GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Chattanooga exploded for six runs in the sixth inning of Game Two Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Field to earn a sweep of Furman. The Mocs won the first game 10-6 and took the second 6-4 in Southern Conference softball action.
 
Alyssa Lavdis picked up the save in the first game, pitching two innings, striking out one and not allowing a hit to close out the game. She got the win in the second game, pitching all seven innings and getting five strikeouts to improve to 5-1 on the year. Peja Goold got the win in the first game to improve to 8-8.
 
Emily Coltharp batted .667 (4-for-6) and Olivia Lipari was 3-for-5 (.600) through both games. Kaili Phillips had two hits and four walks, including three in the first game. She had one of the Mocs three home runs on they day, sparking UTC's six-run sixth inning in the second game.
 
Kendall Forsythe entered the second game as a pinch hitter and cleared the center field fence for a grand slam. Five batters had multiple RBIs while the Mocs drew nine walks and only struck out four times.
 
The Mocs improve to 23-22 overall and 6-8 in Southern Conference action. Chattanooga and Furman will wrap up play Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
 
GAME ONE: CHATTANOOGA 10, FURMAN 6
Kaili Phillips led off the game with a walk and was driven home on a ground out by Acelynn Sellers to put the Mocs on the board first.
 
Jayce Purdy added another run with a solo shot to lead off the second. Furman matched the Mocs score with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning, but Chattanooga retook the lead in the top of the third with three runs on four hits.
 
Coltharp led off with a single and stole second. With two outs, Addy Keylon drove her in with a double to center field. Purdy singled to left, scoring Keylon from second and Presley Williamson's single to center field plated Purdy to give UTC a 5-3 lead.
 
Furman hit another solo home run in the bottom of the frame to cut the Mocs' lead to two runs at 5-3 after three innings.
 
With Hannah Pfeifer and Phillips in scoring position in the fourth, Olivia Lipari singled to right center and drove in Pfeifer to put the Mocs up 6-3, but two more Paladin runs in the bottom of the fourth made it a one-run game, 6-5, and saw a pitching change for Chattanooga.
 
The Mocs did more damage in the sixth with four runs on three singles, three walks and a sac fly.
 
Pfeifer and Phillips both walked at the start of the inning. Coltharp singled to drive in Pfeifer and Lipari walked to load the bases. Sellers singled through the left side scoring Phillips and keeping the bags full. Coltharp scored on a sac fly in foul territory to left and Lipari made it home on a single to short off the bat of Purdy making it 10-5.
 
With bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth, Furman added another run on a sac fly. The Mocs would shut them down with five straight outs for the win.
 
Chattanooga used three pitchers in the win, starting with Brooke Parrott who had three strikeouts. Peja Goold picked up the win and Alyssa Lavdis got her second save of the year.
 
Coltharp was 3-for-3 in the game with an RBI. Purdy drove in three in a 3-for-4 effort while Sellers and Keylon each had a pair of RBIs.
 

SCORING SUMMARY	F-C
T1st: Sellers grounded out to 2b, RBI; Coltharp advanced to third; Phillips scored.	0-1
T2nd: Purdy homered to center field, RBI.	0-2
B2nd: Suniga homered to center field, RBI.	1-2
B2nd: Fabio singled to third base, bunt, RBI; Molinar scored, unearned.	2-2
T3rd: Keylon doubled to left center, RBI; Coltharp scored.	2-3
T3rd: Purdy singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Keylon scored	2-4
T3rd: Williamson singled to center field, RBI; Purdy scored.	2-5
B3rd: Ludlam homered to left center, RBI	3-5
T4th: Lipari singled to right center, RBI; Phillips advanced to third; Pfeifer scored	3-6
B4th: Yoshizumi homered to right field, RBI.	4-6
B4th: Perry singled up the middle, RBI; Ludlam advanced to second; Lykins scored.	5-6
T6th: Coltharp singled to left center, RBI; Phillips advanced to second; Pfeifer scored.	5-7
T6th: Sellers singled through the left side, RBI; Lipari advanced to second; Coltharp advanced
to third; Phillips scored.	5-8
T6th: Keylon fouled out to lf, SF, RBI; Sellers advanced to second; Lipari advanced to third;
Coltharp scored	5-9
T6th: Purdy singled to shortstop, RBI; Sellers advanced to third, out at home ss to c; Lipari scored	5-10
B6th: Perry flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Lykins scored.	6-10

 
WP: Peja Goold (8-8)
LP: Emme Buzhardt (7-7)
SV: Alyssa Lavdis (2)
 
GAME TWO: CHATTANOOGA 6, FURMAN 4
The Paladins got the scoring started with three runs in the second inning. Furman dropped a bunt in front of the plate and the throw to first went long scoring a pair of unearned runs. A single to left scored the third. They added another run in the third inning on a solo home run over the fence in center field to make it 4-0.
 
The Mocs had just two base runners through five innings, stranding both. However, that luck would change in the sixth.
 
Kaili Phillips led off with a solo shot over the fence in left center, taking away the chance of a shutout. The Mocs loaded the bases on a hit, a hit-by-pitch, fielding error and fielder's choice. With two outs, Presley Williamson drew a bases-loaded walk scoring Reagan Duran to make it 4-2.
 
Kendall Forsythe was inserted into the game, pinch hitting for Zoe Wright. On a 2-2 count, she launched her shot to the heart of center field to give the Mocs their first lead of the game with her first grand slam.
 
Furman stranded a pair in the bottom of the inning and went down three straight in the seventh to secure the win for Chattanooga.
 

SCORING SUMMARY	F-C
B2nd: Molinar singled to catcher, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by c,
advanced to third on the error; Burroughs advanced to second, scored on the error,
unearned; Perry advanced to third, scored on the error, unearned.	2-0
B2nd: Fabio singled to left field, RBI; Molinar scored, unearned.	3-0
B3rd: Perry homered to center field, RBI.	4-0
T6th: Phillips homered to left center	4-1
T6th: Williamson walked, RBI; Purdy advanced to second; Keylon advanced to third; Duran
scored, unearned	4-2
T6th: Forsythe homered to center field, 4 RBI, unearned; Williamson scored, unearned; Purdy
scored, unearned; Keylon scored, unearned.	4-6

 
WP: Alyssa Lavdis (5-1)
LP: Sierra Tufts (10-12)
 
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