Tennessee Softball vs. Western Carolina (3/11/14)

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#4/2 TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN CAROLINA » MARCH 11 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. #4/2 TENNESSEE VS. WESTERN CAROLINA LIVE VIDEO: UTSports.com LIVE STATS: UTSports.com LIVE BLOG: UTSports.com

NOTEWORTHY NOTES TENNESSEE THIS WEEK

#4/2 TENNESSEE 21-2 USA TODAY/NFCA: #4 ESPN.com/USA SB: #2 Streak: W 3 Team BA: .313 Team ERA: 1.24 Team Fielding %: .975

WESTERN CAROLINA 9-13 USA TODAY/NFCA: NR ESPN.com/USA SB: NR Streak: L 1 Team BA: .240 Team ERA: 3.97 Team Fielding %: .953

PITCHING LEADERS RHP #13 Ellen Renfroe RHP #8 Jordan Garrett (12-0, 0.50 ERA, 108 Ks, 83.1 IP) (2-9, 3.03 ERA, 69 Ks, 60.0 IP) RHP #22 Erin Gabriel RHP #25 Courtney Buchanan (4-0, 1.83 ERA, 35 Ks, 30.2 IP) (4-0, 3.53 ERA, 35 Ks, 39.2 IP)

HITTING LEADERS #10 Karley Harkey #44 Madison Shipman (.429 BA, 6 2Bs, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs) (.309 BA, 3 2B, 4 3B, 9 RBIs) #15 Taylor Sigmon #24 Annie Aldrete (.383 BA, 7 2Bs, 2 HRs, 16 RBIs) (.309 BA, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBIs) #22 Kara Salvo #14 Megan Geer (.373 BA, 8 2Bs, 2 HR, 15 RBIs) (.290 BA, 1 2B 3 HR, 12 RBIs)

SERIES HISTORY VS. WESTERN CAROLINA All-Time Series: UT, 5-0 4/9/08, UT W, 11-0 (5) 4/9/08, UT W, 11-3 (5) 4/8/10, UT W, 14-0 (5) 4/8/10, UT W, 11-0 (5) 4/1/13, UT W, 11-2 (5)

In each of the previous five meetings, the game has only gone five innings. UT has outscored WCU, 58-5, in those five previous games.

TENNESSEE STATISTICAL LEADERS

¢ USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Poll (3/11): Tennessee: #4 ¢ ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 (3/11): Tennessee: #2 (2 first-place votes) ¢ Tennessee went 6-1 on the week with a pair of run-rule wins over Wright State on March 5, followed by wins against Holy Cross, Campbell, Georgia Southern and College of Charleston during the Tennessee Tournament (March 7-9). ¢ Senior Madison Shipman recorded a hit in each game to tie the single-season school record of 20 consecutive games with a hit - a record previously set by Kristi Durant from March 20, 2003, to April 13, 2003. The UT hitting streak record is 24 games over two seasons by Sarah Fekete (2004 and 2005 seasons). ¢ Sophomore Rainey Gaffin tossed a six-strikeout, six-inning no-hitter against Wright State on March 5, in her first collegiate start as a pitcher. Gaffin is the first UT player to throw a no-no in her first start in the circle since Monica Abbott did so in 2004. ¢ Senior Ellen Renfroe was 3-0 with a save on the week over five appearances and three starts. Renfroe tossed 24 scoreless innings last week and is on a seasonhigh streak of 31 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run. ¢ Tennessee hosts Western Carolina on March 11 at 5 p.m. before heading to Fayetteville, Ark., to open its SEC schedule with three games at Arkansas from March 14-16. ¢ UT is batting .313 as a team. Shipman has a teamhigh .429 batting average with six doubles, seven home runs, 17 RBIs, 22 runs, an .814 slugging percentage and a .524 on-base percentage. ¢ Tennessee’s pitchers have combined for a 1.24 ERA. Senior ace Ellen Renfroe is 12-0 wwith a 0.50 ERA over 15 appearances and 11 starts. She has fanned 108 batters over 83.1 innings and held opponents to a .156 batting average.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS

BATTING AVG

HOME RUNS

#44 Madison Shipman

#44 Madison Shipman

.429 BA (30-for-70) 6 2Bs, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs,22 Rs, .524 OB% .814 SLG%

7 HRs .429 BA BA 6 2Bs, 7 HRs, 17 RBIs,22 Rs, .524 OB% .814 SLG%

WINS

#13 Ellen Renfroe 12-0, 0.50 ERA 15 App, 11 GS 11 CG, 7 SHO 83.1 IP, 108 Ks 46 H, 10 BB, .156 Opp BA

TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ....... .313 BA (186-for-595) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ........................................... 5.70 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: .............................. .534 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ................................ .421 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .975 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................. 1.24 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ..........................................153.0 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ........................... 1.43 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ..................................8.37 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: .................... .176

¢ Western Carolina is 9-13 on the season and coming off a 3-2 weekend in the UCF Tournament in Orlando, Fla. The Catamounts are 0-5 in road games this year. ¢ The Catamounts are hitting .240 as a team and averaging 2.6 runs per game. Karley Harkey and Taylor Sigmon are each batting a team-high .309 and have nine RBIs apiece. Kara Alvo is the team’s top power hitter, batting .290 with three homers, one double and 12 RBIs. ¢ Western Carolina’s pitchers have combined for 3.97 ERA. Jordan Garrett has logged the most innings, going 2-9 over 14 appearances and 13 starts with 69 strkeouts over 60.0 frames. Courtney Buchanan is 4-0 with a 3.53 ERA and 35 Ks over 39.2 innings. ¢ All-time Series: UT leads, 5-0

2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD:

21-2

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 W, 9-0 (6) March 5 WRIGHT STATE W, 8-0 (6) March 7 HOLY CROSS& W, 5-0 March 7 CAMPBELL& W, 1-0 March 8 WESTERN KENTUCKY& L, 3-2 March 9 GEORGIA SOUTHERN& W, 2-0 March 9 CHARLESTON& W, 3-0 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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