BILLIKENS TO COMPETE IN CHATTANOOGA'S FROST CLASSIC
•Saint Louis softball (3-2) is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to participate in Chattanooga's Frost Classic Friday-Sunday, Feb. 24-26.
•The Billikens face UT Martin (10 a.m.) and Western Michigan (3 p.m.) Friday; Fairleigh Dickinson (12:30 p.m.) and Northwestern State (3 p.m.) Saturday; and Chattanooga (11:30 a.m.) Sunday.
FOLLOWING THE BILLIKENS
•Chattanooga will provide live stats for each game of the Frost Classic.
•The Billikens' Sunday game vs. Chattanooga will be video streamed.
•The links can be found on the home page of www.SLUBillikens.com, in the schedule section below the top stories, as well as on the softball schedule page.
A LOOK AT THE BILLIKENS
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here for Saint Louis' complete statistics.
•Saint Louis opened the 2017 season two weeks ago at Kennesaw State's Phyllis Rafter Memorial Tournament. The Billikens posted a 3-2 record.
•Alyssa Tarquinio and Hailey Weavers are tied for the team lead in batting average (.600), followed by Mackenzie Lawson (.500); Mackenzie Peter and Alex Nickel (.467); and Allie Macfarlane (.400).
•Tarquinio leads the Billikens in hits (nine).
•Peter owns the team lead in home runs (three) and RBIs (seven).
•Nickel has two doubles and two triples.
•Kaylea Chappelle leads the pitching staff with a 2.80 ERA, followed closely by Maddie Baalman at 2.92.
HEAD COACH CHRISTY CONNOYER
•The Billikens are led by seventh-year head coach Christy Connoyer, who owns a 174-147 record at Saint Louis and a 205-177 career mark (eight seasons). Click here for Connoyer's full biography.
FROST CLASSIC OPPONENTS
•UT Martin – Began the season with seven straight wins and comes in 7-1 … went 30-26 overall, 14-12 (fifth) in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2016.
•Western Michigan – Has a 2-4 record, but three of its losses have been one-run decisions … posted records of 22-28 overall, 12-10 (second, West Division) in the Mid-American Conference last year.
•Fairleigh Dickinson – Comes in 0-5 … was 12-34 overall, 5-11 (seventh) in the Northeast Conference a year ago.
•Northwestern State – Owns a 5-5-1 record … schedule has included two games vs. No. 1 Florida … went 27-25 overall, 10-17 (eighth) in the Southland Conference in 2016.
•Chattanooga – The host team is 3-6 on the season … finished 30-29 overall, 7-11 (sixth) in the Southern Conference last year.
UP NEXT
•The Billikens face three intrastate rivals at the We Back Pat Tournament, hosted by UMKC Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5. SLU faces UMKC, Missouri State and Southeast Missouri State.
