2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team

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2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball
Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg
SEC Regular Season Champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record63–8 (23–4 SEC)
Head coach
    • Ralph Weekly
    • Karen Weekly
Assistant coach
  • Marty McDaniel
  • Mark Weekly
Home stadium Tyson Park
Seasons
←  2006
2008  →

The 2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team was an American softball team, representing the University of Tennessee for the 2007 NCAA softball season. The team played their home games at Tyson Park. The team made it to the 2007 Women's College World Series, [1] finishing second for their best finish in school history.

Contents

Roster

2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

Outfielders

  • 00 Nicole Kajitani – freshman
  • 2 Tiffany Baker – freshman
  • 3 Alexia Clay – freshman
  • 5 Danielle Pieroni – sophomore
  • 14 Erinn Webb – freshman
  • 17 Lillian Hammond – sophomore
  • 18 Anita Manuma – freshman
  • 23 India Chiles – senior
  • 33 Lindsay Schutzler – senior
  • 52 Tiffany Huff – freshman
 

Catchers

  • 35 Shannon Doepking – junior

Infielders

  • 1 Liane Horiuchi – sophomore
  • 6 Natalee Weissinger – freshman
  • 8 Kenora Posey – junior
  • 9 Caitlin Ryan – junior
  • 12 Allison Fulmer – sophomore
  • 31 Jennifer Griffin – sophomore
  • 35 Tonya Callahan – junior
 

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRank#SiteResultAttendanceWinning PitcherLosing Pitcher
February 9*3:00 PM Coastal Carolina Chanticleers #2 Upper Field • Chapel Hill, NC W 8-0(5)- M. Abbott D. Gerdts
February 10*10:30 AM Penn St. Nittany Lions #2 Eugene Stone Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 9-1(5)-M. RhodesA. Esparza
February 10*3:00 PM North Carolina Tar Heels #2Eugene Stone Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 2-1(8)1,224M. AbbottL. Norris
February 11*10:00 AM College of Charleston Cougars #2Eugene Stone Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCW 11-1(5)-M. AbbottS. Howard
Louisville Slugger Tournament
February 16*12:00 PM FIU Panthers #1SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV W 8-0(5)176M. AbbottP. Eastman
February 17*6:00 PM Sacramento St. Hornets #1SLC Field • Las Vegas, NVW 9-2214M. AbbottC. Cervantes
February 17*9:00 PM Illinois Fighting Illini #1SLC Field • Las Vegas, NVW 5-0200M. AbbottC. DeVreese
February 18*12:00 PM Cal St. Northridge Matadors #1SLC Field • Las Vegas, NVW 9-0184M. AbbottM. Lovato
February 19*4:30 PM UC Davis #1SLC Field • Las Vegas, NVW 10-0(5)197M. RhodesL. Tognetti
February 21*9:00 PM Cal St. Fullerton Titans #1 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 8-0(5)635M. AbbottC. Baker
Palm Springs Classic
February 22*5:00 PM Loyola Marymount Lions #1 Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA W 8-0(5)-M. AbbottT. Pagano
February 23*4:00 PM#22  Fresno St. Bulldogs #1Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CAW 5-0278M. AbbottR. Mackin
February 23*11:30 PM#12  UCLA Bruins #1Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CAW 6-1405M. Rhodes A. Selden
February 24*3:30 PM Michigan St. Spartans #1Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CAW 3-0549M. AbbottM. Hair
February 24*6:30 PM Oklahoma St. Cowgirls #1Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CAW 8-0(5)345M. RhodesJ. Hoppock
Frost Tournament
March 2*10:00 AM UIC Flames #1 Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN W 2-0-M. AbbottS. Clynes
March 2*12:15 PM Oakland Golden Bears #1Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TNW 7-0-M. RhodesJ. Granger
March 3*10:00 AM Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles #1Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TNW 4-0778M. AbbottB. Bynum
March 3*12:15 PM Toledo Rockets #1Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TNW 9-1(6)524M. RhodesS. Pereira
March 4*9:00 AM Austin Peay Governors #1Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TNW 2-0355M. AbbottM. Williams
March 6*5:00 PM Appalachian St. Mountaineers #1 Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN W 1-0411M. AbbottY. Moose
March 6*7:30 PMAppalachian St. Mountaineers#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 7-1411M. AbbottK. Richardson
March 101:00 PM#19  Florida Gators #1 KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 1-0(10)1,464M. Abbott S. Nelson
March 103:30 PM#19 Florida Gators#1KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 0-41,464S. StevensM. Rhodes
March 111:00 PM#19 Florida Gators#1KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FLW 3-1906M. AbbottS. Nelson
March 146:00 PM Ole Miss Rebels #1 Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS W 1-0539M. AbbottT. Willitt
March 148:30 PMOle Miss Rebels#1Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MSL 4-5539M. CallahanM. Abbott
March 171:00 PM Mississippi St. Bulldogs #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 3-0898M. AbbottS. Comeaux
March 173:30 PMMississippi St. Bulldogs#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 2-1(8)898M. AbbottS. Hickerson
March 1812:30 PMMississippi St. Bulldogs#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 5-1363M. AbbottS. Comeaux
March 214:30 PM South Carolina Gamecocks #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 2-0587M. AbbottM. Hendon
March 217:00 PMSouth Carolina Gamecocks#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 1-0587M. RhodesK. Pouliot
March 241:00 PM Arkansas Razorbacks #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 4-0894M. AbbottM. Dixon
March 243:30 PMArkansas Razorbacks#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 1-0894M. AbbottK. Henry
March 251:00 PMArkansas Razorbacks#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 5-0537M. AbbottK. Henry
March 26*5:00 PM Liberty Flames #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 5-1390M. AbbottT. Lowe
March 26*7:30 PMLiberty Flames#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 4-0390M. AbbottS. Ellis
March 28*5:00 PM Western Kentucky Lady Toppers #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 6-0491M. AbbottJ. Kempf
March 28*7:30 PMWestern Kentucky Lady Toppers#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 2-0491M. AbbottR. Horesky
March 30*5:00 PM ETSU Buccaneers #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 13-3(5)791M. AbbottM. Hardy
March 30*7:30 PM ETSU Buccaneers #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 8-0(5)791M. RhodesA. Haverman
April 3*5:00 PMTennessee Tech#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 12-0(5)346M. RhodesS. Street
April 72:00 PM Georgia Bulldogs #1 Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA W 10-0(5)1,563M. AbbottC. Hamilton
April 74:30 PMGeorgia Bulldogs#1Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GAW 3-11,564M. RhodesK. Carroll
April 81:30 PMGeorgia Bulldogs#1Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GAW 5-1761M. AbbottC. Hamilton
April 10*1:30 PM Memphis Tigers #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 4-1378M. AbbottN. Johnson
April 11*4:00 PM Bowling Green Falcons #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNCanceled---
April 11*6:30 PMBowling Green Falcons#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNCanceled---
April 146:00 PM Kentucky Wildcats #1 UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KY W 12-0307M. AbbottA. Matousek
April 151:00 PMKentucky Wildcats#1UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KYW 8-2293M. AbbottJ. Young
April 153:30 PMKentucky Wildcats#1UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KYW 9-4293M. AbbottM. Jolly
April 17*5:30 PM Radford Highlanders #1 Whitetop Creek Park • Bristol, TN Canceled---
April 211:00 PM Auburn Tigers #1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 10-0(5)1,483M. RhodesB. Day
April 213:30 PMAuburn Tigers#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 2-1(8)1,483M. AbbottA. Thompson
April 222:00 PMAuburn Tigers#1Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 5-11,003M. AbbottA. Thompson
April 284:00 PM#5  LSU Tigers #1 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 2-12,326M. AbbottD. Hofer
April 286:30 PM#5 LSU Tigers#1Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 1-52,326E. TurnerM. Rhodes
April 292:00 PM#5 LSU Tigers#1Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 2-31,531E. TurnerM. Abbott
May 56:00 PM#1  Alabama Crimson Tide #2Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNCanceled---
May 61:00 PM#1 Alabama Crimson Tide#2Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 9-21,836M. AbbottC. Owens
May 63:30 PM#1 Alabama Crimson Tide#2Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 4-01,836M. AbbottB. Potter
SEC Tournament
May 108:30 PMOle Miss Rebels#1 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL W 6-0731M. AbbottT. Willitt
May 118:30 PM#19 Florida Gators#1Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, ALL 0-11,032S. NelsonM. Abbott
NCAA Knoxville Regional
May 185:00 PM Furman Paladins #5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 8-0(6)684M. AbbottB. Murray
May 191:30 PMNorth Carolina Tar Heels#5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 2-0-M. AbbottD. Spaulding
May 202:00 PM Winthrop Eagles #5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 7-0628M. AbbottC. Woolridge
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional
May 258:00 PM#17  Hawaii Rainbow Wahine #5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 9-0(5)1,104M. Abbott J. Smethurst
May 264:00 PM#17 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine#5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNL 6-91,127K. RobinsonM. Rhodes
May 266:30 PM#17 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine#5Tyson Park • Knoxville, TNW 7-11,127M. AbbottC. Baughman
NCAA Women's College World Series
May 317:00 PM#4  Texas A&M Aggies #5 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 2-0-M. AbbottA. Scarborough
June 19:30 PM#1  Arizona Wildcats #5 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 0-17,744M. Abbott T. Mowatt
June 33:00 PM#2  Northwestern Wildcats #5 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK W 3-06,949M. AbbottE. Canney
June 48:00 PM#1 Arizona Wildcats#5ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKW 3-05,231M. AbbottT. Mowatt
June 58:00 PM#1 Arizona Wildcats#5ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKL 0-1(10)5,301T. MowattM. Abbott
June 68:00 PM#1 Arizona Wildcats#5ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKL 0-55,533T. MowattM. Abbott
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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