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2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball | |
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SEC Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Record | 63–8 (23–4 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Tyson Park |
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.
2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers roster | ||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher |
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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, NC | W 9-1(5) | - | M. Rhodes | A. Esparza |
February 10* | 3:00 PM | North Carolina Tar Heels | #2 | Eugene Stone Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 2-1(8) | 1,224 | M. Abbott | L. Norris |
February 11* | 10:00 AM | College of Charleston Cougars | #2 | Eugene Stone Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 11-1(5) | - | M. Abbott | S. Howard |
Louisville Slugger Tournament | ||||||||
February 16* | 12:00 PM | FIU Panthers | #1 | SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV | W 8-0(5) | 176 | M. Abbott | P. Eastman |
February 17* | 6:00 PM | Sacramento St. Hornets | #1 | SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV | W 9-2 | 214 | M. Abbott | C. Cervantes |
February 17* | 9:00 PM | Illinois Fighting Illini | #1 | SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV | W 5-0 | 200 | M. Abbott | C. DeVreese |
February 18* | 12:00 PM | Cal St. Northridge Matadors | #1 | SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV | W 9-0 | 184 | M. Abbott | M. Lovato |
February 19* | 4:30 PM | UC Davis | #1 | SLC Field • Las Vegas, NV | W 10-0(5) | 197 | M. Rhodes | L. Tognetti |
February 21* | 9:00 PM | Cal St. Fullerton Titans | #1 | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 8-0(5) | 635 | M. Abbott | C. Baker |
Palm Springs Classic | ||||||||
February 22* | 5:00 PM | Loyola Marymount Lions | #1 | Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA | W 8-0(5) | - | M. Abbott | T. Pagano |
February 23* | 4:00 PM | #22 Fresno St. Bulldogs | #1 | Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA | W 5-0 | 278 | M. Abbott | R. Mackin |
February 23* | 11:30 PM | #12 UCLA Bruins | #1 | Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA | W 6-1 | 405 | M. Rhodes | A. Selden |
February 24* | 3:30 PM | Michigan St. Spartans | #1 | Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA | W 3-0 | 549 | M. Abbott | M. Hair |
February 24* | 6:30 PM | Oklahoma St. Cowgirls | #1 | Big League Dreams • Palm Springs, CA | W 8-0(5) | 345 | M. Rhodes | J. Hoppock |
Frost Tournament | ||||||||
March 2* | 10:00 AM | UIC Flames | #1 | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 2-0 | - | M. Abbott | S. Clynes |
March 2* | 12:15 PM | Oakland Golden Bears | #1 | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 7-0 | - | M. Rhodes | J. Granger |
March 3* | 10:00 AM | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | #1 | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 4-0 | 778 | M. Abbott | B. Bynum |
March 3* | 12:15 PM | Toledo Rockets | #1 | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 9-1(6) | 524 | M. Rhodes | S. Pereira |
March 4* | 9:00 AM | Austin Peay Governors | #1 | Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 2-0 | 355 | M. Abbott | M. Williams |
March 6* | 5:00 PM | Appalachian St. Mountaineers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 1-0 | 411 | M. Abbott | Y. Moose |
March 6* | 7:30 PM | Appalachian St. Mountaineers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 7-1 | 411 | M. Abbott | K. Richardson |
March 10 | 1:00 PM | #19 Florida Gators | #1 | KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 1-0(10) | 1,464 | M. Abbott | S. Nelson |
March 10 | 3:30 PM | #19 Florida Gators | #1 | KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0-4 | 1,464 | S. Stevens | M. Rhodes |
March 11 | 1:00 PM | #19 Florida Gators | #1 | KSP Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 3-1 | 906 | M. Abbott | S. Nelson |
March 14 | 6:00 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #1 | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | W 1-0 | 539 | M. Abbott | T. Willitt |
March 14 | 8:30 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #1 | Ole Miss Softball Complex • Oxford, MS | L 4-5 | 539 | M. Callahan | M. Abbott |
March 17 | 1:00 PM | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 3-0 | 898 | M. Abbott | S. Comeaux |
March 17 | 3:30 PM | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 2-1(8) | 898 | M. Abbott | S. Hickerson |
March 18 | 12:30 PM | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 5-1 | 363 | M. Abbott | S. Comeaux |
March 21 | 4:30 PM | South Carolina Gamecocks | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 2-0 | 587 | M. Abbott | M. Hendon |
March 21 | 7:00 PM | South Carolina Gamecocks | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 1-0 | 587 | M. Rhodes | K. Pouliot |
March 24 | 1:00 PM | Arkansas Razorbacks | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 4-0 | 894 | M. Abbott | M. Dixon |
March 24 | 3:30 PM | Arkansas Razorbacks | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 1-0 | 894 | M. Abbott | K. Henry |
March 25 | 1:00 PM | Arkansas Razorbacks | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 5-0 | 537 | M. Abbott | K. Henry |
March 26* | 5:00 PM | Liberty Flames | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 5-1 | 390 | M. Abbott | T. Lowe |
March 26* | 7:30 PM | Liberty Flames | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 4-0 | 390 | M. Abbott | S. Ellis |
March 28* | 5:00 PM | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 6-0 | 491 | M. Abbott | J. Kempf |
March 28* | 7:30 PM | Western Kentucky Lady Toppers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 2-0 | 491 | M. Abbott | R. Horesky |
March 30* | 5:00 PM | ETSU Buccaneers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 13-3(5) | 791 | M. Abbott | M. Hardy |
March 30* | 7:30 PM | ETSU Buccaneers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 8-0(5) | 791 | M. Rhodes | A. Haverman |
April 3* | 5:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 12-0(5) | 346 | M. Rhodes | S. Street |
April 7 | 2:00 PM | Georgia Bulldogs | #1 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 10-0(5) | 1,563 | M. Abbott | C. Hamilton |
April 7 | 4:30 PM | Georgia Bulldogs | #1 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 3-1 | 1,564 | M. Rhodes | K. Carroll |
April 8 | 1:30 PM | Georgia Bulldogs | #1 | Jack Turner Stadium • Athens, GA | W 5-1 | 761 | M. Abbott | C. Hamilton |
April 10* | 1:30 PM | Memphis Tigers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 4-1 | 378 | M. Abbott | N. Johnson |
April 11* | 4:00 PM | Bowling Green Falcons | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | Canceled | - | - | - |
April 11* | 6:30 PM | Bowling Green Falcons | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | Canceled | - | - | - |
April 14 | 6:00 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #1 | UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KY | W 12-0 | 307 | M. Abbott | A. Matousek |
April 15 | 1:00 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #1 | UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KY | W 8-2 | 293 | M. Abbott | J. Young |
April 15 | 3:30 PM | Kentucky Wildcats | #1 | UK Softball Complex • Lexington, KY | W 9-4 | 293 | M. Abbott | M. Jolly |
April 17* | 5:30 PM | Radford Highlanders | #1 | Whitetop Creek Park • Bristol, TN | Canceled | - | - | - |
April 21 | 1:00 PM | Auburn Tigers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 10-0(5) | 1,483 | M. Rhodes | B. Day |
April 21 | 3:30 PM | Auburn Tigers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 2-1(8) | 1,483 | M. Abbott | A. Thompson |
April 22 | 2:00 PM | Auburn Tigers | #1 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 5-1 | 1,003 | M. Abbott | A. Thompson |
April 28 | 4:00 PM | #5 LSU Tigers | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 2-1 | 2,326 | M. Abbott | D. Hofer |
April 28 | 6:30 PM | #5 LSU Tigers | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 1-5 | 2,326 | E. Turner | M. Rhodes |
April 29 | 2:00 PM | #5 LSU Tigers | #1 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 2-3 | 1,531 | E. Turner | M. Abbott |
May 5 | 6:00 PM | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide | #2 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | Canceled | - | - | - |
May 6 | 1:00 PM | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide | #2 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 9-2 | 1,836 | M. Abbott | C. Owens |
May 6 | 3:30 PM | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide | #2 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 4-0 | 1,836 | M. Abbott | B. Potter |
SEC Tournament | ||||||||
May 10 | 8:30 PM | Ole Miss Rebels | #1 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | W 6-0 | 731 | M. Abbott | T. Willitt |
May 11 | 8:30 PM | #19 Florida Gators | #1 | Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL | L 0-1 | 1,032 | S. Nelson | M. Abbott |
NCAA Knoxville Regional | ||||||||
May 18 | 5:00 PM | Furman Paladins | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 8-0(6) | 684 | M. Abbott | B. Murray |
May 19 | 1:30 PM | North Carolina Tar Heels | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 2-0 | - | M. Abbott | D. Spaulding |
May 20 | 2:00 PM | Winthrop Eagles | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 7-0 | 628 | M. Abbott | C. Woolridge |
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional | ||||||||
May 25 | 8:00 PM | #17 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 9-0(5) | 1,104 | M. Abbott | J. Smethurst |
May 26 | 4:00 PM | #17 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | L 6-9 | 1,127 | K. Robinson | M. Rhodes |
May 26 | 6:30 PM | #17 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine | #5 | Tyson Park • Knoxville, TN | W 7-1 | 1,127 | M. Abbott | C. Baughman |
NCAA Women's College World Series | ||||||||
May 31 | 7:00 PM | #4 Texas A&M Aggies | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 2-0 | - | M. Abbott | A. Scarborough |
June 1 | 9:30 PM | #1 Arizona Wildcats | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 0-1 | 7,744 | M. Abbott | T. Mowatt |
June 3 | 3:00 PM | #2 Northwestern Wildcats | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3-0 | 6,949 | M. Abbott | E. Canney |
June 4 | 8:00 PM | #1 Arizona Wildcats | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 3-0 | 5,231 | M. Abbott | T. Mowatt |
June 5 | 8:00 PM | #1 Arizona Wildcats | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0-1(10) | 5,301 | T. Mowatt | M. Abbott |
June 6 | 8:00 PM | #1 Arizona Wildcats | #5 | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 0-5 | 5,533 | T. Mowatt | M. Abbott |
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from NFCA released prior to game.All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |
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