UT Softball Notes -- Tennessee Classic

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TENNESSEE 2012 LADY VOL SOFTBALL

Four Women’s College World Series Appearances 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010

Two SEC Tournament Titles 2006, 2011

SEC Regular Season Champs 2007

Four WCWS Appearances | Three SEC Tournament or Regular-Season Titles | 11 All-Americans

Tennessee hosts the Tennessee Classic

2012 LADY VOL SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

March 1-4 | Lee Softball Stadium | Knoxville,Tenn. #9/8 TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS

#17/19 LOUISVILLE

ETSU

MURRAY STATE

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Date

Opponent

(TV)

Time/Result

KAJIKAWA CLASSIC • Tempe, Ariz. 2/9 vs. UCSB 2/10 vs. #4/3 California 2/10 vs. Texas Tech 2/11 vs. San Diego State 2/11 vs. #1 Arizona State 2/12 vs. Western Michigan

2012 Record 10-3 Nat’l Rank: 9/8 Batting Avg.: .307 Runs Per Game: 5.2 Team ERA: 2.57 Hits: 111 HR’s: 13 RBIs: 62 Steals: 16-of-18

2012 Record 4-12 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batting Avg.: .221 Runs Per Game: 3.1 Team ERA: 4.32 Series: UT leads 1-0 Last meeting: Tenn. won 4-1 on 4/10/07

2012 Record 12-0 Nat’l Rank: 17/19 Batting Avg.: .327 Runs Per Game: 5.1 Team ERA: 1.41 Series: UT leads 4-0 Last meeting: Tenn. won 3-1 (9) on 5/23/10

2012 Record 3-10 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batting Avg.: .269 Runs Per Game: 4.1 Team ERA: 4.77 Series: UT leads 14-0 Last meeting: Tenn. won 18-0 (5) on 2/15/11

2012 Record 4-2 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batting Avg.: .371 Runs Per Game: 7.3 Team ERA: 2.29 Series: First meeting

2012 Record 3-5 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batting Avg.: .293 Runs Per Game: 4.1 Team ERA: 3.66 Series: UT leads 16-1 Last meeting: Tenn. won 9-1 (5) on 3/31/10

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Top Hitters by Avg.

Raven Chavanne (.632, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Tory Lewis (.419, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Lauren Gibson (.405, 6 HR, 17 RBI)

Morgan Mosby (.365 avg., 1 HR, 7 RBI) Jessica Phillips (.317, 1 HR, 11 RBI) Breslin Perry (.250, 0 HR, 2 RBI)

Kristin Austin (.462 avg., 0 HR, 6 RBI) Taner Fowler (.450, 3 HR, 13 RBI) Jennifer Esteban (.341, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

Sam Lower (.394 avg., 2 HR, 10 RBI) Alex Everett (.381, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Casey Horner (.378, 2 HR, 7 RBI)

Megan Glosser (.619 avg., 0 HR, 4 RBI) Casey Castile (.500, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Leslie Bridges (.409, 0 HR, 7 RBI)

Kayla Toney (.458 avg., 1 HR, 2 RBI) Kaycee Popham (.440, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Kelsey Woodruff (.375, 1 HR, 5 RBI)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Top Pitcher (Inn.)

Ellen Renfroe (8-0, 1.34 ERA, 85 K’s, 68.0 IP)

Ellen Roberts (4.13 ERA, 2-4, 40.2 IP, 41 K’s)

Tori Collins (1.34 ERA, 6-0, 41.2 IP, 65 K’s)

Shelby Morris (5.46 ERA, 0-5, 33.1 IP, 13 K’s)

Chelsey Sullivan (1.65 ERA, 2-1, 17.0 IP, 21 K’s)

Caty Jutson (4.13 ERA, 2-3, 20.1 IP, 7 K’s)

TIME WARNER INVITATIONAL • Austin, Texas 2/17 vs. Illinois W, 10-7 2/17 vs. #13 Texas POSTPONED/RAIN 2/18 vs. Pittsburgh CANCELLED/RAIN L, 2-3 (9) 2/19 vs. #13 Texas (Longhorn Network) NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC • Clearwater, Fla. 2/24 vs. Winthrop 2/24 vs. #20/17 Georgia Tech 2/25 vs. Illinois State 2/25 vs. Hofstra 2/26 vs. Massachusetts 2/29

Big Orange Slices... Bitten by the Injury Bug  The 2012 season has barely begun and the injury report has already been a major factor in the early part of Tennessee softball’s new campaign. Lady Vol junior third baseman and two-time NFCA All-American (2010, 2011) Raven Chavanne suffered an avulsion fracture of her right thumb in January, necessitating surgery that kept her out of action through the Kajikawa Classic (Feb. 9-12). Expected to return for a few at-bats during the Time Warner Invitational in Austin, Texas, over Feb. 17-19, weather issues limited her opportunities and kept her off the field. Chavanne returned to the line-up with a vengeance at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., hitting .632 overall on the way to Most Valuable Player honors. Junior outfielder (2010 All-American and 2011 NFCA All-Southeast Region selection) Kat Dotson continues her recovery from off-season surgery on her right knee. She played in just two games at the Kajikawa Classic before being declared unavailable for the remainder of the weekend, but did get at-bats in the designated player spot at the Time Warner Invitational and NFCA Leadoff Classic. The Savannah, Ga., product is considered day-to-day with her potential for playing depending on the current condition of her injury. Hey...We Recognize Those Two!  Two former Lady Vol softball players will return this weekend on the coaching staffs of teams in the Tennessee Classic. Former pitcher Megan Rhodes (Smith), who currently serves as the pitching coach at Middle Tennessee, pitched for the Big Orange from 2005-08, totaling a 67-22 overall record in the circle with a 1.77 ERA (third in UT history) and 726 strikeouts (second in UT history). Current ETSU graduate assistant coach Tiffany Baker was on the 2007 roster for the Lady Vols but redshirted before transferring to Chattanooga. Home Openers = Victory  Throughout Lady Vol softball history, the first contest of the year in the friendly confines of either Tyson Park or Lee Softball Stadium has usually equaled victory for the Orange & White. Tennessee has won its last 11 home openers dating back to a 6-5 home-opening loss to Kansas on March 10, 2000, and holds a 15-1 mark all-time in Knoxville lidlifters. Under the guidance of co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly, UT is a perfect 10-0 in such match-ups. The Big Orange are slated to christen the 2012 home campaign against Memphis on March 2.

W, 7-0 L, 5-13 W, 1-0 W, 6-5 W, 3-0 W, 9-6

L, 1-2 W, 9-0 W, 6-0 W, 3-2 W, 5-0

vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (DH)

POSTPONED

TENNESSEE CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 3/1 DUTCH NAT’L TEAM (Exh.) 3/2 MEMPHIS 3/3 #17/19 LOUISVILLE 3/3 ETSU 3/4 MURRAY STATE 3/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE

6 P.M. 5:30 P.M. CANCELLED 3 P.M. 3 P.M. 5:30 P.M.

3/9 3/10 3/11 3/13 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/4 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/10 4/13 4/14 4/15 4/17 4/20 4/21 4/22 4/27 4/28 4/29

FLORIDA* 6 P.M. FLORIDA* 2 P.M. FLORIDA* NOON vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (DH) 4 P.M. at Arkansas* 7 p.m. CT at Arkansas* 1 p.m. CT at Arkansas* 1 p.m. CT at Alabama (DH)* (CSS#) 4 p.m./6:30 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 5:30 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 1 p.m. CT at Mississippi State* 1 p.m. CT KENTUCKY* 6 P.M. KENTUCKY* 2 P.M. KENTUCKY* 1:30 P.M. GEORGIA (DH)* (CSS#) 5 P.M./7:30 P.M. at Auburn* 6 p.m. CT at Auburn* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. CT at Auburn* 1 p.m. CT RADFORD 3 P.M. LSU* 6 P.M. LSU* (ESPN) NOON LSU* (ESPN) 4 P.M. MEMPHIS 6 P.M. at South Carolina* 7 p.m. at South Carolina* 4 p.m. at South Carolina* 1 p.m. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 6 P.M. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 1 P.M. OLE MISS* (SportSouth) 1 P.M.

5/10-12 SEC TOURNAMENT Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TBA

5/17-20 NCAA KNOXVILLE REGIONAL Campus Sites

TBA

5/24-27 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Campus Sites

TBA

CONTACT

5/31-6/6 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (CT)

 2012 TENNESSEE SOFTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Brian Davis | Assistant Media Relations Director | Cell 865.696.7947 | Email bdavis16@utk.edu

* denotes Southeastern Conference game Rankings listed as NFCA/USA Softball (CSS#) means both games of the DH will be televised HOME GAMES IN BOLD

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