CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Chattanooga closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule Wednesday evening with a 2-0 win over Tennessee Tech in its final game at Frost Stadium this season.
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Peja Goold picked up her 22
nd win over the season and combined with
Taylor Long for the shutout. Goold is tied for seventh at UTC for wins in a single season. Long went five and-a-third innings and struck out six with one walk and four hits. Goold struck out three of the five batters she faced.
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Camryn Cernuto opened up the sixth with a single up the middle and stole second.
Acelynn Sellers had a hard hit to short that was stopped on a diving play to keep the ball infield, but Cernuto slid in safe at third and Sellers took second.
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Baileigh Pitts took a 2-2 count to right field for a sac fly, scoring Cernuto and putting Sellers 60 feet closer to home.
Jayce Purdy was all over the second pitch she saw, belting a shot to deep center that hit the fence, scoring Sellers to make it 2-0.
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Purdy went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Sellers was 2-for-3 and scored the Mocs second run. Cernuto was 1-for-2 with a run scored and a sacrifice hit. Pitts was 1-for-1, driving in the game winning RBI.
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The Golden Eagles loaded the bases in the first on a pair of singles and a walk, however, Long, with one out, struck out one and got a ground out to get out of the inning. Tennessee Tech did not leave any more runners stranded.
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Chattanooga closes out the regular season at Southern Conference foe ETSU with a game Saturday night at 5:00 p.m. and a double header Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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