CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga Mocs softball team will play six games over the next five days beginning Wednesday at Kennesaw State and on to Southern Miss for the Hub City Classic in Hattiesburg, Miss., over the weekend.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs at Kennesaw State Owls
Site: Kennesaw, Ga.
Date: Wednesday, February 25
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Links for ESPN+ and live stats available online at GoMocs.com on the softball schedule page.
 
MOCS vs. OWLS
Chattanooga leads the series 3-2 including a 1-0, eight-inning win last season in the Scenic City. The first matchup between the two programs was in 2019 in Kennesaw. The Mocs won the game 15-4 in their final game of the Phyllis Rafter Memorial hosted by KSU.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA (8-6-1)
The Mocs are 8-6-1 after a 3-1-1 finish in the Frost Classic. The tie came in the final game Sunday against Illinois-Chicago. The Flames were on a deadline to leave Chattanooga for a flight out of Nashville. The game went a full seven innings, ending in an 8-8 draw. The Mocs picked up two wins against UIC and split with Cornell, led by former Moc Tara Tembey Smith.
 
ABOUT KENNESAW STATE (3-9)
The Owls started the season 1-4 at the UNC Wilmington Tournament, with a win over the host Seahawks. KSU fell to Louisville and #20 host South Carolina in the only two games they played at the Carolina Classic. The Owls picked up a win over Miami (Ohio) at home before heading to the Trojan Classic in Troy, Ala. Kennesaw State broke the Division I record for hits in a single game with 20 against Furman in a 16-7 victory.
 
HUB CITY CLASSIC INFORMATION
The Mocs will take on Lamar and host Southern Miss on Friday, Feb. 27. Saturday's games include Jackson State and Morehead State. The Mocs will take on Southern Miss again on Sunday.
 
SCHEDULE: ALL TIMES EASTERN
Friday, Feb. 27
• 3:00 p.m. vs. Lamar
• 5:30 p.m. at Southern Miss
Saturday, Feb. 28                                             
• 12:30 p.m. vs. Jackson State
• 8:00 p.m. vs. Morehead State
Sunday, March 1
• 1:30 p.m. at Southern Miss
 
The Mocs games against Southern Miss are streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available on the softball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
 
MOCS vs. THE HUB CITY FIELD
Lamar: Mocs lead the series 1-0. The lone meeting was last season in the Frost Classic. Chattanooga won 5-4.
Jackson State: Mocs lead the series 1-0. The win came in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and was UTC first victory in the postseason since 2002. UTC won 8-1.
Morehead State: Mocs lead the series 4-0. All four meetings are in tournament play including two at Chattanooga. In the last meeting, the Mocs won 10-2 at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial tournament in 2019.
Southern Miss: The Golden Eagles lead the series 4-2. In the last meeting, Southern Miss won 6-3 in 2018 at the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford, Miss.
 
TAYLOR LONG CAREER STRIKEOUT COUNT
Career Ks through 2/24: 409
 
FRANK REED CAREER WINS COUNT
Career wins through 4/24: 1283
 
MOCS TIE ILLINOIS CHICAGO FOR PROGRAM'S FIRST-EVER DRAW
Due to a tight travel timeline, the Mocs and Flames game on Sunday was called after seven complete innings, ending in an 8-8 tie. That is the first-ever in program history. UIC got the scoring started with three in the first and added a fourth in the third. The Mocs picked up runs in the first, third and fourth to get to within one at 4-3. Both teams put up two in the fifth to remain a one-run game and the Mocs tied it 6-6 in the sixth with a single run. In the seventh inning, UIC took an 8-6 lead in the top of the inning, but the Mocs struck back, plating two to tie it up 8-8. Chattanooga started the inning with a single. The pinch runner stole second and another single put runners at the corners. A walk loaded the bases. A single up the middle pulled UTC to within a run, 8-7 and a sac fly followed a flyout to tie the game. With runners in scoring position and fly out ended the game for the draw.
 
TAYLOR LONG PICKS UP 400^TH CAREER STRIKEOUT
Senior Taylor Long struck out eight batters in a seven-inning complete game 8-1 win over UIC to surpass 400 career strikeouts. The first K of the game was a swinging strikeout in the top of the first. She picked up two more in the fourth and the 400^th was a swinging strikeout to end the fifth.
 
MOCS WALK IT OFF AGAINST CORNELL
Not without controversy, the Mocs earned a 2-1, eight inning walk-off victory over Cornell. With one out and the ghost runner on third, freshman Auburn Karls delivered a sac fly to left field, driving in the game-winning run. However, Cornell challenged the reentry of Karls who had a pinch runner in the sixth. It was determined that she was legally reentered and the Mocs celebrated the victory that gave UTC a sweep on the second day of the Frost Classic.
 
SOPHIA GUERRA CLAIMS SHUTOUT, RUN-RULE WIN OVER UIC
Transfer Sophia Guerra gave up five hits and struck out one, but came away with a 15-0, five-inning victory over UIC on the opening day of the Frost Classic. The Mocs scored five runs on five hits in the first, including a three-run homer by Mia Leone. UTC scored another in the second on two hits and and drove in six on just three hits and one error in the third. A ground out and two wild pitches scored the final three in the fourth.
 
TAYLOR LONG NAMED TSWA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
[2/17] Chattanooga senior Taylor Long was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week for all games played over the first two weeks of the season. She pitched a no-hitter against MTSU and recorded 11 strikeouts, one off her career-high, against MTSU and Ohio.
 
MIA LEONE SMASHES WALK-OFF IN WIN OVER BELLARMINE
With two outs, one on base and the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning, sophomore catcher Mia Leone smashed a two run bomb to deep left field to give the Mocs a 5-3 win over the Knights. UTC was trailing 3-2 entering the inning.
 
FRANK REED EARNS 800^TH VICTORY AS CHATTANOOGA HEAD COACH
Mocs head coach Frank Reed earned his 800^th victory at Chattanooga on a 10-9 win over host Troy on Day Two (2/8) of the Trojan Classic. He has 1,276 career wins over his 35 years as a head coach: 25 at Chattanooga, 11 at Chattanooga State.
 
TAYLOR LONG NOTCHES FIRST CAREER NO-HITTER; BLANKS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Senior pitcher Taylor Long struck out 11 of the 29 batters she faced on Feb. 8 against Middle Tennessee for her first career no-hitter. Her first strikeout came in the bottom of the first for the first out. She struck out the final two in the second and got all three outs in the third on two swinging and the third looking. Two more Ks came in the sixth and with the Blue Raiders being the home team, Long struck out the side in the seventh for the milestone victory. Chattanooga scored two runs in the second on four hits and two more on four hits in the sixth.
 
LONG NAMED TO ALL-SOCON PRESEASON TEAM
Senior Taylor Long, a two-time all-conference performer, was selected to the Southern Conference Preseason All-Conference Team. Long posted a 12-3 record in 2025 with nine complete games and four shutouts along with two saves. She was second in the conference in strikeouts with 160. She had a .206 opponent batting average and a 2.56 ERA.
 
MOCS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN SOCON COACHES PRESEASON POLL
The Chattanooga Mocs, fresh off their 16^th SoCon regular season title, were picked by the league coaches to finish second in the SoCon Preseason poll. The Mocs claimed their 16^th regular season title in 2025 with a 41-15 overall record and was 15-5 in conference play.
Chattanooga tied with Samford in the poll with 37 points and one first place vote. UNCG picked up four first place votes and 43 points as the preseason favorite among the coaches after finishing second in the regular season. Samford picked up two first place votes.
Wofford is fourth in the poll followed by Mercer, Western Carolina (1), ETSU and Furman.
 
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