CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga softball Mocs fell to Samford in both games Saturday afternoon at Frost Stadium. UTC's record evens out at 24-24 overall and 7-10 in Southern Conference play. Samford improves to 22-29 on the year and 11-6 against the league.
 
The Bulldogs took the first game 5-0 and then scored three in the top of the 11^th to win 7-4 in the second game.
 
Kaili Phillips hit .429 on the day for the Mocs with a double and a triple and two RBI. Acelynn Sellers had a two RBI home run for Chattanooga.
 
GAME ONE: SAMFORD 5, CHATTANOOGA 0
 
Samford got on the board in the first inning with an RBI single up the middle and added three more in the second on a two-run homer and a sacrifice fly. A wild pitch brought in the fifth run.
 
In the second, the inning ended on a throw out at the plate. With two outs, Samford got a single but the runner at third tested Sellers arm and she was tagged out at the plate by catcher Jayce Purdy to end the frame.Howeve
 
The fourth came to a close on a 6-4-3 double play. With two on and one out, Zoe Wright gathered in the hit to short. She flipped it to Emily Coltharp for the second out and the ball was in time to first for the final out of the inning. The Mocs sat down the final six batters to close out the game.
 
Alyssa Lavdis and Peja Goold combined for five strikeouts in the game. Goold struck out three and allowed one earned run through 5 and two-thirds innings.
 

GAME ONE SCORING SUMMARY	S-C
T1st: Champion singled up the middle, RBI; Squillace scored.	1-0
T2nd: Newcomb homered to left field, 2 RBI; Nelson scored.	3-0
T2nd: Bruce flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Pate scored.	4-0
T5th: Champion scored on a wild pitch.	5-0

 
GAME TWO: SAMFORD 7, CHATTANOOGA 4 / 11 INNINGS
 
Samford tied the game in the sixth inning and put up four runs in extras including three in the 11^th inning. Samford sacrificed its runner on second at the start of the final inning and back-to-back home runs gave the Bulldogs a comfortable 7-4 lead.
 
Chattanooga successfully advanced pinch runner Abby Orr to third, but couldn't manage a hit in the bottom of the inning.
 
Samford took an early 2-0 lead with runs in the first inning, but couldn't get a run over the plate in the second with bases loaded.
 
Acelynn Sellers led off the bottom of the second with a home run to cut the Bulldog lead in half. With Reagan Duran and Zoe Wright in scoring position, Kaili Phillips hit high off the fence in center field for a two-RBI double, giving UTC its first lead of the game.
 
Samford tied the game in the sixth with a sac fly, making it 3-3. The game headed to extra innings. Both teams scored a run in the 10^th. A single back to the pitcher scored the Bulldog's run and Chattanooga's came on a sac fly from Sellers sending Coltharp home.
 
Samford hit back-to-back home runs in the 11^th for three runs while sitting the Mocs down in order to end the game.
 
Phillips, Addy Keylon and Wright each had two hits while Phillips and Sellers each had a pair of RBIs. Phillips hit a double and triple and Sellers had a home run.
 
Taylor Long went 10 and 1/3 innings, striking out a career-high 11 batters and threw 216 pitches. She gave up seven hits and four earned runs.
 

GAME TWO SCORING SUMMARY	S-C
T1st: Cahoon singled to right field, RBI; Champion advanced to third; Cothran scored.	1-0
T1st: Cahoon stole second; Champion scored on a throwing error by c, unearned.	2-0
B2nd: Sellers homered to right center, RBI.	2-1
B5th: Phillips doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Wright scored; Duran scored	2-3
T6th: Bruce flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Pate scored.	3-3
T10th: Pate singled to pitcher, RBI; Butler advanced to third; Dorsett scored.	4-3
B10th: Seller flied out to left field, SF, RBI; Coltharp scored.	4-4
T11th: Bruce homered to left field, 2 RBI; Squillace scored.	6-4
T11th: Champion homered to left center, RBI.	7-4

 
The two teams will wrap up the series Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Prior to the game the Mocs will honor seniors Emily Coltharp and Brooke Parrott.
 
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