Softball Notes: Easton Bama Bash

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Sean Barows, Tennessee Softball Contact Assistant Director of Media Relations Tennessee Athletics 1551 Lake Loudon Blvd., Knoxville, Tenn., 37916 O: (865) 974-7478 | C: (561) 312-9432 | E: sbarows@utk.edu Offical Athletics Website: UTSports.com

7 WCWS APPEARANCES » 2 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES » 31 NFCA ALL-AMERICANS » 52 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS » 4 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

EASTON BAMA BASH » FEBRUARY 26-28 » TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

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TENNESSEE IN THE RANKINGS USA TODAY/NFCA: NO. 14 ESPN/USA SOFTBALL: NO. 19

OVERALL: 8-3 HOME: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 8-2

WEEKLY SCHEDULE EASTON BAMA BASH Friday, Feb. 26

Tennessee (H) vs. Marshall

Saturday, Feb. 27

Tennessee (H) vs. Arizona Marshall (H) vs. Tennessee

Sunday, Feb. 28

Tennessee at Alabama

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Date:

Fri, Feb. 26 - Sun, Feb. 28

Site:

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Venue:

Rhoads Stadium

Monday, Feb. 29

Tennessee vs. Dayton (Home Opener)

4 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m.

All games to feature live stats via UTSports.com All times listed in EST and are subject to change

Live Stats: UTSports.com Opp. Rank:

Marshall (NR/NR) Arizona (15/16) Alabama (4/4)

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2016 UT STAT LEADERS

¢ Tennessee will play its third and fourth games against ranked opponents this week with contests vs. #15/16 Arizona and #4/4 Alabama. The Vols are 0-2 against ranked opponents this season but have 185 victories all-time against ranked foes. ¢ The combined record of UT’s three opponents at the Easton Bama Bash is 25-5. ¢ The bats have been on fire early as the Vols are tied BATTING AVG HOME RUNS WINS for 11th in the country in scoring at 8.18 runs/game and are #10 Aubrey Leach #14 Megan Geer #22 Erin Gabriel 21st nationally with a 3.51 team batting average. .441 BA 3 HRs 5-1, 2.38 ERA ¢ The Vols have gotten major production from their freshmen class, especially the trio of Aubrey Leach, (15-for-34) .333 BA 54 Ks, 35.1 IP Brooke Vines and Abby Lockman. Leach and Vines rank 4 2B, 4 SB, 0 HR (9-for-27) 6 APP, 6 Starts first & second on the team in batting average and the 7 RBIs, 10 Runs 3 SB, 11 RBIs 4 CGs, 1 SHO three have combined for 28 starts, 35 hits, 24 runs and .548 OB% 14 Runs, .474 OB% .190 Opp. BA 20 RBIs. .559 SLG% .667 SLG% ¢ Leach and senior Lexi Overstreet have reached base in every game this season. TENNESSEE TEAM STATS ¢ Megan Geer is tied for fourth in the SEC with 14 runs ¢ Team Batting Average: .............. .351 (104-for-296) and is also tied for third in the league with three homers. ¢ Shaliyah Geathers ranks 8th in the nation with 0.64 ¢ Team Runs Per Game: ..............................................8.2 ¢ Team Slugging Percentage: .............................. .557 doubles/game. She is coming off a monster week, batting ¢ Team On-Base Percentage: ............................... .468 .471 with six runs, five doubles and 10 RBIs. She set a new ¢ Team Fielding Percentage: ................................ .938 career high in RBIs twice, first with four against Oklahoma ¢ Team ERA: .................................................................2.67 State and again with five against DePaul. ¢ UT co-head coach Karen Weekly enters this week ¢ Team Innings Pitched: ........................................... 70.2 with a career record of 942-315-2, just eight wins shy of ¢ Team Runs Per Game Allowed: .............................3.8 950 for her career. ¢ Team Strikeouts Per Game: .................................... 7.7 ¢ Tennessee is 19-1 all-time in home openers and 14-0 ¢ Team Opposing Batting Average: ................... .243 under co-head coaches Ralph & Karen Weekly. The only loss in a home opener came against Kansas on March 10, 2000. SERIES HISTORY ¢ Erin Gabriel posted a perfect 3-0 record at the Michele Smith Invitational last week and is 5-1 on the year. MARSHALL ALABAMA All-Time Series: 4-1 All-Time Series: 21-35 Her 54 strikeouts lead the SEC and rank tied for seventh in the nation. Last Meeting: Last Meeting: ¢ Gabriel was named SEC Pitcher of the Week (2/15) 4/27/05 (W, 5-1) 4/25/15 (L, 3-10) & College Sports Madness SEC Player of the Week (2/16) after her opening week performances. ¢ In Week 1 Gabriel became the first UT pitcher to DAYTON ARIZONA post 10-plus strikeouts in their first three appearances of All-Time Series: 1-0 a season since Monica Abbott did it in four straight games All-Time Series: 5-11 Last Meeting: Last Meeting: to open the 2006 season. 2/6/15 (W, 9-0 in 5) ¢ For the sixth time in program history, Tennessee 6/6/10 (L, 2-5) 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. Twitter, Instagram Facebook Page

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2016 » SCHEDULE & RECORD

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SEC: 0-0 AWAY: 0-1 STREAK: W4

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. 26 Feb. 27 Feb. 27 Feb. 28 Feb. 29 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 L, 9-0 (5) 2-Oklahoma State W, 14-4 (5) 2-Fordham W, 10-2 (6) 2-USF W, 6-4 2-DePaul W, 16-4 (5) 3-Marshall 4 p.m. 3-#15/16 Arizona 12 p.m. 3-Marshall 7 p.m. 3-at #4/4 Alabama (SECN+) 2 p.m. DAYTON (SECN+) 2:30 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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