The Big Green Prepare for the Tennessee Invitational

TENNESSEE INVITATIONAL – KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Mar. 4 – South Alabama (4-10) – 10 a.m.
Mar. 4 – Tennessee (9-6) – 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Mar. 5 – Virginia (9-7) – 10 a.m.
Mar. 5 – TBD – 3 p.m. or 5 p.m.
Mar. 6 – TBD – 10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

TRIP TO TENNESSEE
Dartmouth heads to Knoxville, Tenn., for the Tennessee Invitational hosted by the Volunteers this weekend. They take on South Alabama on Friday morning and then they face No. 17 Tennessee, Friday afternoon. On Saturday, they take on Virginia in the morning and will play another opponent, Saturday afternoon dependent on their seed. Their final game will be on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
·      The Big Green played five games at the Chanticleer Showdown hosted by Coastal Caroline last weekend. They went 2-3 in their first action of the season.
·      Dartmouth took home two wins against Monmouth on Friday and Saturday.
·      The team's losses came against North Carolina A&T, Central Michigan and Maryland.

BIG GREEN STATS
·      Senior Brooke Plonka has made three starts from the circle and pitched two complete games. She has a 2.62 ERA and has 14 strikeouts.
·      Senior Billie McFadyen has a team-high .368 batting average with seven hits and one RBI.
·      Junior Kate Farren leads the team with four RBI and one home run this season.

SCOUTING SOUTH ALABAMA
·      The Jaguars currently have a 4-10 overall record to start the season.
·      South Alabama went 3-2 this past weekend at The Snowman tournament hosted by Mississippi.
·      Emma Kropp leads the team with a .389 batting average in seven games this season. Kamdyn Kvistad leads the team with seven RBI and two home runs. Olivia Lackie leads the way from the circle with a 2.21 ERA in four starts.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE
·      The 17th-ranked Volunteers have a 9-6 overall record and will take on Tennessee Tech tonight before their matchup with the Big Green on Friday.
·      Tennessee went 3-3 at the Mary Nutter Classic in California last weekend and two of their losses came against No .1 Oklahoma and No. 6 UCLA. Both games went to extra innings.
·      They are led by Kiki Milloy who has seven home runs, 17 RBI and a .375 batting average. Erin Edmoundson has had a strong start from the circle with a 2.13 ERA and a 5-1 record.

SCOUTING VIRGINIA
·      The Cavaliers currently have a 9-7 overall record and are coming off a loss to Liberty on Tuesday night.
·      Virginia went 4-1 at the UNCG Softball tournament last weekend. They had wins over Towson, Bucknell and Loyola-Chicago.
·      Sarah Coon leads the way for the Cavaliers with a .426 average, 15 RBI and three home runs. Mikayla Houge is 5-2 from the circle for Virginia and has posted a 2.71 ERA in 41.1 innings pitched.

FOLLOW ALONG
All Dartmouth tournament games will have live stats HERE at the Tennessee softball schedule page. The team's matchup with No. 17 Tennessee will be streamed on ESPN+.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Big Green have next weekend off and then travel to Atlanta, Ga., for a matchup with Georgia State on Thursday, March 17.

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