2011 TENNESSEE LADY VOL SOFTBALL Tennessee Media Relations -- Associate A.D. for Communications: Jimmy Stanton • Associate A.D. for Media Relations: Debby Jennings, Bud Ford • Associate Directors: Eric Trainer, John Painter, Tom Satkowiak • Assistant Directors: Brian Davis (Softball Contact, 865-696-7947 cell, bdavis16@utk.edu), Cameron Harris Graduate Assistants: Todd Mounce, Zach Stipe, Amanda Pruitt, Drew Rutherford, Andrew Lentz • Student Assistant: Donnie Conley
2011 LADY VOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE STETSON LEADOFF CLASSIC • DeLand, Fla. 2/12 vs. Michigan State W, 11-2 2/12 vs. Stetson W, 11-0 2/13 vs. Boston College W, 8-0 2/13 vs. Michigan State W, 14-0 2/15
ETSU
(5) (5) (5) (5)
Southern Utah
W, 10-1 (5)
CATHEDRAL CITY CLASSIC • Cathedral City, Calif. 2/24 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 2-0 2/24 vs. San Diego State W, 11-3 (6) 2/25 vs. #25/NR BYU W, 4-1 2/25 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 7-2 2/26 vs. #2/3 UCLA W, 7-1 3/3
EVANSVILLE
W, 6-0
TENNESSEE CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 3/4 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, 3-1 3/5 FURMAN W, 6-4 3/5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 8-0 (5) 3/6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 10-2 (5) 3/6 DUTCH NAT’L TEAM (Exh.) W, 6-5 3/8 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/17 3/18 3/22 3/22 3/25 3/26 3/27 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/21 4/22 4/23 4/26 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/6 5/7 5/8
LIBERTY CANCELLED at RV/23 Kentucky* L, 6-9 at RV/23 Kentucky* W, 10-0 at RV/23 Kentucky* L, 4-5 (10) Tennessee State W, 16-2 (6) IOWA W, 7-3 IOWA W, 2-0 #1 ALABAMA* L, 5-9 #1 ALABAMA* W, 4-1 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 4-2 (8) SOUTH CAROLINA* (SportSouth) W, 10-3 SOUTH CAROLINA* W, 5-4 #22/21 AUBURN* (ESPNU) W, 2-1 (10) #22/21 AUBURN* L, 1-9 #22/21 AUBURN* W, 8-0 (6) at #2 Georgia* (CSS) W, 5-1 at #2 Georgia* (CSS) W, 9-4 at Ole Miss* W, 7-1 at Ole Miss* W, 10-3 at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) W, 9-0 (5) APPALACHIAN STATE W, 7-0 at #21/19 LSU* W, 6-0 at #21/19 LSU* (ESPN2) W, 11-0 at #21/19 LSU* W, 7-2 RADFORD W, 9-1 (5) MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) W, 2-0 MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) W, 8-0 (6) MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, 2-3 at Austin Peay CANCELLED ARKANSAS* W, 11-1 (6) ARKANSAS* W, 8-0 (5) ARKANSAS* W, 9-1 (5) at #4/6 Florida* (FSN Florida/SUN) L, 3-4 at #4/6 Florida* (ESPN) L, 0-2 at #4/6 Florida* (ESPNU) L, 2-7
5/12-14 SEC TOURNAMENT 5/12 #22/20 Kentucky (ESPNU)
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5/20-22 NCAA REGIONALS Campus Sites
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5/27-28 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Campus Sites
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (CT)
* denotes Southeastern Conference game Rankings listed as NFCA/USA Softball HOME GAMES IN BOLD
#7/8 TENNESSEE #22/20 KENTUCKY
W, 18-0 (5)
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER DESERT CLASSIC • Las Vegas, Nev. 2/18 vs. Cal Poly W, 11-2 (6) 2/18 vs. Boise State W, 15-1 (5) 2/19 vs. UNLV L, 3-4 2/19 vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville W, 12-2 (5) 2/20 vs. #19/18 Stanford L, 0-5 2/22
#22/20 KENTUCKY -- MAY 12 SEC TOURNAMENT
Record 44-10, 20-8 SEC Nat’l Rank: 7/8 Batt. Avg.: .352 Runs P.G.: 7.15 Team ERA: 1.77 Hits: 505 HR’s: 62 Stolen Bases: 115 Fld. %: .975
Record 36-13, 14-9 SEC Nat’l Rank: 22/20 Batt. Avg.: .300 Runs P.G.: 5.90 Team ERA: 2.36 Series: UT leads 31-11 Last meeting: UK won 5-4 (10 inn.) on 3/13/11
Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Raven Chavanne Kara Dill (.455, 3 HR, 30 RBI) (.379 avg., 0 HR, 19 RBI) Lauren Gibson Meagan Aull (.431, 6 HR, 55 RBI) (.375, 9 HR, 36 RBI) Kat Dotson Rachel Riley (.401 avg., 10 HR, 59 RBI) (.368, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Ellen Renfroe (23-5, 1.33 ERA, 173.1 IP, 233 K’s)
Chanda Bell (13-5, 1.90 ERA, 129.0 IP, 190 K’s)
Back in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Again... By entering the league’s annual showcase as the No. 3-seed, Tennessee is now appearing in the SEC Tournament for the ninth consecutive season (dating back to 2003) and for the 12th time overall. UT holds a 17-16 all-time mark in the SEC event and has reached at least the semifinal round in each of the five tourneys since the league switched over to a single elimination format prior to the 2006 SEC Tournament. The Big Orange owns one title, coming back in 2006 as Tennessee downed LSU in the UT program’s only appearance in an SEC championship tilt, 3-0. The All-Time Series Versus Kentucky... Tennessee holds a commanding 31-11 advantage in its all-time series with UK, but dropped two of three games against the Wildcats over March 11-13 of this season (6-9, 10-0, 4-5 in 10 inn.). The series loss to Kentucky marked one of just two SEC series that UT lost in 2011 (at Florida was the other). The Big Orange and Kentucky have faced off only once previously at a neutral site with UT taking a 7-3 decision in Bristol, Tenn., back on March 4, 2000. Since the arrival of Tennessee Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly to helm the program prior to the 2002 campaign, the Lady Vols are 19-5 versus UK, but the ‘Cats have gone 3-3 in their last six contests against Tennessee. We’re Among the Tops in the Nation... The Lady Vol offense has been something special this season as witnessed by its current No. 2 rating in all of NCAA Division I in batting average at .352 (as of May 8). UT also rates 21st in ERA in the country (1.77), joining Texas, Louisiana-Lafayette and Michigan as the only four teams to currently be ranked in the top 21 in the nation in both team batting average and ERA. Tennessee also boasts two of the top 24 hitters in the nation in Raven Chavanne (eighth at .455) and Lauren Gibson (24th at .432). Love That Run Rule! Tennessee has made winning by the run-rule a habit during its 2011 campaign. The Lady Vols have downed 20 OPPONENTS in either five or six innings, including seven in a row to open
Tennessee Lady Vol Softball Contact: Brian Davis, Assistant Media Relations Director • (865) 974-7478 (office)/(865) 696-7947 (cell) • bdavis16@utk.edu