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#11 TENNESSEE at #5 ALABAMA » APRIL 23-25 » TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
WEEK
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Thursday, April 23 #11 Tennessee at #5 Alabama
8 p.m. ET ESPN
Friday, April 24 #11 Tennessee at #5 Alabama
7:30 p.m. ET SEC Network +
Saturday, April 25 #11 Tennessee at #5 Alabama
3 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 AT #5 ALABAMA
BATTING AVG
#8 Shaliyah Geathers .363 BA (41-for-113) 3 HRS, 26 RBIs 7 2Bs, 26 Rs .438 OB% .540 SLG%
HOME RUNS
#5 Taylor Koenig 14 HRs .299 BA, 3 2Bs 42 RBIs, 34 Rs .457 OB% .720 SLG%
WINS
#22 Erin Gabriel 13-5 3.06 ERA 23 App, 17 starts 98 Ks, 87.0 IP 6 CGs, 5 SHO .226 Opp BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ............. .326 (385-for-1181) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: .............................................. 7.5 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: .............................. .622 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .433 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .963 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................ 2.99 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: .........................................290.2 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ..............................3.1 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: .....................................6.1 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: ................... .224
SERIES HISTORY
¢ Tennessee is 20-33 all-time against Alabama and 5-16 against the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. ¢ The Lady Vols have won four of the last five games in the series, all of which were in 2013. ¢ May 25, 2013 - Tennessee 5, Alabama 3: The Lady Vols rallied from a three-run deficit to punch their sixth ticket the Women’s College World Series with a 5-3 triumph over the Crimson Tide in front of a sold-out crowd. The Lady Vols combined for three sacrifice flies in a gritty game where five different players stepped up with key RBI knocks.
WEEK 12 NOTES
¢ UT is 35-11 on the season, 11-7 in SEC play and 9-4 in road games. ¢ The Lady Vols are ranked No. 11 in the latest USA Today/NFCA poll and No. 12 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. ¢ Tennessee is hitting .326 as a team with eight players hitting .324 or better. Shaliyah Geathers is hitting .363, Megan Geer is hitting .346 and Tory Lewis is hitting .344. ¢ The Lady Vols’ pitchers have combined for a 2.99 team ERA. Rainey Gaffin is 9-2 with a 2.26 ERA, Cheyanne Tarango is 4-2 with a 3.22 ERA, Erin Gabriel is 13-5 with a 3.06 ERA and Gretchen Aucoin is 9-2 with a 3.56 ERA. ¢ Tennessee is averaging 7.5 runs per game and its opponents are averaging 3.1 runs per game. ¢ Alabama’s 2.16 team ERA in SEC games is the best of any team in the league and the Crimson Tide’s 126 strikeouts rank second.
VS. ALABAMA POWER NUMBERS - 86 HOMERS & COUNTING UT trails, 20-33 ¢ Tennessee ranks fourth in the nation with a programat Knoxville: 12-12 at Tuscaloosa: 5-16 Biggest Win: 10 runs - 11-1 (5) on 3/22/97 Biggest Loss: 12 runs - 12-0 (5) on 5/2/09 Longest Winning Streak: 3 games (2004-05, 2006-07) Longest Losing Streak: 6 games (1998-2001, 2009-11 Current Streak: Tennessee 2 games
LAST 10 GAMES (UT/UA rank) UT, 6-4 3/22/11 3/22/11 3/21/12 3/21/12 5/31/12 3/8/13 3/9/13 3/10/13 5/24/13 5/25/13
(#11/1)Knoxville L, 5-9 (#11/1)Knoxville W, 4-1 (#12/1)Tuscaloosa, Ala. L, 2-3 (11) (#12/1)Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 5-2 (#6/3)Oklahoma City, Okla. L, 3-5 (#8/1)Knoxville W, 4-3 (#8/1)Knoxville W, 2-1 (#8/1)Knoxville L, 1-7 (#5/9)Knoxville W, 3-2 (#5/9)Knoxville W, 5-3
record 86 home runs. UT’s 33 home runs in SEC play lead the conference. ¢ Tennessee ranks fourth in the nation with a program-record 86 home runs. Five players have 10 or more home runs with Taylor Koenig (14), Annie Aldrete (12) and Geer (11) leading the way. It is the first time in program history that UT has had more than three players in a single season with 10 or more blasts. ¢ UT is averaging a home run every 13.7 at-bats and an extra-base hit every 7.2 at-bats.
MILESTONES
¢ Ralph Weekly recorded his 1,200th win when Tennessee defeated Mississippi State, 16-8 (6) on April 19. He became the ninth coach to reach the 1,200 mark. He currently ranks ninth all-time in career victories and fifth among active coaches. ¢ Tennessee is one win away from its 300th SEC win (conference play). ¢ Ralph Weekly and Karen Weekly are one win away from their 700th win as Tennessee’s co-head coaches.
2015 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL: 35-11 HOME: 17-4 NEUTRAL: 9-3
SEC: 11-7 AWAY: 9-4 STREAK: W6
THE SCHEDULE 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 No. 1 LSU L, 5-1 April 11 l No. 1 LSU L, 7-4 April 12 l No. 1 LSU W, 8-5 April 14 at ETSU W, 11-0 (5) April 15 at Virginia Tech W, 13-4 (6) April 17 l at Mississippi State W, 4-3 April 18 l at Mississippi State W, 5-3 April 19 l at Mississippi State W, 16-8 (6) April 21 KENNESAW STATE Cancelled April 23 l at No. 5 Alabama 8 p.m. ESPN April 24 l at No. 5 Alabama 7:30 p.m. SECN+ April 25 l at No. 5 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