Tennessee Softball Notes - Memphis DH April 16

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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 Tennessee Softball hosts the Memphis Tigers April 17 (DH) | Lee Softball Stadium | Knoxville,Tenn. #10 TENNESSEE

2012 LADY VOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Date

MEMPHIS

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 35-9, 16-6 SEC Nat’l Rank: 10/10 Batting Avg.: .297 Runs Per Game: 5.2 Team ERA: 1.76 Hits: 351 HR’s: 34 RBIs: 202 Steals: 75-of-82

2012 Record 18-29, 6-12 C-USA Nat’l Rank: N/R Batting Avg.: .226 Runs Per Game: 2.9 Team ERA: 3.29 Hits: 261 HR’s: 14 RBIs: 113 Steals: 43-of-58

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Raven Chavanne (.413, 50 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI) Lauren Gibson (.339, 42 H, 12 HR, 35 RBI) Madison Shipman (.338, 50 H, 9 HR, 50 RBI) Kat Dotson (.331, 39 H, 0 HR, 13 RBI)

Morgan Mosby (.338, 51 H, 1 HR, 13 RBI) Laura Curtis (.278, 27 H, 2 HR, 11 RBI) Ellen Roberts (.260, 33 H, 2 HR, 14 RBI) Jessica Phillips (.254, 31 H, 2 HR, 22 RBI)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Ellen Renfroe (22-3, 1.15 ERA, 236 K’s, 182.2 IP)

Ellen Roberts (10-14, 2.74 ERA, 127 K’s, 163.1 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 Tigers  Tennessee leads its all-time series against Memphis by a 2-0 count with both victories having occurred in Knoxville. UT topped the Tigers back on April 10, 2007, by a 4-1 count and defeated UM back on March 3 of this year by a 7-0 score during the annual Tennessee Classic. In this season’s contest sophomore pitcher Ellen Renfroe fired a one-hit shutout and struck out 13 while sophomore shortstop Madison Shipman was 2-for-4 with two RBIs on a fourth-inning double. Freshman catcher Hannah Akamine also knocked in a pair of runs via her first collegiate HR as UT put up six runs during the fourth frame while sending 12 batters to the plate. There’s Just Something About the Fifth Inning  The Lady Vol offense really seems to enjoy the fifth inning in 2012. Tennessee has put up an 44 RUNS DURING THE FRAME this season and has sent at least nine batters to the plate during the fifth on four different occasions. Back on Feb. 9 against UCSB, nine Lady Vols went to the dish in totaling three runs, while on March 16 at Arkansas nine more visited the batter’s box in registering five tallies. Most recently, UT has dug itself out of 2-0 deficits against both Radford (April 10) and #22/21 LSU (April 15) in the fifth by sending 13 (eight-run inning vs. RU) and 11 batters (five-run inning vs. LSU) to the plate, respectively. Can’t Keep Them Off the Base Paths!  The opposition is having some serious issues in keeping a couple of Lady Vol players off the base paths. Junior third baseman Raven Chavanne has reached base successfully in a career-best 24 consecutive contests dating back to March 11 when the Thousand Oaks, Calif., native failed to reach in the series finale against #3/4 Florida. Junior second baseman Lauren Gibson has reached successfully in 16 straight games dating back to March 23 at Mississippi State. For Chavanne, some of that ability to reach game-after-game comes from the fact that she’s one of the toughest players in the nation to strikeout, ranking 14th in all of NCAA Division I in that category after K’ing just three times in 112 total at-bats (as of April 9) Gibson has walked an impressive 37 times in 2012 and owns a team-best 12 HR’s, including her first career inside-thepark HR against Radford on April 10. Ivy’s Surging Once Again...  Junior pitcher Ivy Renfroe has made a habit of getting stronger as seasons go on during her career at Tennessee. If her recent performance is any clue, the Jackson, Tenn., native may be beginning her surge at a vital

CONTACT

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

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 4/4 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* #3/4 FLORIDA* #3/4 FLORIDA* GEORGIA SOUTHERN GEORGIA SOUTHERN at Arkansas* at Arkansas* at Arkansas* at #1 Alabama (DH)* (CSS#) at #1 Alabama (DH)* (CSS#) at Mississippi State* at Mississippi State* at Mississippi State* FURMAN FURMAN KENTUCKY* KENTUCKY* KENTUCKY* #9/10 GEORGIA* (CSS#) #9/10 GEORGIA* (CSS#) at rv/rv Auburn* at rv/rv Auburn* (ESPNU) at rv/rv Auburn* RADFORD #22/21 LSU* #22/21 LSU* (ESPN) #22/21 LSU* (ESPN) MEMPHIS (DH) at South Carolina* at South Carolina* at South Carolina* TENNESSEE STATE (DH) OLE MISS* (SportSouth) OLE MISS* (SportSouth) OLE MISS* (SportSouth) LOUISVILLE

W, 1-0 L, 2-5 L, 0-1 W, 7-0 W, 9-0 (5) W, 8-0 (5) L, 1-4 W, 2-0 L, 2-3 (11) W, 5-2 W, 8-0 (5) W, 10-3 W, 8-0 (5) W, 1-0 W, 8-0 (6) L, 3-5 W, 8-0 (5) W, 4-2 L, 1-3 (11) W, 2-1 W, 9-1 (5) W, 5-3 (10) W, 6-2 W, 8-2 W, 2-0 W, 4-2 W, 10-2 (6) 4 & 6 P.M. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 P.M. 6 P.M. 1 P.M. 1 P.M. 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)

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

* 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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