Vickee Kazee-Hollifield interview
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman softball will take on six of the eight teams that advanced to the Southeast Regional as a part of the Eagles' 2014 schedule.
"Anyone who knows anything about our region knows this schedule is challenging," Carson-Newman head coach Vickee Kazee-Hollifield said. "This schedule helps set us up to do somethings well within our region with an eye on postseason play."
Conference mates Lenoir-Rhyne, Anderson and Wingate all made postseason play, as did nonconference foes Georgia College, Armstrong Atlantic and Columbus State.
The Eagles open their season February 7 with a road double header at Fort Valley State. From there it's back home to the newly minted Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex to face Lees-McRae, a team the Eagles swept last year.
C-N concludes February and opens play in March with four games at the Mid-South Classic. The Eagles will take on three of those six NCAA Tournament participants in a two-day stretch. Carson-Newman opens the Classic Feb. 28 with a double header against Columbus State and Georgia College. Then, C-N goes back-to-back with Armstrong Atlantic and UNC Pembroke the next day.
"With our region, we have to be ready every game," Kazee-Hollifield said. "A loss anywhere could be the one that knocks you out of postseason play. I'm not a huge stat person, I'm more about being ahead by one run at the end of a game. But we sat down and looked at statistics this past year to find areas where we need to get stronger this year."
Carson-Newman opens up conference play on March 15 against Coker.
The Eagles play all three of the SAC's NCAA tournament participants at home. Lenoir-Rhyne comes to Mossy Creek for a doubleheader on March 29. Wingate rolls in on April 5 and Anderson comes in four days later on April 9.
The Eagles' senior day is set for April 18 against Queens. C-N closes the season with 12 of 18 contests at "The Vick"
Head coach Kazee-Hollifield is nine wins away from her 1,000th career victory.
Date |
Opponent |
Notes |
Result |
Time/Status |
Links |
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Feb 7, 2014 |
at Fort Valley St. |
1:00 PM |
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at Fort Valley St. |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 9, 2014 |
Lees-McRae |
1:00 PM |
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Lees-McRae |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 12, 2014 |
at King (Tenn.) |
1:00 PM |
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at King (Tenn.) |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 15, 2014 |
Georgia College |
1:00 PM |
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Georgia College |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 16, 2014 |
at Belmont Abbey |
1:00 PM |
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at Belmont Abbey |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 20, 2014 |
Limestone |
1:30 PM |
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Limestone |
3:30 PM |
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Feb 22, 2014 |
at Erskine |
1:00 PM |
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at Erskine |
3:00 PM |
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Feb 24, 2014 |
at Ky. Wesleyan |
12:00 PM |
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at Ky. Wesleyan |
2:00 PM |
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Feb 28, 2014 |
vs. Columbus St. @ Spartanburg, S.C. |
2014 Mid-South Classic |
5:00 PM |
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vs. Georgia College @ Spartanburg, S.C. |
2014 Mid-South Classic |
7:00 PM |
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Mar 1, 2014 |
vs. Armstrong @ Spartanburg, S.C. |
2:00 PM |
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vs. UNC Pembroke @ Spartanburg, S.C. |
Mid-South Classic |
4:00 PM |
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Mar 4, 2014 |
at Concord |
2:00 PM |
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at Concord |
4:00 PM |
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Mar 8, 2014 |
GRU Augusta |
12:00 PM |
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GRU Augusta |
2:00 PM |
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Mar 10, 2014 |
at Bellarmine |
1:00 PM |
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at Bellarmine |
3:00 PM |
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Mar 15, 2014 |
Coker * |
1:00 PM |
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Coker * |
3:00 PM |
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Mar 19, 2014 |
at Brevard * |
2:00 PM |
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at Brevard * |
4:00 PM |
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Mar 22, 2014 |
at Catawba * |
1:00 PM |
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at Catawba * |
3:00 PM |
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Mar 23, 2014 |
at Pfeiffer |
1:00 PM |
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at Pfeiffer |
3:00 PM |
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Mar 26, 2014 |
Mars Hill * |
2:00 PM |
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Mars Hill * |
4:00 PM |
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Mar 29, 2014 |
Lenoir-Rhyne * |
1:00 PM |
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Lenoir-Rhyne * |
3:00 PM |
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Apr 1, 2014 |
at Lincoln Memorial * |
2:00 PM |
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at Lincoln Memorial * |
4:00 PM |
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Apr 5, 2014 |
Wingate * |
1:00 PM |
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Wingate * |
3:00 PM |
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Apr 7, 2014 |
Erskine |
2:00 PM |
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Erskine |
4:00 PM |
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Apr 9, 2014 |
Anderson (S.C.) * |
2:00 PM |
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Anderson (S.C.) * |
4:00 PM |
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Apr 12, 2014 |
at Newberry * |
1:00 PM |
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at Newberry * |
3:00 PM |
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Apr 15, 2014 |
at Tusculum * |
3:00 PM |
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at Tusculum * |
5:00 PM |
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Apr 18, 2014 |
Queens (N.C.) * |
1:00 PM |
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Queens (N.C.) * |
3:00 PM |
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