2011 TENNESSEE LADY VOL SOFTBALL Tennessee Media Relations -- Associate A.D. for Communications: Jimmy Stanton • Associate A.D. for Media Relations: Debby Jennings, Bud Ford • Associate Directors: Eric Trainer, John Painter, Tom Satkowiak • Assistant Directors: Brian Davis (Softball Contact, 865-696-7947 cell, bdavis16@utk.edu), Cameron Harris Graduate Assistants: Todd Mounce, Zach Stipe, Amanda Pruitt, Drew Rutherford, Andrew Lentz • Student Assistant: Donnie Conley
2011 LADY VOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE STETSON LEADOFF CLASSIC • DeLand, Fla. 2/12 vs. Michigan State W, 11-2 2/12 vs. Stetson W, 11-0 2/13 vs. Boston College W, 8-0 2/13 vs. Michigan State W, 14-0 2/15
ETSU
(5) (5) (5) (5)
Southern Utah
W, 10-1 (5)
CATHEDRAL CITY CLASSIC • Cathedral City, Calif. 2/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 2-0 2/24 vs. San Diego State W, 11-3 (6) 2/25 vs. #25/NR BYU W, 4-1 2/25 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 7-2 2/26 vs. #2/3 UCLA W, 7-1 3/3
EVANSVILLE
W, 6-0
TENNESSEE CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 3/4 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 3-1 3/5 FURMAN W, 6-4 3/5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 8-0 (5) 3/6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 10-2 (5) 3/6 DUTCH NAT’L TEAM (Exh.) W, 6-5 3/8 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/17 3/18 3/22 3/22 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/29 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/21 4/22 4/23 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/6 5/7 5/8
LIBERTY CANCELLED at RV/23 Kentucky* L, 6-9 at RV/23 Kentucky* W, 10-0 at RV/23 Kentucky* L, 4-5 (10) Tennessee State W, 16-2 (6) IOWA W, 7-3 IOWA W, 2-0 #1 ALABAMA* L, 5-9 #1 ALABAMA* W, 4-1 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 4-2 (8) SOUTH CAROLINA* (SportSouth) W, 10-3 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 5-4 at Austin Peay 5 p.m. CT AUBURN* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. AUBURN* 2 p.m. AUBURN* 1 p.m. at Georgia* (DH) (CSS--Both games) 4 p.m. at Ole Miss* 5 p.m. CT at Ole Miss* 1 p.m. CT at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) 1 p.m. CT APPALACHIAN STATE 6 p.m. at LSU* 6 p.m. CT at LSU* (ESPN2) 11 a.m. CT at LSU* 1 p.m. CT RADFORD 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) 7 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* Noon ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. ARKANSAS* 1 p.m. ARKANSAS* 1 p.m. at Florida* 5 p.m. at Florida* (ESPN) Noon at Florida* (ESPNU) 3 p.m.
5/12-14 SEC TOURNAMENT Oxford, Miss.
TBA
5/20-22 NCAA REGIONALS Campus Sites
TBA
5/27-28 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Campus Sites
TBA
6/2-8
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (CT)
* denotes Southeastern Conference game Rankings listed as NFCA/USA Softball HOME GAMES IN BOLD
#11 TENNESSEE
AUSTIN PEAY
Record 27-5, 5-3 SEC Nat’l Rank: 11/11 Batt. Avg.: .369 Runs P.G.: 7.81 Team ERA: 2.08 Hits: 317 HR’s: 39 Stolen Bases: 79 Fld. %: .977
Record 6-22, 1-7 OVC Nat’l Rank: NR Batt. Avg.: .231 Runs P.G.: 3.18 Team ERA: 4.83 Series: UT leads 17-0 Last meeting: UT won 10-0 (5) on 3/17/10
W, 18-0 (5)
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER DESERT CLASSIC • Las Vegas, Nev. 2/18 vs. Cal Poly W, 11-2 (6) 2/18 vs. Boise State W, 15-1 (5) 2/19 vs. UNLV L, 3-4 2/19 vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W, 12-2 (5) 2/20 vs. #19/18 Stanford L, 0-5 2/22
AUSTIN PEAY -- MARCH 29
Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Kat Dotson Lauren deCastro (.473 avg., 10 HR, 51 RBI) (.293 avg., 2 HR, 13 RBI) Raven Chavanne Tiffany Smith (.465, 3 HR, 20 RBI) (.286, 3 HR, 16 RBI) Lauren Gibson Catie Cozart (.413, 2 HR, 34 RBI) (.278, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Ellen Renfroe (15-2, 1.42 ERA, 98.2 IP, 140 K’s)
Morgan Brewer (4-8, 3.99 ERA, 79.0 IP, 34 K’s)
The Series With Austin Peay... Tennessee enters Tuesday’s single contest in Clarksville, Tenn., holding a perfect 17-0 all-time record against Austin Peay. UT is 4-0 all-time at APSU with the two previous visits occurring back on Feb. 13, 2002, and April 19, 2005, both trips under the guidance of Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly. In the two squads most recent meeting on March 17, 2010, in Knoxville, the Big Orange posted a 10-0 (5 inn.) win over the Lady Govs. Then-sophomore Shelby Burchell led the way offensively with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate and four RBIs, while former Lady Vol Tiffany Huff was 2-for-4 with a HR and a pair of RBIs. What a Comeback! Despite trailing 4-0 after the top of the first on March 27, 2011, during its series finale with South Carolina, Tennessee proved a game’s never over until it’s over, rallying for a stirring 5-4 victory by plating a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. S.C.’s Hannah Milks opened the contest with a first-inning grand slam to left, before UT began chipping away at its deficit. Shelby Burchell posted an RBI single in the first, Lauren Gibson crushed a solo HR in the third and Kelly Grieve doubled in a tally during the sixth to cut the gap to 4-3. Jessica Spigner started the seventh with a key lead-off double, but two quick outs threatened to kill off the rally. Ashley Andrews drew a vital walk, freshman pinch hitter Melissa Davin came off the bench to contribute a huge RBI single and then Raven Chavanne capped off the rally with an RBI base knock of her own to set off Big Orange jubilation at Lee Stadium. Great Against Teams In-State! Tennessee kicked off its 2011 schedule against in-state schools on Tuesday, Feb. 15, versus ETSU in Knoxville, posting an 18-0 (5 inn.) victory. Tennessee State went down in six innings on March 15, via a 16-2 count. The Lady Vols have made a habit of dominating its series’ with in-state schools since starting the UT program in 1996. All-time, the Orange & White is now an incredible 97-3 overall against a combination of 10 Tennessee schools. Co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly have gone 63-0 against in-state programs since arriving at Rocky Top. UT HAS ALSO WON 69 STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST IN-STATE OPPONENTS SINCE SUFFERING
Tennessee Lady Vol Softball Contact: Brian Davis, Assistant Media Relations Director • (865) 974-7478 (office)/(865) 696-7947 (cell) • bdavis16@utk.edu