University of Tennessee Athletics
SOFTBALL CENTRAL: #9 UT vs. W. Kentucky
March 16, 2015 | Softball
March 16, 2015
LIVE BLOG
Sherrir Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, Tenn.
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Sherrir Parker Lee Stadium
Knoxville, Tenn.
All-Time: UT, 5-1
In Knoxville: UT, 5-1
Last 3 Meetings:
3/8/14 WKU 3, #3 UT 2
3/28/07 #1 UT 2, WKU 0
3/28/07 #1 UT 6, WKU 0
In Knoxville: UT, 5-1
Last 3 Meetings:
3/8/14 WKU 3, #3 UT 2
3/28/07 #1 UT 2, WKU 0
3/28/07 #1 UT 6, WKU 0
Tuesday, March 17
6 p.m. ET
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Tennessee leads the all-time series, 5-1, but Westernn Kentucky pulled an upset against the then-No. 3 Lady Vols in 2014. The Hilltoppers jumped out to a 3-0 lead with Emily Rousseau pitching a 10-K complete game. UT scored two in the sixth off a Cheyanne Tarango homer, but it was too little to late.
PROMOTIONS
- 2 For 1 Tuesday: 2 for 1 popcorn from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- $1 tickets for kids 12 and under
NO. 9 TENNESSEE
- UT is 19-5 on the season and a perfect 7-0 at home.
- Tennessee is coming off of a 3-2 showing last week in games against Illinois State and Missouri.
- UT hit .357 as a team last week with Gretchen Aucoin leading the way, hitting .778 with three homers, eight RBIs and six runs.
- On the season, Tennessee is hitting .341 as a team and averaging 8.5 runs per game. Nine Lady Vols are hitting .309 or better. Aucoin leads the team with a .483 batting average. Shaliyah Geathers is hitting .382 and Rainey Gaffin is batting .358. Taylor Koenig is hitting .349 with a team-high 10 homers and 32 RBIs. Annie Aldrete, Meghan Gregg and Megan Geer have five homers apiece.
- UT's pitchers have combined for a 2.13 ERA. Erin Gabriel is 9-2 with a 2.06 ERA. Aucoin is 7-2 with a 2.51 ERA. Gaffin's 1.62 ERA over 39.0 frames is the lowest on the staff.
- Tuesday's game will feature a live audio broadcast on WNML 990 AM (and UTSports.com) with Brian Rice on the call.
WESTERN KENTUCKY
- Western Kentucky is 10-5 on the season and 3-3 in road games.
- The Hilltoppers took two out of three this past weekend against Marshall on the road.
- Western Kentucky is hitting .297 as a team. Larissa Franklin leads the team with a .436 batting average. Shawna Sadler (.353 BA) and Brooke Holloway (.325 BA) are the only other Hilltoppers hitting over .300. Dani Pugh has been WKU's top power hitter with team highs of four homers and 21 RBIs.
- The Hilltoppers' pitchers have combined for a 2.50 ERA. Miranda Kramer is the staff ace with a 1.29 ERA, a 7-4 record and 130 strikeouts over 70.1 innings.
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