2  Kelly Grieve Class: Junior Hometown: Asheville, N.C. High School: Enka Height: 5-4 Position: Outfield B/T: L/R

GRIEVE'S CAREER HIGHS
At Bats: 5 (six times)
Runs: 3 (three times)
Hits: 5 vs. Bowling Green (2/27/09)
Hit Streak: 8 games (4/5-4/18/09)
RBIs: 5 vs. Bowling Green (2/27/09)
Doubles: 1 (seven times)
Triples: 1 (five times)
Home Runs: 0
Walks: 2 vs. Jacksonville State (5/17/09)
Stolen Bases: 3 (three times)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Grieve continued to wreak havoc on opponents during her sophomore campaign, adding the UT single-season sophomore record for stolen bases to her résumé by going 39-of-42 on theft attempts...That broke the record formerly held by three-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Lindsay Schutzler...Was tabbed to her first NFCA All-Southeast Region team for her efforts in 2009...Ranked 14th in all of NCAA Division I softball in stolen bases-per-game with a 0.67 average...Rated second on the Lady Vol squad with a .393 batting average (79-of-201) and finished fourth in the SEC in total hits for the year with 79...Also scored 48 runs, delivered four doubles, four triples and knocked in 23 runs despite serving as a slap-hitting specialist usually in the lead-off position in the line-up...Registered a squad-high 25 multi-hit games in `09 and equaled the Big Orange single-game record with five base knocks in a perfect 5-for-5, career-best five-RBI effort in an 18-0 (5 inn.) rout of Bowling Green (2/27)...Tied a career-best with three stolen bases in wins over ETSU (4/14) and Villanova (2/15)...Posted a 3-for-4 day at the dish, knocked in the eventual tying run on a base knock in the sixth inning and tallied two thefts in the Southeastern Conference's first-ever softball tie (3-3) at #18 LSU (4/5)...Registered a career-long eight-game hitting streak from 4/5 (at #18 LSU) to 4/18 (at Ole Miss)...Was 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs in a 15-0 (5 inn.) victory against Belmont (3/11)...Grieve's hustle on a crucial two-out infield single in the bottom of the seventh inning christened an eventual three-run rally as UT came-from-5-3 behind to drop MTSU, 6-5 (3/18)...Started the year with a bang by going 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs scored in the season-opener against Northern Colorado (2/5) and hit .389 at the BYU Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Made quite the impression in her initial season wearing the Orange & White by hitting .305 (32-of-105) over 53 games played (32 starts)...The Asheville, N.C., native plated 28 runs from her spot near the top of the batting order, delivered three doubles, a triple and knocked in seven runs...Grieve also broke the school freshman record for stolen bases, formerly held by Lady Vol All-American Lindsay Schutzler, by successfully swiping 18 bags in 22 attempts...In her 32 starts in 2008, Grieve showed her versatility by spending 13 of them in the designated player spot, 11 in right field, and eight overall scattered between left field, center field and shortstop...She posted seven multi-hit games last season highlighted by a six-game hitting streak spanning from April 19 against #14 LSU through May 8 against #14 Georgia at the Southeastern Conference Tournament during which she went 7-of-17 at the plate (.412)...Grieve was responsible for two RBIs as part of a 2-for-4 effort at the dish with a double in UT's 8-4 win at Auburn (3/29) and knocked in a pair against Western Carolina (4/9)...She blasted her first career triple in a 9-1 rout of Austin Peay (4/22), went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI versus Tennessee State (3/12) and was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored at #2 Alabama (3/9)...Grieve stole a career-high three bases in UT's 7-0 triumph over ETSU (4/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-sport athlete in cross country, basketball and softball at Enka High School in Asheville, N.C., Grieve excelled not only on the diamond but in the classroom as an A-Honor Roll student, a North Carolina Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society...She was chosen the North Carolina 3A All-State Player of the Year-West in 2006 after hitting .494 with 36 runs scored, 22 stolen bases, an on-base percentage of .637, a .742 slugging percentage, seven doubles, three triples and three home runs during her junior campaign while helping guide Enka to a 22-1 record and a Mountain Athletic Conference (MAC) title...Grieve was a three-time All-Western North Carolina and a three-time All-MAC selection during her playing career...She also helped her summer ball team, the Cabarrus County Challengers, to second in the 2006 ASA State Tournament in N.C., qualifying the squad for nationals...She is also a cousin to former Oakland A's, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Millwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs outfielder Ben Grieve, a nine-year veteran who played 976 games in Major League Baseball and received nods as an All-Star and the American League Rookie of the Year in 1998. PERSONAL: Enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources...Chose Tennessee because of UT's great Vet School, the fact that it's close to home and because she was familiar with the softball program from watching the WCWS on television...Enjoys swimming, going to the beach, reading, movies and traveling...Spends time outside of softball participating in her church youth group and volunteering at vet hospitals...Has a brother: Dustin, 25, and a fraternal twin sister, Kasey, 20...Kelly Elaine Grieve was born May 10, 1989, in Asheville, N.C...Her parents are Thomas and Rene Grieve.

Grieve's Batting Career Statistics