University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball coach Frank Reed sat in the dugout long after the end of Sunday’s game.
He’s looking for answers, but it’s obvious those won’t be readily available.
The Mocs lost 5-1 to Connecticut in the final game of the Chattanooga Classic at Frost Stadium to fall to 3-6 this season. UTC finished 1-3 over the three-day event, defeating Radford 10-3 before losing to Tennessee Tech, IUPUI and the Huskies.
Pitching has been an early source of frustration for Reed. UTC brought in three freshmen at that position this season, but Celie Hudson is out with an injury. Payten Price, who started Sunday and took the loss, struck out eight but allowed two home runs in the fourth inning that broke a 1-all tie.
“We’re going against good teams, and we’ve got to hold them,” Reed said. “The same thing happened last year. We’re fighting to put runs on the board, but it gets to a point where when a part of your game isn’t where it needs to be, it has a tendency to spread to other parts of the game.”