University of Tennessee Athletics
SOFTBALL CENTRAL: 2015 SEC TOURNAMENT
May 04, 2015 | Softball
May 4, 2015
Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
| 2015 SEC Softball Tournament(May 6-8) | |||
| Date | Opponent | Time | Links/Results |
| Wed., May 6 | #5 Seed UT vs. #12 Seed UK | UT 5, UK 4 | Watch Replay | Recap | Box Score | Photos | Highlights |
| Thurs., May 7 | #5 Seed UT vs. #4 Seed LSU | UT 7 LSU 5 | Watch Replay | Recap | Box Score | Photos | Highlights |
| Fri., May 8 | #5 Seed UT vs. #1 Seed Florida | UT 2, UF 1 | Watch Replay | Recap | Box Score |
| Sat., May 9 | SEC Championship Game #5 Seed UT vs. #2 Seed Auburn | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN | Live Stats | Live Audio |
NO. 5 SEED TENNESSEE
- Tennessee is 22-19 all-time in SEC Tournament play and won the league's tournament title in 2006 and 2011.
- Tennessee has the No. 11 RPI in the latest NCAA RPI rankings released on May 4.
- Wednesday's game against Kentucky will mark the second-straight year that the Lady Vols and the Wildcats faced off in UT's SEC Tournament opener. In 2014, No. 7 seed Kentucky upset No. 2 seed UT, 2-0, in the quarterfinals.
- Tennessee is coming off a three-game sweep of Kentucky to close the regular season. Annie Aldrete and Shaliyah Geathers hit walk-off home runs on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to give UT its fourth SEC series win of the year and its third SEC series sweep.
- UT is hitting .315 as a team with Rainey Gaffin (.347 BA), Aldrete (.336) and Shaliyah Geathers (.333) leading the way.
- Five Lady Vols have 10 or more home runs. Taylor Koenig leads the team with 16 HRs, Aldrete has 15, Megan Geer has 11 and Scarlet McSwain and Meghan Gregg have 10 each.
- On Monday, Annie Aldrete was named SEC Player of the Week after hitting .600 with two home runs, four RBIs and six walks in the sweep of Kentucky. This week's honor marks the third time Aldrete has earned SEC weekly accolades and it is her first SEC Player of the Week nod. In 2014, she was SEC Freshman of the Week twice (March 17, 2014 and March 31, 2014).
- Tennessee's pitchers have combined for a 3.09 ERA. Gaffin is 12-2 with a 2.36 ERA, Erin Gabriel is 14-6 with a 3.04 ERA, Gretchen Aucoin is 9-2 with a 3.56 ERA and Cheyanne Tarango is 4-3 with a 3.81 ERA.
- UT is averaging 7.1 runs per game. Opponents are scoring 3.2 runs per game against Tennessee.
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Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
All-Time: UT, 40-14
At Neutral Site: UT, 2-1
2015 Series:
5/1/15 UT W, 7-1
5/2/15 UT W, 6-5
5/3/15 UT W, 4-1
At Neutral Site: UT, 2-1
2015 Series:
5/1/15 UT W, 7-1
5/2/15 UT W, 6-5
5/3/15 UT W, 4-1
Wed., May 6
UT 5, UK 4
Notes
Meghan Gregg's two-run, walk-off off the left field wall lifted Tennessee to its third-straight walk-off win over Kentucky. Megan Geer hit two-run homer to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth.
- Kentucky is 29-23 on the season, 5-19 in SEC play.
- Kentucky has the No. 23 RPI in the latest NCAA RPI rankings released on May 4.
- UK is .252 at a team with Christian Stokes (.320 BA) and Griffin Joiner (.302) leading the way. Five players have six home runs or more. Joiner has a team-high 11 blasts, Stokes and Masie Steed have seven homers each and Nikki Sagermann and Breanne Ray have six each.
- UK's pitchers have combined for a 2.78 team ERA. Kelsey Nunley is 12-14 with a 2.40 ERA and 160 strikeouts over 175.1 frames. Meagan Price is 12-8 with a 3.53 ERA, Erin Rethlake is 4-0 with a 2.36 ERA and Shannon Smith is 1-1 with a 3.23 ERA.
- The Wildcats are averaging 3.9 runs and giving up 3.1 runs per game.
KENTUCKY
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Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
All-Time: UT, 27-24-1
In Baton Rouge: LSU, 13-11-1
2015 Series:
4/10/15 LSU W, 5-1
4/11/15 LSU W, 7-4
4/12/15 UT W, 8-5
In Baton Rouge: LSU, 13-11-1
2015 Series:
4/10/15 LSU W, 5-1
4/11/15 LSU W, 7-4
4/12/15 UT W, 8-5
Thurs., May 7
UT 7, LSU 5
Notes
Meghan Gregg and Taylor Koenig homered in a three-run fourth inning, Rainey Gaffin and Shaliyah Geathers hit RBI doubles in the sixth and Megan Geer homered in the seventh to lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 7-5 upset win over No. 8 LSU on Thursday in the 2015 SEC Tournament quarterfinals at Tiger Park.
- LSU is 44-10 on the season, 15-9 in SEC play.
- LSU has the No. 2 RPI in the latest NCAA RPI rankings released on May 4.
- LSU is hitting .344 as a team with Bianka Bell (.458 BA, 15 HRs), Bailey Landry (.438 BA) and A.J. Andrews (.353 BA).
- Sahvanna Jaquish paced the team with 17 homers. Bell has 15 and Kellsi Kloss has 12.
- The Tigers' pitchers have combined for a 1.78 team ERA. Allie Walljasper is 13-4 with a 1.52 ERA, Carley Hoover is 14-4 with a 1.75 ERA, Baylee Corbello is 9-2 with a 2.36 ERA and Kelsee Selman is 8-0 with a 1.66 ERA.
- LSU is averaging 6.8 runs per game and opponents are averaging just 2.2 against the Tigers.
LSU
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Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
All-Time: UF, 43-24
At Neutral Site: 4-4
Last 3:
3/28/14 UT W, 9-2
3/30/14 UT W, 7-6
3/30/14 UT W, 5-2
At Neutral Site: 4-4
Last 3:
3/28/14 UT W, 9-2
3/30/14 UT W, 7-6
3/30/14 UT W, 5-2
Fri., May 8
5:30 p.m. ET
Notes
Erin Gabriel fanned 10 batters over six impressive innings. Scarlet McSwain and Tory Lewis hit RBi singles in the fourth and Rainey Gafin shut the door with a perfect seventh to hand Lauren Haeger her first loss of the year.
- Florida is 50-5 on the year and went 18-5 in SEC play.
- The Gators are the defending National Champions and are 13-0 in neutral-site games.
- Florida is hitting .315 as a team and has six players hitting .336 or better. Kelsey Stewart is batting a team-high .463 and has stolen 22 bases. Bailey Castro (.342, 16 HRs, 35 RBIs) and Lauren Haeger (.338 BA, 15 HRs, 60 RBIs) are UF's top power hitters.
- UF's pitchers have combined for a 1.83 ERA. Haeger has been the ace, going 24-0 with a 1.42 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 152.1 innings. Aleshia Ocasio is 16-3 with a 2.11 ERA and Delanie Gourley is 10-2 with a 2.21 ERA.
- The Gators are ranked No. 2 in both the USA Today/NFCA poll and in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. Florida has the No. 1 RPI in the nation.
FLORIDA
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Tiger Park
Baton Rouge, La.
All-Time: UT, 34-20
At Neutral Site: UT, 3-1
Last 3:
4/2/15 AU W, 6-2
4/3/15 UT W, 8-6
4/4/15 AU W, 12-9
At Neutral Site: UT, 3-1
Last 3:
4/2/15 AU W, 6-2
4/3/15 UT W, 8-6
4/4/15 AU W, 12-9
Sat., May 9
8 p.m. ET
Notes
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Auburn took two out of three against Tennessee on this season. UT is 2-0 all-time in SEC Championship Games (2006, 2011) and this is Auburn's first SEC title game appearance.
- Auburn is 48-9 and went 18-6 in SEC play to earn the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament
- The Tigers are 8-1 this season in neutral site games.
- Auburn is hitting .354 as a team with five players hitting .355 or better. Emily Carosone leads the way, hitting .472 with 17 homers and 74 RBIs. Tiffany Howard is hitting .456 with 21 RBIs. Kasey Cooper is hitting .408 with 17 homers and 55 RBIs. Jade Rhodes leads the team in homers with 18.
- The Tigers pitching staff has combined for a 3.59 ERA. Rachael Walters is 16-3 witha 3.01 ERA, Marcy Harper is 11-4 with a 3.57 ERA and Lexi Davis is 21-2 witha 4.15 ERA.
- Auburn is ranked No. 7 in the latest USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 6 in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. The Tigers boast the No. 4 RPI in the nation.
Auburn
Bracket
Game Notes
Players Mentioned
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IF/OF
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Thursday, May 21
Sunday, May 17
Saturday, May 16
