The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga finally got its bats going midway through Wednesday’s softball game against Middle Tennessee State University.
Soon after came the runs and, eventually, the win.
The Mocs reeled off three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings, rallying to beat the Blue Raiders 8-5 at Frost Stadium. The win ended a three-game losing streak for UTC (20-19) as it heads into a Southern Conference series at Western Carolina that starts with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. Saturday. The third game is at the same time Sunday.
Criket Blanco and Alyssa Taylor each drove in three runs Wednesday as UTC overcame a 5-2 lead for MTSU (19-17).
“I think our mentality changed in the last couple of innings,” said Blanco, who had a team-high three hits. “We were coasting early, then all of a sudden we realized we needed to pick it up, and when we did that, it was just Chattanooga softball.