UTC senior pitcher Nikki Waters was the winning pitcher Saturday in the Lady Mocs’ 11-2 win over College of Charleston in the Southern Conference softball tournament championship game. Waters won three games in the tournament and struck out 14 opposing batters.
Contributed Photo by Dale RutemeyerThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga avenged its only leagues losses and earned its 11th Southern Conference softball tournament championship with an 11-2 win over College of Charleston in five innings Saturday in Statesboro, Ga.
“Just coming out on top and getting that win is awesome,” senior third baseman Tiffany Baker said. “Because now we know that we’re truly the best team in this conference, and we’re going to represent our conference and what it means to be in our conference.”
UTC (42-12) outscored its opponents 35-3 in its four tournament games, and the pitching staff held opposing batters to an .092 average.
The Lady Mocs’ only conference losses in the regular season were in a three-game sweep at Charleston on April 16-17, and junior pitcher Michelle Fuzzard said beating the Cougars in the tournament final was especially satisfying.
“I think we had a point to prove, and we responded,” she said. “I said that we wanted to face them again, and I think we all felt that way. They were the one team that we had something to prove to them.”