HATTIESBURG, Miss. --- The Chattanooga softball team dropped a pair on the opening day of the Hub City Classic hosted by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss. The Mocs fall to 8-9-1 overall.
 
Chattanooga had 11 hits over two games with doubles from Mia Leone and Baileigh Pitts. Leone was 2-for-5 and drove in a run for the Mocs.
 
GAME ONE: Chattanooga 1, Lamar 7
Chattanooga dropped its opening game of the Hub City Classic on Friday, falling 7–1 to Lamar at the USM Softball Complex.
 
Lamar used a pair of multi‑run innings and a complete game from starter Kaylee Cuevas to pull away, scoring twice in the second and four more in the fourth to seize control.
 
Chattanooga put runners on throughout the afternoon but stranded 10, breaking through only once in the seventh. Annika Segedi worked a walk to set up the Mocs' lone run, and Mia Leone delivered an RBI double to left to plate Segedi and put UTC on the board.
 
Leone finished 2-for‑4 with the RBI, while Abi Bunt also posted a two‑hit day. Baileigh Pitts added a double, her fourth of the season.
 
Emery Bales (3–3) took the loss, allowing four runs—two earned—over 3.0 innings before giving way to Sophia Guerra in relief.
 
Lamar (8–9) was led by Cala Wilson, who went 2-for‑3 with a solo home run in the fourth. Gracee Hess drove in two, and Ariel Flores added two hits and an RBI. Cuevas (2–2) worked all seven innings, scattering eight hits with four strikeouts and three walks.
 
 
GAME TWO: Chattanooga 0, Southern Miss 6
Chattanooga was held to three hits and could not break through against dominant pitching Friday afternoon, falling 6–0 to host Southern Miss on Day One of the Hub City Classic.
 
The Golden Eagles (9–8) rode a complete‑game shutout from starter Karsyn Giardina, who allowed just three hits with seven strikeouts and no walks over 85 pitches. Chattanooga put a runner in scoring position in the fourth and sixth innings but was unable to cash in.
 
Taylor Long kept UTC within reach early, limiting Southern Miss to a single run in the second inning before the Golden Eagles pulled away with a five‑run sixth. Long struck out six over six innings but worked through traffic, allowing five hits and six runs — four earned — while issuing six walks and hitting two batters.
 
Chattanooga's best scoring chance came in the fourth when Ava Cowart singled and advanced to third on a sac bunt and a groundout, but a foul‑out to left ended the threat. Cowart recorded one of UTC's three hits, joined by Anna Dovey and Zoe Wright, who singled in the sixth.
 
Southern Miss broke the game open in the sixth, capitalizing on an error, two walks and two singles to push across five runs. Jana Hays scored twice for the Golden Eagles, while Ariyah Gordon‑Si finished 2‑for‑2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored.
Chattanooga returns to action against Jackson State at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time Saturday. The Mocs will close out the day at 8:00 p.m. against Morehead State. Live scoring is available online at GoMocs.com on the softball schedule page.
 
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