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Softball Mocs end season with two varied one-run losses

UTC players welcome Ashley Conner, left, across the plate after Jesslyn Stockard hit a home run that also brought in Connor for a score in the game against Furman Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Frost Stadium.
UTC players welcome Ashley Conner, left, across the plate after Jesslyn Stockard hit a home run that also brought in Connor for a score in the game against Furman Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Frost Stadium. UTC players welcome Ashley Conner, left, across the plate after Jesslyn Stockard hit a home run that also brought in Connor for a score in the game against Furman Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Frost Stadium.

By Gene Henley 3 min read

Almost.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team fell behind by seven runs to Samford in an elimination game in the Southern Conference tournament Thursday night. The Mocs rallied impressively but ultimately fell 9-8 to the Bulldogs at Frost Stadium.

UTC, the seventh seed, had lost 1-0 to third seed East Tennessee State in the afternoon.

The Mocs finish the season 15-38 and lose two seniors, Katy Richardson and Jesslyn Stockard. They started their last game slowly and watched a lively Samford team score nine runs in a three-inning stretch to build the touchdown advantage.

Samford scored three in the top of the third, but UTC got a two-run single by Hayleigh Weissenbach in the bottom half. The Bulldogs kept scoring, with two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth, including two Kathryn Jackson home runs.