For three days in October, they were divided.
 
However, once the Chattanooga Mocs Blue Team recorded its final out against the Gold Team Saturday afternoon at Frost Stadium in the annual fall series, and the two sides came together, Emily Coltharp declared them one again.
 
"I love the camaraderie, how they didn't like each other for three days," Mocs head coach Frank Reed said. "And then at the end, they celebrated. Emily said 'now we're all back to one.'"
 
The teams were split into Blue or Gold and remained on that team for all three games. The coaching staff altered the set up this year. The players would coach themselves while Reed and associate head coach Scottie Kilgore would watch from the sidelines only offering advice from time-to-time. Pitching coach Cheyanne Tarango, however, called pitches for both teams.
 
"I think our pitching was a little ahead of our hitters," Reed said. "I think because Coach Tarango called the pitches and she knows all our hitters so she knows their weaknesses"
 
Early on the teams were a bit hesitant to be all out competitive or trash talk the other side. They still saw themselves as teammate.
 
"But then they as they got more into the games, especially by the second day, they were really after each others," Reed continued. "Fans probably saw some of that today."
 
Blue won the first game 5-4. In the last inning, Gold had runners in scoring position. A single could have tied it and a double may have led to a Gold victory. However, Blue ended the game on a double play. The ball was hit to third for a quick tag and an easy throw to first to seal it.
 
"That took a little bit of the wind out of the Gold Team," Reed hypothesized. "Moving into the second day it wasn't as close. Blue seemed to be in control of it."
 
While the coaching staff had hoped for a true winner-take-all Saturday matchup, Blue carried its momentum in to the second game for a commanding win to take the series.
 
The final day, under ideal fall conditions, Blue once again grabbed a 1-0 victory and won the spoils of extra gear.
 
"We create a competition," Reed said. "We give the winning team some extra gear. We make it special."
 
For those three days they compete for the prize. They take sides. But at the end of it all, they are one.