The 2026 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team was an American softball team that represented the University of Tennessee during the 2026 Southeastern Conference softball season and the 2026 NCAA Division I softball season. The team played their home games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was coached by Karen Weekly in her 24th season.
The Lady Vols finished with a record of 49–12, 16–8 in the SEC, and earned an invitation to the NCAA Division I tournament as the 7th overall seed. They swept the Knoxville Regional and Super Regional to advance to the Women's College World Series for the 10th time, where they were eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champion Texas.
Personnel Roster 2026 Tennessee Lady Volunteers roster Pitchers 6 - Sage Mardjetko - Junior 21 - Maddi Rutan - Junior 23 - Karlyn Pickens - Senior 33 - Erin Nuwer - Sophomore 44 - Kailey Plumlee - Freshman 80 - Peyton Hardenburger - Freshman
Catcherss 22 - Elsa Morrison - Freshman 50 - Jackie Kirkpatrick - Senior Outfielders 2 - Sophia Knight - Junior 10 - Alannah Leach - Junior 11 - Zoie Shuler - Sophomore 15 - McCall Sims - Freshman 20 - Saviya Morgan - Sophomore 27 - Taelyn Holley - Freshman 55 - Gabby Leach - Junior Infielders 5 - Meredith Barnhart - Freshman 12 - Bella Faw - Junior 13 - Emma Clarke - Sophomore 16 - Camryn Sarvis - Senior 25 - Ella Dodge - Sophomore 42 - Amayah Doyle - Sophomore 98 - Makenzie Butt - Sophomore
Coaching staff 2026 Tennessee Lady Volunteers coaching staff Karen Weekly – Head coach - 24th season Megan Rhodes Smith – Assistant coach - 6th season Craig Snider – Assistant coach - 3rd season Stephanie Sanders – Assistant coach - 3rd season
Schedule Legend Tennessee win Tennessee loss * Non-Conference game
2026 Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Feb 5 vs * No. 4 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 10–0 1–0 Feb 6 vs No. 21 * No. 4 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 6–1 2–0 Feb 6 vs * No. 4 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 9–1 3–0 Feb 7 vs * No. 4 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 6–0 4–0 Feb 7 vs No. 5 * No. 4 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(NFCA Leadoff Classic) W 2–0 5–0 Feb 13 vs No. 11 Nebraska* No. 3 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 4–1 6–0 Feb 13 vs * No. 3 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 11–0 7–0 Feb 14 vs * No. 3 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 8–0 8–0 Feb 14 vs No. 6 UCLA* No. 3 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 11–0 9–0 Feb 15 vs No. 7 * No. 3 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL(Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational) W 9–1 10–0 Feb 20 vs * No. 1 Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL(Green and Gold Classic) W 5–0 11–0 Feb 20 at * No. 1 Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL(Green and Gold Classic) W 6–1 12–0 Feb 21 vs * No. 1 Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL(Green and Gold Classic) W 17–0 13–0 Feb 22 vs * No. 1 Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL(Green and Gold Classic) W 9–0 14–0 Feb 27 * No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 9–1 15–0 Feb 27 * No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 4–1 16–0 Feb 28 Penn State* No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 3–1 17–0 Feb 28 * No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 8–0 18–0 March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Mar 1 Appalachian State* No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 6–2 19–0 Mar 3 * No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 1–0 20–0 Mar 6 No. 17 No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 5–0 21–0 1–0 Mar 7 No. 17 LSU No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 11–6 22–0 2–0 Mar 8 No. 17 LSU No. 1 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 8–5 23–0 3–0 Mar 10 vs * No. 1 Ridley Complex • Columbia, TN(Mid-State Classic) W 9–1 24–0 Mar 11 at * No. 1 Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN W 12–0 25–0 Mar 13 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 1 Nusz Park • Starkville, MS W 3–1 26–0 4–0 Mar 14 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 1 Nusz Park • Starkville, MS L 0–1 26–1 4–1 Mar 15 at No. 12 Mississippi State No. 1 Nusz Park • Starkville, MS W 4–1 27–1 5–1 Mar 20 at No. 5 Florida No. 1 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 2–1 28–1 6–1 Mar 21 at No. 5 Florida No. 1 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–5 28–2 6–2 Mar 22 at No. 5 Florida No. 1 Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–3 28–3 6–3 Mar 24 * No. 4 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 8–0 29–3 Mar 27 No. 4 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1–2 29–4 7–3 Mar 28 Ole Miss No. 4 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1–2 29–5 7–4 Mar 29 Ole Miss No. 4 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 4–3 30–5 8–4April/May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SEC record Apr 2 No. 25 No. 7 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 3–1 31–5 9–4 Apr 3 No. 25 South Carolina No. 7 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 1–5 31–6 9–5 Apr 4 No. 25 South Carolina No. 7 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 4–2 32–6 10–5 Apr 7 * No. 9 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 12–0 33–6 Apr 8 * No. 9 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 13–5 34–6 Apr 11 at No. 9 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 5–0 35–6 11–5 Apr 12 at Kentucky No. 9 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 6–0 36–6 12–5 Apr 13 at Kentucky No. 9 John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY W 10–3 37–6 13–5 Apr 15 at No. 17 * No. 7 Duke Softball Stadium • Durham, NC L 3–6 37–7 Apr 21 * No. 8 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 38–7 Apr 25 No. 3 Alabama No. 8 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0–12 38–8 13–6 Apr 26 No. 3 Alabama No. 8 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 2–0 39–8 14–6 Apr 27 No. 3 Alabama No. 8 Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 4–1 40–8 15–6 Apr 30 at No. 8 Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO W 3–1 41–8 16–6 May 1 at Missouri No. 8 Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO W 4–2 42–8 17–6 May 2 at Missouri No. 8 Mizzou Softball Stadium • Columbia, MO L 3–4 42–9 17–7Postseason Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SECT record May 6 (13) Ole Miss No. 5 (5) John Cropp Stadium • Lexington, KY L 1–4 42–10 0–1 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Reg. record May 15 No. 8 (7) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 3–1 43–10 1–0 May 16 No. 24 No. 8 (7) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 7–5 44–10 2–0 May 17 No. 24 Virginia No. 8 (7) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 5–1 45–10 3–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR record May 21 No. 16 Georgia No. 8 (7) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 3–1 46–10 1–0 May 22 No. 16 Georgia No. 8 (7) Sherri Parker Lee Stadium • Knoxville, TN W 2–1 47–10 2–0 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SECT record May 28 No. 6 (2) Texas No. 8 (7) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK W 6–3 48–10 1–0 May 30 No. 4 (11) Texas Tech No. 8 (7) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK W 2–1 49–10 2–0 June 1 No. 6 (2) Texas No. 8 (7) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK L 2–5 49–11 2–1 June 1 No. 6 (2) Texas No. 8 (7) Devon Park • Oklahoma City, OK L 0–4 49–12 2–2 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today prior to the game, tournament seeds in parentheses.
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