CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- Chattanooga Mocs softball is hosting five teams this weekend in the annual Frost Classic at Frost Stadium. The classic begins Friday morning and runs through Sunday afternoon.
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Head coach
Frank Reed reached 1,199 wins Wednesday night with a 4-0 shutout at Jacksonville State. He reached 700 career wins in the NCAA last year and is currently standing at 723 as head coach of the Mocs. Prior to taking over the Mocs program in 2001, Reed won 476 games in 11 seasons at Chattanooga State Community College.
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UTC is 7-4 overall and riding a six-game win streak that includes all five games last weekend at the Chattanooga Challenge.
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The Mocs host Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the opening game Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. followed by a matchup against Georgetown at 5:30 p.m.
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Saturday's schedule will move the Mocs up to the second and third games. UTC will face Valparaiso at 12:30 p.m. and Ohio at 3:00 p.m. The three-day classic wraps up Sunday afternoon with the Chattanooga facing UT Martin in the finale at 12:30 p.m.
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The Mocs are hitting .290 through 11 games. Chattanooga has 83 hits including 12 doubles and eight home runs with 43 RBI. UTC has a team 5.32 ERA.
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Acelynn Sellers leads the team with a .417 batting average followed by
Kendall Forsythe (.409) who hit her first home run of the season against the Gamecocks Wednesday.
Olivia Lipari (.355) and
Kaili Phillips (.286) have three home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs each.
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Taylor Long is 4-1 in the circle with a 3.61 ERA.
Alyssa Lavdis picked up her first save this season, finishing out the final three innings at JSU.
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Follow all the action online at GoMocs.com. There will not be streaming video for any games.
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TICKETS
Purchase tickets online at GoMocs.com or the Frost Stadium box office. Tournament tickets are $25 for all three days or $10 per day. Tickets are required to enter both fields.
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TEAMS PARTICIPATING
Chattanooga 7-4
Georgetown 6-4
Ohio 6-4
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-2
UT Martin 4-5
Valparaiso 2-7
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SCHEDULED GAMES
Friday, February 23 |
10:00 a.m. |
Frost Stadium: Ohio vs. UT Martin |
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Warner Park Field #2: Valpo vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
12:30 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: UT Martin vs. Valpo |
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Warner Park Field #2: Ohio vs. Georgetown |
3:00 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: Texas A&M Corpus Christi at Chattanooga |
5:30 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: Georgetown at Chattanooga |
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Saturday, February 24 |
10:00 a.m. |
Frost Stadium: Ohio vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
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Warner Park Field #2: Georgetown vs. UT Martin |
12:30 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: Valpo at Chattanooga |
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Warner Park Field #2: Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. UT Martin |
3:00 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: Ohio at Chattanooga |
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Warner Park Field #2: Valpo vs. Georgetown |
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Sunday, February 25 |
10:00 a.m. |
Frost Stadium: Georgetown vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
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Warner Park Field #2: Â Ohio vs. Valpo |
12:30 p.m. |
Frost Stadium: UT Martin at Chattanooga |
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