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 3/29 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/21 4/22 4/23 4/29 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* 6 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA* (SportSouth) 12:30 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. at Austin Peay 6 p.m. CT AUBURN* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. AUBURN* 2 p.m. AUBURN* 1 p.m. at Georgia* (DH) (CSS--Both games) 4 p.m. at Ole Miss* 5 p.m. CT at Ole Miss* 1 p.m. CT at Ole Miss* (SportSouth) 1 p.m. CT APPALACHIAN STATE 6 p.m. at LSU* 6 p.m. CT at LSU* (ESPN2) 11 a.m. CT at LSU* 1 p.m. CT RADFORD 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) 7 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* (SportSouth) 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI STATE* Noon ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. ARKANSAS* 1 p.m. ARKANSAS* 1 p.m. at Florida* 5 p.m. at Florida* (ESPN) Noon at Florida* (ESPNU) 3 p.m.
5/12-14 SEC TOURNAMENT Oxford, Miss.
TBA
5/20-22 NCAA REGIONALS Campus Sites
TBA
5/27-28 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Campus Sites
TBA
6/2-8
WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (CT)
* denotes Southeastern Conference game Rankings listed as NFCA/USA Softball HOME GAMES IN BOLD
#11 TENNESSEE SOUTH CAROLINA
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
SOUTH CAROLINA -- MARCH 25-27
Record 24-5, 2-3 SEC Nat’l Rank: 11/11 Batt. Avg.: .374 Runs P.G.: 7.97 Team ERA: 2.03 Hits: 286 HR’s: 35 Stolen Bases: 76 Fld. %: .979
Record 17-12, 3-7 SEC Nat’l Rank: NR Batt. Avg.: .294 Runs P.G.: 5.10 Team ERA: 2.84 Series: UT leads 25-15 Last meeting: UT won 8-0 (5 inn.) on 4/3/10
Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Kat Dotson Lauren Lackey (.500 avg., 10 HR, 51 RBI) (.397 avg., 1 HR, 7 RBI) Raven Chavanne Dana Hathorn (.466, 3 HR, 16 RBI) (.365, 0 HR, 23 RBI) Kelly Grieve Samie Garcia (.411, 3 HR, 23 RBI) (.319, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Ellen Renfroe (14-2, 1.39 ERA, 85.2 IP, 129 K’s)
Audrey Broyles (4-3, 2.91 ERA, 53.0 IP, 33 K’s)
The Series With South Carolina... Having won its LAST 18 CONSECUTIVE GAMES AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA dating back to 2003, Tennessee now controls its series against the Gamecocks, 25-15. UT maintains a 13-7 advantage in Knoxville and is a stellar 18-4 versus S.C. since Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly took the helm of the UT program prior to the 2002 campaign. South Carolina is now on the upswing under first year head coach Beverly Smith. The Gamecocks enter this weekend’s series at Lee Stadium with a 17-12 overall record and a 3-7 mark in league play. A year ago, S.C. suffered through a difficult 11-40 campaign, going just 1-27 in SEC action. An Unprecedented RBI Binge for Dotson... No Tennessee Lady Vol in 16 seasons of program history has ever had as many RBIs as sophomore Kat Dotson does at this point in the 2011 season. The Savannah, Ga., native currently owns 51 RBIs over UT’s first 29 games. Former Lady Vol Tiffany Huff sat at 48 RBIs through 29 contests back in 2009 before tailing off down the stretch to finish the year with 67. Current UT single-season record holders Kristi Durant (2005) and Bridget Jackson (1996) had just 35 and 31, respectively, through the first 29 games of their record setting 77-RBI campaigns. Chasing Some Personal Milestones Lady Vol Co-Head Coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly are within (or have already) reach of some impressive coaching milestones. Karen Weekly (now has 712 WINS) achieved the 700win plateau in Cathedral City, Calif., with UT’s 4-1 win over #25 BYU, while her husband Ralph currently sits at 990 TRIUMPHS, just 10 from reaching a staggering total of 1,000 wins. (Ellen) Renfroe’s On a Roll! That would be freshman Ellen Renfroe as the 6-0 right hander is 10-1 with a 1.33 ERA and 94 strikeouts over her last 58 innings in the circle and posted victories over #25 BYU, Loyola Marymount, #2 UCLA, Evansville, Louisiana Monroe, Furman, Georgia Southern, Tennessee State, Iowa and #1 Alabama. SHE ALREADY OWNS WINS IN HER ROOKIE CAMPAIGN OVER THE DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (UCLA - FEB. 26, 7-1) AND A NO. 1
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