University of Tennessee Athletics
20 for 20: 13 Days Til Softball Season
January 24, 2015 | Softball
Only 13 days remaining until the start of the 2015 Tennessee softball season! Today we look back at the 2003 Lady Vols.
Tennessee celebrates its 20th year of softball in 2015. In honor of the program's 20-year anniversary, we will count down the 20 days leading up to 2015 season opener on Feb. 6 against Ohio by reflecting on each Tennessee softball team, starting with the first-ever squad in 1996. We will also count down the days by jersey number, reflecting on the past players who wore that day's countdown number.
The 2003 team went 45-25 and made giant strides across the board. The team surged late in the season, making a run to the SEC Tournament semifinals.
The 2003 roster featured Christy Anch, Sarah Fekete, Stephanie Humphrey, Stacey Jennings, Katherine Card, Kristen Hays, Jessica Wilson, Blaine Teasley, Amy Wright, Amber Rhinehart, Kim Sanders, Kim Anders, Danielle Arriaga, Kristen Bass, Angela Brewer, Mandie Fishback, Lauren Mattox, Kristi Durant, Chemil Washington and Ellisha Humphrey.
Durant enjoyed a breakout freshman season, hitting a UT freshman record .424 to lead the team while knocking 14 doubles and driving in 39 runs. Rhinehart hit .340 with seven homers, 19 doubles and 37 RBIs. Mattox hit .338 and .320. Jennings was the team's top power hitter with 10 homers and Brewer had nine homers and 43 RBIs.
Tennessee had a formidable 1-2 punch in the circle in Jennings (21-15, 1.73 ERA, 117 Ks, 206.0 IP) and Humphrey (18-5, 1.97 ERA, 152 Ks, 174.0 IP). Jennings threw the first perfect game in school history (UT has 11 perfect games in program history) on Feb. 21, shutting down UNLV over seven innings with six strikeouts and now walks. Stephanie Humphrey threw the first eight-inning no-hitter in school history on April 1, shutting down South Carolina with four strikeouts and one walk. Stephanie Humphrey and Monica Abbott are the only two Lady Vols to ever through an eight-inning no-hitter.
Durant and Mattox earned NFCA All-South Region accolades.
JERSEY COUNTDOWN - #13
| No. 13 | |||||||||||
| No. | Player | Years | Pos. | GP-GS | Avg. | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
| 13 | Candice Fode | 1996-97 | C/IF | 132-125 | .303 | 356 | 71 | 108 | 4 | 68 | 14 |
| 13 | Carissa Roustan | 2001-02 | 3B | 117-117 | .224 | 326 | 42 | 73 | 15 | 48 | 3 |
| 13 | Kim Sanders | 2003 | C | 21-6 | .286 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ashley Cline | 2004-05 | IF | 124-79 | .236 | 195 | 47 | 46 | 3 | 25 | 12 |
| 13 | Ellen Renfroe | 2011-14 | P | 1-0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 13 | |||||||||||
| No. | Player | Years | Pos. | ERA | W-L | GS | CG | SH | IP | SO | |
| 13 | Carissa Roustan | 2001-02 | 3B | 7.80 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Andi Williamson | 2010 | P | 1.40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Ellen Renfroe | 2011-14 | P | 1.65 | 102-25 | 175 | 84 | 41 | 872.0 | 1005 | |
Looking Back...#13 Candice Fode
1996-1997 | C/IF | 5-10 | R/R | San Marcos, Calif.
Fode was a founding member of the Tennessee softball program and a great all-around athlete. She hit .303 with four homers, 19 doubles, 68 RBIs, 71 runs and 14 stolen bases. She was one of the first Lady Vols to star at multiple positions, playing catcher, DP and third base. As a rookie in 1996, she hit .326 with three homers, 43 RBIs, 34 runs and seven stolen bases. She manned the hot corner during UT's 19-game winning streak to close out the 1996 season. Fode joined Tennessee after an All-American career at Paolmar CC.
THROWBACK NOTES FROM HER BIO!
- Interests include hiking, dancing and playing sports
- Admires USA Olympic softball gold medalist Lisa Fernandez
- Grandmother played in the women's professional baseball league during World War II, which inspired the movie "A League Of Their Own"
#13 Carissa Roustan
2001-02 | 3B | 5-8 | R/R | Temecula, Calif.
Roustan joined Tennessee in 2001 after a standout career at Palomar CC, where she led her team to the state championship and garnered all-state honors. She was a strong power hitter -- her first UT hit was a double against Hawaii and she she knocked numerous homers in SEC play, including a solo shot that helped Tennessee defeat Florida in Gainesville for the first time on April 29, 2001. Roustan saved her best for last in 2002, batting .290 with 10 homers , eight doubles, two triples, 36 RBIs and 30 runs.
THROWBACK NOTES FROM HER BIO!
- Ambition is to play better every time she steps on the playing field
- Chose Tennessee since it was a chance for her to experience new things, receive a great education and play the game she loves
Right Now...#13 Ellen Renfroe
2011-14 | P | 6-0 | R/R | Jackson, Tenn.
From 2011 to 2014, Ellen Renfroe was one of the top pitchers in the nation and finished her career as one of the greatest on Tennessee history. Blessed with incredible ball control, she gave opposing batters fits in the box and amassed a 102-25 record with 1,005 strikeouts, 41 shutouts, 84 complete games and two no-hitters over 872 innings of work. In 2014, she was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year. She was a two-time NFCA All-American (2011, 2012), a three-time Capital One Academic All-American. Renfroe burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2011, going 26-7 with a 1.50 ERA and 259 strikeouts. She had five strikeouts and allowed just one run over 7.1 frames in the 2011 SEC Tournament championship game to earn the win and give UT its second conference tourney crown in school history. She was instrumental in leading Tennessee back to the Women's College World Series in 2012, going 27-5 with a 1.24 ERA and 280 strikeouts to earn First Team All-SEC accolades and become a Top 25 Finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year. As a junior in 2013, she went 19-5 with a 1.85 ERA and 221 strikeouts and saved her very best for the WCWS. She was electric in the circle in WCWS wins over Washington and Florida and put forth an incredible 11-inning, 13 strikeout performance in an instant classic against Oklahoma in Game 1 of the Championship Series. Renfroe shouldered the pitching load in 2014, leading Tennessee to its seventh NCAA Super Regional. She finished her spectacular UT career second only to Monica Abbott in career ERA, games started, wins, shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts.
THROWBACK NOTES FROM HER BIO!
- Older sister Ivy was a standout pitcher for Tennessee from 2010-13 and younger sister Anna played at UT from 2013-14.
- Admires Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (former St. Louis Cardinal) superstar Albert Pujols because of his success on the field and for his character and attitude off it
