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UT Softball In The News (6/19)

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The 2013 season may be over, but Tennessee softball players are still in the news! Lauren Gibson, who made the 2013 U.S. National Team with Raven Chavanne, shared some of her summer plans with The Washington Post. In a recent article in the Boulder Daily Camera, Ralph Weekly discussed the possibility of Rainey Gaffin seeing some time in the circle next year.

Washington Post - Gabe Hiatt: Chesapeake's Lauren Gibson returns to USA Softball team
Boulder Daily Camera - Elwood K. Shelton:
Gaffin might be moving back in pitching ring with Tennessee softball

SI.com Names Hunter "Rookie To Watch"

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Justin Hunter was the fourth receiver drafted this year. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Tennessee product Justin Hunter has been highlighted by SI.com as a "Rookie To Watch" in their summer coverage. Rookies To Watch: Justin Hunter.

Here's a sampling of the story: 

Tennessee's ideal offensive setup likely would put Hunter and Britt together on the outside, with Wright in the slot, Delanie Walker at tight end and Chris Johnson excelling out of the backfield.

On paper, that's an extremely dangerous group -- especially so if Hunter fills out his 6-foot-4 frame and becomes more of an all-around weapon.

Patterson may be flashier, even in the NFL, thanks to his big-play ability as well as his experience out of the backfield and returning kicks. For the Titans' needs, though, Hunter appears to be a near-perfect fit.

Don't be the slightest bit surprised if he winds up being the more productive NFL player.

Williams One Step Away from Wimbledon

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Former NCAA singles finalist and Knoxville native Rhyne Williams is just one victory away from qualifying for his fourth consecutive Grand Slam. 

After a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Steven Diez in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying on Tuesday, Williams takes on American veteran Bobby Reynolds in the final round of qualifying Wednesday. 

Currently ranked No. 128 in the ATP World Tour Rankings, Williams is looking for his fourth career Grand Slam appearance. He qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Open and the 2013 French Open last month. He earned the USTA's discretionary wild card to the Australian Open in January. Williams has started to earn some wins on the main tour level this year, reaching the semifinals of the U.S. Men's National Clay Court Championships earlier this spring. 

Today's match will be best-of-five sets, just like the main draw matches will be next week when Wimbledon begins. 


Behind The Scenes Of Vols' Tennessee Fund Shoot

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Check out this blog entry on photographer Robby Klein, who shot and composed the Tennessee Fund's imagery for its new campaign: Tennessee Sports From Wonderful Machine Cog

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Tuesday's Tennessee Football Briefing (6/19/13)

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On Tuesday, Peyton Manning filmed a commercial for the Pat Summitt Foundation, which will air in Regal Movie Theaters. 


- Get the latest on the Vols football program in these stories:



- On Tuesday, Butch Jones kicked off the Oak Ridge National Labs United Way campaign: UT football coach helps ORNL kick off United Way campaign.

- The Knoxville News Sentinel has this story on Manning and his support for coach Butch Jones: Peyton Manning 'looking forward to supporting' Butch Jones.

- GoVolsXtra has a Question & Answer session with new Senior Associate AD for Football Administration Mike Vollmar: Q&A with new Vols 

Happy Birthday - June 19: Art Evans, Justin Meredith

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On June 19, we wish Happy Birthday to former Vol football defensive back Art Evans and current redshirt freshman tight end Justin Meredith.

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Rhian Wilkinson On Expansion of Women's World Cup

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In a recent ESPNW story by Bonnie D. Ford, Tennessee soccer legend and Canadian National Team member Rhian Wilkinson recently shared her thoughts on the expansion of the Women's World Cup to 24 teams, starting with the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada.

"I think it's great for women's soccer," Wilkinson said in the story. "When you do that, initially, there will be some teams who aren't quite ready yet. It will raise the bar for those countries. I've been on a side that's been beaten like that. Scoring at will isn't any fun, either, but you have to go through those horrible steps.

"It'll be a steep and painful learning curve, and it depends on what you do with it. If the federations don't get behind [new qualifiers] and provide funding, there's nothing to be learned."

Check out the full story on ESPNW!

ESPNW - Bonnie D. Ford: Is 2015 Right Time For WWC Expansion?

Williams Set for Round 2 at Wimbledon Qualies

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Former All-American Rhyne Williams is now just two steps away from reaching his fourth consecutive main draw appearance at a Grand Slam. 

Williams opened Wimbledon qualifying on Monday by defeating Victor Crivoi of Romania 6-2, 6-4. Williams, the No. 12 seed in qualifying, now takes on Canadian Steven Diez later today. Diez is currently No. 267 in the world rankings while Williams opens the tournament at No. 127.

John-Patrick Smith's quest to make the singles draw at Wimbledon ended Monday with an opening-round qualifying loss to fifth-seeded Jiri Vasely 7-6, 6-3. Smith will be playing in the main draw of doubles next week.  
Celebrating birthdays on June 18 are former Vol track & field sprinter Varick Tucker and former Vol wideout Da'Rick Rogers

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Vols in the Pros Updates (6/14-16)

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There were 16 former Vols playing professional baseball this weekend, including J.P. Arencibia, who went 3-for-8 with two homers and a double. See how he and the other 15 performed with today's Vols in the Pros Update.


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J.P. Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays

June 14: 1-for-4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 K

June 16: 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBIs, 2 K

Season: .216, 62 G, 27 R, 51 H, 12 2B, 14 HR, 33 RBIs

VIDEO: Arencibia hits a solo shot. 

VIDEO: Arencibia hits a two-run homer. 


Juilo Borbon - Chicago Cubs

June 14: 0-for-1, 1 K

June 16: 0-for-1

Season: .214, 41 G, 8 R, 12 H, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 5 BB, 12 K, 4/5 SB


R.A. Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays

June 15: W, 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K

Season: 6-8, 4.90 ERA, 15 G, 93.2 IP, 92 H, 55 R, 51 ER, 38 BB, 67 K

VIDEO: Dickey gives up just one run in 5.2 innings. 


Yan Gomes - Cleveland Indians

June 16: 1-for-3, 1 SB

Season: .273, 30 G, 17 R, 27 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 17 RBIs, 3 BB, 19 K, 1 SB


Chase Headley - San Diego Padres

June 14: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 K

June 15: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 K

June 16: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

Season: .221, 55 G, 23 R, 45 H, 9 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBIs, 26 BB, 54 K, 3/4 SB

VIDEO: Headley hits an RBI single. 

VIDEO: Headley wishes his dad a happy Father's Day. 


Deunte Heath - Chicago White Sox

[Did not play]

Season: 0-0, 11.12 ERA, 4 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 8 BB, 2 K


Todd Helton - Colorado Rockies

June 14: 1-for-5, 1 R

Season: .250, 47 G, 14 R, 35 H, 4 2B, 6 HR, 26 RBIs, 13 BB, 24 K

VIDEO: Helton makes a diving catch on a bad throw to get the final out of the top of the ninth. 

VIDEO: Helton helps the Rockies turn a 3-6-1 double play. 


Luke Hochevar - Kansas City Royals

June 15: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Season: 0-1, 2.52 ERA, 1 SV, 19 G, 25.0 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 7 BB, 23 K


TRIPLE-A


Yan Gomes - Columbus Clippers (Indians)

[Did not play]

Season: .300, 6 G, 2 R, 6 H, 4 2B, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 K


Deunte Heath - Charlotte Knights (White Sox)

[Did not play]

Season: 1-0, 2.25 ERA, 10 G, 16.0 IP, 13 H, 4 R, 6 BB, 13 K


Andrew Simunic - Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros)

June 14: 0-for-3, 1 K

Season: .278, 44 G, 22 R, 40 H, 3 2B, 15 RBIs, 15 BB, 28 K, 9/11 SB


DOUBLE-A


Kentrail Davis - Huntsville Stars (Brewers)

June 14: 1-for-4, 1 K

June 15: 2-for-4, 2B, 1 R, 1 K

June 16: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 K

Season: .286, 67 G, 41 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 5 HR, 29 RBIs, 37 BB, 61 K, 16/20 SB


Blake Forsythe - Binghamton Mets (Mets)

June 15: 1-for-5, 2 K

June 16: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 K

Season: .213, 44 G, 19 R, 33 H, 11 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 19 RBIs, 3/3 SB


Stephen McCray - Birmingham Barons (White Sox)

June 15: L, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Season: 6-5, 3.80 ERA, 13 G, 66.1 IP, 66 H, 37 R, 28 ER, 24 BB, 35 K


A-ADVANCED


Matt Duffy - Lancaster JetHawks (Astros)

June 14: 2-for-5, 3 RBIs, 2 K

June 15: 3-for-4, 2 2B, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 BB

June 16: 0-for-4, 2 K

Season: .309, 60 G, 45 R, 67 H, 12 2B, 2 3B, 11 HR, 50 RBIs, 21 BB, 45 K


Cody Hawn - Brevard County Manatees (Brewers)

[Did not play]

Season: .251, 48 G, 16 R, 46 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 20 RBIs, 1/2 SB


Nick Hernandez - Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)

[Did not play]

Season: 3-1, 4.01 ERA, 11 G, 58.1 IP, 58 H, 30 R, 26 ER, 22 BB, 64 K


Khayyan Norfork - Potomac Nationals (Nationals)

[Did not play]

Season: .200, 11 G, 5 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 K, 2/3 SB


Zach Osborne - Modesto Nuts (Rockies)

[Did not play]

Season: .167, 4 G, 2 R, 3 H, 0 RBIs, 0 BB, 3 K


Charley Thurber - St. Lucie Mets (Mets)

[Did not play]

Season: .210, 48 G, 29 R, 37 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBIs, 1/3 SB


SINGLE-A


Steven Gruver - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins)

June 14: L, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Season: 4-2, 2.47 ERA, 18 G, 3 SV, 47.1 IP, 41 H, 19 R, 13 ER, 14 BB, 52 K


Will Locante - South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks)

[Did not play]

Season: 0-1, 5.50 ERA, 18 G, 18.0 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 13 BB, 21 K


Khayyan Norfork - Hagerstown Suns (Nationals)

June 14: 2-for-4, HR, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB

June 15 DH-1: 0-for-3, 1 BB

June 15 DH-2: 2-for-4, 2 R

June 16: 2-for-5, 2 2B, 1 R, 1 RBI

Season: .257, 37 G, 24 R, 36 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBIs, 14 BB, 27 K, 11/12 SB


Matt Ramsey - Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)

June 15: SV, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Season: 0-1, 4 SV, 1.35 ERA, 16 G, 20.0 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 28 K


Drew Steckenrider - Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins)

[Did not play]

Season: 1-1, 4.58 ERA, 5 G, 19.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 28 K


Independent


Ty'Relle Harris - Bridgeport Bluefish (Atlantic League)

[Did not play]

Season: 2-3, 2.76 ERA, 10 G, 29.1 IP, 31 H, 11 BB, 38 K


Aaron Tullo - Kansas City T-Bones (American Association)

June 16: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 8 BB, 6 K

Season: 4-0, 6.17 ERA, 6 G, 35.0 IP, 37 H, 25 R, 24 ER, 24 BB, 29 K

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