2018 Tennessee Softball Quick Facts

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7 WCWS APPEARANCES » 2 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES » 33 NFCA ALL-AMERICAN PICKS » 57 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS » 5 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2018 Tennessee Softball Quick Facts THE BASICS Location:.....................................................................Knoxville, Tenn. Founded:...........................................................................................1794 Enrollment:....................................................................................28,321 Conference:.....................................................................Southeastern Nickname:.............................................................................Volunteers Colors:................................................. Orange (PMS 151) and White Mascot:......................................Smokey (a blue tick coon hound) President:....................................................................Dr. Joe DiPietro Chancellor:.................................................... Dr. Beverly Davenport Director of Athletics:...................................................Phillip Fulmer Faculty Athletics Representative:.................... Dr. Donald Bruce

SOFTBALL STAFF Co-Head Coach Ralph Weekly (Arizona State ’73) 31th Season as a Head Coach, 17th at Tennessee Career Record: 1,303-426-2 (.753, 30 years) Record at UT: 802-245-2 (.765, 16 years) Co-Head Coach Karen Weekly (Pacific Lutheran ’86) 22nd Season as a Head Coach, 17th at Tennessee Career Record: 1,025-342-2 (.749, 21 years) Record at UT: 803-245-2 (.765, 16 years) Assistant Coach Marty McDaniel (Carson-Newman ’89) 14th season at Tennessee Volunteer Asst. Coach India Chiles (Tennessee ’07) 1st season at Tennessee Director of Softball Optd. Melissa Brown (Tennessee ’12) 1st season at Tennessee Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach Holly Frantz (Bowling Green, ’02) 9th season at Tennessee (6th with softball) Asst. Athletic Trainer Sammie Charters (James Madison, ’12) 5th season at Tennessee (3rd with softball) Student Managers: Danielle Liberatore, Jaclyn Choate, Andrew Rogers & Christian Lynn Softball Office Phone/Fax:................(865) 974-9675/(865) 974-4327 Ticket Office/Fax:...............................(865) 656-1200/974-0115 Ticket Website: ..............................................................AllVols.com

MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director (Softball):............................Maurice Williams Office Phone/Fax:.............................(865) 974-8876/974-8875 Cell Phone:............................................................... (803) 842-1279 E-mail:....................................................................... [email protected] Tennessee Athletics Web Site:............................. UTSports.com UT Softball Twitter Account:.................................@Vol_Softball UT Softball Instagram Account:...............................Vol_Softball

UT SB Facebook Page:.......facebook.com/TennesseeSoftball Sherri Parker Lee Stadium Press Box:................(865) 974-3979 Athletics Address University of Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Addresses Mailing: 1551 Lake Loudoun Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996 Overnight: P.O. Box 15016, Knoxville, TN 37901-5016

FACILITY INFORMATION Facility (Opened): Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium (2008) Capacity:....................................................................................... 1,649 Dimensions:........................................................... L 200; C 220; R 200 All-time Record at Lee Stadium (2008-pres.)..........245-49 (.833) All-time Record at Tyson Park (1996-2007)............. 241-72 (.770) All-time Home record (both stadiums)....................486-121 (.800)

SOFTBALL HISTORY First Year of Softball:................................................................. 1996 All-Time Overall Record:................................................ 1035-408-2 All-Time SEC Record:....................................................... 335-218-1 SEC East Division Championships:........ 4 (1999, 2004, 2007, 2012) SEC Regular Season Championships:............................ 1 (2007) SEC Tournament App:...............................17 (1997-99, 2003-17) SEC Tournament Championships:.......................2 (2006, 2011) NCAA Tournament Appearances:...............15 (1999, 2004-17) NCAA Super Regional App:....... 9 (2005-07, ‘10, 2012-15, ‘17) WCWS App:....7 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record:.................................70-35

TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Record:.............................................................................. 48-12 2017 Final Rankings (NFCA/USA Softball):........................ 11/12 2017 SEC Record (Finish):..............................................16-7 (3rd) Positional Starters Returning/Lost:........................................ 7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost:............................................................. 2/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:................................................17/6 Newcomers:........................................................................................ 4

7 WCWS APPEARANCES » 2 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES » 33 NFCA ALL-AMERICAN PICKS » 57 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS » 5 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2018 TENNESSEE SOFTBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name 1 Matty Moss 2 Jenna Holcomb 3 Scarlet McSwain 4 Brooke Vines 5 Tianna Batts 6 CJ McClain 7 Ashley Morgan 10 Aubrey Leach 11 Haley Bearden 12 Caylan Arnold 13 Amanda Ayala 16 Savannah Huffstetler 17 Chelsea Seggern 21 Katie Weimer 22 Sheridan Allen 23 Brooke Langston 24 Cailin Hannon 27 Gabby Sprang 33 Treasuary Poindexter 44 Abby Lockman 55 Meghan Gregg

Ht. P OF UT IF/OF OF OF 1B/OF IF IF/C P/UT OF/C IF IF C/IF OF IF IF/OF P OF C IF

Pos. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Sr.

Cl. 5-9 5-7 5-9 5-8 5-3 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-11 5-7 5-8 5-6 5-8 5-6 5-3 5-3 5-6 6-1 5-6 5-8 5-9

B/T R/R L/R R/R L/R L/R L/R L/L L/R L/L R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R L/R L/R L/R L/L L/R R/R L/R

Hometown/Last School Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann Academy) Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) Paris, Tenn. (Henry County HS) Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Stratford HS) Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Clarksville, Tenn. (Clarksville HS) Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville HS) Bloomfield, N.J. (Depaul Catholic HS) Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert HS) Thrall, Texas (Thrall HS) Orchard Park, N.Y. (Buffalo) Hendersonville, Tenn. (Volunteer State CC) Sunrise, Fla. (American Heritage Plantation) Franklin, Tenn. (Centennial HS) Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS Covington, Tenn. (Covington HS) Corona, Calif. (Norco HS) Williamson, Ga. (Flint River Academy)

Coaches Co-Head Coaches: Karen Weekly (22nd Season, 17th at UT) R alph Weekly (31st Season, 17th at UT) Assistant Coach: Marty McDaniel (23rd Season, 14th at UT) Volunteer Assistant Coach: India Chiles (1st Season) Staff Director of Softball Operations: Melissa Brown Student Managers: Danielle Liberatore, Jaclyn Choate, Andrew Rodgers Christian Lynn Athletic Trainer: Sammie Charters Strength & Conditioning Coach: Holly Frantz ALPHABETICAL No. Name 22 Sheridan Allen 12 Caylan Arnold 13 Amanda Ayala 5 Tianna Batts 11 Haley Bearden 55 Meghan Gregg 24 Cailin Hannon 2 Jenna Holcomb 16 Savannah Huffstetler 23 Brooke Langston 10 Aubrey Leach 44 Abby Lockman 6 CJ McClain 3 Scarlet McSwain 7 Ashley Morgan 1 Matty Moss 33 Treasuary Poindexter 17 Chelsea Seggern 27 Gabby Sprang 4 Brooke Vines 21 Katie Weimer

Pos. Cl. B/T OF SR L/R P/UT SO R/R OF/C FR L/L OF SO L/R C/IF JR L/L IF SR L/R OF SO L/R OF SO L/R IF JR R/R IF FR L/R IF JR L/R C/IF JR R/R OF SR S/R UT SR R/R 1B/OF FR L/L P JR R/R OF SO L/R IF SO L/R P FR L/L IF/OF JR L/R IF/C JR R/R

PRONUNCIATIONS 5 tee-AH-nah 16 HUFF-stet-ler 21 WHY-mer 24 CAY-lin

BY STATE Tennessee (7) Allen (Hendersonville), Arnold (Maryville), Bearden (Clarksville), Hannon (Franklin), McClain (Nashville), McSwain (Paris), Poindexter (Covington)

Florida (1) Langston (Sunrise)

California (3) Holcomb (Los Alamitos), Lockman (Corona), Vines (Rancho Palos Verdes)

New York (1) Weimer (Orchard Park)

Georgia (3) Gregg (Williamson), Huffstetler (Duluth), Morgan (Douglasville)

South Carolina (1) Moss (Greenville)

Texas (2) Leach (The Woodlands), Seggern (Thrall)

Minnesota (1) Sprang (Rosemount) New Jersey (1) Ayala (Bloomfield)

North Carolina (1) Batts (Taylorsville)

7 WCWS APPEARANCES » 2 SEC TOURNAMENT TITLES » 33 NFCA ALL-AMERICAN PICKS » 57 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS » 5 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

2018 Tennessee Softball Schedule Date Opponent (TV/Stream) Location Kajikawa Classic Thur., Feb. 8 Boise State Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State (Pac-12 Network) Tempe, Ariz. Fri., Feb. 9 Western Michigan Tempe, Ariz. San Jose State Tempe, Ariz. Sat., Feb. 10 UC Davis Tempe, Ariz. Utah (Pac-12 Network) Tempe, Ariz. Michele Smith Tournament Fri., Feb. 16 Oklahoma State Clearwater, Fla. UMass Clearwater, Fla. Sat., Feb 17 Florida Atlantic Clearwater, Fla. South Florida Clearwater, Fla. Sun., Feb. 18 Marshall Clearwater, Fla. Mary Nutter Classic Thu, Feb. 22 BYU Cathedral City, Calif. Bethune-Cookman Cathedral City, Calif. Fri, Feb. 23 UC Davis Cathedral City, Calif. Oregon State Cathedral City, Calif. Sat, Feb. 24 Oregon Cathedral City, Calif. Northwestern Cathedral City, Calif. Tennessee Invitational Fri., Mar. 2 Charleston Southern Knoxville, Tenn. Toledo Knoxville, Tenn. Sat., Mar. 3 South Alabama Knoxville, Tenn. Playoff Game 1 Knoxville, Tenn. Sun., Mar. 4 Championship Round Knoxville, Tenn. Fri., Mar. 9 Missouri* Knoxville, Tenn. Sat., Mar. 10 Missouri* Knoxville, Tenn. Sun., Mar. 11 Missouri* Knoxville, Tenn. Hawaii Tournament Wed., Mar. 14 Cleveland State Honolulu, Hawaii North Dakota Honolulu, Hawaii Thur., Mar. 15 North Dakota Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Fri., Mar. 16 Maryland Honolulu, Hawaii Sat., Mar. 17 Maryland Honolulu, Hawaii Fri., Mar. 23 at South Carolina* (ESPN2) Columbia, S.C. Sat., Mar. 24 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. Sun., Mar. 25 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. Sat., Mar. 31 Georgia* (SEC Network) Knoxville, Tenn. Sun., Apr. 1 Georgia* (SEC Network) Knoxville, Tenn. Mon., Apr. 2 Georgia* (SEC Network) Knoxville, Tenn. Tues., Apr. 3 Tennessee State Knoxville, Tenn. Fri., Apr. 6 at Auburn* (ESPNU) Auburn, Ala. Sat., Apr. 7 at Auburn* (ESPN2) Auburn, Ala. Sun., Apr 8 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. Mid-State Classic Tues., Apr. 10 Memphis Columbia, Tenn. Fri., Apr. 13 LSU* (ESPNU) Knoxville, Tenn. Sat., Apr. 14 LSU* (ESPN2) Knoxville, Tenn. Sun., Apr. 15 LSU* Knoxville, Tenn. Tues., Apr. 17 East Tennessee State Knoxville, Tenn. Sat., Apr. 21 at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sun., Apr. 22 at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mon., Apr. 23 at Alabama* Tuscaloosa, Ala. Fri., Apr. 27 Kentucky* Knoxville, Tenn. Sat., Apr. 28 Kentucky* Knoxville, Tenn. Sun., Apr. 29 Kentucky* Knoxville, Tenn. Fri., May 4 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) Starkville, Miss. Sat., May 5 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. Sun., May 6 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. May 9-12 SEC Tournament Columbia, Mo. May 18-20 NCAA Regionals TBD May 25-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBD May 31-June 6 Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. *SEC Game

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