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#11 TENNESSEE vs. #1 LSU » APRIL 10-12 » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
WEEK
10
Wednesday, April 8 #11 Tennessee vs. Eastern Kentucky #11 Tennessee vs. Eastern Kentucky
W, 7-2 W, 7-4
OVERALL: 29-9 HOME: 16-2 NEUTRAL: 9-3
Friday, April 10 #11 Tennessee vs. #1 LSU
6:30 p.m. ET
THE SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 11 #11 Tennessee vs. #1 LSU
5 p.m. ET
ESPN
Sunday, April 12 #11 Tennessee vs. #1 LSU
2 p.m. ET
SEC Network +
All games to feature live stats via UTSports.com SEC Network + viewed online/WatchESPN app using cable/satellite accounts Times subject to change
UT STATISTICAL LEADERS
NOTEWORTHY NOTES #11 TENNESSEE VS. #1 LSU
BATTING AVG
#17 Gretchen Aucoin .397 BA (25-for-63) 7 HRs, 2 2Bs 18 Rs, 22 RBIs .525 OB% .762 SLG%
HOME RUNS
#5 Taylor Koenig 12 HRs .298 BA (28-for-94) 3 2Bs, 38 RBIs .450 OB% .713 SLG%
WINS
#22 Erin Gabriel 12-4 2.96 ERA 21 App, 16 starts 93 Ks, 81.0 IP 6 CGs, 5 SHO .221 Opp BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ............. .324 (312-for-964) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ..............................................7.4 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: .............................. .624 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .433 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ............................... .960 ¢ Team ERA: .................................................................2.76 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ......................................... 238.2 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: .............................2.8 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ....................................6.7 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: .................... .215
SERIES HISTORY TENNESSEE VS. LSU UT LEADS, 26-22-1
at Knoxville: 14-7 at Baton Rouge: 11-13-1 Biggest Win: 11 runs - 11-0 on 4/16/11 Biggest Loss: 9 runs - 10-1 (6) on 4/24/98, 9-0 (5) on 3/18/01 Longest Winning Streak: 7 games (2010-12) Longest Losing Streak: 7 games (1999-2002) Current Streak: Tennessee 1 game
LAST 10 GAMES (UT/LSU rank) 5/9/10 4/15/11 4/16/11 4/17/11 4/13/12 4/14/12 4/15/12 4/4/14 4/5/14 4/6/14
2015 » SCHEDULE & RECORD
(#18/16)Knoxville W, 6-1 (#6/21)Baton Rouge, La. W, 6-0 (#6/21)Baton Rouge, La. W, 11-0 (#6/21)Baton Rouge, La. W, 7-2 (#10/22)Knoxville W, 2-0 (#10/22)Knoxville W, 4-2 (#10/22)Knoxville W, 10-2 (6) (#2/RV)Baton Rouge, La. L, 4-7 (#2/RV)Baton Rouge, La. L, 4-8 (#2/RV)Baton Rouge, La. W, 9-0 (6)
¢ Tennessee leads the all-time series, 26-22-1. UT is 14-7 against the Tigers in games played in Knoxville. ¢ In 2014, LSU took two out of three against then-No. 2 Tennessee in their three-game series in Baton Rouge. The Tigers won the first game, 7-4, on a walk-off threerun homer by Bianca Bell and took the second game, 8-4, after building a 5-0 lead throught the first four frames. The Lady Vols won Game 3, 9-0, in six innings.
WEEK 10 NOTES
¢ UT is 29-9 on the season and 16-2 at home. ¢ Tennessee is coming off a doubleheader sweep of
Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday, winning 7-2 and 7-4. Freshman Meghan Gregg went 4-for-7 with two home runs and four RBIs in the two victories. ¢ The Lady Vols are hitting .324 as a team and averaging 7.4 runs per game. Eight players are hitting .324 or better and four players (Taylor Koenig, Annie Aldrete, Meghan Gregg, Megan Geer) with nine or more home runs. ¢ UT’s pitchers have combined for a 2.76 ERA. Erin Gabriel is 12-4 with a 2.94 ERA. Gretchen Aucoin is 9-2 with a 3.65 ERA.
IN SEC PLAY
¢ Tennessee is hitting .294 in conference play and the Lady Vols rank second in the league with 23 home runs. ¢ Gretchen Aucoin has been UT’s top hitter in SEC play and has hit six of her seven home runs in league games. She is hitting .419 with 11 RBIs, 10 runs, a 1.065 slugging percentage and a .571 on-base mark. Aucoin shined her brightest in the South Carolina series (March 13-15: 4-for-6, three HRs, six RBIs) and the Georgia series (March 28-30: 5-for-9, one HR, two RBIs) ¢ Scarlet McSwain is batting .462 with four homers, eight RBIs, a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .533 on-base percentage. She thrived in the Missouri series (March 20-22: 4-for-9, two HRs, four RBIs) and the Auburn series (April 2-4: 6-for-9, two HRs, four RBIs). ¢ Rainey Gaffin and Cheyanne Tarango have been UT’s two strongest pitchers in SEC games, making seven appearances each with just one start between them. Gaffin is 2-2 with a 2.47 ERA, 34 strikeouts over 22.2 innings with opposing SEC batters hitting just .175 against her. Tarango is 1-0 with a 2.76 ERA and four strikeouts over 12.2 innings.
TENNESSEE: 8-4 VS. RANKED, 5-2 VS. TOP 10
¢ Tennessee is 82-106 all-time against teams in the Top 10. However over the last 3 years, Tennessee is 20-9 against Top 10 teams, including a win over then-No. 8 Florida State on Feb. 19, a three-game sweep of then-No. 7 Georgia (March 28-30) and a Game 2 win at then-No. 7 Auburn. ¢ UT is 8-4 against Top 25 teams and hitting .288 against them with 22 homers in those 12 games. UT is 5-2 against Top 10 teams and hitting .268 in those games.
SEC: 7-5 AWAY: 4-4 STREAK: W2
DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb. 6 Ohio! W, 5-0 Feb. 6 Dayton! W, 9-0 (5) Feb. 7 at Kennesaw State! W, 13-5 (5) Feb. 8 Northern Kentucky! W, 15-2 (5) Feb. 13 Fordham# W, 5-0 Feb. 13 Florida Gulf Coast# W, 9-0 (5) Feb. 14 at USF# W, 9-1 Feb. 14 Detroit# W, 14-0 (5) Feb. 15 St. John’s# W, 9-1 (6) Feb. 19 No. 23 Notre Dame$ W, 8-4 Feb. 19 No. 8 Florida State$ W, 4-1 Feb. 20 No. 20 California$ L, 4-1 Feb. 21 Utah$ L, 1-0 Feb. 21 Nebraska$ L, 5-2 Feb. 24 GEORGIA TECH Cancelled Feb. 27 MURRAY STATE% Cancelled Feb. 27 FURMAN% Cancelled Feb. 28 BRADLEY% Cancelled Feb. 28 Semifinal% Cancelled March 1 3rd Pl/Champ% Cancelled March 3 at Virginia Tech Postponed March 5 INDIANA STATE& Cancelled March 6 NORTHERN IOWA& W, 5-4 March 7 NORTH DAKOTA STATE& W, 14-3 (5) March 7 INDiANA STATE& W, 8-0 (5) March 8 PURDUE& W, 8-0 (5) March 8 INDIANA STATE& W, 12-0 (5) March 10 ILLINOIS STATE W, 19-3 (5) March 10 ILLINOIS STATE W, 6-0 March 13 l at South Carolina L, 8-0 (6) March 14 l at South Carolina L, 7-6 (9) March 15 l at South Carolina W, 9-1 (5) March 17 WESTERN KENTUCKY L, 2-0 March 20 l No. 18 MISSOURI W, 12-4 (6) March 21 l No. 18 MISSOURI L, 9-8 March 22 l No. 18 MISSOURI W, 10-7 March 24 ETSU W, 10-0 (5) March 25 TENNESSEE TECH W, 6-1 March 28 l No. 7 GEORGIA W, 4-3 March 29 l No. 7 GEORGIA W, 6-2 March 30 l No. 7 GEORGIA W, 1-0 (8) April 2 l at No. 7 Auburn L, 6-2 April 3 l at No. 7 Auburn W, 8-6 April 4 l at No. 7 Auburn L, 12-9 April 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY Postponed April 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY Postponed April 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-2 April 8 EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 7-4 April 10 l LSU 6:30 p.m April 11 l LSU 5 p.m. ESPN April 12 l LSU 2 p.m. SECN+ April 14 at ETSU 6 p.m. April 15 at Virginia Tech 4 p.m. ESPN3 April 17 l at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. April 18 l at Mississippi State 7 p.m. April 19 l at Mississippi State 2 p.m. April 21 KENNESAW STATE 6 p.m. April 23 l at Alabama 8 p.m. ESPN April 24 l at Alabama 7:30 p.m. SECN+ April 25 l at Alabama 3 p.m. SECN+ May 1 l KENTUCKY 6:30 p.m. May 2 l KENTUCKY 7 p.m. ESPNU May 3 l KENTUCKY 1 p.m. ESPN2 May 6-9 SEC Tournament in Baton Rouge, La. May 15-17 NCAA Regionals May 21-24 NCAA Super Regionals 5/28-6/1 WCWS in Oklahoma City, Okla. HOME GAMES BOLDED IN ALL CAPS l Indicates SEC games All times listed are Eastern ! = KSU Classic; # = USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament; $ = Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic; % = Tennessee Classic & = Tennessee Invitational