Softball team struggles on the road

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Making a play: Sarah Beth Roberts, from Mt. Juliet, Tenn., takes the infield to make a play on the ball against the College of Charleston.

By Steven Griffis, Chattanooga, TN—The softball team struggled on the road over the weekend, dropping all three games on the slate against the College of Charleston Cougars in Charleston, S.C. The Lady Mocs took the lead first, going up 2-0 on the Cougars in the fourth inning off Cougar pitcher Hope Klicker. Senior Kasey Tydingco, [...]

Lady Mocs softball takes two of three games against GSU

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By Steven Griffis, Chattanooga, TN—The Lady Mocs were able to take two of three over the weekend from conference rival Georgia Southern at Jim Frost stadium over the weekend. The weekend began with a thrilling 6-5 victory over the Eagles in a game started by freshman pitcher, Rachel Albritton.  The Eagles plated two runs in [...]

Tydingco shapes softball team as a leader, team player

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By Steven Griffis, Chattanooga, TN–Kasey Tydingco began playing softball at an early age because it was something that ran in the family. Her mother, Lisa, was a softball player, and so was her mother’s sister, who also went on to play collegiate softball. They taught her from a young age that the opportunity for higher [...]

Competition held to increase softball attendance

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By Idris Garcia, Chattanooga, TN–The Greek life is looking to play a little hardball to increase attendance at Frost Stadium for softball games. The top two fraternities and sororities with the highest attendance, at the games March 23 and April 6 will play a game inside Frost Stadium, Josh Modjeski, a junior from Atlanta, Ga., [...]

Lady Mocs go 3-2 in Frost Classic

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Home field advantage: Kasey Tydingco, a senior from Fairfield, Calif., finished off Miami-Ohio for UTC when she hammered a ball into left field collecting three RBI’s and put Chattanooga ahead 10-6.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—From Friday to Sunday, the Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team hosted the Frost Classic. In the tournament, the Lady Mocs finished 3-2 in overall competition, where they played two games on Friday and Saturday, and one on Sunday. On Friday, the Lady Mocs opened with two victories over Eastern Kentucky and [...]

Softball team claims three victories at second tournament of the season

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By Kaylene Chadwell, Chattanooga, TN—The Lady Mocs softball team clinched three out of four wins at the Auburn University Tigers Invitational this past weekend. Chattanooga’s second tournament of the season was in Auburn, Ala. The Lady Mocs competed against Kansas, Indiana State, Tennessee State and Auburn. Auburn went into the invitational with a 6-0 record. [...]

Softball team returns from Florida unsuccessful

Swinging for the fences: Sara Poteat, a senior in-fielder from Thomaston, Ga.,  put the Lady Mocs into winning position when she hit a groundout single bringing in Anyssa Robles to put UTC ahead of the Long Island Blackbirds.

By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The softball team comes home from the National Training Center Invitational in Clermont, Fla., with disappointing results for spring opener. The Lady Mocs began their spring schedule this past weekend when they went to Florida for an invitational. This marks the first time the Lady Mocs have played a game since [...]

Softball team prepares to open season

By Matthew Cates, Chattanooga, TN—When the Lady Mocs softball team opens the season on Feb. 8, they will be searching for two things: offense and experience. With 12 new players on the roster this year—nine freshmen and three transfers—the team will rely heavily on seniors Sara Poteat, from Thomaston, Ga., Ninjja Suetsugu, from Sao Paulo, [...]

Lady Mocs end fall season

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By Adam Stephens, Chattanooga, TN—The Lady Mocs ended their fall season by playing a game against one another in the 12thannual Blue and Gold game to prepare them for their spring schedule. “It was a fun game,” Lady Mocs Head Coach Frank Reed said. The Blue Team beat the Gold Team in a 5-4 victory [...]

Softball team prepares for upcoming season

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By Morgan Brophy, Chattanooga, TN—Softball season has not officially begun, but the Chattanooga women’s softball team is already hard at work preparing for another successful season. Chattanooga’s softball team hosted the Chattanooga RBI Fall Classic October 5-7 at Jim Frost Stadium in preparation for the upcoming season. The tournament consisted of five teams from the [...]