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 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/21 4/22 4/23 4/26 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 #22/21 AUBURN* (ESPNU) W, 2-1 (10) #22/21 AUBURN* L, 1-9 #22/21 AUBURN* W, 8-0 (6) at #2 Georgia* (CSS) W, 5-1 at #2 Georgia* (CSS) W, 9-4 at Ole Miss* W, 7-1 at Ole Miss* W, 10-3 at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) W, 9-0 (5) APPALACHIAN STATE W, 7-0 at #21/19 LSU* W, 6-0 at #21/19 LSU* (ESPN2) W, 11-0 at #21/19 LSU* W, 7-2 RADFORD W, 9-1 (5) MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) W, 2-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) W, 8-0 (6) MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, 2-3 at Austin Peay CANCELLED ARKANSAS* W, 11-1 (6) ARKANSAS* W, 8-0 (5) ARKANSAS* W, 9-1 (5) at #4/6 Florida* (FSN Florida/SUN) 4:30 p.m. at #4/6 Florida* (ESPN) Noon at #4/6 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
#5/3 TENNESSEE
#4/6 FLORIDA
Record 44-7, 20-5 SEC Nat’l Rank: 5/3 Batt. Avg.: .360 Runs P.G.: 7.47 Team ERA: 1.65 Hits: 489 HR’s: 61 Stolen Bases: 112 Fld. %: .976
Record 44-8, 18-7 SEC Nat’l Rank: 4/6 Batt. Avg.: .332 Runs P.G.: 7.79 Team ERA: 1.92 Series: UF leads 35-18 Last meeting: UT won 4-3 on 4/23/10
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
#4/6 FLORIDA -- MAY 6-8
Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Raven Chavanne Michelle Moultrie (.473, 3 HR, 29 RBI) (.436 avg., 2 HR, 27 RBI) Lauren Gibson Kelsey Bruder (.444, 6 HR, 54 RBI) (.398, 16 HR, 60 RBI) Kat Dotson Megan Bush (.399 avg., 10 HR, 59 RBI) (.376, 20 HR, 72 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Ellen Renfroe (23-3, 1.20 ERA, 162.2 IP, 226 K’s)
Hannah Rogers (27-5, 1.65 ERA, 195.1 IP, 165 K’s)
Tennessee’s SEC Regular Season Title Scenarios Well Tennessee enters this weekend’s series at Florida with the SEC regular season crown on the line. Assuming Alabama sweeps its three-contest set at Ole Miss (as one would expect), UT would need to win 2-of-3 at UF to pick up the program’s second regular season crown (previous was in 2007). If the Crimson Tide were to drop a single game to the Rebels, then the Lady Vols would need only one triumph over the Gators to take the title. The only way for Florida to enter the championship picture would be for Alabama to lose one of its games to Ole Miss and UF to sweep Tennessee. The title is awarded based on winning percentage in league contests. The All-Time Series Versus Florida... Tennessee trails Florida by a 35-18 margin in the all-time series between the two teams but 11 of those UT triumphs have occurred since the arrival of Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly to helm the Lady Vol program prior to the 2002 campaign (11-21 vs. UF). UT is 5-19 in its previous visits to Gainesville, Fla., however, only ever winning one series there back in 2007, two games to one. The Big Orange was swept in its last visit to Pressly Stadium back in 2009. We’re Leading the Nation... Tthe Lady Vol offense has been something special this season as witnessed by it’s NCAA Division I-best .360 batting average (as of May 4). UT also rates 14th in ERA in the country (1.65), joining Texas, Louisiana-Lafayette and Michigan as the only four teams to currently be ranked in the top 14 in the nation in both team batting average and ERA. Tennessee also has boasts of the top 14 hitters in the nation in Raven Chavanne (fifth at .473) and Lauren Gibson (14th at .444). Love That Run Rule! Tennessee has made winning by the run-rule a habit during its 2011 campaign. The Lady Vols have downed 20 OPPONENTS in either five or six innings, including seven in a row to open the season. The most run-rules by a single Big Orange team occurred back in 2006 as that squad posted 23 such victories on the way to a 61-12 record and a third-place finish at the WCWS.
Tennessee Lady Vol Softball Contact: Brian Davis, Assistant Media Relations Director • (865) 974-7478 (office)/(865) 696-7947 (cell) • bdavis16@utk.edu