Taylor Long’s years playing softball for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have educated the former Sonoraville High School standout about more than her sport of choice.
Her time with the Mocs has also taught her a lot about life.
Long’s UTC career is winding down. Barring the Mocs making a run in the Southern Conference tournament next week at Chattanooga’s Frost Stadium, the 6-foot right-handed pitcher will be moving on in life in a manner of weeks. She’s about to graduate, already has a teaching job back in her hometown of Calhoun, Georgia, and will get married next January.
Whenever her days on the diamond do end, there’s no doubt it’s been a solid career.
There was a point when Long would spend weekends in Calhoun and not want to come back to Chattanooga. That faded over time as she became less homesick and continued to develop as a pitcher. She’s been around some good ones at UTC, but she’s also been good herself.