Softball Closes Out Season at ETSU this Weeked

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga softball team is looking to hold on to first place this weekend in the regular season-finale at ETSU. The Mocs and Bucs will face off Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and conclude with a double header Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Johnson City, Tenn.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. EAST TENNESSEE STATE
The Mocs and Buc have met 49 times and 41 times in conference play. Chattanooga holds a 37-12 advantage and on a five game win streak. On the road, the Mocs are 16-6 against ETSU.
 
LAST TIME THEY MET
UTC swept ETSU in three straight run rule games at Frost Stadium.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs at ETSU
Game 1 | Saturday, May 3
5:00 p.m.

Games 2 & 3 | Sunday, May 4
1:00 p.m. (DH)
The link for live stats is available online at GoMocs.com for all three games on the softball schedule page. The games will not be streamed.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs, ranked 22nd by D1Softball, are 37-12 on the year and 13-4 in Southern Conference action, leading the league. As a team, they are batting .300 led by Olivia Lipari with a .364 batting average. She leads the team with 15 doubles, 32 walks and 37 RBI and is second on the team with seven home runs and has a pair of triples. Camryn Cernuto leads the Mocs in steals going 17-for-17. She has a .361 batting average and is tied with Zoe Wright for the team lead with four triples. She has 14 sacrifice hits and has drawn 18 walks. Acelynn Sellers and Presley Williamson lead UTC with eight home runs each. Williamson had 36 runs batted in while Sellers has driven in 34.
 
In the circle, the Mocs have a 2.50 team ERA. Peja Goold, eighth in the NCAA, leads the Mocs with a 1.44 ERA. She is ninth with 210 strikeouts and third in the NCAA with eight shutouts. She is fourth for wins with 22, seventh at UTC for a single season. Taylor Long is second in the SoCon with 145 strikeouts and ranks 35^th in the NCAA. She is 12-2 on the year and has four shutouts.
 
ABOUT EAST TENNESSEE STATE
The Bucs are 16-33 on the year and 5-13 in league play. Cameron Young leads the team with a .400 batting average and is third in the Southern Conference standings. Riley Nayadley is hitting .320 and has seven doubles. In the circle, Sara Muir leads ETSU with a 3.32 ERA and is 4-4. Eden Muncy has a team-best 39 strikeouts and Marissa Barnes with three complete games has a shutout.
 
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