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Softball Opens Chattanooga Challenge with Win Over Marshall
2/18/2023 11:35:00 PM | Softball
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga softball Mocs earned a 7-4 win over Marshall in their first game of the Chattanooga Challenge Saturday afternoon.
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Chattanooga 7, Marshall 4
With two out in the bottom of the second, the Mocs put runners on first and third on a pair of infield fielding errors. Adison Keylon drew a walk and that loaded the bases with Olivia Lipari at third and Reagan Duran moved to second.
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Emily Coltharp stepped up to draw a walk, plating the first run for the Mocs. Anna Dovey's pinch hit singe up the middle added two more runs to put the Mocs up 3-0 at the end of two.
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Marshall struck back with four runs in the top of the third. The first run was scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded. The Thundering Herd tied the game 3-3 on a two-run single through the right side. A fielding error by UTC plated the fourth runner.
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Taylor Long entered the game and struck out the next two batters to get UTC out of the inning.
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Kaili Phillips led off the bottom of the fifth with a home run to tie it up 4-4. Jayce Purdy doubled to right and advanced to third on a ground out. She scored on Lipari's single to left field and Chattanooga retook the lead 5-4.
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Keylon led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run to right center. Coltharp followed that with a triple to the centerfield wall and scored on a fielding error to give UTC a 7-5 advantage heading into the final inning.
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Long pitched 4.2 innings and secured her first win for Chattanooga. She struck out nine and walked two and gave up just two hits.
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Scoring Plays
B2nd: Coltharp walked, RBI; Keylon advanced to second; Duran advanced the third; Lipari scored, unearned.
B2nd: Dovey singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Coltharp advanced to third; Keylon scored, unearned; Duran scored unearned.
T3rd: Rice struck out swinging; Bickel advanced to second; Godfrey advanced to third; Love scored on a wild pitch.
T3rd: Feringa singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Bickel scored; Godfrey scored.
T3rd: Owen singled, advanced to second; Feringa advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf, unearned.
B5th: Phillips homered to left center, RBI.
B5th: Lipari singled to left field, RBI; Purdy scored.
B6th: Keylon homered to right center, RBI.
B6th: Kokinda reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second; Coltharp scored, unearned.
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Winning Pitcher: Taylor Long (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Sydney Nester (4-1)
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Chattanooga 7, Marshall 4
With two out in the bottom of the second, the Mocs put runners on first and third on a pair of infield fielding errors. Adison Keylon drew a walk and that loaded the bases with Olivia Lipari at third and Reagan Duran moved to second.
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Emily Coltharp stepped up to draw a walk, plating the first run for the Mocs. Anna Dovey's pinch hit singe up the middle added two more runs to put the Mocs up 3-0 at the end of two.
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Marshall struck back with four runs in the top of the third. The first run was scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded. The Thundering Herd tied the game 3-3 on a two-run single through the right side. A fielding error by UTC plated the fourth runner.
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Taylor Long entered the game and struck out the next two batters to get UTC out of the inning.
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Kaili Phillips led off the bottom of the fifth with a home run to tie it up 4-4. Jayce Purdy doubled to right and advanced to third on a ground out. She scored on Lipari's single to left field and Chattanooga retook the lead 5-4.
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Keylon led off the bottom of the sixth with a home run to right center. Coltharp followed that with a triple to the centerfield wall and scored on a fielding error to give UTC a 7-5 advantage heading into the final inning.
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Long pitched 4.2 innings and secured her first win for Chattanooga. She struck out nine and walked two and gave up just two hits.
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Scoring Plays
B2nd: Coltharp walked, RBI; Keylon advanced to second; Duran advanced the third; Lipari scored, unearned.
B2nd: Dovey singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Coltharp advanced to third; Keylon scored, unearned; Duran scored unearned.
T3rd: Rice struck out swinging; Bickel advanced to second; Godfrey advanced to third; Love scored on a wild pitch.
T3rd: Feringa singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Bickel scored; Godfrey scored.
T3rd: Owen singled, advanced to second; Feringa advanced to third, scored on a fielding error by lf, unearned.
B5th: Phillips homered to left center, RBI.
B5th: Lipari singled to left field, RBI; Purdy scored.
B6th: Keylon homered to right center, RBI.
B6th: Kokinda reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second; Coltharp scored, unearned.
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Winning Pitcher: Taylor Long (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Sydney Nester (4-1)
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