Tennessee SEC Tournament Notes

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ERINN WEBB 14 First Base 5-6 -- Senior Hemet, Calif. Hemet H.S.

AS A SENIOR (2010): On her senior weekend, Webb battled #4 Florida’s ace Stephanie Brombacher over a nine-pitch at-bat with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, eventually drawing a bases loaded walk and forcing in the game-winning tally to secure Tennessee’s 4-3 upset of the Gators (4/23)...Contributed a tworun homer to right, her sixth of the season, during a seven-tally fourth inning as Tennessee drilled Presbyterian, 9-1 (5 inn.)...Knocked in a run on a base hit down the left field line during the first frame of UT’s 5-3 triumph at Arkansas (4/14)... Hammered a three-run shot to right, her fifth HR of 2010 during the 14-0 (5 inn.) rout of Western Carolina (4/8)...Blasted her seventh two-bagger of the year to knock in UT’s first run during UT’s 3-1 win over South Carolina (4/3)...Doubled to center for an RBI in helping UT drill Middle Tennessee (3/31), 9-1 (5 inn.)... Was at her best offensively during the series with #6 Georgia, hitting .375 with two home runs and a team-high eight RBIs...Blasted a three-run homer during a 10-6 loss to UGA (3/20) and hit her first career grand slam for a career-high four RBIs in the 7-6 (8 inn.) series finale defeat against the Bulldogs (3/21)...Singled for an RBI during UT’s five-run first inning in the win over Austin Peay (3/17)...Webb doubled in a run against Tennessee Tech (3/13), blasted her second homer of the year in the win versus Liberty (3/14) and went 2-for-4 with a double in a victory over Campbell (3/14)...Recorded a pair of two-baggers as part of a 2-for-4 performance in the 10-4 rout of Mississippi State (3/10)...Doubled in a win over #13 Texas (3/6) and blasted a solo homer to complete a UT comeback from 4-1 down in an eventual 6-5 win over Illinois State (3/6), one of three Lady Vol big flies in the fifth inning...Was responsible for two hits in match-ups against #8 UCLA (2/13), #11 Oklahoma (2/14) and Weber State (2/20)...Drew a bases-loaded walk for an RBI against St. Mary’s (2/21) and singled and scored a run in the title game of the Troy Cox Classic versus New Mexico State (2/23)...Blasted a two-run single in the second inning of the 12-8 win over Cleveland State (2/21)...Knocked in her first run of 2010 in the victory over Bradley (2/20) on a sacrifice fly. AS A JUNIOR (2009): During the 2009 campaign, Webb’s numbers dropped slightly from her sophomore year, but were still very effective as the Hemet, Calif., native hit .274 (46-of-168) over 58 starts at either second base, in the outfield or in the designated player’s spot in the batting order...She tied for the overall Southeastern Conference lead with five triples, was tied for eighth in the league with 13 doubles and added six homers and 35 RBIs...In 33 contests versus non-conference opposition, Webb hit .326 with nine doubles, three triples, three homers and 21 RBIs...The 5-6 second baseman/outfielder recorded 11 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI match-ups in 2009, while registering a career-long seven-game hitting streak stretching from Feb. 21-March 6...Among her top performances during the campaign were a 2-for-3, triple and three-RBI effort in a 9-4 win over Villanova (2/15), a perfect 3-for-3 day with a double and three runs scored during an 18-0 (5 inn.) rout of Bowling Green (2/27), a clutch three-run triple that proved the winning margin in a 4-1 triumph at #6 Oklahoma (3/6), a 3-for-4 afternoon with a triple, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs in a loss to Mississippi State (3/29) and two doubles in match-ups at Lee Softball Stadium against #1 Florida in the SEC Tournament (5/8) and Nebraska (5/15) in the NCAA Regionals...Blasted single home runs against Oregon State (2/21), Boston College (3/3), #6 Oklahoma (3/7), South Carolina (3/15), Mississippi State (3/29) and at #8 Georgia (4/25)...Enters her final season in the Orange & White second in Lady Vol career history in triples (11) and just outside the all-time UT top 10 in home runs (16), stolen bases (27) and doubles (31). AS A SOPHOMORE (2008): Webb demonstrated marked improvement offensively from her freshman to sophomore campaigns by improving her batting average over 100 percentage points to .314 in 66 contests during the 2008 season...She started every game for the Orange & White with 43 of those spent in center field and 23 occurring in right...Tallied 17 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games...Blasted 10 home runs to rank second on the squad behind SEC Player of the Year Tonya Callahan’s 16 bombs...Webb also delivered 14 doubles, tied for the SEC lead in triples with six, slugged at a .616 clip, scored 36 times and drove in 43 runs...Easily her finest performance of the year came during NCAA Regionals as she hit a blistering .529 (9-of-17) with two doubles, a three-bagger, a trio of homers and six RBIs in five games...In an elimination contest against eventual Women’s College World Series participant #17 Virginia Tech (5/18), Webb

2010 SEASON HIGHS At Bats: Runs: Hits: Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: RBIs: Walks: Stolen Bases:

4 1 2 2 0 1 4 2 1

(five times) (18 times) (five times) at Miss. State (3/10) (six times) vs Georgia (3/21) vs. St. Mary’s (2/21) vs. Campbell (3/14) & Austin Peay (3/17)

CAREER HIGHS At Bats: Runs: Hits: Doubles: Triples: Home Runs: RBIs: Walks: Stolen Bases:

6 3 3 2 1 2 4 2 2

vs. Florida (5/3/08) (three times) (seven times) (four times) (11 times) vs. Virginia Tech (5/18/08) vs Georgia (3/21/10) (three times) (three times)

bashed two HR’s and doubled as part of a 3-for-4 effort at the dish, scored twice and knocked in three runs as UT prevailed to force a deciding game, 7-1...Trailing 3-0 in the series rubber match against #14 LSU on April 20, Webb launched a fifth-inning, three-run bomb to bring UT back even...The Lady Vols eventually won that game over the Bayou Bengals on a walk-off double by Shannon Doepking, 5-4...Other standout performances included a 2-for-2, two-RBI effort against Liberty (4/8), a 3-for-3 evening in an 11-2 win at Arkansas, going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBIs, a triple and a HR during an 8-4 win at Auburn (3/29) and a 3-for-4, three-run game against Nebraska (3/2)...Established a new careerhigh for doubles with two in Tennessee’s 5-2 win over Illinois State (3/1)...During the first match-up of 2008 against a ranked squad, #20 Oregon, Webb was 3-for-4 with a double as UT won 5-0 in Cathedral City, Calif...Because of her stellar work in the classroom, she was chosen to the SEC Spring Honor Roll. AS A FRESHMAN (2007): Participated in 58 games in the Orange & White in 2007 while garnering 26 starts in the outfield...Hit .208 with four doubles and 14 RBI...Also swiped four bases in four attempts and scored 11 runs...Saw action in every game at the Women’s College World Series...Singled and stole second during the sixth inning of the 2-0 win over No. 7 Texas A&M (5/31) in Oklahoma City, Okla....With a trip to the WCWS hanging in the balance in the finale of a best-of-three NCAA Super Regional series against No. 12 Hawai’i (5/26), Webb came through with the biggest hit of her brief career by hammering a double off the top of the wall in left to break a tie and give UT a 3-1 lead in the fourth frame...The Lady Vols would go on to win the contest over the Rainbow Wahine, 7-1...Singled in a run and scored once as UT downed Ole Miss, 6-0, in its opener at the Southeastern Conference Tournament (5/10)...Recorded a pair of singles and two total RBI during the three-game sweep at Kentucky over April 14-15... Posted a career-long six-game hitting streak from the doubleheader finale against Liberty (3/26) through the opening contest of a three-contest set at Georgia (4/7)...During the skein Webb hit .462 (6-of-13) with five runs scored and a pair of RBI...Made the most of a pinch-hitting opportunity in the series finale at No. 19 Florida (3/11) with a two-run single up the middle to provide the eventual winning margin in a 3-1 triumph...Knocked in a pair of tallies during a seven-run fourth frame at Cal State Fullerton (2/21)...Came through with her first collegiate hit and RBI in Tennessee’s 9-0 rout of Cal State Northridge (2/18) at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. HIGH SCHOOL: One of a trio of Californians in the 2007 freshman class, Webb ventured across the country to UT with numerous athletic and academic accomplishments in her pocket…The Hemet, Calif., native and three-time second-team All-CIF selection helped guide her high school squad to three consecutive Sunbelt League titles with records of 24-7 (‘04), 24-5 (‘05) and 21-5-1 (’06), respectively…Webb holds five Hemet school records including hits (146), doubles (37), home runs (10), RBI (86) and at-bats (349)…She boasts three firstteam All-Sunbelt League nods, two second-team (2005, 2006) and one honorable mention (2004) all-Riverside county awards and three-straight offensive player of the year honors…A two-sport athlete having lettered in both softball and volleyball at Hemet High School, Webb owns season-highs on the diamond of a .477 batting average, 42 hits, 15 doubles, five home runs and 34 RBI all established during her senior season in 2006…During summer ball, she played for four years with the Corona Angels at the ASA Nationals in the 14 and 18-U Gold divisions, even winning the national championship with her 14-U squad...Webb excelled in the classroom as a member of the National Honor Society and was also a participant with the Associated Student Body Government at Hemet H.S. PERSONAL: Majoring in communication studies…Among teammates having played for other colleges are Stacey Nelson, formerly of the University of Florida, and Courtney Martinez, formerly at Cal State Fullerton…Claims to have modeled herself after former U.S. Olympian Dot Richardson…Played on the Corona Angels summer ball squad in the summers from 2002-06…Has three sisters: Megan Green, 24, Jillian, 20, a junior catcher on the softball team at Georgetown University, and Lorin, 19…Erinn Deann Webb was born March 9, 1988, in Hemet, Calif.…Her parents are Cameron and Melissa Webb.


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