2023 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team explained

Sport:	softball
Year:	2023
Team:	Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	44–8
Conf Record:	19–5
Head Coach:	Karen Weekly
Hc Year:	21st
Stadium:	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Champion:	SEC regular season & tournament champion NCAA Knoxville Regional champion
Tourney:	Women's College World Series

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.^[1]

In May, Weekly was named SEC Softball Coach of the Year, and pitcher Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Softball Freshman of the Year.^[2]

Roster and personnel

2023 Tennessee Lady Volunteers roster
	Pitchers 14 – Ashley Rogers – Redshirt Senior 17 – Ryleigh White – Junior 23 – Karlyn Pickens – Freshman 28 – Nicola Simpson – Sophomore 33 – Payton Gottshall – Senior 80 – Charli Orsini – Freshman Outfielders 1 – Katie Taylor – Sophomore 8 – Brylee Mesusan – Freshman 9 – Kiki Milloy – Senior 19 – Jamison Brockenbrough – Freshman 21 – Shakara Goodloe – Senior		Infielders 2 – Lair Beautae – Sophomore 3 – Taylor Pantell – Freshman 6 – Jenna Mosley – Freshman 11 – Zaida Puni – Junior 16 – Camryn Sarvis – Freshman 24 – McKenna Gibson – Sophomore 36 – Grace Keene – Sophomore Utility 5 – Rylie West – Junior 12 – Mackenzie Donihoo – Senior 27 – Giulia Koutsoyanopulos – Junior 34 – Destiny Rodriguez – Freshman 50 – Jackie Kirkpatrick – Freshman 88 – Amanda Ahlin – Freshman
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2023 Lady Volunteers coaching staff
Karen Weekly – Head coach Chris Malveaux – Assistant coach Megan Rhodes Smith – Assistant coach Kate Malveaux – Volunteer assistant Lori Mitchell – Director of softball operations Aubrey Leach – Graduate assistant Ralph Weekly– Special advisor
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Notes and References

1. https://a.espncdn.com/sec/softball/2023/Weekly%20Release.pdf SEC Softball - Week 14 - May 16, 2023
2. Web site: SEC announces 2023 SEC softball awards . secsports.com . May 13, 2023 . May 17, 2023.
3. Web site: 2023 Softball Roster. utsports.com . May 17, 2023.