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#3/2 TENNESSEE VS. WRIGHT STATE (DH) » MARCH 5 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. MARCH 5 - DOUBLEHEADER - Games at 5 p.m., 7 p.m. LIVE VIDEO - UTSports.com LIVE STATS - UTSports.com LIVE BLOG - UTSports.com LIVE TWEETS - @LadyVol_Sftball
NOTEWORTHY NOTES #3/2 TENNESSEE 13-0 USA TODAY/NFCA: #3 ESPN.com/USA SB: #2 Streak: W 1 Team BA: .329 Team ERA: 1.58 Team Fielding %: .968
WRIGHT STATE 1-8 USA TODAY/NFCA: NR ESPN.com/USA SB: NR Streak: L 1 Team BA: .157 Team ERA: 5.76 Team Fielding %: .949
PITCHING LEADERS RHP #13 Ellen Renfroe RHP #55 Montana Wear (9-0, 0.71 ERA, 76 Ks, 59.1 IP) (1-5, 4.39 ERA, 27 Ks, 36.2 IP) RHP #22 Erin Gabriel RHP #27 Krystian DeWitt (3-0, 2.37 ERA, 28 Ks, 23.2 IP) (0-3, 8.32 ERA, 13 Ks, 17.2 IP)
HITTING LEADERS #22 Libby Pfeffer #24 Annie Aldrete (.231 BA, 2 RBIs, 2 Rs) (.459 BA, 5 2Bs, 2 HRs, 14 RBIs) #9 Becka Peterson #14 Megan Geer (.423 BA, 6 2Bs, 1 HR, 10 RBIs) (.217 BA, 2 2Bs, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs) #1 Jess Gorman #44 Madison Shipman (.396 BA, 2 2Bs, 6 HRs, 16 RBIs) (.208 BA, 1 2B, 2 3Bs, 2 RBIs)
SERIES HISTORY VS. WRIGHT STATE All-Time Series: UT, 6-0 3/9/96 UT W, 8-3 (5) 3/1/98 UT W, 4-3 3/8/99 UT W, 14-2 (5) 3/12/99 UT W, 12-6 (5) 3/14/99 UT W, 12-4 (6) 2/16/14 UT W, 10-2 (5)
UT is 4-0 against Wright State in games played in Knoxville. Tonight’s DH will mark the first time the teams have faced each other at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
TENNESSEE STATISTICAL LEADERS
BATTING AVG
#24 Annie Aldrete .459 BA (17-for-37) 5 2Bs, 2 HRs, 14 RBIs, 6 Rs, .553 OB% .757 SLG%
HOME RUNS #44 Madison Shipman
6 HRs .396 BA (19-for-48 2 2Bs, 16 RBIs, 17 Rs, .508 OB%, .813 SLG%
WINS
#13 Ellen Renfroe 9-0, 0.71 ERA 10 App, 8 GS 8 CG, 4 SHO 59.1 IP, 76 Ks 33 H, 6 BB, .157 Opp BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ....... .329 BA (141-for-429) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ............................................ 6.31 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: .............................. .545 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .434 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .968 ¢ Team ERA: ...................................................................1.15 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ......................................... 106.0 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ........................... 1.88 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ..................................8.72 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: .................... .182
2014 HOME GAMES START!
¢ USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Poll (3/4): Tennessee: #3 (1 first-place vote) ¢ ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 (3/4): Tennessee: #2 (1 first-place vote) ¢ Tennessee (15-1) is coming off a 2-1 week in California that featured wins over Cal State Fullerton and San Diego State and a loss to BYU. ¢ The Lady Vols’ 14-0 start to the 2014 season, which ended with their loss to BYU, was their fourth-best start in program history (24-0 in 2007, 23-0 in 2008, 16-0 start in 2005). ¢ Senior shortstop Madison Shipman was a force at the plate last week, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with three homers, five RBIs and four runs. Sophomore Lexi Overstreet hit .500 (5-for-10) with one home run, three doubles, three RBIs and two runs. Senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe went 2-0 over two starts with 15 strikeouts over 14.0 innings of work. ¢ UT is batting .329 as a team and averaging 6.31 runs per game. Freshman Annie Aldrete his hitting a teamhigh .459 (17-for-37) with five doubles, two homers and 14 RBIs. Freshman Megan Geer is batting .423 (22-for-57) with six doubles, one homer, 10 RBIs and eight stolen bases. Shipman is batting .396 (19-for-48) and lead the team with six homers and 16 RBIs. ¢ Tennessee pitchers have combined for a 1.58 ERA and 132 strikeouts over 106 innings. Opposing teams are hitting just .182 against the UT pitching staff. Senior ace Ellen Renfroe leads the way with a 9-0 record and a 0.71 ERA over 10 appearances and eight starts. All eight of Renfroe’s starts have been complete games and she has fanned 76 batters over 59.1 frames.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
¢ Tennessee is 6-0 all-time against Wright State and has won the last four games by run rule. ¢ Tennessee and Wright State squared off earlier this season on Feb. 16 in a 10-2 (5) UT win in Tampa, Fla. Hannah Akamine hit a two run home run in the Tennessee win. ¢ Wright State went 1-3 last week in the Holiday In Hilltopper Classic. The Raiders are 1-8 on the season and are coming off an 8-5 loss at Western Kentucky. ¢ The Raiders are hitting .157 as a team. Libby Pfeffer leads the team with a .231 batting average. Becka Peterson is Wright State’s top power hitter doubles and two home runs. ¢ Wright State pitchers have a 5.76 team ERA. Montana Wear is Wright State’s top pitcher with a 1-5 record and 4.39 ERA over 36.2 innings of work.
TENNESSEE IN HOME OPENERS
¢ Tennessee has won its last 13 home openers and the Lady Vols are 17-1 all-time in home openers.
¢ UT’s only loss in a home opener was a 6-5 setback against Kansas on March 10, 2000. ¢ Tennessee’s biggest win in a home opener was a 22-0 (5) victory over Tennessee State on March 6, 2002. ¢ In 2013, UT started its home schedule with a 6-0 win over Lipscomb on Feb. 26.
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:
15-1
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 #11/12 Nebraska$ W, 5-3 Feb. 22 Oregon State$ W, 5-1 Feb. 23 #13/11 Stanford$ W, 3-1 Feb. 23 Fresno State$ W, 5-4 Feb. 25 at Cal State Fullerton W, 8-4 Feb. 27 BYU% L, 6-3 Feb. 27 at San Diego State% W, 3-1 Feb. 28 Colorado State% Postponed March 1 Colorado State% Canceled March 1 Fresno State% Canceled March 1 Utah% Canceled 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