STARKVILLE, Miss. – Members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball team, Brooke Loudermilk (Locust Grove, Ga.), Kandice Irwin (Knoxville, Tenn.), Kristin Holloway (Chickamauga, Ga.), Lyndsey Stiles (Hixson, Tenn.), Michelle Fuzzard (Huntington Beach, Calif.) and Tiffany Baker (East Ridge, Tenn.), received National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Scholar Athlete recognition on Thursday.

The six honored student-athletes achieved at least a 3.50 GPA during the 2009-10 academic year proving their academic commitment on and off the field.

Fellow Southern Conference members, College of Charleston, Elon, Georgia Southern, and UNC Greensboro, had players garner the same recognition. The NFCA recognizes softball teams from across the country that compete at the NCAA, NAIA, Junior College and high school levels.

Last season, Chattanooga posted a 39-19 overall record and 19-5 SoCon mark, the best in conference history, on its way to clinching its 12th regular season title. The team celebrates the championship with a ring ceremony and unveiling of the banner on Oct. 16 apart of its Blue-Gold game at 11 a.m.

The Lady Mocs begin their fall schedule on Friday against Lee University at 5 p.m. at Frost Stadium. Chattanooga also hosts Motlow State for a Saturday doubleheader beginning at Noon.