UTC second baseman Sara Poteat slides into third base against Northwestern Saturday in Clearwater, Fla.The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team’s day in Clearwater, Fla., didn’t end nearly as well as it started Saturday. The Lady Mocs beat Northwestern 6-2 in the USF “The Game” tournament but then lost a four-run lead and fell 12-11 to Massachusetts.
The Lady Mocs scored in every inning except the first against Northwestern. Senior shortstop Jessica Traxler led the UTC offense by going 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and three runs scored.
Freshman Nicole Osterman was 2-for-3, and first baseman Kasey Tydingco tripled in the win.
Freshman pitcher Taylor Deason (11-4) gave up seven hits and four walks but only one earned run.
Against UMass, UTC scored three runs in the first and three again in the fifth to build a 6-2 lead, but UMass scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at 6.