In the last week, the Lady Mocs made their way around Florida with stops in Tallahassee, Gainesville and Clearwater as the team notched victories over Canisius, Hartford and Northwestern.

The slate began at Florida State, where freshman pitcher Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) was the story in holding the No. 21/22 Seminoles to one run over seven innings with five strikeouts. Chattanooga's upset bid fell short as a well-hit ball off the bat of senior catcher Vivian Morimoto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was just a couple of feet from a go-ahead home run.

As coach Reed stated, the stop at No. 4 Florida may be one of the strangest games he coached in his 22 years behind the collegiate bench. The game was eventually called a "No Game" after a long rain delay in the bottom of the fourth.

Chattanooga had an off-day on Thursday, where the team had the opportunity to enjoy Clearwater Beach for the afternoon before preparing for five games at the USF Invite.

On Friday, the Lady Mocs posted a five-inning 8-0 win over Canisius to open the weekend as Deason tossed a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts. Chattanooga used a five-run fourth to put the home team on top.

In game two, senior pitcher Michelle Fuzzard (Huntington Beach, Calif.) went the distance with five strikeouts. The Lady Mocs continued to hit the ball well as sophomore second baseman Sara Poteat (Thomaston , Ga.) notched a triple, while Morimoto connected on a home run in the 11-1 rout.

The second-day of the event opened against Northwestern as Chattanooga scored at least one run in the fourth thru sixth innings in building a 6-1 lead. Deason and the Lady Mocs had to hold on in the bottom of the seventh before shutting the door on the Wildcats after they loaded the bases in the 6-2 victory.

A contest against UMass ended the day as Chattanooga jumped on the opposition with three runs in the first, but the Minutemen would come back twice to tie the contest at six at 11 before winning via a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh.

Illinois was the final game of the weekend for the Lady Mocs as the squad just registered two hits. The Fighting Illini notched a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh innings in the 4-0 win.

For her work over the week, Deason was named the SoCon Pitcher of the Week for posting a 2-2 mark and 2.36 ERA. The Clarksville, Tenn., native registered four complete games including one shutout with 19 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched.

The duo, then, look towards the Lady Mocs next SoCon series at Appalachian State, the site of the Southern Conference Tournament on May 9-12, this weekend. Associate Head Coach Amy Herrington-Woodard will be making her first trip to Boone, N.C., after leaving as the programs head coach in 2011.

This week's question of the week, once again, had a tie to the upcoming matchup against the Mountaineers and fans can send questions for the five-time SoCon Coach of the Year by sending an e-mail to Nate-Blythe@mocs.utcu.edu with your name and question.

Be sure to listen to Brown call all the action at Appalachian State with free audio  and live stats available on the softball schedule page of GoMocs.com. The start time each day is at 1 p.m., with a doubleheader slated for Saturday before the finale on Sunday.