http://govolsxtra.com/news/softball/Go Vols Xtra Stories: Softballen-ussoftballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/12/lady-vols-to-host-softball-regional/The Tennessee Lady Vols were picked to host a softball regional for the fourth consecutive year and received a familiar guest list. UT (47-14), which was seeded 13th nationally, will play Big South tournament champion Winthrop (36-17) at Lee Softball Stadium on Friday. Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champion Virginia Tech (44-15) plays Louisville (30-21) in the other game. Game times are yet to be announced. Mon, 12 May 2008 04:05:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/12/lady-vols-to-host-softball-regional/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/09/no-1-florida-knocks-out-lady-vols/BATON ROUGE, La. - In the end, it was just not meant to be for Karen and Ralph Weekly's 14th-ranked Lady Vols softball team. Sat, 10 May 2008 03:52:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/09/no-1-florida-knocks-out-lady-vols/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/rhodes-lady-vols-knock-georgia-sec-opener/BATON ROUGE, La. — The Tennessee Lady Vols had trailed in 26 different games going into their SEC softball tournament opener Thursday at Tiger Park and had come back to win 13. Thu, 08 May 2008 21:03:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/rhodes-lady-vols-knock-georgia-sec-opener/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/callahan-named-sec-player-year/Tennessee softball player Tonya Callahan was named SEC Player of the Year on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. La. The senior third baseman hit .500 (30-for-60) in SEC play this season with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs. Thu, 08 May 2008 05:17:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/08/callahan-named-sec-player-year/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/07/ready-to-pitch-in-if-needed/ Junior Danielle Pieroni vividly remembers the turning point in her collegiate softball career. "I came up with the bases loaded in the (College) World Series,'' Pieroni said with a faraway look in her eyes, reflecting on a sixth- inning at-bat in the decisive third game against Arizona last June. "And I struck out. Thu, 08 May 2008 02:27:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/07/ready-to-pitch-in-if-needed/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/sec-coaches-want-to-avoid-callahan/SEC fans don't often hear Alabama coaches throwing compliments Tennessee's way, but that's what happened during Monday's softball teleconference. Tue, 06 May 2008 01:51:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/05/sec-coaches-want-to-avoid-callahan/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/04/wild-pitches-lead-off-walks-irk-weekly/There's no such thing as a moral victory for Tennessee co-head softball coach Ralph Weekly. Mon, 05 May 2008 02:09:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/04/wild-pitches-lead-off-walks-irk-weekly/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/04/south-carolinas-stadium-rises/Tennessee went toe-to-toe with the hottest softball team in the country Saturday night, but there was no stopping No. 2 Florida at Lee Softball Stadium. The Gators won their 31st consecutive game, 6-5 in 11 innings, when Stacey Nelson (37-2) struck out freshman Jen Lapicki with the potential game-tying run at third base. Florida (58-2, 26-1 SEC) won the opener, 4-2, over the No. 12 Lady Vols (46-12, 14-11) before the late-night classic unfolded. Sun, 04 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/04/south-carolinas-stadium-rises/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/no-time-off-for-senior-callahan/It's only appropriate that Tennessee softball slugger Tonya Callahan hails from the "Show Me State" of Missouri. Sat, 03 May 2008 03:41:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/02/no-time-off-for-senior-callahan/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/27/sundays-tennessee-mississippi-state-finale-cancell/STARKVILLE, Miss. – “Mother Nature” interfered with No. 10 Tennessee’s (46-10, 14-9 Southeastern Conference) Sunday plans as heavy rain in the Starkville, Miss., area washed out the series finale with No. 23 Mississippi State (39-17, 12-12 SEC). Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:39:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/27/sundays-tennessee-mississippi-state-finale-cancell/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/26/lady-vols-split-mississippi-state/A pitcher's duel went to Mississippi State. An offensive shootout went to Tennessee. The result was a doubleheader split for the No. 10-ranked Lady Vols in Starkville, Miss., on Saturday. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:58:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/26/lady-vols-split-mississippi-state/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/23/callahan-honored-usa-softball/Tennessee’s Tonya Callahan made it a clean sweep of national and conference weekly awards by being named winner of the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week honor Wednesday. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:51:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/23/callahan-honored-usa-softball/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/22/callahans-record-hr-part-sweep/Tennessee overwhelmed Austin Peay in two run-rule shortened games Tuesday at Lee Softball Stadium. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:37:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/22/callahans-record-hr-part-sweep/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/20/saving-best-swing-for-last/She got fooled once. She got fooled twice. Shannon Doepking didn't get fooled a third time Sunday afternoon. One inning after striking out with the bases loaded, Doepking ripped a two-run double in the seventh inning that gave No. 9 Tennessee a 5-4 victory over No. 11 LSU at Lee Softball Stadium. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:03:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/20/saving-best-swing-for-last/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/19/lady-vols-split-pair-with-lsu/The Tennessee softball team looked good one game, LSU looked good in the other, and Tonya Callahan looked good all day. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:09:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/19/lady-vols-split-pair-with-lsu/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/18/lady-vols-trying-to-hold-off-lsu-in-softball/A big weekend is at hand for the Tennessee Lady Vols softball team. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:36:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/18/lady-vols-trying-to-hold-off-lsu-in-softball/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/16/lady-vols-not-satisfied-with-salvaging-split/Tennessee's softball team found itself treading water after riding a wave of excitement Saturday against the U.S. Olympic team. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:25:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/16/lady-vols-not-satisfied-with-salvaging-split/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/12/abbott-shows-she-can-hang-tough/Tennessee softball coach Ralph Weekly turned to his wife and co-head coach, Karen, after the Lady Vols took a two-run lead Saturday on the U.S. Olympic team and shared a thought. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:44:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/12/abbott-shows-she-can-hang-tough/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/12/abbott-defeats-former-teammates/Monica Abbott settled in after a rocky start and the former Tennessee softball star pitched a two-hitter in the U.S. Olympic women’s 4-2 win over the No. 11 Lady Vols on Saturday. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:43:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/12/abbott-defeats-former-teammates/softballhttp://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/11/abbott-on-side-of-softball-experts/It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Tennessee softball team when it plays host to the U.S. Olympic Team this afternoon. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:06:00 -0000http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/apr/11/abbott-on-side-of-softball-experts/softball