TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL SOFTBALL
Four Women’s College World Series Appearances 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
Two SEC Tournament Titles 2006, 2011
SEC Regular Season Champs 2007
Four WCWS Appearances | Three SEC Tournament or Regular-Season Titles | 11 All-Americans
#12/11 Tennessee visits the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide March 21 (DH) | Rhoads Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Ala. #12/11 TENNESSEE
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#1 ALABAMA
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KAJIKAWA CLASSIC • Tempe, Ariz. 2/9 vs. UCSB 2/10 vs. #4/3 California 2/10 vs. Texas Tech 2/11 vs. San Diego State 2/11 vs. #1 Arizona State 2/12 vs. Western Michigan
2012 Record 19-6, 3-3 SEC Nat’l Rank: 12/11 Batting Avg.: .302 Runs Per Game: 5.0 Team ERA: 1.91 Hits: 200 HR’s: 20 RBIs: 114 Steals: 38-of-41
TIME WARNER INVITATIONAL • Austin, Texas 2/17 vs. Illinois W, 10-7 2/17 vs. #13 Texas POSTPONED/RAIN 2/18 vs. Pittsburgh CANCELLED/RAIN 2/19 vs. #13 Texas (Longhorn Network) L, 2-3 (9)
2012 Record 25-0, 6-0 SEC Nat’l Rank: 1/1 Batting Avg.: .360 Runs Per Game: 8.4 Team ERA: 1.66 Hits: 234 HR’s: 40 RBIs: 191 Steals: 61-of-74
Top Hitters by Avg.
Top Hitters by Avg.
Raven Chavanne (.464, 26 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI) Madison Shipman (.357, 30 H, 3 HR, 26 RBI) Tory Lewis (.333, 15 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Lauren Gibson (.319, 22 H, 8 HR, 22 RBI)
Courtney Conley (.545, 18 H, 4 HR, 13 RBI) Kayla Braud (.439, 29 H, 1 HR, 12 RBI) Cassie Reilly-Boccia (.400, 22 H, 4 HR, 22 RBI) Jennifer Fenton (.379, 25 H, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Inn.)
Top Pitcher (Inn.)
Ellen Renfroe (14-1, 0.99 ERA, 152 K’s, 112.2 IP)
Jackie Traina (15-0, 1.08 ERA, 120 K’s, 84.0 IP)
NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC • Clearwater, Fla. 2/24 vs. Winthrop 2/24 vs. #20/17 Georgia Tech 2/25 vs. Illinois State 2/25 vs. Hofstra 2/26 vs. Massachusetts 2/29
GEORGIA SOUTHERN (DH)
L, 1-2 W, 9-0 W, 6-0 W, 3-2 W, 5-0
POSTPONED
TENNESSEE CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 3/1 DUTCH NAT’L TEAM (Exh.) W, 8-7 3/3 MEMPHIS W, 7-0 3/3 #17/19 LOUISVILLE POSTPONED (MAY 2) 3/3 ETSU W, 8-0 (6) 3/4 MURRAY STATE W, 8-0 (5) 3/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 6-3
Big Orange Slices... When Facing #1 The Big Orange improved its all-time record against #1 to 6-13 with a 3-0 shutout win over #1 and defending national champion Arizona State back on Feb. 11, at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. The UT program also owns prior victories over #1 Alabama (two regular-season wins-2007; regular-season win in 2011), Michigan (win at WCWS-2005) and UCLA (win at WCWS-2006). Tennessee faces #1 for the second time in 2012 on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala., by visiting top-rated Alabama for a doubleheader. The Lady Vols have faced off multiple times against #1 during a single campaign on five previous occasions: 2000 (0-3 vs. #1 UCLA), 2005 (0-1 vs. #1 Cal, 1-1 vs. #1 Michigan), 2007 (2-0 vs. #1 Alabama), 2009 (0-4 vs. #1 Florida) and 2011 (1-1 vs. #1 Alabama). The most victories over #1 in a single season occurred back in 2007 when UT swept the Crimson Tide in a home DH at Tyson Park on May 6, 2007. The All-Time Series Against the Crimson Tide Alabama leads its overall series against Tennessee by a 30-15 count and holds a 15-4 advantage all-time in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Since the arrival of Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly to lead the program prior to the 2002 campaign, UT has picked up 11 OF ITS 15 ALL-TIME VICTORIES against the Crimson Tide. The Big Orange was swept in a doubleheader during its last visit to Rhoads Stadium, losing by narrow margins of 4-2 and 7-6 back on May 1, 2010. Last season after falling in a DH-opener by a 9-5 count, UT ended a 13-game Crimson Tide winning streak in Knoxville as Ellen Renfroe fired a two-hitter and Lauren Gibson was 2-for-3 with a RBI as the Lady Vols prevailed 4-1. Putting an End to Streaks... Tennessee has made a habit over the past few seasons of putting an end to some lengthy winning streaks by the opposition and have a huge opportunity on Wednesday as #1 Alabama enters on a 25-game winning skein. The Lady Vols recently ended #3/4 Florida’s 10-GAME WINNING SKEIN on March 9, 2012, with a 1-0 vic-
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2012 TENNESSEE SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Brian Davis | Assistant Media Relations Director | Cell 865.696.7947 | Email bdavis16@utk.edu
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#3/4 FLORIDA* W, 1-0 #3/4 FLORIDA* L, 2-5 #3/4 FLORIDA* L, 0-1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 7-0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 9-0 (5) at Arkansas* W, 8-0 (5) at Arkansas* L, 1-4 at Arkansas* W, 2-0 at #1 Alabama (DH)* (CSS#) 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 5:30 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 1 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 1 p.m. CT FURMAN (DH) 5 P.M. KENTUCKY* 6 P.M. KENTUCKY* 2 P.M. KENTUCKY* 1:30 P.M. GEORGIA (DH)* (CSS#) 5 P.M./7:30 P.M. at Auburn* 6 p.m. CT at Auburn* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. CT at Auburn* 1 p.m. CT RADFORD 3 P.M. LSU* 6 P.M. LSU* (ESPN) NOON LSU* (ESPN) 4 P.M. MEMPHIS 6 P.M. at South Carolina* 7 p.m. at South Carolina* 4 p.m. at South Carolina* 1 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE (DH) 5 P.M. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 6 P.M. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 1 P.M. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 1 P.M. LOUISVILLE 6 P.M.
5/10-12 SEC TOURNAMENT Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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5/31-6/6 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (CT) * denotes Southeastern Conference game Rankings listed as NFCA/USA Softball (CSS#) means both games of the DH will be televised HOME GAMES IN BOLD
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