The Chattanooga Mocs softball team saw a late five-run lead slip away during a tough 9-6 loss to UNLV in the doubleheader nightcap of Saturday's action in the Frost Classic held at Jim Frost Stadium.
Chattanooga dropped a 5-2 decision to SIUE in the earlier game on Saturday. Following the pair of losses, UTC drops to 4-7 overall while SIUE improved to 5-0 and UNLV moved to 10-4 in 2020.
Chattanooga drops back-to-back games for the second time this season while suffering its first doubleheader sweep of the season. UTC moves to 4-7 on the year and heads on a month-long road trip beginning next weekend in Charleston, S.C.
Aly Walker upped her average to a team-high .437 (16-for-37) mark after finishing the day a combined 4-for-6 at the plate. Walker went 3-for-4 with three singles in game one's loss to SIUE.
Cameren Swafford belted her second career homerun in Saturday night's loss to UNLV. For the season, Swafford is batting .348 (8-for-23) with six RBI and sits second on the team with a .519 on-base percentage, drawing seven walks on the year.
Chattanooga (4-7) heads to Charleston, S.C., for the Holy City Showdown next weekend (Feb. 28 – Mar. 1) before kicking off its annual spring break trip to Clearwater, Fla. (March 6 – 15).