CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team will head west on I-24 on Wednesday afternoon for a non-conference battle against Tennessee State at 6 p.m. (ET) in the Music City.
This marks 19-straight games away from Frost Stadium, the longest span of games away from home in program history and the longest since 16-games in 1997. Chattanooga owns a 13-1 record against TSU under head coach
Frank Reed.
The Mocs are 10-22 overall this season and started Southern Conference last weekend at Mercer, going 1-2 in the three-game series. Full game day information including previews, notes & more can be found below.
Opponent Preview | Tennessee State (8-19, 0-4 OVC)
The Tennessee State Tigers are on a current four game skid after being swept in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday to SIU-Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois, respectively. TSU has claimed non-conference wins over Middle Tennessee, Samford, Loyola, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Jackson State (2x) and Jarvis Christian. Seven of their losses have come by two runs or less including a 2-0 loss to Big 12 member Iowa State.The Tigers roster consists of 19 underclassmen including freshman Selena Crafton who leads the team with a .358 batting average.
Game Coverage & Information | @GoMocsSB
There will be LIVE STATS, but no video feed on Wednesday. The link for LIVE STATS can be found
HERE or under the softball schedule page. Follow
@GoMocsSB on Twitter for inning-by-inning updates, stats &more. The game against TSU will be held at Tiger Field on the campus of Tennessee State. Admission is FREE.
Chattanooga Team & Individual Notes | Full Game Notes
- Chattanooga ranks second in SoCon in doubles (42) ... third in batting average (.284) and hits (238) ... fourth in both slugging % (.403) and on-base % (.357).
- Six different Mocs are currently hitting over .300 ... only team in the SoCon with six or more.
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Celie Hudson tossed a complete game win in first game back from injury ... one of only three Mocs since 2010 to earn CG win in freshman debut.
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Ashley Conner ranks third in SoCon in on-base % (.468) ... fourth in hits (36) ... fifth in batting average (.387) ... leads team in ten different offensive categories.
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Hayleigh Weissenbach recently had an 11-game hit streak snapped ... longest since 2014 ... tied for longest in SoCon this season.
Upcoming Schedule & Ticket Information
Saturday, April 1 - vs. Samford* (DH) - 1 p.m.
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Sunday, April 2 - vs. Samford* - 2 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 5 - vs. UAB - 5 p.m.
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