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#3 TENNESSEE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA » MARCH 21-23 » KNOXVILLE, TENN. #3 TENNESSEE VS. SOUTH CAROLINA LIVE AUDIO: WNML 990 AM, UTSports.com (3/23) LIVE VIDEO: UTSports.com (3/21-22), ESPNU (3/23) LIVE STATS: UTSports.com LIVE BLOG: UTSports.com
NOTEWORTHY NOTES #3 TENNESSEE 25-3, 2-1 SEC USA TODAY/NFCA: #4 ESPN.com/USA SB: #3 Streak: W 2 Team BA: .328 Team ERA: 1.56 Team Fielding %: .973
SOUTH CAROLINA 17-9, 2-4 SEC USA TODAY/NFCA: NR ESPN.com/USA SB: NR Streak: L 1 Team BA: .273 Team ERA: 2.69 Team Fielding %: .963
PITCHING LEADERS RHP #13 Ellen Renfroe RHP #23 Julie Sarratt (16-0, 0.99 ERA, 131 Ks, 106.1 IP) (7-5, 1.79 ERA, 84 K, 78.1 IP) RHP #42 Rainey Gaffin RHP #33 Nickie Blue (4-2, 1.65 ERA, 36 Ks, 29.2 IP) (10-4, 2.92 ERA, 46 K, 74.1 IP)
HITTING LEADERS #2 Ashlyn Masters #44 Madison Shipman (.425 BA, 9 2Bs, 7 HRs, 21 RBIs) (.368 BA, 10 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBIs) #12 Kaylea Snaer #24 Annie Aldrete (.382 BA, 8 2Bs, 5 HRs, 24 RBIs) (.342 BA, 5 2B, 5 HR, 23 RBIs) #13 Sarah Mooney #14 Megan Geer (.348 BA, 9 2Bs, 2 HR, 17 RBIs) (.304 BA, 2 2B, 7 HR, 17 RBIs)
SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTH CAROLINA All-Time Series: UT, 32-15 In Knoxville: UT, 16-7 (Most Recently) 4/20/12 UT W, 8-0 (5) 4/21/12 UT W, 4-2 4/22/12 UT W, 6-3 5/9/13 UT W, 5-0
UT has won its last 25 meetings against South Carolina. That is Tennessee’s longest winnings streak against any single opponent.
TENNESSEE STATISTICAL LEADERS
BATTING AVG
HOME RUNS
#44 Madison Shipman
#44 Madison Shipman
.425 BA (37-for-87) 9 2Bs, 7 HRs, 21 RBIs,25 Rs, .534 OB% .770 SLG%
7 HRs .425 BA (37-for-87), 9 2Bs, 21 RBIs,25 Rs, .534 OB% .770 SLG%
WINS
#13 Ellen Renfroe 16-0, 0.99 ERA 19 App, 15 GS 14 CG, 8 SHO 106.1 IP, 131 Ks 59 H, 19 BB, .156 Opp BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ..... .328 BA (242-for-737) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ..............................................6.3 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: ............................. . 547 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .438 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .973 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................. 1.56 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ...........................................184.1 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ..............................1.7 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: .....................................8.1 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: .................... .177
TENNESSEE THIS WEEK
¢ USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Poll (3/18): Tennessee: #4 ¢ ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 (3/18): Tennessee: #3 (1 first-place vote) ¢ All three of this weekend’s games will feature a live radio broadcast with Brian Rice on the call on WNML 990 AM. The Friday and Saturday games will feature a free live video broadcast via UTSports.com. Sunday’s game will be televised on ESPNU with Joe Davis as the playby-play announcer and softball legend Michele Smith as the analyst. ¢ Tennessee is 32-15 all-time against South Carolina and the Lady Vols have won the last 25 meetings between the teams. UT is 16-7 against South Carolina in games played in Knoxville. ¢ UT’s 25-game winning streak against South Carolina is its longest winning streak all-time against any one opponent. ¢ Tennessee is coming off a thrilling 9-8 win over Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday in the inaugural Mid-State Classic at Ridley Park in Columbia, Tenn. After MTSU clawed its way back to take an 8-7 lead in the top of the seventh, Annie Aldrete hit a solo home run to center to open the bottom of the seventh and Rainey Gaffin had a walkoff single to left with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run. ¢ Aldrete was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday after hitting .417 with two homers and seven RBIs last week. Aldrete is the first Tennessee freshman to earn the honor since Ellen Renfroe was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 4, 2011. ¢ Tennessee is batting .328 as a team. Madison Shipman leads the team with a .425 batting average (37for-87) to go with seven homers, nine doubles, 21 RBIs and 25 runs. Aldrete is batting .382 with five homers, eight doubles, two triples and 24 RBIs. ¢ Seven Lady Vols are hitting .314 or better and four players have at least five home runs: Shipman (seven), Melissa Davin (six), Lexi Overstreet (six) and Aldrete (five). ¢ UT’s pitchers have combined for a 1.56 ERA and opponents are batting just .177 against them. Ellen Renfroe is 16-0 with a 0.99 ERA and 131 strikeouts over 106.1 innings. ¢ Gaffin has been on fire over the last five games. From Feb. 7 - March 9, Gaffin was hitting just .129 (4-for31) with one RBI in 16 games. Over five games from March 11-18, Gaffin hit .750 (12-for-16) with six RBIs.
SCOUTING THE GAMECOCKS
¢ South Carolina is coming off a 1-0 home loss to Minnesota on March 19. The Gamecocks took two out of three against Texas A&M this past weekend. ¢ The Gamecocks are hitting .273 as a team and feature five players hitting .304 or better. Ashlyn Masters leads the team with a .368 batting average and 10 doubles. Sarah Mooney has a team-high seven home runs. ¢ South Carolina uses a 1-2 punch in the circle. Julie Sarratt is 7-5 with a 1.79 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 78.1 innings. Nickie Blue is 10-4 with a 2.92 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 74.1 innings. ¢ All-time Series: UT leads, 32-25 and16-7 in games played in Knoxville.
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL: 25-3
SEC: 2-1
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 W, 15-0 (5) March 14 l at Arkansas W, 9-2 March 15 l at Arkansas L, 5-4 March 16 l at Arkansas W, 8-0 (6) March 18 MTSU W, 9-8 March 21 l SOUTH CAROLINA 6 p.m. March 22 l SOUTH CAROLINA 1:30 p.m. March 23 l SOUTH CAROLINA 2:30p.m.ESPNU 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