The Chattanooga Mocs softball team suffered a sweep to the hands of Southern Miss and tournament-host No. 17/18 Ole Miss during the second day of the Ole Miss Classic on Saturday.
After the pair of losses, the Mocs fall to 8-10 on the season. Southern Miss improved to 8-10 while Ole Miss upped their record to 12-2.
Brook Womack finished the day 4-for-5 with two RBIs, both coming in the loss to Southern Miss. Aly Walker collected three hits and an RBI on the day including a 2-for-3, RBI performance against Southern Miss.
Chattanooga closes out the Classic tomorrow with rematch against Saint Louis at 10 a.m.
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Southern Miss 6, Chattanooga 3
Southern Miss got on the board first in the bottom of the third when runners double stole from first and third, resulting in a late cut-off throw to the plate from the Mocs.
Chattanooga answered with three runs in the top of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. Aly Walker roped a single back to the pitcher to plate the first run before Brook Womack drove one in the gap a batter later, scoring a pair of runs to make up the trio.
The Golden Eagles would add a run in the bottom of the fifth by way of another double steal from first and third on a late throw to the plate.
Trailing 3-2 in the bottom of the sixth, Southern Miss erupted for four runs to build a 6-3 lead. The Golden Eagles scored the four runs on just four hits, including a two-RBI single to right field with two outs. The Mocs couldn't put together a rally in the final frame.
Celie Hudson (3-5) suffered the loss in the circle after tossing a complete game, allowing six hits, six runs (five earned) and three walks while striking out a season-high five batters.
Chattanooga registered only six hits in the loss. Walker and Womack both had multi-hit games, each going 2-for-3 while combining for all three RBIs. Amy Lewisand Amanda Beltran both recorded singles and each finished 1-for-3.
Ole Miss 10, Chattanooga 2
Ole Miss plated three early runs on just two hits to open the game with a 3-0 lead. The Rebels scored the first two runs via a walk and hit-by-pitch with the bases full before an RBI single brought in the third run.
OM continued its offensive attack in the bottom of the second with a two-out, three-run homerun to center field, building a quick 6-0 lead after two frames. They would add two more runs in the third inning on an RBI double and an RBI groundout to extend their lead to 8-0 before a two-run homerun in the fourth made it 10-0.
Chattanooga rallied to try and extend the game in the top of the fifth, putting two runs on the board, but stranding a runner on second to end the game as a mercy rule defeat. Alyssa Coppinger roped a double down the right field line and later scored on a Morgan Kazerooni pinch-hit groundout. Emma Sturdivant added an RBI on a similar double down the line, scoring Weissenbach from second who reached on a fielding error.
The Mocs matched the Rebels in the hit column with seven. Brook Womack finished the game with a perfect 2-for-2 performance while Ashley Conner, Amanda Beltran and Emma Sturdivant all ended 1-for-3. Aly Walker and Alyssa Coppinger each went 1-for-2 in the defeat.
Allison Swinford (3-2) was handed the loss in the circle in seventh start of the season. Alexa Veamoi also made her seventh appearance of the season, coming in relief of Swinford.