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APRIL 26-28 » SHERRI PARKER LEE STADIUM » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
THE MATCHUP TENNESSEE
ARKANSAS
THE BASICS 42-6, 15-3 SEC NFCA Rank: 3 USA Softball Rank: 2 Runs Per Game: 7.52 Team BA: .347 Team ERA: 1.74
30-17, 8-10 SEC NFCA Rank: RV USA Softball Rank: 25 Runs Per Game: 5.68 Team BA: .285 Team ERA: 2.70
NOTEWORHY NOTES THE SERIES VS. ARKANSAS
Tennessee and Arkansas have faced each other 43 times. UT leads the all-time series 31-12. Series: UT leads 31-12 Series In Knoxville: UT leads 18-1 Tennessee has won its last 13 games against Arkansas that were played in Knoxville. The Razorbacks’ lone win in Knoxville was the second half of a doubleheader on April 14, 2001. 2012: Tennessee took two of three March 18, 2012: Tennessee W, 2-0, in Fayetteville March 17, 2012: Arkansas W, 4-1, in Fayetteville March 16, 2012: Tennessee W, 8-0 (5), in Fayetteville
Last Meeting: March 18, 2012, in Fayetteville Tennessee 2, Arkansas 0 Lauren Gibson hit a solo homer, Kat Dotson had an RBI triple and Ellen Renfroe tossed a three-hit shutout.
STRONG AGAINST THE RAZORBACKS
Raven Chavanne: .619 BA (13-for-21), 10 runs, 6 RBIs 6 SBs
BATTING LEADERS 3B #88 Raven Chavanne UT #30 Devon Wallace (.487 BA, 59 Rs, 29 RBIs, 35 SBs ) (.393 BA, 12 HRs, 9 2Bs, 27 RBIs) 2B #27 Lauren Gibson IF #11 Clarisa Navarro (.439 BA, 15 HRs, 11 2Bs, 58 RBIs) (.313 BA, 5 HRs, 9 2Bs, 34 RBIs,) SS #44 Madison Shipman IF #20 Chloe Oprzedek (.389 BA, 9 HRs, 17 2Bs, 50 RBIs) (.302 BA, 9 HRs, 6 2Bs, 34 RBIs,) OF #33 Kat Dotson OF #00 Jennifer Rambo (.358 BA, 4 HRs, 82Bs, 39 RBIs) (.308 BA, 5 HRs, 2 Bs, 23 RBIs)
PITCHING LEADERS RHP #20 Ivy Renfroe RHP #44 Chelsea Cohen (16-3, 1.65 ERA, 111 Ks, 110.0 IP) (13-8, 2.93 ERA, 130 Ks, 121.2 IP) RHP #13 Ellen Renfroe LHP #8 Kimmy Beasley (15-1, 1.68 ERA, 146 Ks, 129.1 IP) (7-7, 3.00 ERA, 127 Ks, 91.0 IP)
Madison Shipman: .461 BA (6-for-13), 3 runs, 3 2Bs, 5 RBIs, 2 SBs
Ellen Renfroe: 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 3 App, 3 GS, 3 CGs, 17.0 IP, 20 Ks
GIBSON: NFCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF WEEK Senior second baseman Lauren Gibson was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Player of the Week on Tuesday for the week of April 15-21. Last week, Gibson put up astronomical numbers, batting .818 (9-for-11) with five homers, three doubles, 18 RBIs, eight runs and three walks. She posted a whopping OPS of 3.255 (2.455 slugging percentage, .800 on-base percentage). Gibson had arguably the finest single-game performance of any Lady Vol in UT’s April 20 win at Ole Miss, going 4-for-5 with three homers, a two-run double and nine RBIs.
TOP 25 FINALISTS FOR USA SOFTBALL MOVING UP THE HOME RUN LIST COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lauren Gibson now has 42 career home runs after BA .487
Raven Chavanne Senior Third Baseman AB H R HR 2B 3B RBI SB 152 74 59 6 4 1 29 35
SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST Senior Raven Chavanne was named one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, which recognizes achievement in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Lauren Gibson Senior Second Baseman BA AB H R HR 2B 3B RBI SB .439 139 61 55 15 11 1 58 13
ERA 1.68
Ellen Renfroe Junior Pitcher W-L CG SH IP K OPP BA 15-1 8 4 129.1 146 .182
a monster week at the plate. She ranks second in UT history behind only Tonya Callahan (2005-08), who holds the school record at 51.
19-GAME WINNING STREAK Tennessee has won its last 19 games and the Lady Vols have been strong both in the batter’s box and in the pitcher’s circle over that stretch. UT is hitting .379 and averaging 9.0 runs per game over the last 19 games. Tennessee pitching staff has a 1.96 ERA and limited opponents to 2.2 runs per game over that stretch.
THAT’S SO RAVEN
TRACKING CHAVANNE IN UT RECORDS Career Batting Average (Leader): .453 (Second place is India Chiles at .417)
Career Runs (2nd): 233 (First place is Lindsay Schutzler at 241)
Career Hits (2nd): 338 (First place is Lindsay Schutzler: 362)
Career Stolen Bases (Leader): 137
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
NO. 2 TENNESSEE (42-6, 15-3 SEC) VS. NO. 25 ARKANSAS (30-17, 8-10 SEC)
OVERALL RECORD: SEC NON-CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
42-6 15-3 27-3 16-1 11-3 15-2
THE SCHEDULE DATE Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 15 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 21 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 26 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 1 Mar. 2 Mar. 2 Mar. 3 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Mar. 10 Mar. 12 Mar. 15 Mar. 16 Mar.17 Mar. 19 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Mar. 24 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 April 1 April 2 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 10 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 16 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 26 April 27 April 28 May 3 May 4 May 5
OPPONENT TIME vs. Southern Utah ! W, 18-3 (5) Idaho State ! W, 14-2 (5) Utah State ! W, 10-0 (5) South Dakota ! W, 5-0 BYU ! W, 6-3 Oklahoma State ! Canceled NC State # W, 7-0 Coastal Carolina # W, 8-0 (6) No. 12/12 USF # W, 11-0 Coastal Carolina # W, 10-3 NC State # W, 8-2 Long Beach State $ W, 7-0 Cal State Fullerton $ W, 5-0 Northwestern $ L, 3-2 No. 16/13 UCLA $ L, 2-0 UC Santa Barbara $ W, 5-0 LIPSCOMB W, 6-0 at College of Charleston L, 3-1 UNC-Wilmington % W, 9-1 (5) at Charleston Southern % W, 8-1 UNC-Wilmington % W, 9-0 Valparaiso % W, 5-0 at Charleston Southern % W, 10-3 No. 1/2 ALABAMA W, 4-3 No. 1/2 ALABAMA W, 2-1 No. 1/2 ALABAMA L, 7-1 WINTHROP W, 8-0 (5) at No. 3/3 Florida L, 6-5 (8) at No. 3/3 Florida W, 3-1 (8) at No. 3/3 Florida L, 5-3 (8) MURRAY STATE W, 7-0 No. 5/4 TEXAS A&M W, 8-6 No. 5/4 TEXAS A&M W, 8-6 No. 5/4 TEXAS A&M W. 5-4 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 8-0 (5) No. 21/20 KENTUCKY W, 6-0 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 11-2 (5) TENNESSEE STATE W, 19-1 (5) at Georgia W, 10-3 at Georgia W, 9-2 at Georgia W, 6-1 TENNESSEE TECH W, 12-3 (5) AUBURN W, 5-3 AUBURN W, 6-1 AUBURN W, 6-0 APPALACHIAN ST. W, 9-0 (5) at Ole Miss W, 12-4 (5) at Ole Miss W, 15-5 (6) at Ole Miss W, 9-1 (5) ARKANSAS 7 p.m. SportSouth ARKANSAS 2:30 p.m. ARKANSAS 12:30 p.m. at Missouri 7 p.m. at Missouri 7:30 p.m. ESPN at Missouri 1 p.m.
SEC Tourney: May 8-11 in Lexington, Ky. NCAA Reg: May 16-19 NCAA Super Regionals: May 23-26 WCWS: May 30-June 5 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Indicates SEC games ! = Red Desert Classic; # = USF 4 Team Tournament; $ = Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic; % = Buccaneer Invitational
(Previous record held by Lindsay Schutzler - 120) 2013 TENNESSEE SOFTBALL » UTSPORTS.COM » @LADYVOL_SFTBALL