CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga softball team will hit the road for a three-game weekend Southern Conference series with East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tenn., Saturday and Sunday, April 15-16.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs at ETSU
Saturday, April 15
Time: 1:00 p.m. (DH)
Sunday, April 16
Time: 1:00 p.m.
All games will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available. Check GoMocs.com for links.
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WEATHER
There is a chance of inclement weather in Johnson City this weekend. Follow the Mocs on Twitter @GoMocsSB for updates in case of delays.
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LAST OUTING
The Mocs moved their series with Western Carolina up a day to avoid inclement weather. UTC and WCU split the double header on Thursday and the Mocs won the series with a win on Friday.
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (19-17, 2-4 SoCon)
The Mocs went 2-1 against Western Carolina last week, winning its first SoCon series of the season. In the league standings, UTC is second in with a .267 batting average and leads the league in pitching with a 3.02 ERA and fielding (.968). The Mocs have 260 hits with 70 multi-base hits that include 24 home runs. They lead the conference in strikeouts with 226 and are third-fewest for errors.
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Kaili Phillips leads the Mocs with a .341 batting average and is sixth in the league with seven home runs.
Addy Keylon, second on the team with a .276 batting average, leads the Mocs with eight homers.
Acelynn Sellers had a team-best 28 RBI and matches
Emily Coltharp with a .271 batting average.
Taylor Long leads the team with a 2.39 ERA and
Peja Goold has a team-high seven wins.
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ABOUT ETSU (10-27, 3-6 SoCon)
The Bucs took a pair of wins from Furman to win the series and took a 7-3 victory at Samford in the final game of their series last week before dropping a pair against former SoCon foe Appalachian State Tuesday. ETSU is sixth in the SoCon with a .256 batting average, has a 4.93 ERA (6
th) and third in fielding percentage (.965).
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Sara Muir leads the Bucs with .343 batting average with eight home runs and 24 RBI. Cameron Young is just behind her in the SoCon standings with a .342 batting average with 41 hits. Brianna Bailey has a 3.15 ERA with a 7-9 record. Muir is second with a 3.66 ERA and a 1-5 record.
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CHATTANOOGA vs. ETSU
The Mocs lead the series 32-11 against the Bucs. UTC has won the last seven games and is 8-2 over the last 10. In Johnson City, UTC leads the series
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LAST TIME THEY MET
UTC swept the Bucs last season in Chattanooga. The Mocs won the first game in extra innings in walk-off fashion.
Emily Coltharp's RBI single up the middle in the eighth secured the 5-4 win. In game two, ETSU pulled to within a pair of runs in the top of the fifth with three runs, but Chattanooga added three in the bottom of the sixth for a strong win. In the final game the Mocs started early with five runs in the fifth and only allowed the Bucs one in the second for a 6-1 win.
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