Tennessee Softball Notes - Kentucky Series 3-29

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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

#10/9 Tennessee Softball hosts the Kentucky Wildcats

March 30-April 1 | Lee Softball Stadium | Knoxville,Tenn. #10/9 TENNESSEE

2012 LADY VOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Date

KENTUCKY

Opponent

(TV)

Time/Result

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 25-7, 7-4 SEC Nat’l Rank: 10/9 Batting Avg.: .303 Runs Per Game: 5.3 Team ERA: 1.75 Hits: 260 HR’s: 24 RBIs: 148 Steals: 55-of-59

2012 Record 15-17, 2-4 SEC Nat’l Rank: RV/NR Batting Avg.: .257 Runs Per Game: 3.8 Team ERA: 3.38 Hits: 219 HR’s: 21 RBIs: 111 Steals: 36-of-41

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Raven Chavanne (.427, 35 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI) Madison Shipman (.346, 37 H, 4 HR, 32 RBI) Tory Lewis (.322, 19 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Kat Dotson (.321, 25 H, 0 HR, 10 RBI)

Kara Dill (.405, 45 H, 1 HR, 10 RBI) Ellen Weaver (.318, 7 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI) Griffin Joiner (.315, 29 H, 3 HR, 13 RBI) Rachel Riley (.257, 27 H, 4 HR, 21 RBI)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Ellen Renfroe (18-1, 0.92 ERA, 183 K’s, 136.2 IP)

Chanda Bell (8-6, 2.49 ERA, 92 K’s, 73.0 IP)

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) 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... The All-Time Series Against the Wildcats  Tennessee leads its series against Kentucky by a commanding 32-11 count and is 15-4 overall against the ‘Cats in Knoxville. Since Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly took over the Lady Vol program prior to the 2002 campaign, UT is 20-5 versus UK. Last year in Lexington, Ky., the Wildcats took 2-for-3 from the Big Orange, taking the opener by a 9-6 count before Tennessee rebounded for a 10-0 victory. In the series finale with the Lady Vols leading 4-1, Kentucky got a three-run HR with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie a game UK would eventually win, 5-4 (10 inn.). In Kentucky’s last visit to Knoxville, UT swept a March 23, 2010, DH by 4-3 (10 inn.) and 7-1 totals. Just Say No...Hitter  Tennessee pitchers have already totaled TWO NO-HITTERS this season, improving the program’s alltime total to a staggering 38. Sophomore Ellen Renfroe registered her first collegiate no-hitter with an 8-0 (6 inn.) victory over Furman on March 27. Her sister, junior Ivy Renfroe, picked up her fourth career no-hitter, blanking Murray State back on March 4 during the Tennessee Classic. Four-time All-American Monica Abbott leads UT’s career no-hitter list with an amazing 23 no-nos, while Ivy Renfroe rates second with four, followed by Megan Rhodes (three), Stephanie Humphrey and Stacey Jennings (two each), Ellen Renfroe, Buffy Walker, Leigh Ann Ellis and Jackie Beavers (one each). Taking a Look at the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI)  The initial NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) has been released for 2012 (March 26) and the Southeastern Conference currently boasts three of the top four teams (#1 Alabama, #2 Florida, #4 TENNESSEE), and seven of the top 40 (#14 Georgia, #20 LSU, #23 Auburn, #39 Mississippi State). The RPI is one of the factors utilized by the NCAA in handing out tourney seeds and slots in the annual Field of 64. Tennessee already owns wins over RPI #1 Alabama, #2 Florida and #5 Arizona State this season. Put Raven Out There to Start...She’ll Likely Be There Anyway  Raven Chavanne makes a habit of getting the Lady Vol offense off and running to open games. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native has now reached base leading off UT’s first turn at the plate 12 TIMES IN HER 24

CONTACT

W, 7-0 L, 5-13 W, 1-0 W, 6-5 W, 3-0 W, 9-6

 2012 TENNESSEE SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Brian Davis | Assistant Media Relations Director | Cell 865.696.7947 | Email bdavis16@utk.edu

3/9 3/10 3/11 3/13 3/13 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/21 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/27 3/27 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/4 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/10 4/13 4/14 4/15 4/17 4/20 4/21 4/22 4/25 4/27 4/28 4/29 5/2

#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#) L, 2-3 (11) at #1 Alabama (DH)* (CSS#) W, 5-2 at Mississippi State* W, 8-0 (5) at Mississippi State* W, 10-3 at Mississippi State* W, 8-0 (5) FURMAN W, 1-0 FURMAN W, 8-0 (6) 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 (DH) 4 & 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.

TBA

5/17-20 NCAA KNOXVILLE REGIONAL Campus Sites

TBA

5/24-27 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Campus Sites

TBA

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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