Published Feb 6, 2025
Everything you need to know about Tennessee softball ahead of 2025 season
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Ryan Sylvia  •  VolReport
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Tennessee softball is ready to defend its SEC crown.

A year removed from winning another SEC regular season championship, the Lady Vols will kick off the season on Feb. 6 in the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida.

Here's everything you need to know about Tennessee before the season begins.

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SCHEDULE

Tennessee Softball 2025 Schedule
All times Eastern Standard Time // All Rankings via USA Softball
DateTeamTimeLocation

Feb. 6 (Thu)

No. 16 Nebraska

7 p.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 7 (Fri)

Bethune-Cookman

4 p.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 7 (Fri)

Iowa

7 p.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 8 (Sat)

Notre Dame

1 p.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 8 (Sat)

No. 20 Northwestern

7 p.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 9 (Sun)

Pittsburgh

11 a.m.

Clearwater, Fla. (NFCA Leadoff Classic)

Feb. 14 (Fri)

@ McNeese State

5 p.m.

Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 14 (Fri)

@ McNeese State

7 p.m.

Lake Charles, La.

Feb. 15 (Sat)

Tulsa

12 p.m.

Beaumont, Texas

Feb. 15 (Sat)

Lamar

5 p.m.

Beaumont, Texas

Feb. 18 (Sun)

Nicholls

10:30 a.m.

Beaumont, Texas

Feb. 20 (Thu)

No. T24 Oregon

3:30 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif. (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)

Feb. 20 (Thu)

Oregon State

6 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif. (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)

Feb. 21 (Fri)

Rutgers

1:30 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif. (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)

Feb. 21 (Fri)

No. 6 UCLA

6:30 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif. (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)

Feb. 22 (Sat)

Minnesota

5:30 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif. (Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic)

Feb. 26 (Wed)

Radford

5 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Feb. 28 (Fri)

Delaware State

3 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee Invitational)

Feb. 28 (Fri)

Indiana State

5:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee Invitational)

Mar. 1 (Sat)

UT Martin

12:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee Invitational)

Mar. 1 (Sat)

TBA

TBA

Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee Invitational)

Mar. 2 (Sun)

TBA

1 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn. (Tennessee Invitational)

Mar. 7 (Fri)

No. 14 @ Georgia

6 p.m.

Athens, Ga.

Mar. 8 (Sat)

No. 14 @ Georgia

2 p.m.

Athens, Ga.

Mar. 9 (Sun)

No. 14 @ Georgia

2 p.m.

Athens, Ga.

Mar. 11 (Tue)

No. 8 Duke

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 14 (Fri)

UConn

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 15 (Sat)

UConn

2 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 16 (Sun)

UConn

12 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 18 (Tue)

Eastern Kentucky

6:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 22 (Sat)

No. 13 Arkansas

5:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 23 (Sun)

No. 13 Arkansas

12 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 24 (Mon)

No. 13 Arkansas

7 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Mar. 28 (Fri)

No. 3 @ Oklahoma

7:30 p.m.

Norman, Okla.

Mar. 29 (Sat)

No. 3 @ Oklahoma

3 p.m.

Norman, Okla.

Mar. 30 (Sun)

No. 3 @ Oklahoma

2 p.m.

Norman, Okla.

April 1 (Tue)

Western Carolina

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 4 (Fri)

No. T24 Mississippi State

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 5 (Sat)

No. T24 Mississippi State

4 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 6 (Sun)

No. T24 Mississippi State

1:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 11 (Fri)

No. 1 @ Texas

9 p.m.

Austin, Texas

April 12 (Sat)

No. 1 @ Texas

6 p.m.

Austin, Texas

April 13 (Sun)

No. 1 @ Texas

TBA

Austin, Texas

April 17 (Thu)

Auburn

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 18 (Fri)

Auburn

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 19 (Sat)

Auburn

2 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 22 (Tue)

Clemson

5:30 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

April 25 (Fri)

@ Ole Miss

TBA

Oxford, Miss.

April 26 (Sat)

@ Ole Miss

TBA

Oxford, Miss.

April 27 (Sun)

@ Ole Miss

TBA

Oxford, Miss.

May 1 (Thu)

No. 7 Texas A&M

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

May 2 (Fri)

No. 7 Texas A&M

6 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

May 3 (Sat)

No. 7 Texas A&M

4 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

May 6 (Tue) - May 10 (Sat)

SEC Tournament

TBA

Athens, Ga.

ROSTER

Tennessee Softball 2025 Roster
NumberNamePositionYearB/T

1

Katie Taylor

OF

Sr.

R/R

2

Laura Mealer

INF

Sr.

R/R

3

Taylor Pannell

OF

R-So.

R/R

4

Peyton Tanner

P

Fr.

R/R

6

Sage Mardjetko

P

So.

R/R

7

Sophia Nugent

C

Sr.

R/R

10

Alannah Leach

OF

So.

L/L

11

Zoie Shuler

OF

Fr.

L/R

12

Bella Faw

INF

So.

R/R

13

Emma Clarke

INF

Fr.

R/R

16

Camryn Sarvis

INF

Jr.

R/R

20

Saviya Morgan

OF

Fr.

L/L

23

Karlyn Pickens

P

Jr.

R/R

24

McKenna Gibson

INF

Sr.

R/R

25

Ella Dodge

UT

R-Fr.

L/R

27

Kinsley Fiedler

UT

Sr.

L/R

32

Aubrey Barnhart

UT

R-Jr.

L/R

33

Erin Nuwer

P

Fr.

L/R

34

Destiny Rodriguez

INF

Jr.

R/R

42

Amayah Doyle

INF

Fr.

R/R

50

Jackie Kirkpatrick

C

Jr.

R/R

55

Gabby Leach

OF

So.

L/L

65

Ryan Brown

INF

So.

R/R

80

Charli Orsini

P

Jr.

R/R

88

Amanda Ahlin

UT

Jr.

L/R

RANKINGS

Tennessee Softball 2025 Preseason Rankings
OutletRanking

ESPN.com/USA Softball

5

D1Softball.com

6

USA TODAY/NFCA Coaches

6

NCAA.com Power 10

6

Softball America

6

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

Tennessee Softball 2025 Preseason Accolades
PlayerPositionAccolades

Karlyn Pickens

P

D1Softball and Softball America Preseason All-America First Team, Preseason All-SEC, USA Softball Player of the Year Watchlist, USA Softball Top 53 Watch List, D1 Preseason D100 Players (4), Softball America Preseason Top 100 (4)

McKenna Gibson

INF

Preseason All-SEC, D1 Preseason D100 Players (67)

Erin Nuwer

P

Softball America Freshman Watchlist, D1 Preseason D100 Freshmen

Peyton Tanner

P

Softball America Freshman Watchlist

Amayah Doyle

INF

Softball America Freshman Watchlist, D1 Preseason D100 Freshmen

Emma Clarke

INF

Softball America Freshman Watchlist, D1 Preseason D100 Freshmen

Taylor Pannell

OF

D1 Preseason D100 Players (80), Softball America Preseason Top 100 (58)

Sophia Nugent

C

D1 Preseason D100 Players (96)

Sage Mardjetko

P

Softball America Preseason Top 100 (68)

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