CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team gets set to end a lengthy 11-game homestand this weekend by hosting the annual Frost Classic this Friday through Sunday inside Jim Frost Stadium and the Warner Park Softball Complex.
Chattanooga (3-4) will play four games over the first two days of tournament action while taking the final day off. Teams visiting the Scenic City include Miami (OH), St. Louis, St. Francis (PA), SIUE and UNLV, in addition to UTC.
The Mocs conclude the homestand this weekend and will hit the road for a month-long road trip with destinations in Charleston, S.C., and Clearwater, Fla., ahead of the start of Southern Conference play. The next home game will occur on March 26 against Georgia State.
Tournament information is below.
CHATTANOOGA SCHEDULE | TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Friday | 2:00pm| vs. Miami (OH)
Friday | 4:00pm | vs. Saint Louis
Saturday | 2:00pm | vs. SIUE
Saturday | 4:00pm | vs. UNLV
PROMOTIONS
Traditional in-game promotions including strikeout t-shirts, Bojangles' foul balls, and more will be featured this weekend during Chattanooga's games in the Frost Classic.
TICKETS | BUY NOW
Tickets are on sale now for just $10 per day, or $25 for a full tournament pass. Cash and credit cards are accepted at the gates on game day at the Jim Frost Stadium ticket booth.
CLEAR BAG POLICY
Jim Frost Stadium and UTC Athletics enforce a 'Clear Bag Policy' for fans in attendance. For more details on acceptable items and bag sizes, please click
HERE.
SEASON/TEAM NOTABLES | GAME NOTES
· Chattanooga suffered just its fourth losing record in a home tournament since 1994, finishing last weekend's Chattanooga Challenge with a 2-3 record. UTC picked up a pair of two-run wins over Indiana State and Marshall while dropping contests to WKU, Bowling Green and Tennessee Tech.
· Senior
Aly Walker has picked up a hit in each of the first seven games this season and currently leads the Southern Conference with a .458 (11-for-24) batting average. Walker has a pair of multi-hit games this year including a 4-for-4 performance in Friday's win over Marshall, the first four-hit game of her career.
· Current sophomore and reigning SoCon Freshman of the Year honoree
Emily Coltharp has been nothing short of stellar as the team's leadoff hitter. Coltharp has three multi-hit games and has recorded a hit in all seven games in 2020. She follows Walker in the SoCon batting average standings with a second-place .455 (10-for-22) mark. Coltharp leads the SoCon in on-base percentage at a .586 clip.
WATCHESPN / ESPN3 BROADCAST
Due to a large number of additional home events on campus at UTC this weekend, there will be no available live stream of games this weekend. Live stats are available with links located on the schedule page.
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