MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. --- The Chattanooga softball Mocs dropped a pair of games on the opening day of the Madeira Beach Spring Games Tournament.
 
Chattanooga fell 1-0 to South Alabama in the morning game and then dropped a 6-0 decision to Iowa in the afternoon.

SOUTH ALABAMA 1, CHATTANOOGA 0
One run by South Alabama in the top of the first was all the scoring needed Friday morning. The Jaguars led off the game with a double and moved the runner to third on a sacrifice bunt before bringing the runner home on a sac fly to left field.
 
The Mocs put runners on in the second and third innings and loaded the bases in the fourth, but stranded five runners in the game. Jayce Purdy was 2-for-3 with singles in the second and fourth innings. Addy Keylon was 1-for-3 with a lead off single in the third.
 
Brooke Parrott went all seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
T1st: Willems flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Keel scored.
 
WP: Jenna Hardy (7-4)
LP: Brooke Parrott (2-2)
 
IOWA 6, CHATTANOOGA 0
Iowa scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, added another in the second and put it away with three in the third.
 
After giving up a lead off single, the Mocs threw out the lead runner on the next play. However, another single, a stolen base and an error led to a pair of runs for Iowa in the first.
 
Another run scored in the second on a single with runners in scoring position. In the third with bases loaded, a walk sent a runner across the plate while a fielder's choice added another and a long single made it 6-0.
 
Chattanooga's Purdy picked up her third hit of the day with a single in the second inning and Kaili Phillips had the Mocs other hit in the game with a single in the fourth. Chattanooga drew three walks in the contest, but stranded four runners.
 
Taylor Long started the game and was charged with all six runs through two innings. Peja Goold went four innings with two hits and no runs. She struck out two and walked a pair.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
B1st: Diaz reached on an error by 3b; Bennett scored, unearned; Roman scored, unearned.
B2nd: Roman singled up the middle, RBI; N. Carter advanced to second; Moss scored.
B3rd: Doster walked, RBI; Banes advanced to second; Diaz advanced to third; Downe scored.
B3rd: Mattiello reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Klosterman advanced to second; Doster advanced third; Banes scored.
B3rd: N. Carter singled to center field, RBI; Mattiello out at second cf to ss; Klosterman advanced to third; Doster scored.
 
WP: Breanna Vasquez (5-1)
LP: Taylor Long (3-1)
 
Chattanooga (9-7) will get an early start taking on Hartford at 11:30 a.m. The Mocs second game is set for a 2:00 p.m. start against Bucknell.
 
If live stats are available, a link will be on the GoMocs.com softball schedule page and tweeted out to the GoMocsSB Twitter page. FloSoftball ($$) will carry all games live for a subscription fee.