Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball

{{short description|Women's university softball team from Knoxville, Tennessee}}

{{Infobox college softball team

|name = Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball

|CurrentSeason = 2025 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team

|logo = Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg

|logo_size = 150px

|founded = 1996 (29 years ago)

|university = University of Tennessee

|athletic_director = Danny White

|conference = Southeastern Conference

|conference_short = SEC

|division =

|city = Knoxville

|stateabb = TN

|state = Tennessee

|coach = Karen Weekly

|tenure = 22nd

|stadium = Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

|capacity = 2,200; Record: 2,549

|nickname = Lady Volunteers

|wcws_runnerup = 2007, 2013

|wcws = 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023

|super_regional = 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024

|ncaa_tourneys = 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

|conference_tournament = 2006, 2011, 2023

|conference_champion = 2007, 2023, 2024

|division_champion = 1999, 2004, 2007, 2012

}}

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team represents the University of Tennessee (UT) in Knoxville, Tennessee in NCAA Division I women's softball competition. Coached by Karen Weekly, the team has become a consistently top-tier team in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), appearing in every NCAA tournament since 2004, and qualifying for 8 Women's College World Series.

Along with all other UT women's sports teams, it used the nickname "Lady Volunteers" (or the short form "Lady Vols") until the 2015–16 school year, when the school dropped the "Lady" prefix from the nicknames of all women's teams except in basketball.{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tennessee-set-move-lone-lady-vols-team-063654452--spt.html |title=Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team |first=Steve |last=Megargee |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=June 26, 2015}} In September 2017, the “Lady Volunteers” name was reinstated for all women's athletics teams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/2017/09/14/tennessee-vols-ad-john-currie-discuss-lady-vols-name-logo-and-brand/666091001/|title = University of Tennessee announces return of Lady Vols logo for all sports}}

Overview

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The Lady Vols first fielded a softball team in 1996 with Jim Beitia as head coach.{{Cite web |title=Jim Beitia - Softball Coach |url=https://gousfbulls.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/jim-beitia/4863 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=USF Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2023 Tennessee Softball Media Guide (PDF) |url=https://utsports.com/documents/2023/2/7/2023_Record_Book_-_Official.pdf |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} In 2002, Tennessee hired the husband and wife team and former Chattanooga coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly as co-head coaches. Since 2004, the team has reached the NCAA Tournament every year and the Women's College World Series eight times. Under the Weekly's, Tennessee has been one of only two programs (the other is Alabama) to be an NCAA Top-16 seed every year since the current format was adopted in 2005. One particularly notable season came in 2007 when the Lady Vols managed to make history, finishing 63–8 for the program's best winning percentage of .887.{{Cite web |title=Softball History |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/15/history-w-softbl.aspx |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} The 2007 season culminated in a third-straight trip to the WCWS where Tennessee became the first SEC program to reach the best-of-three NCAA Championship Series, before falling to champion Arizona.{{Cite web |title=2007 University of Tennessee Softball |url=https://static.utsports.com/custompages/sports/w-softbl/stats/2007/teamstat.htm |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=static.utsports.com}} That year, the team managed two wins over No. 4 Arizona, in addition to other triumphs against No. 6 Northwestern and No. 7 Texas A&M. These results propelled the Lady Vols to a record 11 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll,{{Cite web |title=Tennessee (W) Softball Archive 2007 |url=https://utsports.com/sports/2017/6/15/sports-w-softbl-archive-tennw-w-softbl-2006-html.aspx?id=7129 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} becoming the first SEC school to reach the top ranking in the league's softball history.{{cite web|url=http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/weekly_ralph01.html |title=Ralph Weekly Bio – University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site |publisher=Utladyvols.com |access-date=September 13, 2016}} Tennessee would again reach the national championship series in 2013 as the No. 7 seed, where they ultimately fell to No. 1 Oklahoma.{{Cite web |title=2013 Tennessee Lady Vol Softball |url=https://static.utsports.com/custompages/sports/w-softbl/stats/2013/teamstat.htm |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=static.utsports.com}}

Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

The Sherri Parker Lee Stadium is the home venue for the Lady Vols, replacing Tyson Park. Opened in 2008, the stadium can seat 1,614 spectators as well as three press boxes, four VIP suites and an observation deck for television crews.{{cite web|url=http://www.utsports.com/facilities/sherri-parker-lee/ |title=Sherri Parker Lee Stadium |access-date=September 13, 2016}} In addition to Tennessee home games, Lee Stadium has hosted the SEC softball tournament (in 2009 and 2017) and exhibition games involving the US national team (2008) and the Dutch national team (2011, 2012).

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Situated next to the stadium, the Volunteers clubhouse is approximately {{convert|7,000|sqft|m2}} and features a team room, whirlpools, training area and conference room. Its other amenities include a kitchen, 30-seat theater, trophy room and a recreation room with a big-screen television, pool table, video games and comfortable furniture for the student-athletes. The locker room is also equipped with full laundry facilities, a mud room, 24 large lockers, shower and bathroom facilities. Also next to the clubhouse is one of the largest batting cage facilities in the nation. It contains four 16-by-{{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} cages which are designed to provide plenty of room to walk or film between each. All four cages are covered from the weather and possess high-quality Astroturf.

In 2011 the field was recognized as the NFCA/Stabilizer Solutions Field of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://ww.stabilizersolutions.com/news/2011-nfca-stabilizer-solutions-field-of-the-year-award-winners |title=2011 NFCA / Stabilizer Solutions Field of the Year Award Winners | Stabilizer Solutions |access-date=April 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717192809/http://ww.stabilizersolutions.com/news/2011-nfca-stabilizer-solutions-field-of-the-year-award-winners |archive-date=July 17, 2012 }}

In 2017 general admission outfield bleachers were added to the stadium.

Head Coach

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Karen Weekly took over as sole head coach in 2021, having previously served as co-head coach alongside her husband Ralph Weekly since 2002.{{cite web |title=Karen Weekly - Softball Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics |url=https://utsports.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/karen-weekly/1944 |website=UTSports.com |access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Potkey |first1=Rhiannon |title=UT SPORTS Tennessee Lady Vols softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly retires |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2021/06/23/tennessee-lady-vols-softball-coach-ralph-weekly-retires/5315025001/ |website=KnoxNews.com |publisher=Knoxville News Sentinel |access-date=15 July 2021}}

Since Ralph and Karen Weekly took over the Lady Vols they have guided the program from a team struggling to make a name for themselves in the SEC{{By whom|section=How so? Need context.|date=July 2021}} to a team that has garnered world recognition for their success.{{By whom|section=Need to have specific examples.|date=July 2021}} The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has chosen to honor Ralph for his efforts throughout a distinguished, three-decade career, that has spanned from his time in the U.S. Air Force through stops at Pacific Lutheran, Chattanooga and now Tennessee, with a 2011 induction into the NFCA Hall of Fame.

Voted in by his coaching peers and with the organization consisting of just 49 previous inclusions, Ralph Weekly will join Ithaca head coach Deb Pallozzi in ceremonies to be held at the annual NFCA Convention.{{when|reason=This is written in future tense.|date=July 2021}}{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Ralph and Karen have taken the Vols to their first Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament championships as well as the team's first Women's College World Series appearance.{{when|reason=Need the date.|date=July 2021}}{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Their overall record at Tennessee is 465–150–2{{when|reason=As of when?|date=July 2021}} and, in 2005, they recorded the programs most wins in a season with 67, an NCAA record at the time..{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}} Ralph and Karen have also authored a book, High-Scoring Softball.{{cite book|last=Weekly|first=Ralph|title=High-Scoring Softball|year=2012|publisher=Human Kinetics|isbn=9781450401395|page=192|url=http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/High-Scoring-Softball}}

Year-by-year results

Sources{{cite web|title=SEC Softball Media Guide|url=http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/soft_media_guide.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Tennessee Softball Year-by-Year|url=http://issuu.com/UTAD/docs/2011_softball_guide_for_web/87}}{{cite web |title=University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site – Softball |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/w-softbl/sched/ |access-date=September 13, 2016 |publisher=Utsports.com}}

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! rowspan="2" style= "background: #FF8200; color:white;| Season

! colspan="2" style= "background: #FF8200; color:white;| Record

! rowspan="2" style= "background: #FF8200; color:white;| SEC
Finish

! rowspan="2" style="background: #FF8200; color:white;" |SEC
tournament results

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Seed

! rowspan="2" style="background: #FF8200; color:white;" |NCAA
tournament results

width="70px" align="center" style="width:20px; background: white; color:#FF8200; text-align:center"| Overall

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| 1996

54–14

–

|–

–

|–

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| 1997

45–22

20–7

|2nd (East)

L 0–2 vs. Auburn
L 1–2 vs. Florida

|–

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| 1998

37–31

13–15

|3rd (East)

L 1–2 vs. Alabama
W 2–1 vs. Arkansas
L 0–8 vs. No. 12 LSU

|–

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| 1999

44–27

17–11

|T–1st (East)

W 11–3 vs. Florida
W 4–2 vs. Mississippi State
L 2–3 vs. Arkansas
L 1–3 vs. Arkansas

|–

|Regional
L 1–12 vs. Cal State Fullerton
L 1–12 vs. Washington

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| 2000

29–34

5–22

|5th (East)

–

|–

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| 2001

24–35

9–20

|5th (East)

–

|–

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| 2002

35–25–1

8–17

|4th (East)

–

|–

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| 2003

45–25

14–15

|4th (East)

L 0–1 vs. No. 12 LSU
W 4–3 vs. Auburn
W 5–3 vs. No. 7 Georgia
L 4–3 vs. No. 16 Alabama

|–

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| 2004

55–16

20–8

|1st (East)

L 2–8 vs. Mississippi State
W 7–5 vs. No. 23 Florida
W 1–0 vs. No. 15 Alabama
L 0–4 vs. No. 10 Georgia

|–

|Regional
W 10–0 vs. Illinois-Chicago
L 0–4 vs. Oregon State
W 4–0 vs. DePaul
L 5–6 vs. Illinois-Chicago

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| 2005

67–15

20–8

|2nd (East)

W 4–0 vs. No. 23 Florida
L 3–5 vs. No. 8 Georgia
W 3–0 vs. Mississippi State
W 3–1 vs. No. 9 Alabama
L 0–3 vs. No. 9 Alabama

|No. 11

|Regional
W 9–0 vs. Miami (Ohio)
W 4–0 vs. College of Charleston
W 2–0 vs. College of Charleston

Super Regional
W 2–0 vs. No. 6 Stanford
W 6–0 vs. No. 6 Stanford

WCWS
W 1–0 vs. No. 3 Arizona
L 1–3 vs. No. 7 UCLA
W 4–0 vs. No. 12 Alabama
W 2–0 vs. No. 1 Michigan
L 2–3 vs. No. 1 Michigan

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| 2006

61–12

21–9

|2nd (East)

2006 SEC Tournament
W 6–0 vs. Florida
W 2–1 vs. No. 4 Alabama
W 3–0 vs. No. 12 LSU
Tournament Champions

|No. 8

|Regional
W 6–4 vs. Tennessee Tech
W 9–1 vs. Virginia Tech
W 8–1 vs. Louisville

Super Regional
W 5–3 vs. No. 9 Michigan
L 1–5 vs. No. 9 Michigan
W 1–0 vs. No. 9 Michigan

WCWS
W 4–3 vs. No. 1 UCLA
L 0–2 vs. No. 4 Northwestern
W 3–1 vs. No. 6 Arizona State
W 1–0 vs. No. 2 Arizona
L 0–6 vs. No. 2 Arizona

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| 2007

63–8

23–4

|Champions

2007 SEC Tournament
W 6–0 vs. Ole Miss
L 0–1 vs. No. 19 Florida

|No. 5

|Regional
W 8–0 vs. Furman
W 2–0 vs. North Carolina
W 7–0 vs. Winthrop

Super Regional
W 9–0 vs. Hawaii
L 6–9 vs. Hawaii
W 7–1 vs. Hawaii

WCWS
W 2–0 vs. No. 4 Texas A&M
W 1–0 vs. No. 1 Arizona
W 3–0 vs. No. 2 Northwestern

National Championship
W 3–0 vs. No. 1 Arizona
L 0–1 vs. No. 1 Arizona
L 0–5 vs. No. 1 Arizona

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| 2008

50–16

14–2

|2nd (East)

2008 SEC Tournament
W 5–2 vs. No. 25 Georgia
L 1–6 vs. No. 1 Florida

|No. 13

|Regional
W 3–0 vs. Winthrop
L 0–4 vs. Virginia Tech
W 8–1 vs. Louisville
W 7–1 vs. Virginia Tech
L 2–4 vs. Virginia Tech

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| 2009

40–18–1

12–12–1

|3rd (East)

2009 SEC Tournament
W 6–5 vs. No. 20 LSU
L 3–11 vs. No. 1 Florida

|No. 13

|Regional
W 4–3 vs. James Madison
W 5–2 vs. Nebraska
L 1–6 vs. Jacksonville State
L 1–2 vs. Jacksonville State

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| 2010

49–15

17–8

|3rd (East)

2010 SEC Tournament
W 6–4 vs. No. 9 Georgia
L 3–4 vs. No. 4 Alabama

|No. 15

|Regional
W 5–0 vs. Ball State
W 11–2 vs. Virginia
W 3–1 vs. Louisville

Super Regional
W 5–0 vs. No. 2 Michigan
W 4–3 vs. No. 2 Michigan

WCWS
W 9–0 vs. No. 10 Arizona
W 7–5 vs. No. 6 Georgia
L 0–8 vs. No. 10 Arizona
L 2–5 vs. No. 10 Arizona

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| 2011

49–12

20–8

|2nd (East)

2011 SEC Tournament
W 4–1 vs. No. 20 Kentucky
W 2–1 vs. No. 24 Auburn
W 6–5 vs. No. 9 Georgia
Tournament Champions

|No. 14

|Regional
W 8–0 vs. Liberty
L 1–6 vs. Oklahoma State
W 7–0 vs. Georgia Tech
L 5–6 vs. Oklahoma State

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| 2012

52–14

22–6

|1st (East)

2012 SEC Tournament
W 2–1 vs. Auburn
L 1–2 vs. No. 7 Florida

|No. 7

|Regional
L 0–1 vs. Miami (OH)
W 8–0 vs. UAB
W 8–0 vs. Miami (OH)
W 2–1 vs. Virginia Tech
W 10–2 vs. Virginia Tech

Super Regional
W 3–2 vs. No. 10 Georgia
L 0–1 vs. No. 10 Georgia
W 2–1 vs. No. 10 Georgia

WCWS
L 3–5 vs. No. 2 Alabama
L 1–3 vs. No. 11 Oregon

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| 2013

52–12

16–6

|1st (East)

2013 SEC Tournament
W 5–0 vs. South Carolina
L 0–3 vs. No. 8 Missouri

|No. 7

|Regional
W 9–0 vs. Longwood
W 1–0 vs. NC State
W 7–0 vs. NC State

Super Regional
W 3–2 vs. No. 10 Alabama
W 5–3 vs. No. 10 Alabama

WCWS
W 9–2 vs. No. 2 Florida
W 1–0 vs. No. 11 Washington
W 2–1 vs. No. 4 Texas

National Championship
L 3–5 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
L 0–4 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma

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| 2014

46–12

17–8

|2nd

2014 SEC Tournament
L 2–0 vs. No. 15 Kentucky

|No. 10

|Regional
W 12–3 vs. Charleston Southern
W 12–0 vs. Virginia Tech
W 2–0 vs. Lipscomb

Super Regional
L 1–8 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
W 4–0 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
L 2–8 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma

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| 2015

47–17

15–9

|5th

2015 SEC Tournament
W 5–4 vs. No. 24 Kentucky
W 7–5 vs. No. 8 LSU
W 2–1 vs. No. 1 Florida
L 5–6 vs. No. 5 Auburn

|No. 8

|Regional
W 2–0 vs. Longwood
W 9–1 vs. Utah
W 3–1 vs. Utah

Super Regional
W 3–2 vs. No. 9 Florida St.
L 1–6 vs. No. 9 Florida St.
W 2–1 vs. No. 9 Florida St.

WCWS
L 2–7 vs. No. 1 Florida
L 2–4 vs. No. 4 Auburn

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| 2016

43–16

16–7

|3rd

2016 SEC Tournament
W 5–1 vs. South Carolina
L 1–3 vs. No. 13 LSU

|No. 13

|Regional
W 10–2 vs. Marist
L 0–4 vs. Arizona
W 10–1 vs. Ohio State
L 3–4 vs. Arizona

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| 2017

48–12

16–7

|3rd

2017 SEC Tournament
L 2–6 vs. No. 21 LSU

|No. 8

|Regional
W 5–0 vs. Longwood
W 7–3 vs. USC Upstate
W 3–0 vs. Longwood

Super Regional
W 8–1 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M
L 5–6 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M
L 3–5 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M

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| 2018

48–14

14–10

|4th

2018 SEC Tournament
W 1–0 vs. No. 11 LSU
L 2–10 vs. No. 4 Florida

|No. 10

|Regional
W 9–0 vs. Monmouth
W 12–3 vs. James Madison
W 5–1 vs. Ohio

Super Regional
L 3–4 vs. No. 7 Georgia
L 1–2 vs. No. 7 Georgia

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| 2019

43–17

14–10

|2nd

2019 SEC Tournament
L 0–2 vs. No. 24 Auburn

|No. 12

|Regional
W 8–0 vs. Longwood
W 12–4 vs. Ohio State
L 0–1 vs. North Carolina
W 2–0 vs. North Carolina

Super Regional
L 0–3 vs. No. 5 Florida
W 3–2 vs. No. 5 Florida
L 1–2 vs. No. 5 Florida

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| 2020

14–9

0–0

|–

| Cancelled

(COVID-19)

|–

|Cancelled

(COVID-19)

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| 2021

42–15

12–11

|7th

2021 SEC Tournament
W 3–2 vs. Texas A&M
W 1–0 vs. No. 6 Arkansas
L 5–6 vs. No. 3 Alabama

|No. 9

|Regional
W 8–1 vs. Eastern Kentucky
L 1–3 vs. James Madison
L 4–6 vs. Liberty

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| 2022

41–18

15–8

|3rd

2022 SEC Tournament
W 1–0 vs. Mississippi State
L 0–3 vs. No. 22 Missouri

|No. 11

|Regional
W 9–1 vs. Campbell
W 3–0 vs. Oregon State
L 3–8 vs. Oregon State
L 1–3 vs. Oregon State

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|2023

51–10

19–5

Champions

2023 SEC Tournament
W 4–0 No. 21 Florida
W 7–6 No. 13 Alabama
W 3–1 South Carolina
Tournament Champions

|No. 4

|Regional
W 12–0 vs. Northern Kentucky
W 9–1 vs. Indiana
W 7–3 vs. Indiana

Super Regional
W 5–2 vs. No. 13 Texas
W 9–0 vs. No. 13 Texas

WCWS
W 10–5 vs. No. 5 Alabama
L 0–9 vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
W 3–1 No. 6 Oklahoma State
L 1–5 No. 3 Florida St.

=NCAA Tournament seeding history=

National seeding began in 2005. The Tennessee Volunteers are one of only two teams to have a national seed every year, along with Alabama.

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Awards and honors

=All-Americans=

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The Tennessee Volunteers softball program has garnered 36 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American honors.

Monica Abbott – 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 NFCA All-American{{cite web |title=Tennessee Softball Media Guide |url=http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-softbl/guides/ |website=www.utladyvols.com |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103170028/http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-softbl/guides/ |archive-date=November 3, 2011 |language=en-us |date=2011 |url-status=unfit}}
Tonya Callahan – 2006, 2007, and 2008 NFCA All-American
Raven Chavanne – 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 NFCA All-American{{cite web|url=http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/jun/01/lauren-gibson-raven-chavanne-ellen-renfroe-named-l/?partner=RSS |title=Knoxville News Sentinel |publisher=GoVolsXtra |date=July 21, 2014 |access-date=September 13, 2016}}
India Chiles – 2007 NFCA All-American
Kat Dotson – 2010 NFCA All-American
Kristi Durant – 2005 and 2006 NFCA All-American
Sarah Fekete – 2005 and 2006 NFCA All-American
Rainey Gaffin – 2015, 2016 NFCA All-American
Lauren Gibson – 2011, 2012 and 2013 NFCA All-American
Payton Gottshall – 2024
Meghan Gregg – 2017 and 2018 NFCA All-American{{Cite web|url=http://utsports.com/documents/2018/2/6//Records_SBMG.pdf?id=9120|title = 2018 Softball MG History}}
Tiffany Huff – 2009 NFCA All-American
Aubrey Leach – 2018 NFCA All-American{{Cite web|url=https://utsports.com/news/2018/5/30/softball-leach-gregg-earn-all-american-honors.aspx?path=softball|title = Leach, Gregg Earn All-America Honors}}
Karlyn Pickens – 2024
Ellen Renfroe – 2011 and 2012 NFCA All-American
Lindsay Schutzler – 2005, 2006, and 2007 NFCA All-American
Madison Shipman – 2012, 2013, and 2014 NFCA All-American{{cite web|url=http://www.utladyvols.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/053012aaj.html |title=Four Lady Vols Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans – University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site |publisher=Utladyvols.com |access-date=September 13, 2016}}
Payton Gottshall - 2024 NFCA All-American

=National awards=

;USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year

Monica Abbott – 2007

;NFCA National Pitcher of the Year

Ashley Rogers – 2023{{cite news|url=https://nfca.org/divnews/ncaa1/tucci-di-player-and-pitcher-of-the-year-2023 |title=Florida’s Wallace, Tennessee’s Rogers capture major DI end-of-year awards |website=nfca.org |date=June 9, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2023}}

;NFCA National Freshman of the Year

Annie Aldrete – 2014

;NFCA Golden Shoe Award

Raven Chavanne – 2013{{cite web|url=https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/awards-history/4299-diamond-catchers-of-the-year-division-i |title=News | National Fastpitch Coaches Association |publisher=Nfca.org |access-date=September 13, 2016}}

;Honda Sports Award

Monica Abbott – 2007
Madison Shipman – 2014

;Senior CLASS Award

Madison Shipman – 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.seniorclassaward.com/news/view/tennessees_madison_shipman_wins_the_2014_senior_class_award_in_softball/ |title=Tennessee's Madison Shipman wins the 2014 Senior CLASS Award® in softball |publisher=Senior CLASS Award |date=May 30, 2014 |access-date=September 13, 2016}}

=Conference awards=

;SEC Player of the Year

India Chiles – 2007
Tonya Callahan – 2008
Lauren Gibson – 2013
Madison Shipman – 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.secsports.com/article/10896431/2014-sec-softball-awards-announced |title=2014 SEC Softball Awards Announced |publisher=Secsports.com |access-date=September 13, 2016}}
Meghan Gregg – 2017

;SEC Pitcher of the Year

Monica Abbott – 2004, 2005, 2007

;SEC Freshman of the Year

Monica Abbott – 2004
Kat Dotson – 2010
Ellen Renfroe – 2011
Caylan Arnold – 2017
Karlyn Pickens – 2023

;SEC Coach of the Year

Ralph Weekly – 2004, 2007
Karen Weekly – 2004, 2007, 2023, 2024

References

External links

{{Official website}}

Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball

Overview

Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Head Coach

Year-by-year results

=NCAA Tournament seeding history=

Awards and honors

=All-Americans=

=National awards=

=Conference awards=

See also

References

External links