Rylie West is no stranger to pressure-filled situations. Of her four home runs entering the Women’s College World Series, two have been grand slams, while one other homer was a three-run shot.
Jamison Brockenbrough went up to the plate in the top of the seventh inning against Texas with the bases loaded. A win in the game would send the Lady Vols to their first Women’s College World Series since 2015. A loss would force a game three against a dangerous Texas squad.
Kiki Milloy thought Karen Weekly didn't like her on her first visit. Then Tennessee softball co-head coach Ralph Weekly, who Karen described as the "salesman," made sure Milloy knew that Tennessee wanted her.
Kiki Milloy took a 3-0 fastball up the middle for a double, ending up on third thanks to a Texas throwing error. She scored two pitches later, setting the tone for a 9-0 Tennessee softball win over Texas in the Knoxville Super Regional.
Ashley Rogers toed the rubber for what was likely her last start in Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Friday.
Tennessee softball is one win away from its first Women’s College World Series appearance since 2015.
Ralph and Karen Weekly met Peyton Manning several years ago when they were Tennessee softball co-head coaches. Since then, Manning has stayed in contact with the pair.
Tennessee softball is moving on to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time since 2019 with a 7-3 victory over Indiana.
With a full count in the bottom of the second, Tennessee softball's Kiki Milloy sent a two run home run into the stands. The senior, and the country's leading home run hitter, pointed to her family as she rounded third.
Tennessee softball did not start out hot on Friday night in its Knoxville Regional opening game.
The road to Oklahoma City runs through Sherri Parker Lee Stadium for the 18th consecutive season. Tennessee softball earned a program-high No. 4 seed, and the Lady Vols are set to begin regional play on Friday.
Tennessee softball head coach Karen Weekly has received a contract extension after one of the most successful seasons in recent memory. Tennessee athletics and Weekly agreed in principle to a five-year contract extension on Thursday, running through June 30, 2028.
Lady Vols softball was selected as the No. 4 seed and will host a regional in the NCAA tournament. Their opponents include Louisville, Indiana and Northern Kentucky.
Tennessee took home its first SEC tournament title in 12 years and third in program history with a 3-1 win over South Carolina.
After giving up four runs in the first inning, the Lady Vols came back to defeat Alabama 7-6 in the semifinals of the SEC tournament, earning themselves a date with South Carolina in the tournament final on Saturday.
Ashley Rogers threw a complete game shutout in Friday’s SEC quarterfinal game, helping the Lady Vols to defeat Florida 4-0. Kiki Milloy hit a two-run home run in the game, extending her single-season Tennessee record to 22.
Tennessee softball capped off its successful regular season with high honors on Friday. Lady Vols head coach Karen Weekly picked up SEC Coach of the Year honors, while pitcher Karlyn Pickens earned SEC Freshman of the Year.
Beginning on Thursday, the regular season champion Lady Vols will attempt to win their first SEC tournament since 2011, being played in Arkansas. As the No. 1 seed, Tennessee will receive a bye into the quarterfinals, at which point it will play either Kentucky or Florida depending on the re…
Down one run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Saturday, Zaida Puni hit a three-run home run to vault Tennessee into the lead and bring the SEC regular season championship within reach. With the help of the defense behind her, Payton Gottshall was able to hold South Carolina scoreless in …
Sunday’s regular season finale was a disappointing one for the No. 4 Lady Vols (41-8, 19-5 SEC), as they lost to South Carolina (34-19, 9-15 SEC) 4-2.
A solo home run from Kiki Milloy and a three-run shot by Zaida Puni gave the Lady Vols the four runs they needed to defeat South Carolina 4-2 and win their first regular season SEC championship since 2007.
Tennessee shut out South Carolina 3-0 to take game one of the series on Friday night.
After playing at Bearden High School and Chipola College in Florida, Shakara Goodloe found her way back to Knoxville to play for the Lady Vols.
For the first time in 2023, the No. 3 Lady Vols lost a conference series, losing the last two games of the three-game set at Arkansas.
One Rylin Hedgecock swing was the difference between the Razorbacks (37-14, 13-9 SEC) and Lady Vols (39-7, 17-4), as her 20th home run of the season gave Arkansas a 2-0 win.
A four-run sixth inning saw the No. 12 Razorbacks (36-14, 12-8 SEC) past the No. 3 Lady Vols (39-6, 17-3) 6-4.
Behind a two-hit performance from Ashley Rogers and clutch hitting from Mackenzie Donihoo and Zaida Puni, No. 3 Tennessee (39-5, 17-2 SEC) defeated No. 12 Arkansas (35-14, 11-8 SEC) 3-1. The one run allowed by Rogers, which negated Donihoo’s solo home run, was overcome by a base hit by Puni,…
Coming off a series win at home against Florida, No. 3 Tennessee (38-5, 16-2 SEC) travels to Northwest Arkansas to meet the No. 12 Razorbacks (35-13, 11-7).
On Wednesday, Tennessee senior Kiki Milloy was added to the United States roster to compete in Stage 1 of the WBSC World Cup, held in Ireland this summer.
Comebacks on Sunday and Monday evenings saw Tennessee sweep Florida at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. The series began on Saturday with a 9-1 run-rule win, while the series victory was earned on Sunday in an 11-10 thriller. The Lady Vols completed the sweep on Monday evening by earning a 10-6 wi…
Another offensive explosion lead No. 4 Tennessee to complete its sweep of Florida, winning by a score of 10-6. The Lady Vols scored at least nine runs in each of their three games over the weekend.
Facing a six-run deficit going into the bottom of the fifth inning, No. 4 Tennessee came back due to a seventh-inning rally to defeat No. 14 Florida 11-10.
When Lady Vol legend Monica Abbott visited practice on Friday, she spoke to Tennessee for over half an hour. “Pressure is a privilege,” she told the team ahead of their series with Florida.
Coming off of a sweep of Kentucky and a midweek win over Kennesaw State, No. 4 Tennessee (35-5, 13-2 SEC) looks to extend its two-game lead over Georgia during its series against No. 14 Florida (32-11, 8-7 SEC), who won its series against the Bulldogs last week.
No. 4 Tennessee defeated Kennesaw State by a score of 7-3 on Tuesday evening, winning its fifth straight game.
For the second time this season, the Tennessee Lady Vols swept a series on the road, defeating Kentucky in each of the three contests. After winning an extra-inning thriller 2-1 on Friday, the Lady Vols won their next two contests by run rule, defeating Kentucky on Saturday and Sunday by res…
Tennessee’s offense exploded in Sunday’s series finale in Lexington, as the No. 6 Lady Vols defeated Kentucky 15-1 in five innings. McKenna Gibson and Kiki Milloy each had two home runs in the win.
In a game which saw 16 walks, three hit batters and three errors combined between both sides, Tennessee won in six innings by run rule 10-2.
Two runs batted in by Lair Beautae led the Lady Vols to an extra-inning win over No. 16 Kentucky. Beautae opened the scoring with a fourth-inning home run before driving in the winning run on a bunt single in the eighth inning.
After an 11-0 win over No. 17 Virginia Tech on Tuesday, No. 6 Tennessee (30-5, 10-2 SEC) will travel to No. 16 Kentucky (25-10-1, 7-5 SEC) for a three-game series beginning Friday.
No. 6 Tennessee rebounded from two losses to Baylor by defeating No. 17 Virginia Tech 11-0 in five innings. Starting pitcher Ashley Rogers threw four scoreless innings, allowing only one hit during her outing. McKenna Gibson and Giulia Koutsoyanopulos each drove in three runs in the win, wit…
After defeating Mercer 11-0 by the run rule, No. 5 Tennessee lost to No. 22 Baylor 1-0 in the second half of their doubleheader. Dariana Orme threw a one-hit shutout for Baylor to secure her team’s win.
On their weekend off from SEC play, the Lady Vols (29-3, 10-2 SEC) will meet Baylor and Mercer in the Tennessee Invitational. The Lady Vols will play each team once on both Thursday and Friday for a total of four games on the weekend.
The No. 3 Lady Vols won their weekend series in College Station which began with a 10-inning affair on Friday. The 2-1 win for Tennessee was followed by a 3-1 Texas A&M triumph on Saturday afternoon. In Sunday’s rubber match, Tennessee took a 9-2 win to win the series on the road.
The Tennessee bats exploded on Sunday in College Station, as the Lady Vols defeated Texas A&M 9-2 to win the weekend series. Karlyn Pickens threw ten strikeouts in her no-hit relief appearance which went six and two-thirds innings.
Tennessee lost its third game of the season, losing to Texas A&M 3-1 Saturday. The Aggie offense recorded three runs in the win, while Madison Preston threw six scoreless innings.
Ashley Rogers threw nine no-hit innings as part of a 2-1 win over Texas A&M in 10 innings Friday night. Including the weather delay, the game lasted over four and a half hours.