The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Hosts Chattanooga For Final Home Games
5/2/2007 12:00:00 AM | Softball
May 2, 2007
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -The UAB softball team will play its final regular season games on Thursday, hosting the Chattanooga Mocs for a doubleheader at George Ward Park. The two teams will square off at 4:00 p.m. for the first game with the second immediately following.
UAB is coming off a rough weekend at Memphis, as the Tigers swept a three-game Conference USA series against the Blazers.
Chattanooga currently has a five-game winning streak, including a three-game sweep of Southern Conference foe Furman last weekend.
The two teams are already familiar with each other, having split a doubleheader in Chattanooga, Tenn. earlier this season. UAB shutout the Mocs, 3-0, in the first game but dropped the second, 3-2, in 10 innings.
This marks the fourth consecutive season the two teams have faced off and the first season they have met twice in the same season.
Chattanooga hasn't played in Birmingham since 2005, when they won two games in the Magic City.
UAB leads the overall series, 5-3, and is 20-18 against teams from Tennessee.
Through their eight meetings, the Blazers have outscored the Mocs, 34-27.
Scouting Chattanooga: After finishing the 2006 season in fourth in the Southern Conference with a record of 38-25, the Mocs returned 11 players, including eight starters. Through the 2007 season, senior Alyssa Edwards has stepped into the roll as the offensive leader, batting .344 with six homeruns and 37 RBI. Senior Jeannie Cochran leads the team with 56 hits, while sophomore Laci Upchurch leads the team with 10 long balls. For the Mocs in the circle, freshman Brooke Loudermilk leads the way with a 2.26 ERA and 21-10 record. Senior Ashley Frizzell has also seen considerable time in the circle, with a 2.20 ERA and 11-12 record. Chattanooga currently sits atop the SoCon standings with a 14-4 record.
