Year in Review - 1997 1997 Schedule Overall Record: 36-13 OVC Record: 20-9 Date Opponent 3/1 # Indiana State 3/1 # Georgia Southern 3/2 # Georgia Tech 3/10 + St. Joseph’s 3/10 + Butler 3/11 + Saint Louis 3/11 + Lehigh 3/12 + Martist 3/13 + St. Joseph’s 3/13 + Lehigh 3/16 Eastern Kentucky * 3/16 Eastern Kentucky * 3/21 @ Tennessee State * 3/21 @ Tennessee State * 3/29 Southeast Missouri * 3/29 Southeast Missouri * 3/30 Eastern Illinois * 3/31 UT Martin * 3/31 UT Martin * 4/5 Morehead State * 4/5 Morehead State * 4/6 @ Eastern Kentucky * 4/6 @ Eastern Kentucky * 4/10 Middle Tennessee * 4/10 Middle Tennessee * 4/12 @ UT Martin * 4/12 @ UT Martin * 4/13 @ Eastern Illinois * 4/13 @ Eastern Illinois * 4/14 @ Southeast Missouri * 4/14 @ Southeast Missouri * 4/18 & Mercer 4/18 & Chattanooga 4/19 & Furman 4/20 & Georgia State 4/20 & Nicholls State 4/20 & Furman 4/23 @ Morehead State * 4/23 @ Morehead State * 4/25 Austin Peay * 4/25 Austin Peay * 4/26 Tennessee State * 4/26 Tennessee State * 4/29 @ Middle Tennessee * 4/29 @ Middle Tennessee * 5/3 ^Morehead State 5/4 ^Eastern Illinois 5/4 ^Southeast Missouri 5/4 ^Eastern Illinois
Result W, 3-2 W, 4-2 W, 7-1 W, 5-0 W, 9-2 W, 10-0 W, 4-0 W, 6-2 W, 9-0 W, 8-7 W, 9-1 W, 6-4 W, 14-1 W, 7-3 W, 2-1 L, 7-1 W, 2-1 W, 2-0 L, 4-3 W, 2-0 W, 3-2 L, 4-3 L, 3-1 L, 3-0 L, 4-1 W, 4-2 W, 13-0 W, 3-2 L, 4-2 W, 5-1 L, 3-0 W, 8-2 W, 3-1 L, 2-1 W, 7-0 W, 2-0 L, 2-1 W, 4-2 L, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 4-3 W, 7-2 W, 8-0 W, 7-1 W, 8-2 W, 3-1 W, 4-0 L, 2-0 L, 9-6
* OVC Game # Georgia State Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) + Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) & Frost Cutlery Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ^ OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)
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1997 Golden Eagle Roster Number Name 1 Missy Hudson 2 Kelli Hancock 5 Amy Ayers 7 Amanda Weaver 8 Lindsay Pledger 9 Katie Maroon 10 Candice Clark 12 Sheree Liverman 13 Amy McClendon 14 Tammy Lambert 15 Natalie Massingill 16 Buffy Bright 20 Stacy Hughes 21 Heather Peterson 22 Angel Berry 32 Terrah Foster 33 Christy Correa
Year So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So.
Position Outfield Infield Center field Infield Pitcher/First base Pitcher/Infield Shortstop Left field Pitcher/First base Second base Outfield/Pitcher Outfield First base Pitcher Catcher Infield/DP Outfield
Hometown Lafayette, Tenn. Whitwell, Tenn. Ooltewah, Tenn. Clarksville, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Bartlett, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Ooltewah, Tenn. Whitwell, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Maryville, Tenn. Ooltewah, Tenn. Gray, Tenn. Chattanooga, Tenn. Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Union City, Tenn.
Head Coach: Bobby Holloway
1997 Golden Eagle Batting Leaders
OVC Tournament
Average............................Clark (.386) Hits......................................Hughes (59) Runs....................................Hughes (43) Doubles............................Lambert (9) Home Runs......................Bright/Clark (4) RBIs.....................................Clark (31) Walks.................................Clark (21) Steals.................................Hughes (44)
#1 SE Missouri 2, #8 Austin Peay 1 #4 UT-Martin 2, #5 Middle Tennessee 1 #2 Tennessee Tech 3, #7 Morehead State 1 #3 Eastern Illinois 6, #6 Eastern Kentucky 1 Southeast Missouri 2, Tennessee-Martin 1 Tennessee Tech 4, Eastern Illinois 1 Southeast Missouri 2, Tennessee Tech 0 Austin Peay 3, Middle Tennessee 1 Eastern Kentucky 6, Morehead State 4 Eastern Illinois 7, Austin Peay 0 Tennessee-Martin 5, Eastern Kentucky 3 Eastern Illinois 4, Tennessee-Martin 0 Eastern Illinois 9, Tennessee Tech 6 Eastern Illinois 5, Southeast Missouri 1 Southeast Missouri 12, Eastern Illinois 2
1997 Golden Eagle Pitching Leaders Victories...........................Massingill (16) ERA......................................Massingill (0.91) Innings..............................Massingill (131.0) Strikeouts........................Peterson (51) Appearances..................Massingill (23) Complete Games.........Massingill (18) Shutouts..........................Maroon (6) Saves..................................Peterson/Massingill (1)
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