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Robles clear choice for MOP of SoCon tourney
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior pitcher Taylor Deason knew what was on the line coming into Saturday’s Southern Conference tournament title game against Mercer. Not just the end of a season — the end of her career.
With that motivation, she pitched one of the strongest games of that career: a four-hitter with six strikeouts in the Mocs’ 3-1 win that provided the program’s 13th SoCon tournament crown and a bid to the NCAA tournament. It was their second in a row.
“I woke up this morning and said, ‘This could potentially be the last game you ever play and the last game you ever pitch,'” Deason said after the game. “I honestly went out there and pitched like I was never going to pitch again.
“I talked to myself the whole game. It was 3-1, so it was a close ballgame the whole way. One pitch could have tied it up.”