The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team closed out its trip to Charleston, S.C., with a 4-3 loss to Charleston Southern on Sunday morning in the Holy City Showdown.
Sam Taylor went 2-for-3, Alyssa Taylor was 2-for-4, and Amanda Beltran, Jordan Fortel and Anyssa Robles each drove in a run for the Mocs (15-12), with Beltran’s triple one of two extra-base hits for the team; Ashley Conner’s double was the other. UTC went down 3-2 when Charleston Southern scored twice in the bottom of the fourth, but the Mocs tied in the seventh on Robles’ two-outs single that scored Sam Taylor. A two-outs single, stolen base and UTC throwing error allowed Charleston Southern (10-13) to score the winning run in the seventh. UTC’s Kailey Palazzolo (5-5) pitched a complete game, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk while striking out seven and walking one.
Golf
– The UTC men’s team tied for 12th out of 15 teams Sunday in the General Hackler Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The Mocs were 14th at 598 after Saturday’s two rounds, and they closed with a 292 to finish the 54-hole tournament at 26-over-par 890, tying with Coastal Carolina. South Carolina won with an 841, seven strokes ahead of Virginia. UTC’s Wes Gosselin tied for 43rd for the team’s best individual finish; he closed with a 72 to finish at 222. Also competing for UTC were Andrew Weathers (closed with a 75; finished at 223, tied for 47th), Brooks Thomas (70; 224; tied for 52nd), Kory Webb (78; 226; 60th) and Lake Johnson (75; 232; tied for 71st).