Tennessee Softball - Mary Nutter Classic Notes

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MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC » FEB. 22-23 » BIG LEAGUE DREAMS PARK UT’S MARY NUTTER CLASSIC SCHEDULE (All times Pacific) Feb. 22: #2/3 UT (A) vs. #11/12 Nebraska - 5 p.m. Feb. 22: #2/3 UT (A) vs. Oregon State - 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23: #2/3 UT (H) vs. #13/11 Stanford - 2 p.m. Feb. 23: #2/3 UT (H) vs. Fresno State - 4:30 p.m.

NOTEWORTHY NOTES HEADING TO CATHEDRAL CITY

¢ USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Poll (2/18):

SERIES HISTORIES NEBRASKA All-Time Series: UT, 3-0 2/12/05, UT W, 5-0 3/2/08, UT W, 9-0 (6) 5/16/09, UT W, 5-2 OREGON STATE All-Time Series: Tied, 4-4 (Last 3 Games) 2/25/05, UT W, 1-0 2/10/08, UT W, 8-1 2/21/09, UT W, 4-0

STANFORD All-Time Series: SU, 5-2 (Last 3 Games) 5/28/05, UT W, 6-0 2/15/10, SU W, 8-7 2/20/11, SU W, 5-0 FRESNO STATE All-Time Series: Tied, 1-1 3/7/98, FSU W, 11-5 2/23/07, UT W, 5-0

TENNESSEE STATISTICAL LEADERS

BATTING AVG #14 Megan Geer .517 BA (15-for-20) 3 2Bs, 7 RBIs, 11 Rs, 6 SBs .588 OB%, .621 SLG%

HOME RUNS

#15 Melissa Davin 4 HRs .345 BA (10-for-29) 2 2Bs, 10 RBIs, 9 Rs, 1 SBs .406 OB%, .828 SLG%

WINS

#13 Ellen Renfroe 4-0, 0.00 ERA 4 App, 4 GS 4 CG, 4 SHO 26.0 IP, 39 Ks 10 H, 2 BB, .120 Opp BA

TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: .................378 (93-for-246) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ............................................7.67 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: ................................ .598 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ..................................450 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: .................................. .978 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................0.98 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ........................................... 57.0 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ............................. 1.11 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ..................................8.78 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: ...................... .160

Tennessee: #2 (15 first-place votes) ¢ ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 (2/18): Tennessee: #3 (1 first-place vote) ¢ Tennessee co-head coach Ralph Weekly enters his 1,500th career game as a collegiate head coach when No. 2/13 Tennessee plays No. 11/12 Nebraska on Feb. 22. ¢ Ellen Renfroe has 799 strikeouts entering this week’s games. Only one UT pitcher has thrown thrown 800 strikeouts -- Monica Abbott (NCAA record 2,440). ¢ No. 2/3 Tennessee is coming off a perfect 5-0 week at the USF Tournament, notching wins over Pittsburgh, Binghamton, USF, Illinios and Wright State. ¢ Tennessee enters this week as the SEC’s top-hitting team, batting .378. UT ranks fourth in the league with a 0.98 team ERA. ¢ Freshman Megan Geer ranks third in the SEC with a .517 batting average. Freshman Annie Aldrete is tied for ninth with a .444 batting average. Sophomore Cheyanne Tarango stands 15th in the league with a .423 BA. ¢ Senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, Feb. 17. Renfroe is the first Lady Vol to receive weekly honors in 2014. She has been named SEC Pitcher of the Week six times in her illustrious UT career. Only Monica Abbott has received the award more times (16 times for 2004-07). ¢ Ellen Renfroe enters this week on a 26-inning shutout streak in the circle. It is the third-best start for at Tennessee pitcher. As a sophomore in 2012, Renfroe started the year with 27.1 consecutive scoreless innings from the circle. Monica Abbott owns the record for consecutive shutout innings to start a season, opening the 2005 campaign with 35.1 straight scoreless frames.

TENNESSEE VS. NEBRASKA

¢ UT is 3-0 all-time against Nebraska. The last time the teams played was on May 16, 2009. Tennessee defeated Nebraska, 5-2, in the Knoxville Regional. Ashton Ward drive in three and Erinn Webb had a pair of doubles. Danielle Pieroni tossed 5.2 frames in relief with one earned run allowed and five strikeouts to earn the win. ¢ No. 11/12 Nebraska (7-2) was a 2013 Women’s College World Series team and went 45-16 last year. The Hustkers return 11 letterwinners, six starters and three pitchers from last season.

¢ Taylor Edwards (.500 BA, 3 HRs, 2 2Bs, 8 RBIs), Kiki Stokes (.429 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBIs), and Hailey Decker (.414 BA, 1 HR, 3 2Bs, 5 RBIs) are Nebraska’s top three hitters. Emily Lockman (4-1, 1.14 ERA, 37.0 IP, 30 Ks) is the team’s top pitcher.

TENNESSEE VS. OREGON STATE

¢ UT is 4-4 all-time against Oregon State. The teams last played on Feb. 21, 2009, when UT took a 4-0 win in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. Danielle Pieroni picked up the win after tossing five scoreless relief innings with three strikeouts. Tiffany Huff and Erinn Webb hit home runs. ¢ Oregon State (3-8) went 34-24 in 2013 and concluded its season in the NCAA Regionals. The Beavers return nine letterwinners and two pitchers from last year’s squad. ¢ Christie Langlois (.435 BA, 2 2B, 2 3B, 7 RBIs), Kori

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:

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THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb. 7 Northern Colorado! W, 8-0 (5) Feb. 8 Northern Colorado! W, 8-3 Feb. 8 at Georgia Southern! W, 1-0 Feb. 9 Oakland! W, 14-3 Feb. 14 Pittsburgh# W, 5-0 Feb. 14 Binghamton# W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 15 at USF# W, 3-2 Feb. 15 Illinois# W, 10-0 Feb. 16 Wright State# W, 10-2 (5) Feb. 22 Nebraska$ 8 p.m. Feb. 22 Oregon State$ 10:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Stanford$ 5 p.m. Feb. 23 Fresno State$ 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Cal State Fullerton 9 p.m. Feb. 27 BYU% 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at San Diego State% 9 p.m. Feb. 28 Colorado State% 2:30 p.m. March 1 Fresno State% 12 p.m. March 1 Utah% 5 p.m. March 5 WRIGHT STATE 5 p.m. March 5 WRIGHT STATE 7 p.m. March 7 HOLY CROSS& 3:30 p.m. March 7 CAMPBELL& 6 p.m. March 8 WESTERN KENTUCKY& 2 p.m. March 9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN& 2 p.m. March 9 CHARLESTON& 4:30 p.m. March 11 WESTERN CAROLINA 5 p.m. March 14 l at Arkansas 7 p.m. March 15 l at Arkansas 2 p.m. March 16 l at Arkansas 2 p.m. March 18 MTSU 7 p.m. March 21 l SOUTH CAROLINA 6 p.m. March 22 l SOUTH CAROLINA 2 p.m. March 23 l SOUTH CAROLINA 1:30 p.m. March 28 l FLORIDA 6 p.m. March 29 l FLORIDA 2 p.m. March 30 l FLORIDA 1:30 p.m. April 1 APPALACHIAN STATE 6 p.m. April 4 l at LSU 7 p.m. April 5 l at LSU 7 p.m. April 6 l at LSU 2 p.m. April 8 TENNESSEE TECH 6 p.m. April 11 l at Texas A&M 8 p.m. April 12 l at Texas A&M 5 p.m. April 13 l at Texas A&M 1 p.m. April 15 EASTERN KENTUCKY 6 p.m. April 18 l MISS. STATE 6 p.m. April 19 l MISS. STATE 2 p.m. April 20 l MISS. STATE 1:30 p.m. April 22 FURMAN 6 p.m. April 25 l at Kentucky 6 p.m. April 26 l at Kentucky 3 p.m. April 27 l at Kentucky 1 p.m. May 2 l OLE MISS 6 p.m. May 3 l OLE MISS 2 p.m. May 4 l OLE MISS 1:30 p.m. May 7-10 SEC Tournament^ Columbia, S.C. May 15-18 NCAA Regionals May 22-25 NCAA Super Regionals May 29- WCWS in Oklahoma City, Okla. June 4 HOME GAMES BOLDED IN ALL CAPS l Indicates SEC games All times listed are Eastern ^ = SEC Tourney: May 7-10 in Columbia, S.C. ! = Eagle Round Robin; # = USF Tournament; $ = Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic; % = San Diego Classic & = Tennessee Tournament


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