Mountain Lions Pick Up Three Wins in Chattanooga Weekend Slate

Spencer Mathis

Director of Media & Communications

The Young Harris College Mountain Lions Softball team competed in a six-game weekend slate in Chattanooga, Tennessee, finishing with a 3–3 record against Union (TN), UVA Wise, Montevallo, West Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic, and UAH. 

Young Harris opened the weekend with a 5–2 victory over Union before falling to UVA Wise later that evening. The Mountain Lions split Saturday's action with a loss to Montevallo, followed by a thrilling extra-inning, walk-off win over West Florida. On Sunday, Young Harris earned a 6–3 win over Palm Beach Atlantic before dropping a tightly contested 1–0 decision to UAH to close the tournament. The Mountain Lions now sit at 4-4 on the season through two weeks of action. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

Game 1: (Young Harris 5, Union 2) 

• Young Harris scored four runs in the top of the seventh to pull out a 5–2 win over Union. 

• Hannah Davis tied the game in the fifth when Shayla Pennington scored on an error, then Davis added a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh. 

• Bailee Brown delivered the decisive swing with a three-RBI single that turned into a four-run inning. 

• Julia Moore earned the win with three scoreless innings in relief, striking out five. 

Game 2: (UVA Wise 9, Young Harris 4) 

• UVA Wise pulled away late to defeat Young Harris 9–4. 

• The Cavaliers led 4–0 before YHC answered with two runs in the third on a two-RBI single from Gracie Hughes, then tied it 4–4 in the fourth with two unearned runs. 

• UVA Wise regained control with two runs in the fifth, two more in the sixth, and one in the seventh. 

• Olivia Shockley earned the win in relief, and Lakely Parrish took the loss. 

Game 3: (Montevallo 6, Young Harris 3) 

• Montevallo built a 6–0 lead through five innings and held on for a 6–3 win. 

• Young Harris scored all three runs in the sixth, highlighted by a two-RBI single from Mallory Clark and an RBI single from Hannah Davis. 

• Julia Moore was tagged with the loss after going the distance, and Taylor Lloyd earned the win for Montevallo. 

(Game 4: Young Harris 9, West Florida 8) 

• Young Harris outlasted West Florida 9–8 in eight innings, winning on a walk-off RBI single by Gracie Hughes. 

• Addie Heal homered and finished 3-for-4, while Shelby Duncan homered, and Shayla Pennington went 3-for-4 with a two-RBI double. 

• Isabella Pecorilli earned the win in relief with 3.2 scoreless innings after Natalie Paolino started the game. 

(Game 5: Young Harris 6, Palm Beach Atlantic 3) 

• Young Harris jumped out to a 5–0 lead through two innings and defeated Palm Beach Atlantic 6–3. 

• Addie Heal drove in two runs with a pair of doubles, and Shelby Duncan added an RBI double in the first. 

• Lilly Jones earned the win, and Julia Moore picked up the save with 1.2 scoreless innings and three strikeouts. 

Game 6: UAH 1, Young Harris 0 (Feb. 8) 

• UAH edged Young Harris 1–0 in a pitching duel, with the only run scoring in the second on an RBI reach-on-error. 

• Young Harris was held to two hits in game six. 

• Lakely Parrish went six innings and allowed one run (one earned) in the loss, while Megan Shurtz threw a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts. 

Up Next:

The Mountain Lions return to action on Tuesday (Feb. 10) as they play their home opener versus Lee University at the YHC Softball Field in Young Harris.