The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ended a four-game Southern Conference softball losing streak by winning 4-2 in its series opener Friday night at Mercer.
The Mocs (24-11, 3-4) scored all four runs in the sixth inning, capped by home runs by Halie Williamson and Amanda Beltran, and freshman Mariah Ramirez amended her pitching record to 11-0 by allowing three hits and one run in five innings. Allison Swinford got the last two outs for a save.
Emily Coltharp opened the sixth with a single, was sacrificed to second by Amy Lewis and scored on Aly Walker’s double. Taylor Chadwick ran for Walker and took third on a wild pitch before scoring on Emma Sturdivant’s groundout in front of the plate. Then Williamson and Beltran homered with two out.
Micayla Rood had two RBI singles for Mercer (19-22, 5-2).
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