JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 3, 2025) – East Tennessee State University softball dropped Saturday evening's tilt 7-2 to Chattanooga.

Senior Sara Muir had one of her best days of the season, hitting a solo homer and an RBI double that provided all of the Bucs' offense on the day. It's the first time this year that Muir has had two extra-base hits in the same game.

She opened the scoring in the bottom of the first after Brylee Mesusan reached on a perfectly placed bunt before advancing to second on a groundout. Muir then drove a ball to the left center field wall to easily score the speedy Mesusan and give ETSU a 1-0 lead.

That lead held through the first three innings, as freshman Catlin Pennington carried her strong month of April into May. After not having an outing longer than 3.2 innings in the first two months of her career, Pennington now has four straight outings lasting five innings or longer.
Pennington used that momentum to strike out a career high six batters in just her second multi-strikeout outing; four of whom she sat down in the first three innings while allowing just one hit the first time through the order.

The league-leading Mocs' offense broke through in the fourth, with a double and homer to take a 2-0 lead. Chattanooga manufactured a third run in the fifth off a double steal where the Bucs opted to take the out at second instead of making the throw home.

Muir got a run back on a solo shot that cleared the elevated wall in center field, but the Mocs added a pair of insurance runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to take a 7-2 win.

Next, ETSU will conclude the regular season with a senior day doubleheader. The opener will begin at 1 p.m. and will be preceded by senior day ceremonies.

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