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
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LIBERTY 6 p.m. at Kentucky* 5 p.m. at Kentucky* 1 p.m. at Kentucky* 1 p.m. Tennessee State 4 p.m. CT IOWA 6 p.m. IOWA 6 p.m. ALABAMA* (DH) 4 p.m. 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.
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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 HOME GAMES IN BOLD
EVANSVILLE
LOUISIANA MONROE
FURMAN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Record 14-2 Nat’l Rank: 7/8 Batt. Avg.: .400 Runs P.G.: 9.00 Team ERA: 1.60 Hits: 167 HR’s: 21 Stolen Bases: 36 Fld. %: .977
Record 1-8 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batt. Avg.: .243 Runs P.G.: 3.11 Team ERA: 10.50 Series: First meeting Last meeting: First meeting
Record 8-8 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batt. Avg.: .266 Runs P.G.: 4.56 Team ERA: 2.75 Series: UT leads 3-1 Last meeting: UT won 4-0 on 2/23/08
Record 2-6 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batt. Avg.: .241 Runs P.G.: 3.75 Team ERA: 3.45 Series: UT leads 5-0 Last meeting: UT won 8-0 (6 inn.) on 5/18/07
Record 7-9 Nat’l Rank: N/R Batt. Avg.: .243 Runs P.G.: 3.31 Team ERA: 4.31 Series: UT leads 4-0 Last meeting: UT won 5-0 on 2/19/05
Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg. Top Hitters by Avg.
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TENNESSEE CLASSIC • Knoxville, Tenn. 3/4 LOUISIANA-MONROE 5:30 3/5 FURMAN 1 3/5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 3 3/6 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 3/6 DUTCH NATIONAL TEAM (Exh.) 3 3/8 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/17 3/18 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
TENNESSEE
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
EVANSVILLE & TENNESSEE CLASSIC -- MARCH 3-6
Raven Chavanne Katie Sears (.520 avg., 3 HR, 12 RBI) (.393 avg., 0 HR, 2 RBI) Shelby Burchell Jen Stahlhut (.488, 5 HR, 20 RBI) (.370, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Kat Dotson Amy Gaertner (.467, 3 HR, 21 RBI) (.261, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Ellen Renfroe (7-1, 1.31 ERA, 42.2 IP, 60 K’s)
Emily Morris (9.50 ERA, 1-3, 18.0 IP, 2 K’s)
Jessica Olquin (.374 avg., 0 HR, 4 RBI) Miyuki Navarrette (.350, 1 HR, 6 RBI) Roxane Cassel (.319, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
Lauren Collier (.350 avg., 1 HR, 6 RBI) Hannah Pace (.348, 0 HR, 5 RBI) Stephanie Field (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Marie Fogle (.327 avg., 4 HR, 7 RBI) Andrea Tarashuk (.314, 0 HR, 6 RBI) Tabby Douberley (.296, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
Top Pitcher (Innings) Top Pitcher (Innings)
Top Pitcher (Innings)
Tiffany Mills (2.55 ERA, 3-4, 44.0 IP, 28 K’s)
Lauren Collier (4.12 ERA, 1-4, 34.0 IP, 20 K’s)
Brianna Streetmon (3.85 ERA, 4-3, 40.0 IP, 32 K’s)
Some Surprising Comparisons... The statistical comparisons through the opening 16 games between last year’s Tennessee WCWS team and this one are stunning. In particular, take a close look at the difference in team ERA, runs allowed and batting average against for evidence of the huge improvement thus far in the circle in 2011. Here are some of the numbers... 2010 2011 Record 12-4 14-2 Team Batting Average .329 .400 Total Runs 115 144 Runs Per Game 7.19 9.00 Extra Base Hits 37 48 Team RBIs 93 139 Team ERA 3.43 1.60 Runs Allowed 60 24 Batting Avg. Against .272 .193 (Ellen) Renfroe’s On a Roll! That would be freshman Ellen Renfroe as the 6-0 right hander is 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA and 25 strikeouts over her last 15 innings in the circle as UT posted victories over #25 BYU, Loyola Marymount and #2 UCLA. After striking out a career-high nine LMU hitters in just four innings of relief in a 7-2 triumph on Feb. 25, the Jackson, Tenn., one-upped herself the very next day by firing a complete-game with a career-best 10 strikeouts as Tennessee upset the defending national champion Bruins, 7-1. For her efforts in Cathedral City, Calif., Renfroe was profiled in a Graham Hays article that had top-billing on the front page of the ESPN.com “College Sports” section on March 1. Burchell’s Blowing Up! After showing potential during her first two years at Rocky Top, junior first baseman Shelby Burchell has truly emerged as an offensive weapon for the Big Orange early on in this 2011
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