|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Location
|
Time
|
| 2/10 |
vs. Florida A&M
|
Clermont, Fla.
|
1 p.m.
|
| 2/10 |
vs. Alabama A&M
|
Clermont, Fla.
|
3 p.m.
|
| 2/11 |
vs. UCF |
Clermont, Fla.
|
5 p.m.
|
| 2/11 |
vs. Ohio State
|
Clermont, Fla.
|
7 p.m. |
| 2/12 |
vs. North Florida
|
Clermont, Fla.
|
Noon |
2/18
|
vs. IUPUI
|
Atlanta, Ga.
|
10 a.m.
|
2/18
|
at Georgia State
|
Atlanta, Ga.
|
2:30 p.m.
|
2/19
|
vs. Eastern Illinois
|
Atlanta, Ga.
|
10 a.m.
|
2/19
|
TBA |
Atlanta, Ga.
|
TBA
|
2/24
|
Valparaiso
|
Frost Stadium
|
1:15 p.m.
|
2/24
|
Niagra
|
Frost Stadium
|
3:30 p.m. |
2/25
|
East Tennessee St.
|
Frost Stadium
|
1:15 p.m.
|
2/25
|
Purdue |
Frost Stadium
|
3:30 p.m.
|
2/26
|
Troy |
Frost Stadium
|
1:15 p.m. |
3/2
|
vs. Delaware
|
Oxford, Miss.
|
10 a.m.
|
3/2
|
vs. Belmont
|
Oxford, Miss. |
Noon
|
3/3
|
vs. Norfolk St.
|
Oxford, Miss. |
Noon |
| 3/3 |
at Ole Miss |
Oxford, Miss. |
4 p.m. |
| 3/4 |
vs. Troy
|
Oxford, Miss. |
Noon
|
3/7
|
SIU-Edwardsville
|
Frost Stadium |
4:30 p.m. |
3/10
|
Col. of Charleston* (DH) |
Frost Stadium |
1 p.m.
|
| 3/11 |
Col. of Charleston* |
Frost Stadium |
2 p.m. |
3/13
|
Florida State |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
5 p.m. |
| 3/14 |
at Florida (DH)
|
Gainesville, Fla. |
5 p.m. |
3/16
|
Canisius
|
Clearwater, Fla.
|
4:30 p.m.
|
3/16
|
Hartford
|
Clearwater, Fla.
|
6:45 p.m.
|
3/17
|
Northwestern
|
Clearwater, Fla.
|
4 p.m.
|
3/17
|
UMass
|
Clearwater, Fla.
|
6:15 p.m.
|
3/18
|
Illinois
|
Clearwater, Fla.
|
11:15 a.m.
|
3/24
|
at Appalachian St.* (DH)
|
Boone, N.C.
|
1 p.m.
|
3/25
|
at Appalachian St.*
|
Boone, N.C.
|
1 p.m.
|
3/31
|
at Georgia Southern*
|
Statesboro, Ga.
|
1 p.m.
|
4/1
|
at Georgia Southern*
|
Statesboro, Ga.
|
1 p.m.
|
4/4
|
Marshall
|
Frost Stadium
|
5 p.m.
|
| 4/6 |
Elon* (DH)
|
Frost Stadium
|
1 p.m.
|
| 4/7 |
Elon* |
Frost Stadium
|
2 p.m.
|
4/10
|
Tennessee Tech
|
Frost Stadium
|
6 p.m.
|
4/14
|
Western Carolina* (DH) |
Frost Stadium
|
1 p.m.
|
4/15
|
Western Carolina* |
Frost Stadium
|
2 p.m.
|
4/18
|
UAB (DH)
|
Frost Stadium
|
4 p.m.
|
4/21
|
at Samford* (DH)
|
Birmingham, Ala.
|
2 p.m.
|
4/22
|
at Samford*
|
Birmingham, Ala.
|
2 p.m.
|
4/28
|
Furman* (DH)
|
Frost Stadium
|
1 p.m. |
4/29
|
Furman*
|
Frost Stadium
|
2 p.m. |
5/5
|
at UNCG* (DH)
|
Greensboro, N.C.
|
1 p.m. |
5/6
|
at UNCG*
|
Greensboro, N.C.
|
1 p.m. |
5/9-12
|
SoCon Tournament
|
Boone, N.C.
|
TBA |
5/19-20
|
NCAA Regionals
|
Campus Sites
|
TBA |
5/26-27
|
NCAA Super Regionals
|
Campus Sites
|
TBA |
5/31-6/6
|
Women's College WS
|
Oklahoma City, Okla
|
TBA |
|
* Southern Conference Game
All Times are Eastern and subject to change
All Home games played at Frost Stadium
|
|
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
softball head coach Frank Reed released the Lady Mocs 2012 schedule on Thursday, which includes 22 home contests at Frost Stadium. The Lady Mocs will also
battle four teams - Florida, Florida State, Georgia State and UAB - that competed
in the NCAA Tournament a season ago.
"Every year, our goal is to put together a schedule that is
going to challenge us and make our team stronger for the conference stretch,"
said Reed, a five-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year. "This schedule provides our student-athletes a taste of playing
competition that we could see heading into the postseason and regionals."
For the third-straight season, Chattanooga begins the year
in Clermont, Fla., at Dot Richardson's National Collegiate Invitational on Feb.
10. Florida A&M, Alabama A&M, UCF, Ohio State and North Florida are on
the schedule during the three-day event.
The Lady Mocs then on Feb. 18 take a short drive south
on Interstate 75 for the Georgia State Panther Invitational. The three teams,
IUPUI, Georgia State and Eastern Illinois, will play in a
round-robin format with the final game based upon seeding.
From Feb. 24-26, Chattanooga hosts the annual Frost Classic
Inspired by Memorial as 12 teams head to the Scenic City. A doubleheader
between Valparaiso and Niagara kickoff the home slate for the Lady Mocs
beginning at 1:15 p.m. The next day begins with the Lady Mocs battling East
Tennessee State as former Chattanooga assistant coach Brad Irwin and standout-third
baseman Tiffany Baker, who is a graduate assistant, are welcomed back to Frost Stadium. Purdue and Troy are also on the docket
for the Lady Mocs to round out the event.
"The Frost Classic is a quality tournament every year
especially with the facilities that are available," said Reed. "Valparaiso, Niagara, East
Tennessee State, Purdue and Troy are five strong softball teams that are going
to challenge us because they are well coached. We have been catering to the
same teams year in and year out, which shows that the tournament is
being run well."
In addition to the five teams that Chattanooga faces, Ball
State, Belmont, Cleveland State, Dayton, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin are a
part of the tournament that is run at Frost Stadium and three fields at
adjacent Warner Park.
Next up is the Red and Blue Classic held in Oxford, Miss.,
on March 2-4. Chattanooga will take on Delaware, Belmont, Norfolk State, host
Ole Miss and Troy.
"You have to continually play quality teams because you have
to be consistent," said Reed. "Consistency comes from consistently not having
let downs and playing teams that are going to get up and challenge you every day."
Before playing their first conference series, the Lady Mocs
hosts SIU-Edwardsville in a mid-week tilt on March 7. College of Charleston
comes to Chattanooga to kick off the Southern Conference schedule as the Lady
Mocs look to defend their five-straight SoCon Regular Season Championships.
The week of spring breaks brings one of the toughest
stretches for Chattanooga as it faces two national-powers from the Sunshine
State. The Lady Mocs first play at Florida State on March 13 in
Tallahassee, Fla., before heading to Gainesville, Fla., for a doubleheader
against 2011 Women's College World Series participant Florida.
"This is definitely going to be a tough week," said Reed. "There
will be a different thought process going into a mid-week game. The focus will be just on
that game and not the entire tournament, like your next game.
You are throwing your best and trying to do what you can to win."
Another consistent stop for Chattanooga throughout is Clearwater,
Fla., at the USF "The Game" Tournament. Two Big Ten schools in Northwestern and Illinois are on the slate
along with UMass, who has been an NCAA participant in two of the past three seasons.
Canisius and Hartford round out the five teams playing the Lady Mocs.
Chattanooga continues on the road playing two key series at
Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. The series against the Mountaineers will
provide the Lady Mocs an opportunity to see a newly renovated Sywassinek/Lloyd
Family Stadium prior to the Southern Conference Tournament in Boone, N.C.
A 10-game homestand at Frost Stadium, the second longest
such stretch excluding tournaments in progran history, begins on April 4 against
Marshall, a former SoCon softball member from 1994-97. Chattanooga finishes up
a tough start to the league schedule against Elon on April 6-7, as it faced
the top four finishers behind the Lady Mocs from last season.
Following a mid-week game against Tennessee Tech on April
10, the Lady Mocs welcome Western Carolina in for a three-game series beginning
on April 14. A doubleheader with UAB on April 18 completes the long homestand
for Chattanooga.
"The teams in the conference are getting stronger and that
you can't look past anybody," said Reed. "Certainly, no one in the league will be
looking past us."
The Southern Rail Rivalry against Samford starts on April 21
in Birmingham, Ala. Furman then invades the Scenic City on April 28-29.
UNC Greensboro is the final stop on the regular season
schedule for Chattanooga on May 5-6.
The 2012 Southern Conference Tournament hosted by
Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. commences on May 9. Nine teams will play in
the double-elimination event with the champion named on May 12
earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Chattanooga will be seeking
to capture its 12th tournament title.
"I am sure that Appalachian State is excited about hosting
the event," said Reed. "There is definitely a way to play that field with a
short fence and it is always important to have a road series there before the
tournament."
NCAA Regionals are played on May 18-20 as the Lady Mocs have
made eight appearances in their history.
All 56 contests on the schedule will be broadcasted live on MocsVision
with the voice of the Lady Mocs Tyler Brown providing the play-by-play
commentary. Video will be available for all home contests, while free audio will
be provided for each road game. Links can be found on the softball schedule page
of GoMocs.com.