NASHVILLE - Junior Caitlyn Manus had everything working on Tuesday, fanning nine Chattanooga hitters over nine innings of work, but it was not enough as the Tennessee State Tigers fell to the Mocs 4-3 in extra innings. 

In addition to her nine strikeouts, Manus (10-10) tossed nine innings, giving up four runs, three earned, on seven hits and walking four for Tennessee State (24-19).

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers were trailing 3-0 in the second inning when they first put runs on the board. Tennessee State got an RBI single from senior Laila Armstrong, scoring senior Peyton Fointno from second base.

The Tigers kept the deficit at 3-1 before tying the score in the seventh. Tennessee State brought home a pair, with one run driven in by senior Nahtali Simpson's bunt single, which evened the score at 3-3. Chattanooga then scored one time over the remaining two innings to break the tie and grab the 4-3 win.

GAME NOTES

» Manus fanned nine Mocs hitters.
» Tennessee State's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed two runs across.
» Tennessee State left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» Tennessee State pitchers limited Chattanooga to just 1-for-7 (.143) with runners in scoring position.
» Tennessee State pitchers faced 40 Chattanooga hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out nine.
» The Tigers drew five walks from Chattanooga pitching.
» Simpson led the Tigers at the plate, going 1-for-4 with an RBI.

NEXT UP

TSU will be back in action this weekend as they will travel to Southern Indiana for their final Ohio Valley Conference road series of the season.