CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team fell 5-4 to Maine in its first game on the final day of the Chattanooga Challenge and concluded with a 4-2 loss to Indiana State in the finale.
 
GAME ONE RECAP: MAINE 5, CHATTANOOGA 4
Maine took an early lead with a score in the top of the first. Grace McGouldrick started off the inning with a bunt single then stole second. With one out, Kelby Drews hit a single down the left field line to score McGouldrick from second.
 
Chattanooga struck back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Emily Coltharp led off with a single to left field, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. Reagan Duran got an RBI knocking her in with a single to the shortstop. Duran stole second and with two outs advanced to third on a wild pitch but would get stranded.
 
Maine added another run in the top of the fourth with two on a single down the right field line. The Mocs responded in the bottom of the inning, plating three runners.
 
Kaili Phillips led off the inning with a double to left center and advanced to third on a sac bunt by Pressley Williamson. Pinch hitter Kendall Forsythe drew a walk to put the runners on the corner. Acelynn Sellers reached on a throwing error by the third baseman which allowed Phillips and pinch runner Riley Kokinda to score and put the Mocs on top 3-2.
 
Next up, Olivia Lipari sent a shot into center field scoring Hannah Pfeifer who replaced Sellers on the bag. Maine made a pitching change and sat down the Mocs next two batters, leaving Lipari on base.
 
Chattanooga's 4-2 lead went away in the next inning when Maine took scored on a single and wild pitch to make it 4-4.
 
Maine broke the tie in the top of the seventh with on a throwing error, getting Maggie Helms to the plate from second.
 
Chattanooga suffers its first loss of the season, dropping to 3-1 overall. The Mocs had four hits, earned three bases on balls and three stolen bases. Lipari reached base three times with a RBI double and a pair of walks. Reagan Duran had one hit with an RBI and stolen base.
 
SCORING PLAYS
T1ST: Drews singled down the LF line, RBI, McGouldrick scored
B1st: Duran singled to shortstop, RBI; Coltharp scored, unearned
T4th: Gie singled down the RF line, RBI; McGouldrick advanced to third; Papushka scored.
B4th: Sellers reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on the throw; Kokinda advanced to third, scored on the throw, unearned; Phillips scored.
B4th: Lipari doubled to center field, RBI; Pfeifer scored, unearned.
T5th: Gray singled up the middle, RBI; Francia advanced to third; Haba-Dailey scored.
T5th: Gray advanced to third, Francia scored on a wild pitch, unearned
T7th: Francia grounded out to ss; Helms advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 1b, unearned.
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga 3-1
Maine: 4-5
 
GAME TWO RECAP: INDIANA STATE 4, CHATTANOOGA 2
Kaili Phillips drove in a run and scored for the Mocs while Jayce Purdy came into the game for Pressley Williamson was 2-for-2 with a double and RBI.
 
The Mocs battled from behind at the start. Indiana State put up two runs in the first and added another in the third inning.
 
The Mocs plated a run in the third. Adison Keylon started the inning off with a double to left field and advanced to third two batters later on a ground out to the pitcher. With two outs, Kaili Phillips singled up the middle, scoring Keylon.
 
The Sycamores added a fourth run in the fifth on a single.
 
Chattanooga added its final run in the seventh. With two outs, Phillips was hit by a pitch and score on a double by Purdy to left center.
 
Indiana State secured the final out to grab the win.
 
The Mocs had two runs on five hits and stranded nine runners. Phillips was 1-for-3 with an RBI and scored one of the Mocs two runs. Purdy was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
 
SCORING PLAYS
T1st: Chipps reached on a throwing error by 3b, SAC, bunt, advanced to second; Patton scored.
T1st: Henning, singled through the left side, RBI; Chipps scored.
T3rd: Bringle doubled down the lf line, RBI; Henning scored.
B3rd: Phillips singled up the middle, RBI; Keylon scored.
T5th: Henning singled through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Chipps scored
T7th: Purdy doubled to center field, RBI; Phillips scored
 
RECORDS
Chattanooga 3-2
Indiana State: 3-2
 
QUOTES FROM FRANK
The wins yesterday were something we were able to put together with home runs. We struggled in that last game yesterday, eke out a win late. We got some home runs that helped us in the first game. I see the potential but we're taking too many pitches. We're not putting ourselves into a position to when we get ourselves in the hole to just put the ball in play as opposed to taking pitches or swinging out of our shoes for a strike out. We've got to do two out of three things well. We've got to pitch well, hit well or play defense. And today, especially that first game, we didn't do any one of those well. If you do two of those things well, we'll probably find a way to win. Yesterday we did some of those things well. We hit it well, we got pretty good pitching. We got 18 strikeouts in two games.