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Five Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
Story Links CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Five Chattanooga Mocs softball players were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday. Peja Goold, Olivia Lipari, Taylor Long, Acelynn Sellers and Kailey Snell each earned a spot on the All-District Team and Goold is eligible for Academic All-America consideration. […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Five Chattanooga Mocs softball players were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday.
Peja Goold, Olivia Lipari, Taylor Long, Acelynn Sellers and Kailey Snell each earned a spot on the All-District Team and Goold is eligible for Academic All-America consideration.
Goold was named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year and NFCA All-Region. The junior is a marketing major with a 3.64 GPA. She had a SoCon-best 244 strikeouts in 2025, tied for fourth in a single season at UTC and is seventh on the Mocs all-time list with 465. She was ranked fourth in the NCAA for shutouts with eight, sixth in wins with 25 and seventh in the NCAA for strikeouts.
Olivia Lipari was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year. The senior infielder graduated in May with a degree in Biology with Latin Honors. She is the sixth Chattanooga player to earn the postseason honor and the first since 2012. She led the Mocs at the plate this season and was fifth in the league. Her 17 doubles ranked second in the SoCon and in the Top 30 in the NCAA.
Taylor Long, a junior Health and Physical Education K-12 major carries a 3.65 GPA. She was named All-Southern Conference Second Team and was second in the SoCon with 160 strikeouts. The Calhoun, Ga., native led the league in strikeouts per seven innings with 8.7 and was second in opponent batting average at .206.
Acelynn Sellers carries 3.67 GPA in Chemical Engineering. She started every single game she played in her fourth seasons with the vast majority at first base. She closed out her career with 27 home runs, including a team-best 12 this season. Twice she hit a UTC record three home runs in a single game, including the Mocs SoCon Tournament game against Mercer.
Kailey Snell graduated last May with a degree in Child and Family Studies and is currently working on her Masters in Secondary Education: Licensure with a 4.0 GPA. The Shelbyville, Tenn., native is a three-time CSC Academic All-District Honoree. She made 219 starts, primarily at short stop and gained an extra year after suffering a season-ending injury in her junior year. Snell was the Mocs lead off batter most of the season and was third on the team with a .328 batting average. She had 11 sac bunts, eight doubles, two triples and a .396 on-base percentage.
Goold is up for consideration for CSC Academic All-America as well as with the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She was named to the 643 Charts All-American Second Team. She was determined to be one of the most impactful pitchers in the country based on the WAR (Wins Above Replacement) metric.
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