Friday, February 21
Frost Stadium
2:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
3-5
3
vs
4
Miami (OH)
4-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Chattanooga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Players Mentioned
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/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
C
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: VIERSTRA (2-1)
L: Hudson, Celie (3-1)
Batting:
2B: BARLOW 1
HR: CUMMINS 1 ; OBREY 1
RBI: BRANSON 2 ; CUMMINS 1 ; OBREY 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CUMMINS 1 ; OBREY 1 ; BARLOW 2
SB: BLASKA 1 ; MOORE 1
HBP: BLASKA 1
Batting:
2B: Kruse, Gracey 1
RBI: Kruse, Gracey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Corum, Katie 1 ; Weissenbach, Hayleigh 1 ; Swafford, Cameren 1
HBP: Kazerooni, Morgan 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
3
AB
4
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Sophomore Gracey Kruse belted her first career homerun in Friday's 5-4 win over Saint Louis.
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Mocs Rally Late for Friday Doubleheader Split
2/21/2020 8:49:00 PM | Softball
Chattanooga softball used a two-run bottom of the sixth and homers from Kruse and Walker against SLU to avoid a Frost Classic opening-day sweep.
CHATTANOOGA --- A two-run rally late in the bottom of the sixth helped lift the Chattanooga Mocs softball team to 5-4 victory over Saint Louis in the nightcap of a doubleheader on the opening day of the 2020 Frost Classic inside Jim Frost Stadium Friday evening.
Chattanooga dropped the first game of the Friday twinbill, 4-3, to Miami (OH) in heartbreaking fashion. UTC moves to 4-5 on the season after the split while Miami (OH) improved to 4-3 and Saint Louis drops to 3-8.
Tournament play in the Frost Classic continues tomorrow with a full slate of games beginning at 12:00 p.m.
BOX SCORE · CHATTANOOGA 5, SAINT LOUIS 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
PITCHING RESULTS
BOX SCORE · MIAMI (OH) 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 (8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
PITCHING RESULTS
CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
· Celie Hudson tossed her 48th complete game of her career against Miami (OH) despite suffering her first loss of the season, falling to 3-1. Hudson recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in the 8.0 inning effort, surrendering just five hits and three earned runs. On the season, the senior has recorded 34 strikeouts in 30.0 innings of work.
· Gracey Kruse belted her first career homerun in Friday's nightcap win over Saint Louis. Kruse went a combined 2-for-5 with five RBI on the opening day of the Frost Classic. In addition to her homer, Kruse ripped a three-RBI double in game one's loss to Miami (OH).
· Cameren Swafford had a huge day at the plate on Friday, going a combined 3-for-6 with an RBI including knocking in a game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the sixth against SLU. For the season, Swafford is batting .316 (6-for-19) with three RBI.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (4-5) closes out its play in the Frost Classic tomorrow with a pair of games against SIUE (2:00pm) and UNLV (4:00pm). For full tournament information, please visit the tournament central page HERE.
Follow @GoMocsSB on Twitter & Instagram and Chattanooga Softball on Facebook for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga softball.
Chattanooga dropped the first game of the Friday twinbill, 4-3, to Miami (OH) in heartbreaking fashion. UTC moves to 4-5 on the season after the split while Miami (OH) improved to 4-3 and Saint Louis drops to 3-8.
Tournament play in the Frost Classic continues tomorrow with a full slate of games beginning at 12:00 p.m.
BOX SCORE · CHATTANOOGA 5, SAINT LOUIS 4
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING | SCORE | SCORING PLAY | VIEW |
| BOT 2nd | 2-0 | Gracey Kruse belts the first homerun of her career with a two-run shot over the left center wall. | TWEET |
| TOP 3rd | 2-2 | SLU's Kaylea Chappelle cashes in with a two-RBI single with one out and the bases loaded to knot the score up at 2-2. | |
| BOT 3rd | 3-2 | Aly Walker rips her first homerun of the season and 12th of her career with a solo shot to left center. | TWEET |
| TOP 4th | 3-3 | With the first two batters of the inning retired, SLU took advantage of a throwing error, stolen base and RBI single with two outs, tying the game. | |
| TOP 5th | 3-4 | Alyssa Chavez ripped a two-out RBI single to center, scoring pinch-runner Kylie Hess from second, giving SLU their first lead of the game. | |
| BOT 6th | 4-4 | Cameren Swafford answers SLU's run with a two-out RBI single to right field, scoring pinch-runner Sidney Swantic from second. | |
| BOT 6th | 5-4 | A miscue at first base from the SLU defense on a ground ball hit from Gracey Kruse allowed the game's eventual winning runner, Hayleigh Weissenbach, to score from second base. |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM | PITCHER | RESULT | RECORD | STAT LINE |
| CHATT | Allison Swinford | W | 1-3 | 5IP, 6H, 4R, 3ER, 4K |
| CHATT | Kat Thompson | ND | -- | 2IP, 2H, K |
| SLU | Kaylea Chappelle | L | 0-3 | 6IP, CG, 6H, 5R, 3ER, 6K |
BOX SCORE · MIAMI (OH) 4, CHATTANOOGA 3 (8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
| INNING | SCORE | SCORING PLAY | VIEW |
| BOT 2nd | 3-0 | With the bases loaded and two outs, Gracey Kruse ripped a three-RBI double to the gap in left to open up the scoring. | WATCH |
| TOP 3rd | 3-1 | Miami's Maclai Branson came through with a two-out, RBI single up the middle to put the RedHawks on the board. | |
| TOP 4th | 3-2 | Miami's Allie Cummins lifted a solo homerun over left the field fence with out to cut their deficit in half. | |
| TOP 7th | 3-3 | Down to their last out, Miami's Hannah Obrey wrapped one inside the left field foul pole to tie the game up and send things into extra innings. | |
| TOP 8th | 3-4 | Playing under International tiebreaker rules, the RedHawks knocked in the eventual game-winning runner from second after an infield single and RBI ground out. |
PITCHING RESULTS
| TEAM | PITCHER | RESULT | RECORD | STAT LINE |
| MIAMI | Courtney Vierstra | W | 2-1 | 4.1IP, 1H, 9K |
| CHATT | Celie Hudson | L | 3-1 | 8IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 11K |
CHATTANOOGA NOTABLES
· Celie Hudson tossed her 48th complete game of her career against Miami (OH) despite suffering her first loss of the season, falling to 3-1. Hudson recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts in the 8.0 inning effort, surrendering just five hits and three earned runs. On the season, the senior has recorded 34 strikeouts in 30.0 innings of work.
· Gracey Kruse belted her first career homerun in Friday's nightcap win over Saint Louis. Kruse went a combined 2-for-5 with five RBI on the opening day of the Frost Classic. In addition to her homer, Kruse ripped a three-RBI double in game one's loss to Miami (OH).
· Cameren Swafford had a huge day at the plate on Friday, going a combined 3-for-6 with an RBI including knocking in a game-tying RBI single in the bottom of the sixth against SLU. For the season, Swafford is batting .316 (6-for-19) with three RBI.
UP NEXT
Chattanooga (4-5) closes out its play in the Frost Classic tomorrow with a pair of games against SIUE (2:00pm) and UNLV (4:00pm). For full tournament information, please visit the tournament central page HERE.
Follow @GoMocsSB on Twitter & Instagram and Chattanooga Softball on Facebook for the most up-to-date information and news regarding Chattanooga softball.
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