The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team ran into a hard-hitting and determined Elon team Saturday at Jim Frost Stadium, and the Lady Mocs’ undefeated streak in Southern Conference play came to an end.
The Phoenix beat UTC 3-2 and 7-6 to tighten the race for SoCon regular season championship. Elon catcher Kaitlyn Piazzolla did the bulk of the damage, going 3-for-5 with three home runs and seven RBIs in the two games.
UTC coach Frank Reed wasn’t happy with the work of his pitching staff against the free-swinging Phoenix (30-11, 13-4) who scored 10 runs on 17 hits.
“Our pitchers didn’t do the job today,” Reed said. “And the thing about it was when they hit the ball, they hit it hard.
“Based on what I saw today, I’m not sure how they’ve lost four games (in conference). They may be the best team in the conference.”