Mercer Welcomes Chattanooga for SoCon Series

Saturday, April 10

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

Mercer University

Chattanooga

Photo by: N.C. Central Athletics

4/9/2021 3:54:00 PM | Softball

The Bears will host their first SoCon series since hosting UNCG on April 27-28, 2019

By: Stephen Waldman

Macon, Ga. – The Mercer softball team returns home after a 10-game road trip to resume Southern Conference play this weekend as the Bears host Chattanooga in a three-game series at Sikes Field. Mercer will play two games against the Mocs on Saturday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The series finale is schedule for Sunday at 1 p.m.

Bear Necessities
BEAR NECESSITIES
Teams: Mercer (16-14, 1-2 SoCon) vs. Chattanooga (8-16, 4-1 SoCon)
Location: Macon, Ga. | Sikes Field
Saturday: April 10 | 11 a.m. | Live Stats
Sunday (G1): April 11 | 12 p.m. | Live Stats
Sunday (G2): April 11 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Twitter Updates: @MercerUSoftball

Quick Hits

The bears steal an average of 1.63 bases per game, ranking 48th in the nation in that statistic.
Danielle Castleberry and Elisa Rosado are the only two players in the Southern Conference with at least 30 base hits on the season with 32 and 30, respectively.
Rosado also leads the conference and ranks 21st nationally with three triples.
Amber Byrd is limiting opponents to hitting .250 off her, the fifth-lowest mark in the SoCon.
Additionally, Madi Joice's 3.19 ERA is the fifth lowest in the conference and leads all freshmen.

Series History
The bears are 20-28 in the all-time series against the Mocs. The last matchup between the two clubs was a three-game series in April of 2019 at Sikes Field. The Bears won the series finale, 2-1, behind a complete game, three-hit effort in the circle by Bailey Pattison. Tori Ash opened the scoring in the game with an RBI single in the second inning, while Megan Lane hit a sac fly in the sixth to score Kenlie Harvey for the game-winning run.

Scouting the Mocs
The Mocs are 8-16 this season following a sweep of ETSU in a three-game series last weekend. They rank 25th nationally in double plays per game, averaging 0.46 per game. Shortstop Emily Coltharp leads the team with 13 runs and 5 bases stolen this season. Senior Hayleigh Weissenbach has provided the pop in Chattanooga's lineup with two home runs and 13 RBI, both of which are team highs.

Follow the Bears
For complete coverage of Mercer Softball, please follow the Bears on social media at @MercerUSoftball (Twitter), /MUSoftball (Facebook) and @MercerUSoftball (Instagram) or visit the official home of Mercer Athletics at MercerBears.com.