CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team will host Tennessee State Wednesday evening at Warner Park.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs vs. Tennessee State
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Site: Warner Park Field #3
Live stats will be available at GoMocs.com.
There will not be live streaming of this game.
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The Mocs are 3-2 after a pair of season-opening tournaments and went 2-2 in the Chattanooga Challenge. Friday's games for UTC were called off due to weather and field conditions at Warner Park. On Saturday, UTC defeated Marshall 7-4 then followed that up with a 5-4 win over Western Illinois.
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Chattanooga's pitchers combined for 12 strikeouts against Marshall and eight against Western Illinois. The Mocs freshmen pitchers
Taylor Long (9 SO) and
Peja Goold (7 SO) combined for 16 of those.
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On Sunday, Chattanooga was tripped up 5-4 by Maine and 4-2 by Indiana State in the final game of the tournament.
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Addy Keylon was 4-for-10 over the two days and had four hits, three home runs and five RBI while drawing a walk. She blasted two homeruns against Western Illinois. In the second inning she had a three-run shot and ripped a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth that would be the game winner.
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Tennessee State is 6-2 on the year. The Tigers started the year with a 4-0 sweep in the River City Classic in Vicksburg, Miss., followed by a 2-2 performance at the Roar City Classic in Nashville.
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TSU got wins over Xavier (La.), Jackson State, Grambling and Alcorn State while in the season-opening tournament while beating Alabama A&M twice in Nashville. The Tigers fell to North Alabama and Bradley.
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Tickets are on sale online at GoMocs.com and at the Frost Stadium ticket booth on game day. The booth opens one hour prior to first pitch.
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