Year in Review - 1996
1996 Schedule Overall Record: 26-22 OVC Record: 11-10 Date Opponent # Middle Tennessee 3/3 3/3 # Troy 3/3 # Jacksonville State 3/11 + Marist 3/11 + Pennsylvania 3/12 + Siena 3/12 + Holy Cross 3/13 + Butler 3/13 + Edinboro 3/14 + Niagara 3/14 + Villanova 3/15 + Manhattan 3/15 + Marist 3/24 @ Southeast Missouri * 3/27 @ Tennessee State * 3/27 @ Tennessee State * 3/29 & Troy 3/29 & Georgia State 3/30 & Stetson 4/2 @ Middle Tennessee * 4/2 @ Middle Tennessee * Morehead State * 4/5 4/5 Morehead State * 4/6 Eastern Kentucky * Eastern Kentucky * 4/6 4/10 Austin Peay * Austin Peay * 4/10 4/13 $ Winthrop 4/14 $ North Carolina A&T 4/14 $ Tennessee 4/16 @Eastern Kentucky * @ Eastern Kentucky * 4/16 4/19 ! South Carolina 4/22 @ Austin Peay 4/22 @ Austin Peay 4/24 Tennessee State Tennessee State 4/24 4/25 Middle Tennessee 4/25 Middle Tennessee 4/28 UT Martin 4/28 UT Martin 5/4 ^ UT Martin 5/4 ^ Tennessee State 5/5 ^ Eastern Kentucky 5/5 ^ UT Martin 5/5 ^ Middle Tennessee 5/5 ^ Southeast Missouri 5/5 ^ Southeast Missouri
Result L, 1-0 L, 5-3 L, 12-3 W, 1-0 W, 15-0 W, 5-0 L, 6-1 W, 4-1 L, 7-4 W, 7-3 W, 5-4 L, 3-2 L, 2-1 L, 2-0 W, 12-0 L, 1-0 W, 2-1 L, 8-5 W, 13-7 L, 2-1 W, 10-2 L, 6-3 W, 4-1 L, 3-1 L, 10-5 W, 7-0 W, 8-1 L, 5-4 W, 10-2 L, 9-2 L, 11-4 L, 10-5 W, 1-0 W, 6-2 W, 12-9 W, 7-0 W, 3-2 L, 9-0 W, 13-5 W, 4-2 L, 5-1 L, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 5-1 W, 5-3 W, 8-0 W, 4-3 L, 5-1
* OVC Game # Georgia State Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) + Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) & Buzz Classic (Marietta, Ga.) $ Great Smoky Softball Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) ! Frost Cutlery Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ^ OVC Tournament (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)
1996 Golden Eagle Roster Number Name Year Position Hometown 1 Missy Hudson Fr. Outfield Lafayette, Tenn. 5 Amy Ayers Fr. Center field Ooltewah, Tenn. 7 Jennifer Martin So. Third base Chattanooga, Tenn. 8 Lindsay Pledger Fr. Pitcher/First base Chattanooga, Tenn. 10 Candice Clark Jr. Shortstop Chattanooga, Tenn. 12 Sheree Liverman So. Left field Ooltewah, Tenn. 13 Jami Payne Fr. Catcher Oneida, Tenn. 14 Tammy Lambert Jr. Second base Chattanooga, Tenn. 15 Natalie Massingill Fr. Outfield/Pitcher Chattanooga, Tenn. 16 Joy Lambert Jr. Infield Lewisburg, Tenn. 17 Amy Watkins So. Right field Gray, Tenn. 19 Paige Shoemaker Fr. Pitcher Oneida, Tenn. 20 Stacy Hughes Jr. First base Ooltewah, Tenn. 21 Heather Peterson So. Pitcher Gray, Tenn. 22 Angel Berry Jr. Catcher Chattanooga, Tenn. 32 Terrah Foster Fr. First base/Pitcher Mt. Juliet, Tenn. 33 Christy Correa Fr. Outfield Union City, Tenn. Head Coach: Bobby Holloway
1996 Golden Eagle Batting Leaders Average.............................Hughes (.440) Hits......................................Hughes (77) Runs....................................Hughes (48) Doubles.............................Hughes (8) Home Runs......................Four players (1) RBIs.....................................Clark (32) Walks..................................Berry (16) Steals..................................Hughes (42)
1996 Golden Eagle Pitching Leaders Victories............................Massingill (16) ERA......................................Massingill (2.66) Innings..............................Massingill (176.0) Strikeouts........................Peterson (115) Appearances...................Massingill (33) Complete Games..........Massingill (16) Shutouts...........................Peterson/Massingill (4) Saves..................................No record
OVC Tournament #1 SE Missouri 8, #8 Tennessee St. 0 #4 UT-Martin 8, #5 Tennessee Tech 1 #2 Middle Tennessee 2, #7 Austin Peay 0 #3 Eastern Kentucky 5, #6 Morehead State 4 Southeast Missouri 1, Tennessee-Martin 0 Middle Tennessee 7, Eastern Kentucky 4 (10) Southeast Missouri 3, Middle Tennessee 1 Tennessee Tech 7, Tennessee State 2 Morehead State 1, Austin Peay 0 Tennessee Tech 5, Eastern Kentucky 1 Tennessee Tech 8, Middle Tennessee 0 Tennessee Tech 4, Southeast Missouri 3 Southeast Missouri 5, Tennessee Tech 1
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