Keylon Homers Twice to Lift Mocs to Win over Western Illinois

Saturday, February 18

Chattanooga, Tenn.

5:30 p.m.

Chattanooga

3-0

Western Illinois

4-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Western Illinois	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	6	2
Chattanooga	1	3	0	0	0	1	X	5	8	0

Photo by: Ray Soldano

2/18/2023 11:38:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Adison Keylon hit her second home run of the game, third on the day, in the bottom of the sixth to lead Chattanooga to a 5-4 win over Western Illinois at the Chattanooga Challenge.

The Mocs improve to 3-0 overall after beating James Madison in their only game of the Charleston Challenge last weekend.

Chattanooga 5, Western Illinois 4
In the night cap, the Mocs scored the game winner in the bottom of the sixth to secure its third straight win.

Keylon, who homered earlier against Marshall to tie that game, hit a three-run shot in the second to put UTC up 4-0.

That lead would last long. The Fighting Leathernecks match Chattanooga with four runs in the top of the third. It started with a bases-loaded single through the left side to score two runs. A pair of sacrifice flies would see the game tied 4-4.

Keylon cranked her second home run of the game and third of the day over the fence in left center to give the Mocs their third straight win.

Freshman Peja Goold earned her first win of the year in five innings. She had seven strikeouts and walked one with three hits.

Scoring Plays
B1st: Phillips reached on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second; Coltharp scored, unearned.
B2nd: Keylon homered to right field, 3 RBI; Lipari scored; Sellers scored.
T3rd: Luna singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Drager advanced to third on the throw; Rea scored; Zamora scored.
T3rd: Rodriguez flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Luna advanced to third; Drager scored
T3rd: Hudson flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Luna scored.
B6th: Keylon homered to left center, RBI.

Winning Pitcher: Peja Goold (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Emily Price (1-2)

Chattanooga will take on Maine at 11:30 a.m. Sunday and Indiana State at 2:00 p.m. to conclude the Chattanooga Challenge. Tickets are on sale at the Frost Stadium ticket booth.