Thursday, May 11
Oxford, Ala.
10 am
UT Martin
vs
SIUE
#4 SEEDED UT MARTIN IS SET TO BATTLE FOR OVC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
5/8/2023 6:40:00 PM | Softball
The University of Tennessee at Martin softball team heads south to the Ohio Valley Conference Softball Championship to be contested at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala. this week beginning on Wednesday, May 10 through Saturday, May 13. Every game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
UT Martin will open the tournament with a first-round bye and await the winner between #5 seed SIUE and #8 seed Morehead State. The two programs will square off on Wednesday, May 10 with first pitch tentatively slated for 5:30 p.m.
The Skyhawks (21-22) earned the fourth seed in the OVC Softball Championship after posting a 13-10 record in league play. UT Martin finished the regular season by winning four of its last six league series – including sweeps of Lindenwood, SIUE and Tennessee Tech – while leading the OVC in home runs (51), slugging percentage (.458) and fielding percentage (97.8 percent).
Junior outfielder Kaci Fuller finished the regular season as the OVC's batting champion after pacing the league with a .413 batting average while ranking third overall with a 1.123 OPS (on-base + slugging). Also ranking amongst team leaders are sluggers Katie Dreiling and Kaitlyn Kelley who have excelled against OVC opponents. Dreiling has boasted a .355 batting average and 1.201 OPS in OVC action while tallying 10 home runs and 21 RBIs overall. Meanwhile, Kelley has done most of her damage in OVC play where she posted a .347 batting average while bashing five of her eight home runs on the year.
The pitching staff has leaned heavily on the right arms of juniors Brooklynn Linneman (6-6, 2.86 ERA) and Dreiling (12-7, 2.90 ERA). Linneman leads the team with 20 starts and three shutouts on the year while posting a WHIP of 1.24 in 95.1 innings. Along with swinging a strong bat, Dreiling has been impressive in the circle where she posted nine of the team's 13 conference wins while leading the team with 96.2 innings pitched.
This marks UT Martin's 23rd appearance in the event since the OVC Softball Championship's conception in 1994. The Skyhawks have posted a 34-41 all-time mark in the tournament while winning league crowns in 2009 and 2012.
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UT Martin will open the tournament with a first-round bye and await the winner between #5 seed SIUE and #8 seed Morehead State. The two programs will square off on Wednesday, May 10 with first pitch tentatively slated for 5:30 p.m.
The Skyhawks (21-22) earned the fourth seed in the OVC Softball Championship after posting a 13-10 record in league play. UT Martin finished the regular season by winning four of its last six league series – including sweeps of Lindenwood, SIUE and Tennessee Tech – while leading the OVC in home runs (51), slugging percentage (.458) and fielding percentage (97.8 percent).
Junior outfielder Kaci Fuller finished the regular season as the OVC's batting champion after pacing the league with a .413 batting average while ranking third overall with a 1.123 OPS (on-base + slugging). Also ranking amongst team leaders are sluggers Katie Dreiling and Kaitlyn Kelley who have excelled against OVC opponents. Dreiling has boasted a .355 batting average and 1.201 OPS in OVC action while tallying 10 home runs and 21 RBIs overall. Meanwhile, Kelley has done most of her damage in OVC play where she posted a .347 batting average while bashing five of her eight home runs on the year.
The pitching staff has leaned heavily on the right arms of juniors Brooklynn Linneman (6-6, 2.86 ERA) and Dreiling (12-7, 2.90 ERA). Linneman leads the team with 20 starts and three shutouts on the year while posting a WHIP of 1.24 in 95.1 innings. Along with swinging a strong bat, Dreiling has been impressive in the circle where she posted nine of the team's 13 conference wins while leading the team with 96.2 innings pitched.
This marks UT Martin's 23rd appearance in the event since the OVC Softball Championship's conception in 1994. The Skyhawks have posted a 34-41 all-time mark in the tournament while winning league crowns in 2009 and 2012.
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