GAME 42: Chattanooga 2, Tennessee State 0
RECORDS: TSU (3-39), UTC (22-22)
FIELD: Frost Stadium
LOCATION: Chattanooga, Tenn.
WEATHER: Sunny, 84
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Tennessee State softball team dropped the final game of their 11-game road trip. The Tigers was on the short end of a pitching duel, falling 2-0 to the Mocs.
Lauren Powell took the loss after tossing a complete game, scattering four hits and three walks. The junior pitcher surrendered a run in the second and an insurance run in the fourth. Powell struck out three batters as she moved to 2-20 on the season.
UTC hurler Celie Hudson held the Tigers to one hit on the evening. Katie Schneider recorded the lone knock for the Tigers with a single to right in the fourth inning.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Katie Schneider registered the lone Tiger hit of the contest.
- Schneider now has 27 knocks on the season, second only to Sarah Snell's 29.
- The Tigers had three base runners on the night.
- Bri Vire reached on a throwing error in the second inning.
- Kasey Cox reached on a fielding error in the third.
- Lauren Powell tossed a complete game, surrendering four hits, three walks and a hit by pitch.
- Powell fanned three batters, as she fell to 2-20 on the season.
GAME 1
- Chattanooga started the scoring with a run in the second inning and added another in the fourth.
- The Tigers had a runner in each the second and third innings due to UTC errors.
- Katie Schneider recorded the lone TSU hit with a single to open the fourth inning.
- Following the Schneider hit, the following 12 Tiger hitters were retired in order.
- Lauren Powell sat down the final eight batters she faced.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return home for the first time since Mar. 25, a span on 11 games. TSU will host a pair of Ohio Valley Conference double headers, beginning with a matchup with Murray State on Saturday, Apr. 21 and closing out with a double dip with Austin Peay on Sunday, Apr. 22. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. on both days.
NOTES
- The Tigers wore their all grey uniforms with solid blue socks
- First pitch was at 6:00 p.m. ET
- Game duration was 1:40
- The game was shown on ESPN3
- Lauren Powell recorded three strikeouts on the day, giving her 75 on the season
- The total is a new career high, surpassing her 2017 amount of 72
- TSU has dropped 23 straight games
- The Tigers went errorless for the 11th game this season
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