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#12 TENNESSEE vs. #21 KENTUCKY » MAY 1-3 » KNOXVILLE, TENN.
WEEK
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Friday, May 1 #12 Tennessee vs. #21 Kentucky
6:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 2 #12 Tennessee vs. #21 Kentucky
7 p.m. ET ESPNU
Sunday, May 3 #12 Tennessee vs. #21 Kentucky
1 p.m. ET ESPN
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
#12 TENNESSEE VS. #21 KENTUCKY
¢ Tennessee is 37-14 all-time against Kentucky and 17-5 against the Wildcats in Knoxville. ¢ In 2014, UT went 2-2 against Kentucky, taking two out of three in the regular-season series in Lexington and falling to the Wildcats, 2-0, in the SEC Tournament.
BATTING AVG
#17 Gretchen Aucoin .340 BA (32-for-94) 9 HRs, 30 RBIs 3 2Bs, 25 Rs .479 OB% .660 SLG%
HOME RUNS
#5 Taylor Koenig 15 HRs .304 BA, 3 2Bs 44 RBIs, 35 Rs .463 OB% .732 SLG%
WINS
#22 Erin Gabriel 13-5 3.15 ERA 25 App, 19 starts 103 Ks, 97.2 IP 6 CGs, 5 SHO .229 Opp BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ........... .317 (399-for-1260) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: .............................................. 7.2 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: ............................. .600 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .426 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .963 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................. 3.14 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: .........................................309.2 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ............................. 3.2 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ....................................5.9 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: ................... .232
¢ Last Meeting: May 8, 2014 - Kentucky 2, Tennessee 0: No. 7 Tennessee loaded the bases with
two outs in the seventh, but the Lady Vols’ late rally fell short in a 2-0 loss to No. 16 Kentucky in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Kentucky scored one run in the fourth and one run in the fifth and used a stellar pitching performance by Kelsey Nunley to shut down the UT offense.
SENIOR DAY SUNDAY
¢ Tennessee will celebrate the careers of seniors Tory Lewis and Cheyanne Tarango with a Senior Day ceremony before Sunday’s game.
WEEK 13 NOTES
¢ UT is 36-13 on the season, 12-9 in SEC play and 17-4 at home. ¢ The Lady Vols are ranked No. 12 in the latest USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball polls. ¢ Tennessee is hitting .317 as a team with nine players hitting .300 or better. Gretchen Aucoin (.340 BA), Shaliyah Geathers (.339) and Meghan Gregg (.333) lead the team in hitting. ¢ The Lady Vols’ pitchers have combined for a 3.14 SERIES HISTORY team ERA. Rainey Gaffin is 9-2 with a 2.47 ERA, Cheyanne Tarango is 4-3 with a 3.62 ERA, Erin Gabriel is 14-6 with KENTUCKY a 3.15 ERA and Gretchen Aucoin is 9-2 with a 3.56 ERA. UT leads series, 37-14 ¢ Tennessee is averaging 7.2 runs per game and its at Knoxville: 17-5 opponents are averaging 3.2 runs per game. at Lexington: 18-8 Biggest Win: 12 runs - 12-0 on 4/14/07, 14-2 (5) on 4/8/09 Biggest Loss: 9 runs - 10-1 (5) on 5/2/00 Longest Winning Streak: 10 games (1997-99) Longest Losing Streak: 4 games (2000) Current Streak: Kentucky 1 game
LAST 12 GAMES (UT/UK rank) UT, 7-5 3/11/11 3/12/11 3/13/11 5/12/11 3/30/12 3/31/12 4/1/12 3/29/13 4/25/14 4/26/14 4/27/14 5/8/14
(#7/NR)Lexington, Ky. (#7/NR)Lexington, Ky. (#7/NR)Lexington, Ky. (#7/22)Oxford, Miss. (#10/NR)Knoxville (#10/NR)Knoxville (#10/NR)Knoxville (#6/21)Lexington, Ky. (#8/9)Lexington, Ky. (#8/9)Lexington, Ky. (#8/9)Lexington, Ky. (#7/16)Columbia, S.C.
L, 6-9 W, 10-0 L, 4-5 (10) W, 4-1 L, 3-5 W, 8-0 (5) W, 4-2 W, 6-0 W, 6-3 L, 2-5 W, 9-2 L, 0-2
POWER NUMBERS - 88 HOMERS & COUNTING
¢ Tennessee ranks sixth in the nation with a programrecord 88 home runs and 1.80 home runs per game. ¢ Five players have double-figure home runs, marking the first time in program history that UT has had more than three players in a single season with 10 or more blasts. Taylor Koenig has a team-high 15 blasts, Annie Aldrete has 13, Megan Geer has 11 and Meghan Gregg and Scarlet McSwain have 10 each. ¢ UT is averaging a home run every 14.3 at-bats and an extra-base hit every 7.5 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. ¢ UT’s victory over Alabama on April 23 marked
Ralph Weekly’s and Karen Weekly’s 700th win as Tennessee’s co-head coaches. It was also the program’s 300th SEC win (conference play).
2015 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL: 36-13 HOME: 17-4 NEUTRAL: 9-3
SEC: 12-9 AWAY: 10-6 STREAK: L2
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 W, 3-2 April 24 l at No. 5 Alabama L, 3-1 April 25 l at No. 5 Alabama L, 10-3 May 1 l KENTUCKY 6:30 p.m. May 2 l KENTUCKY 7 p.m. ESPNU May 3 l KENTUCKY 1 p.m. ESPN 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