2023 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team
The 2023 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team is an American softball team, representing the University of Tennessee during the 2023 Southeastern Conference softball season and the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The team plays their home games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and is coached by Karen Weekly in her 21st season. The team won the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament, which earned them an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I tournament.[3]
2023 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball | |
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SEC regular season & tournament champion NCAA Knoxville Regional champion | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 44–8 (19–5 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Sherri Parker Lee Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Tennessee †‡y | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 51 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .836 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Georgia y | 16 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .696 | 42 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Auburn y | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .625 | 43 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Alabama y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 45 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Arkansas y | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 40 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 LSU y | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 42 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .712 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M y | 12 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .500 | 35 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Florida y | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 38 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Kentucky y | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 31 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 South Carolina y | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 40 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss y | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 32 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 7 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .304 | 28 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri y | 7 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .292 | 35 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2023[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2] |
In May, Weekly was named SEC Softball Coach of the Year, and pitcher Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Softball Freshman of the Year.[4]
Roster and personnel
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Record vs. conference opponents
Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2023 SEC softball game results, 2023 SEC softball schedule |
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW | ||
ALA | 14–10 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | 5–3 | 1–0 | |||
ARK | 14–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | ARK | 5–3 | 1–0 | |||
AUB | 15–9 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | AUB | 6–2 | 1–0 | |||
FLA | 11–13 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | FLA | 4–4 | 0–1 | |||
UGA | 16–7 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | . | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | UGA | 6–2 | 2–0 | |||
KEN | 10–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | KEN | 3–5 | 1–2 | |||
LSU | 13–11 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | LSU | 5–3 | 1–1 | |||
MSU | 7–16 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | MSU | 2–6 | 2–4 | |||
MIZZ | 7–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | MIZZ | 1–7 | 0–2 | |||
MISS | 8–16 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | MISS | 1–7 | 0–1 | |||
SCAR | 9–15 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | 2–6 | 1–2 | |||
TENN | 19–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | TENN | 7–1 | 4–0 | |||
TAMU | 12–12 | . | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | TAMU | 5–3 | 1–2 | |||
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tie brkrs: ARK>ALA hd to hd.[6][7]
References
- "2023 Standings". Southeastern Conference. June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- "2023 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll (Final)". NFCA. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- SEC Softball - Week 14 - May 16, 2023 (PDF)
- "SEC announces 2023 SEC softball awards". secsports.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- "2023 Softball Roster". utsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- "2023 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. January 26, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.