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MICHELE SMITH INVITATIONAL » FEBRUARY 19-21 » CLEARWATER, FLA.
WEEK
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Friday, Feb. 19
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Tennessee (H) vs. James Madison Oklahoma State (H) vs. Tennessee
Saturday, Feb. 20
TENNESSEE IN THE RANKINGS
Tennessee (H) vs. Fordham South Florida (H) vs. Tennessee
USA TODAY/NFCA: NO. 12 ESPN/USA SOFTBALL: NO. 14
Sunday, Feb. 21
Tennessee (H) vs. DePaul
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Date:
12:15 p.m. 5 p.m. 11:15 a.m.
All games to feature live stats via UTSports.com Times subject to change
Fri, Feb. 19 - Sun, Feb. 21
Site:
11 a.m. 1:15 p.m.
Clearwater, Fla.
Venue: Eddie C. Moore Complex Live Stats: UTSports.com Opp. Rank:
James Madison (19/20)
Oklahoma State (NR/NR) Fordham (NR/NR) South Florida (NR/NR) DePaul (NR/NR)
QUICK HITTERS
2016 UT STAT LEADERS
BATTING AVG
HOME RUNS
.455 BA (10-for-22) 3 2B, 3 SB, 0 HR 5 RBIs, 4 Runs .520 OB% .591 SLG%
#19 Lexi Overstreet #14 Megan Geer #17 Gretchen Aucoin #44 Abby Lockman
#10 Aubrey Leach
Four Players Tied with 1:
WINS
#22 Erin Gabriel 2-1, 0.97 ERA 34 Ks, 21.2 IP 3 APP, 3 Starts 3 CGs, 1 SHO .147 Opp. BA
TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Team Batting Average: ............... .343 (60-for-175) ¢ Team Runs Per Game: .............................................. 7.3 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: ............................... .514 ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: .............................. .450 ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .965 ¢ Team ERA: ................................................................. 1.97 ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ........................................... 42.2 ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: ............................. 3.2 ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: ....................................8.7 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: ................... .238
SERIES HISTORY JAMES MADISON All-Time Series: 2-0 Last Meeting: 5/15/09 (W, 4-3)
USF All-Time Series: 10-8-1 Last Meeting: 2/14/15 (W, 9-1)
OKLAHOMA STATE All-Time Series: 1-2 Last Meeting: 5/22/11 (L, 5-6)
DePAUL All-Time Series: 2-0 Last Meeting: 2/4/05 (W, 6-1)
FORDHAM All-Time Series: 1-0 Last Meeting: 2/13/15 (W, 5-0)
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¢ Erin Gabriel was named SEC Pitcher of the Week & College Sports Madness SEC Player of the Week. ¢ Gabriel struck out 34 batters in just 21.2 innings pitched and became the first UT pitcher to post 10-plus strikeouts in their first three appearances of a season since Monica Abbott did it in four straight games to open the 2006 season. ¢ The Vols got major contributions from their freshmen last week, especially Aubrey Leach and Brooke Vines. The duo combined for 20 hits, 10 RBIs, nine runs and seven stolen bases in six games last week. ¢ This will be the Vols’ third trip to Clearwater, Fla., in program history and first since 2012. UT has enjoyed great success there, posting an all-time record of 17-1. ¢ For the sixth time in program history, Tennessee was ranked in the Top 10 of both national preseason polls (2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016). The Vols rank No. 8 in the NFCA Preseason Poll and No. 9 in the USA Softball Preseason Poll. ¢ UT is coming off its seventh WCWS appearance in the last 11 seasons, all under co-head coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly. ¢ UT’s 10-member freshmen class was rated No. 2 in the nation by Full Count Softball and included five players on the Hot 100 list. (Vines, Leach, Rowland, Lockman, Bush) ¢ The Vols were picked to finish fifth in the SEC Preseason Poll. All four teams picked ahead of them also made the WCWS last season. (Florida, LSU, Auburn, Alabama) ¢ UT will play one of its toughest schedules to date with 29 games against teams that advanced to last year’s NCAA Regionals, including seven against opponents that reached the Women’s College World Series. They will also play 15 teams that finished in the top 50 of last year’s final RPI. ¢ Tennessee returns its three top pitchers from a year ago and added three freshmen pitchers to the rotation. ¢ Tennessee co-head coaches Ralph & Karen Weekly enter their 15th year at the helm of Tennessee Softball. They boast a 715-219-2 (.765) record at UT and have led the program to 12 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. ¢ UT co-head coach Karen Weekly enters this week with a career record of 938-314-2, just 12 wins shy of 950 for her career. Facebook Page
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2016 » SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL: 4-2 HOME: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 4-1
SEC: 0-0 AWAY: 0-1 STREAK: W2
THE SCHEDULE Date Feb. 11 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. 13 Feb. 13 Feb. 19 Feb. 19 Feb. 20 Feb. 20 Feb. 21 Feb. 25 Feb. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 March 4 March 4 March 5 March 5 March 6 March 8 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 16 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 22 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 29 April 1 April 2 April 3 April 5 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 20 April 23 April 23 April 24 April 27 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 6 May 7 May 8
Opponent (TV/Network) Time/Result 1-Creighton W, 5-0 1-BYU W, 15-3 1-Fresno State L, 7-3 1-at #22/20 Arizona State (PAC12N) L, 5-4 (8) 1-San Jose State W, 9-2 1-Northwestern W, 8-2 2-#19/20 James Madison 11 a.m. 2-Oklahoma State 1:15 p.m. 2-Fordham 12:15 p.m. 2-USF 5 p.m. 2-DePaul 11:15 a.m. DAYTON (SECN+) 3 p.m. 3-Marshall 2 p.m. 3-Arizona 10 a.m. 3-Marshall 5 p.m. 3-at Alabama (SECN+) 2 p.m. 4-UAB (SECN+) 3 p.m. 4-GREEN BAY (SECN+) 5:30 p.m. 4-ST. JOHN’S 12:30 p.m. 4-TBD TBD 4-3rd PLACE/CHAMP (SECN+) 1:30p.m. Belmont 7 p.m. ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. ARKANSAS* (SECN) 3:30 p.m. ARKANSAS* 1:30 p.m. at North Florida 6 p.m. at Florida* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. at Florida* (SECN) 12 p.m. at Florida* (SECN) 4 p.m. JACKSONVILLE 5 p.m. MISSiSSIPPI ST.* (SECN+) 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI ST.* (SECN+) 2 p.m. MISSISSIPPI ST.* (SECN+) 2 p.m. at Lipscomb 6 p.m. at Missouri* (TBD) 7:30 p.m. at Missouri* (TBD) 3 p.m. at Missouri* (TBD) 1 p.m. KENNESAW STATE 6 p.m. TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) 6 p.m. TEXAS A&M* (ESPNU) 12 p.m. TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) 1:30 p.m. at Georgia* (ESPN2) 1 p.m. at Georgia* (SECN) 7 p.m. at Georgia* (SECN) 7 p.m. FURMAN 6 p.m. 5-OKLAHOMA (ESPN) 4:30 p.m. 5-LOUISIANA-MONROE 7 p.m. 5-LIPSCOMB 2:30 p.m. TENNESSEE TECH 6 p.m. AUBURN* (ESPN2) 8 p.m. AUBURN* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. AUBURN* (SECN) 7 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SECN+) 7 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SECN) 1 p.m. at Ole Miss* (SECN Bases Loaded) 2 p.m.
May 11-14 May 20-22 May 26-29 June 2-8
SEC Tournament (Starkville, Miss.) NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites) NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites) WCWS (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
KEY 1-Kajikawa Classic 2-Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Invitational 3-Easton Bama Bash 4-Tennessee Invitational 5-Tennessee Classic Home Games in BOLD All games listed in EST
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