CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- The Chattanooga softball team is headed to North Carolina for its final road trip of the season. The Mocs will take on UNC Greensboro in a three-game series. Saturday's doubleheader begins at Noon due to inclement weather in the forecast later in the day. Sunday's game will begin at 2:00 p.m.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Mocs at UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C.
Saturday, April 25 (DH)
12:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26
2:00 p.m.
Links for live stats and streaming video on ESPN+ can be located on the softball schedule page on GoMocs.com.
 
CHATTANOOGA vs. UNC GREENSBORO
The Mocs and Spartans series dates back to 1997 and UTC leads 66-36 overall and 51-30 in Southern Conference action. In Greensboro, UTC is 25-16 and includes a sweep on the final day of the SoCon Tournament played on UNCG's field in 2024. Last season, the Mocs won both games on Saturday but fell in the last outing by a 14-6 margin in seven innings.
 
ABOUT CHATTANOOGA
The Mocs are 18-25-1 overall and tied for fourth in the SoCon standings at 6-9. The team is hitting .296 with 203 hits and 177 RBI. Lead off batter Ava Cowart leads the Mocs with a .375 batting average and 30 runs scored. She has a team-leading 51 hits, is 15-of-16 on steals, has walked 17 times and has a .448 on-base percentage. Baileigh Pitts is hitting .372 with a team-high five home runs. She has nine doubles, two triples, 26 RBI and a .589 slugging percentage. Chattanooga is ranked 16^th in the NCAA for sacrifice bunts (36) and Annika Segedi is ranked seventh for sac bunts. UTC is also ranked nationally in sac flies at 25^th in the NCAA (20). Mia Leone has thrown out a SoCon-best 11 trying to steal and is ranked 30^th for caught stealing by.
 
In the circle, Taylor Long leads the SoCon with an 8.3 strikeouts per seven innings. She has 140 Ks in 118 innings pitched and eight wins and a no-hitter. She is ranked 29^th in the NCAA for strikeouts (140) and 31^st for strikeouts per seven innings (8.3).
 
ABOUT UNC GREENSBORO
The Spartans are 35-15 on the year and lead the SoCon with a 13-2 mark against the league. UNCG has had two 10-game winning streaks, the first was from Feb. 13-24 and the second stretch was from March 13-29. The Spartans have recorded 10 plus hits as a team in 19 games this season. UNCG has 14 shutouts this season, matching the 2018 mark. Brooklyn Shroyer is pacing the SoCon in ERA (1.74), hits allowed per seven innings (4.14), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.32), strikeouts (146), victories (16) and WHIP (.94). She is nationally ranked in the top 25 in five categories: hits allowed per seven innings (9^th), WHIP (17^th), ERA (20^th), strikeouts (20^th) and victories (24^th). Avery Bouqin and Laney Deane are second in the SoCon with 14 doubles and second with 0.30 doubles per game. Belfield is second in the conference and 60^th nationally with 61 hits. UNCG is leading the SoCon in doubles (82), doubles per game (1.64), ERA (2.27), hits allowed per seven innings (5.65), strikeout-to-walk ratio (1.94), team strikeouts per seven innings (5.59), WHIP (1.22) and win-loss percentage (.700).
 
UP NEXT
The Mocs close out the regular season at home against Furman in a three-game SoCon series. Saturday's games are Mental Health Awareness. Show your support by wearing green. Mocs tank tops will be given away at the gate while supplies last. Sunday is Senior Day for nine Mocs. The seniors will be honored prior to the game and trading cards will be given away at the gate while supplies last.