35, 6-11 SoCon
3
Chattanooga UTC 22-24, 6-8 SoCon
Winner
Mercer MER
14-35, 6-11 SoCon
6
Final
3
Chattanooga UTC
22-24, 6-8 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Mercer MER 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 6 9 1
Chattanooga UTC 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 7 5

W: Hannah Pitts (5-14) L: Parrott, Brooke (10-7)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Senior Day Saturday Twin Bill with Mercer

CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs' softball team split the final Saturday doubleheader at Frost Stadium this season against the Mercer Bears. The Mocs won game one 6-3 and fell in game two 3-6.

Chattanooga moved to 22-24 overall and 6-8 in Southern Conference action. With the game-two win, Mercer improved to 14-35, 6-11.

Mercer and Chattanooga conclude the three-game series tomorrow, May 1 with a 2 p.m. game at Frost Stadium.

GAME 1 RECAP
Mercer got on the board early with a three-run home run in the top of the first.

In the bottom half, Kailey Snell put the Mocs on the board with a double, driving in Emily Coltharp from second. A few batters later, with two on and two out, Reagan Armour doubled off the center field wall, tying the game at three.

Coltharp gave the Mocs their first lead in the second, scoring Gracey Kruse on an RBI double down the left field line.

In the third, Presley Williamson extended the Chattanooga lead with a sacrifice fly to center. The Mocs scored the game's ninth and final run on an Olivia Lipari triple to center.

Brooke Parrott was dominant in relief. She picked up the win allowing three hits in six shutout innings out of the bullpen. The Harrison, Tenn. native struck out two and walked three.

Coltharp went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases. Seven other Mocs recorded a base hit in the contest.

Mercer's Katie Rearley was given the loss. She allowed six earned runs in 3.2 innings of work on nine hits with two strikeouts.

UTC 6, MER 3 | BOX
SCORING PLAYS
T1st: Diamond Williamson homered to right center, 3 RBI; Annie Potter and Alyssa Woods scored. (MER 3-0).
B1st: Kailey Snell singled through the right side, RBI; Emily Coltharp scored. (MER 3-1).
B1st: Reagan Armour doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Kaili Phillips and Kailey Snell scored. (Tied 3-3).
B2nd: Emily Coltharp doubled down the left field line, RBI; Gracey Kruse scored. (UTC 4-3).
B3rd: Presley Williamson flied out to center field, SF, RBI; Presley Williamson scored. (UTC 5-3).
B4th: Olivia Lipari tripled to center field, RBI; Emily Coltharp scored. (UTC 6-3).
WP: Brooke Parrott (10-6)
LP:  Katie Rearley (5-9)

Notable:
  • By the end of the third inning six of the nine Mocs in the starting lineup had a base hit.
  • Coltharp netted her fourth three-hit game of the season, the most in her career.
  • This was the first time this season Parrott recorded a win in relief.
  • Armour's two RBI marked the sixth multi-RBI game for the designated player this season.
  • It's the first time Chattanooga registered 10 or more hits since April 2, 2022 vs. ETSU.
GAME 2 RECAP
Like they did in the first game, Mercer scored in the first. The visitors took the lead on a double to the wall in center. In the second inning, the Bears doubled their lead, plating an unearned run on a single to left.  

Mercer continued to build on its lead in the third, adding two more runs, one earned to the line.

In the fourth, Kaili Phillips eliminated the shutout, blasting a solo home run over the center field wall. In the fifth, Chattanooga doubled its runs with a Coltharp RBI single up the middle.

Mercer added some insurance in the seventh, scoring two unearned runs in the top of the inning. In the final half, Kruse belted her second home run of the season, cutting the Mocs' deficit to three.

Kailey Snell led the Chattanooga offense with a 3-for-3 day. The sophomore also stole two bases for the second time this season.

Parrott got the start, allowing four runs, two earned on six hits in two innings of work. Hannah Wood entered in relief and threw four innings, allowing two unearned runs on two hits.

Mercer's Alyssa Woods went 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

UTC 3, MER 6 | BOX
SCORING PLAYS
T1st: Annie Potter doubled to center field, RBI; Alyssa Woods scored. (MER 1-0)
T2nd: Kenlie Harvey singled to left field, RBI; Grace Prom scored, unearned. (MER 2-0)
T3rd: Diamond Williams doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Annie Potter and Alyssa Woods scored. (MER 4-0)
B4th: Kaili Phillips homered to center, RBI. (MER 4-1).
B5th: Emily Coltharp singled up the middle, RBI; Gracey Kruse scored. (MER 4-2).
T7th: Annie Potter fouled out to left field, SF, RBI; Rebeca Laudino scored, unearned. (MER 5-2).
T7th: Diamond Williams singled to center, RBI; Alyssa Woods scored, unearned. (MER 6-2).
B7th: Gracey Kruse homered to right field, RBI. (MER 6-3).
WP: Hannah Pitts (5-14)
LP:  Brooke Parrott (10-7)

Notable:
  • Kruse's home run was the fourth seventh-inning home run for the Mocs this season.
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